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Characteristics and outcomes in adult patients with Staphylococcus lugdunensis bacteremia compared to patients with Staphylococcus epidermidis and Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia: a retrospective study in a 16-year period at the university hospital, Japan

BMC Infectious Diseases, 2023
Background Staphyococcus lugudnensis (S. lugdunensis) is one of coagulase-negative Staphylococcus species with a potential to cause invasive infections. Few studies have evaluated the characteristics and outcomes of patients with S.
Satomi Yukawa, Taro Noguchi, Koh Shinohara, Yasuhiro Tsuchido, Masaki Yamamoto, Yasufumi Matsumura, Miki Nagao   +6 more
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Characteristics and Mitigation Measures of Candida auris Infection: Descriptive Analysis from a Quaternary Care Hospital in Saudi Arabia, 2021–2022

Journal of Epidemiology and Global Health, 2023
Objective To analyze the characteristics of C. auris cases, and to describe the interventions applied for improving the diagnosis and controlling the transmission. Method Medical records of C.
Hala A. Amer, Sarah AlFaraj, Kholoud Alboqami, Faleh Alshakarh, Mona Alsalam, Deva Kumar, Juhaina Altayieb, Antisar Alsunid, Nazia Khanum, Nadeem Gul Dar, Muhammad Badawi, Hassan Abdallah, Ziad A. Memish   +12 more
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Symptomatic MERS-CoV infection reduces the risk of future COVID-19 disease; a retrospective cohort study

BMC Infectious Diseases, 2023
Background The general human immune responses similarity against different coronaviruses may reflect some degree of cross-immunity, whereby exposure to one coronavirus may confer partial immunity to another. The aim was to determine whether previous MERS-
Aiman El-Saed, Fatmah Othman, Henry Baffoe-Bonnie, Rawabi Almulhem, Muayed Matalqah, Latifah Alshammari, Majid M. Alshamrani   +6 more
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The blood pressure control and arteriosclerotic cardiovascular risk among Chinese community hypertensive patients

Scientific Reports, 2021
The present study aimed to describe the blood pressure (BP) control rate and 10-years arteriosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD) risk estimation among community hypertensive patients. A total of 196,803 subjects were enrolled.
Shijun Liu, Hanyan Yuan, Caixia Jiang, Jue Xu, Xin Qiu, Jun Luo   +5 more
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Diagnostic stewardship for Clostridioides difficile testing in an acute care hospital: A quality improvement intervention

Antimicrobial Stewardship & Healthcare Epidemiology, 2023
Objective: To evaluate the impact of a diagnostic stewardship intervention on Clostridioides difficile healthcare-associated infections (HAI). Design: Quality improvement study. Setting: Two urban acute care hospitals.
Madeline L. Berg, Ashley M. Ayres, David R. Weber, Melissa McCullough, Victoria D. Crall, Casey L. Lewis, Abby L. Valek, Lizabeth A. Vincent, Joseph Penzelik, Crystal A. Sasinoski, Amanda L. Cheng, Claire F. Bradford, Elizabeth O. Bell, Kimberly M. Edwards, Isabella A. Castronova, Mya B. Brady, Julie Slaughter, Louise-Marie Oleksiuk, Graham M. Snyder   +18 more
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Available, Bed-sided, Comprehensive (ABC) score to a diagnosis of Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus infection: a derivation and validation study

BMC Infectious Diseases, 2018
Background Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infections continue to be a leading problem in health care facilities worldwide. Methods This single-center retrospective cohort study consisted of a derivation phase and a validation phase ...
Nori Yoshioka, Matsuo Deguchi, Hideharu Hagiya, Hisao Yoshida, Norihisa Yamamoto, Shoji Hashimoto, Yukihiro Akeda, Kazunori Tomono   +7 more
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National Healthcare-Associated Infections Report 2022 – Saudi Arabia

Journal of Infection and Public Health, 2023
Background: Surveillance data are very essential for the effective use of available resources, the prioritization of infection control practices, and setting goals for intervention.
Faisal Alsheddi, Tabish Humayun, Manar Alsaffar, Yvonne Suzette Aldecoa, Wafa H. Alshammari, Fayez Z. Aldalbehi, Hind Alanazi, Mohammed Alqahtani, Aiman El-Saed, Abdulmajid M. Almutairi, Khalid H. Alanazi   +10 more
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Infection prevention and control staffing and programs in Middle Eastern Countries

Journal of Infection in Developing Countries, 2022
Introduction: Infection prevention and control (IPC) programs in the Middle Eastern and North African (MENA) countries are evolving. The objective was to characterize IPC personnel and programs in MENA countries, with special emphasis on the differences
Elias Tannous, Aiman El-Saed, Kholoud Ameer, Abeer Khalaf, Shafi Mohammad, Basel Molaeb, Majid M Alshamrani   +6 more
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Epidemiology of carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae in Jeju Province, Korea, using national surveillance data, 2018–2021 [PDF]

Journal of Medicine and Life Science, 2023
Carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae (CRE) infections have increased rapidly over the past decade and are recognized as a severe health threat in Korea and worldwide. This study aimed to identify the status and characteristics of CRE infection in Jeju
Juyoung Park, Eun-Suk Cho, Jong-Myon Bae
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Decreasing Pseudomonas aeruginosa Bioburden Via Once Weekly Disinfection of Hospital Sink Drains

International Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2022
Purpose: Healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) cause significant burden on the healthcare system. About 21% of HAIs are linked to hospital water systems. Several studies have investigated P.
E. Heenan, M. Salter, C. Schweikert, M. Schweikert, II   +3 more
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