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Implementation research for the prevention of antimicrobial resistance and healthcare-associated infections; 2017 Geneva infection prevention and control (IPC)-think tank (part 1) [PDF]

Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control, 2019
Background Around 5–15% of all hospital patients worldwide suffer from healthcare-associated infections (HAIs), and years of excessive antimicrobial use in human and animal medicine have created emerging antimicrobial resistance (AMR).
Walter Zingg, Julie Storr, Benjamin J. Park, Raheelah Ahmad, Carolyn Tarrant, Enrique Castro-Sanchez, Sara Tomczyk, Claire Kilpatrick, Benedetta Allegranzi, Denise Cardo, Didier Pittet, the 2017 Geneva IPC-Think Tank   +11 more
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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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The Effectiveness of Audit Guideline Using Directive Discourse for Control and Prevention of Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus Infection [PDF]

, 2016
Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infection is one of the major problems in the hospital, due to its increasing of prevalence. The aim of this study was to analyze the effectiveness of the Audit Guideline for control and prevention of ...
Kuntaman, K. (K), Kusbaryanto, K. (Kusbaryanto), Pudjirahardjo, W. (WJ)   +2 more
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Impact estimates of nosocomial bloodstream infection : looking from a different angle [PDF]

, 2011
Mortality associated with nosocomial bloodstream infection is multifactorial. Source of infection, etiology, age, underlying disease, acute illness, and appropriateness of antimicrobial therapy all contribute to the final outcome.
Vogelaers, Dirk, Lambert, Marie-Laurence, Blot, Stijn   +2 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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Review of Rabies Preventions and Control [PDF]

, 2017
Rabies is an acute viral infection of the central nervous system, caused by a lyssavirus in the family Rhabdoviridae. It is zoonotic viral disease that can affect all mammals, including humans, cats, dogs, and wildlife and farm animals.
Abdela, N. (Nejash), Balcha, C. (Chernet)   +1 more
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