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Results from the Scottish national HAI prevalence survey [PDF]

, 2008
A national point prevalence survey was undertaken over the period of one calendar year in Scotland from October 2005 to October 2006. The prevalence of healthcare-associated infection (HAI) was 9.5% in acute hospitals and 7.3% in non-acute hospitals. The
Reilly, J., Robertson, C., The Scottish Executive Health Department HAI Task Force (Funder), Coubrough, S., Walker, A., Stewart, S., Allardice, G.M., Noone, A.   +7 more
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Nosocomial infections in a Surgical Floor of the General Ba’qubah Hospital; Iraq

مجلة كلية الطب, 2016
Background: Prevention against nosocomial infection is an important issue of health care field and considered a challenge of patients’ since it reflects its effect on their quality of life.
Mohammed A. Al-Kharkhi, Sarmad M. Mohammed Zeiny, Samara M. Ali   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Mental health and job stress of nurses in surgical system: what should we care

BMC Psychiatry, 2023
Background Job stress has significant influence on the mental health of health care providers. The mental health and job stress of operating room nurses remain unclear.
Ling Wei, Zhenshan Guo, Xue Zhang, Yanbin Niu, Xiumei Wang, Lifang Ma, Min Luo, Bin Lu   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Assessment of Nursing Performance Regarding Hospital Acquired Infection [PDF]

Egyptian Journal of Health Care, 2016
Background: Hospitalized children are a particularly vulnerable population. This is due to the many invasive procedures and frequent antibiotic use, which put the patient children at risk for infection and promote the emergence of multidrug-resistant ...
Safy Salah El-Dien Al-Rafay, Amal Mohamed Ibrahim, Hyam Refaat Tantawi   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Molecular genetic testing does not improve the detection of fluoroquinolone resistance before transrectal prostate biopsy

Prostate International, 2022
Background: Fluoroquinolone-resistant (FQR) Escherichia coli (E. coli) causes transrectal prostate biopsy infections. We seek to further identify fluoroquinolones resistance by the incorporation of genetic profiling to influence antibiotic selection for ...
Michael A. Liss, Harshit Garg, Evgeni V. Sokurenko, Jan E. Patterson, Brian L. Wickes   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Results from the second Scottish national prevalence survey: the changing epidemiology of healthcare-associated infection in Scotland [PDF]

, 2012
Healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) are a recognized public health problem worldwide. Point prevalence surveys (PPSs) can be used to measure the burden of all HAI types.
Fleming, S., Reilly, Jacqui; id_orcid, Hewitt, D., Williams, C., Reilly, J., Robertson, C., Lawder, R., Malcolm, W., Malcolm, William, Fleming, S, Cairns, Shona, Robertson, Chris, Nathwani, D., Cairns, S., Nathwani, Dilip   +14 more
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Comparison of two methods for attributing length of hospital stay to healthcare-acquired infection

, 2008
The development of models of the cost-effectiveness of infection control programs must be informed by valid estimates of the extra length of hospital stay due to healthcare-acquired infection (HAI).
Whitby, Michael, Faddy, Malcolm J., Graves, Nicholas, Tong, Edward   +3 more
core   +1 more source

Development and validation of a prediction model for urinary tract infection in older patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus

Frontiers in Endocrinology
ObjectiveTo analyze the pathogen distribution of older type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) patients with urinary tract infection (UTI) and to develop and validate the feasibility of a nomogram risk prediction model for older T2DM patients with UTI.MethodsWe ...
Lin Yang, Jian Yin, Zhengxiong Yang, Jing Liu   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Pediatric Idiopathic Multicentric Castleman Disease Is Often Severe But Responsive to Siltuximab

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Idiopathic multicentric Castleman disease (iMCD) is a potentially fatal immunologic disorder marked by widespread lymphadenopathy and inflammation. Siltuximab, an interleukin‐6 (IL‐6) inhibitor, is the only FDA‐approved treatment for adult patients with iMCD.
Bridget Austin, Sheila K. Pierson, Kelley C. Dacus, Mateo Sarmiento Bustamante, Saishravan Shyamsundar, Larissa Borys, Kayla McHugh, Abiola Irvine, Yoojin Jo, Adam Bagg, Mary Jo Lechowicz, Daisy Alapat, Amy Chadburn, Megan S. Lim, Gordan Srkalovic, Frits van Rhee, David C. Fajgenbaum, Joshua D. Brandstadter   +17 more
wiley   +1 more source

Venetoclax‐Based Therapy as a Bridge to Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation in Relapsed or Refractory Pediatric Acute Leukemia

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Relapsed and/or refractory (R/R) pediatric acute leukemia carries a dismal prognosis, largely driven by chemoresistance to conventional salvage therapy. The BH3‐mimetic venetoclax, combined with chemotherapy or hypomethylating agents, has demonstrated efficacy in small clinical trials.
Katherine S. Colman, Deborah Meyran, Vajiranee Malalasekera, Heather Weerdenburg, Janine Campbell, Rachel Conyers, Stacie Wang, Hannah Walker, Seong Lin Khaw, Diane Hanna   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source