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Healthcare-Associated Infection and Hospital Readmission [PDF]

Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology, 2012
Objective.Hospital readmissions are a current target of initiatives to reduce healthcare costs. This study quantified the association between having a clinical culture positive for 1 of 3 prevalent hospital-associated organisms and time to hospital readmission.Design.Retrospective cohort study.Patients and Setting.Adults admitted to an academic ...
Carley B, Emerson, Lindsay M, Eyzaguirre, Jennifer S, Albrecht, Angela C, Comer, Anthony D, Harris, Jon P, Furuno   +5 more
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Statewide analysis of NHSN antimicrobial use rate and standardized antimicrobial administration ratio (SAAR) 2017–2023, Tennessee

Antimicrobial Stewardship & Healthcare Epidemiology
Objective: To describe antimicrobial use in Tennessee from 2017 to 2023. Design: Retrospective analysis of antimicrobial use using data from the National Healthcare Safety Network (NHSN) Antimicrobial Use (AU) Option. Setting: Acute care and critical
Glodi Mutamba, Callyn Wren, Dipen Patel, Melphine Harriott, Christopher Evans   +4 more
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Key performance measures to control maintenance-associated HAIs [PDF]

, 2015
Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to improve overall healthcare maintenance (HM) service performance in NHS infection control (IC). Hence, the authors identify critical success factors (CSFs) and key performance measures in maintenance-associated ...
Akintoye, Akintola, Liyanage, CL, Njuangang, S   +2 more
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Estimating the effect of healthcare-associated infections on excess length of hospital stay using inverse probability-weighted survival curves [PDF]

, 2020
Background: Studies estimating excess length of stay (LOS) attributable to nosocomial infections have failed to address time-varying confounding, likely leading to overestimation of their impact.
Batra, Rahul, Edgeworth, Jonathan, Pouwels, Koen B., Robotham, Julie V., Vansteelandt, Stijn, Wordsworth, Sarah   +5 more
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30-Day Mortality in Candida auris Cases in Tennessee from 2022-2023

Antimicrobial Stewardship & Healthcare Epidemiology
Background: Candida auris, a multi-drug resistant fungal pathogen, was first detected in Tennessee healthcare facilities in 2022. C. auris can colonize a patient’s skin and cause clinical infection.
Cherlly Bailey, Cody Rocha, Simone Godwin, Melphine Harriott   +3 more
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Development of a patient-centred intervention to improve knowledge and understanding of antibiotic therapy in secondary care

Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control, 2018
Background We developed a personalised antimicrobial information module co-designed with patients. This study aimed to evaluate the potential impact of this patient-centred intervention on short-term knowledge and understanding of antimicrobial therapy ...
Timothy M. Rawson, Luke S. P. Moore, Enrique Castro-Sanchez, Esmita Charani, Bernard Hernandez, Vivian Alividza, Fran Husson, Christofer Toumazou, Raheelah Ahmad, Pantelis Georgiou, Alison H. Holmes   +10 more
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A whole-health-economy approach to antimicrobial stewardship: Analysis of current models and future direction. [PDF]

, 2019
Antimicrobial stewardship (AMS) strategies are widely implemented in single healthcare sectors and organisations; however, the extent and impact of integrated AMS initiatives across the whole health economy are unknown. Assessing degree of integration
Ahmad, R., Holmes, A., McLeod, M., Micallef, C., Shebl, N. A., Sim, F.   +5 more
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Incidence and Outcomes Associated With Clostridium difficile Infections: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis [PDF]

, 2020
Importance: An understanding of the incidence and outcomes of Clostridium difficile infection (CDI) in the United States can inform investments in prevention and treatment interventions.
Balkenende, Erin, Blevins, Amy E., Chiang, Hsiu-Yin, Chorazy, Margaret L., Diekema, Daniel J., Herwaldt, Loreen A., Khader, Karim, Kuxhausen, Michelle F., Marra, Alexandre R., McDanel, Jennifer S., Nair, Rajeshwari, Nelson, Richard E., Perencevich, Eli N., Samore, Matthew, Schweizer, Marin L., Ward, Melissa A.   +15 more
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Quantifying where human acquisition of antibiotic resistance occurs: a mathematical modelling study

BMC Medicine, 2018
Background Antibiotic-resistant bacteria (ARB) are selected by the use of antibiotics. The rational design of interventions to reduce levels of antibiotic resistance requires a greater understanding of how and where ARB are acquired.
Gwenan M. Knight, Céire Costelloe, Sarah R. Deeny, Luke S. P. Moore, Susan Hopkins, Alan P. Johnson, Julie V. Robotham, Alison H. Holmes   +7 more
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Profiling the Effects of Systemic Antibiotics for Acne, Including the Narrow-Spectrum Antibiotic Sarecycline, on the Human Gut Microbiota

Frontiers in Microbiology, 2022
Treatment for moderate-to-severe acne vulgaris relies on prolonged use of oral tetracycline-class antibiotics; however, these broad-spectrum antibiotics are often associated with off-target effects and negative gastrointestinal sequelae. Sarecycline is a
Ines B. Moura, Ayman Grada, William Spittal, Emma Clark, Duncan Ewin, James Altringham, Emilio Fumero, Mark H. Wilcox, Mark H. Wilcox, Anthony M. Buckley, Anthony M. Buckley   +10 more
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