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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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Clostridium difficile infection in the United States: A national study assessing preventive practices used and perceptions of practice evidence [PDF]

, 2015
We surveyed 571 US hospitals about practices used to prevent Clostridium difficile infection (CDI). Most hospitals reported regularly using key CDI prevention practices, and perceived their strength of evidence as high.
Dubberke, Erik R, Flanders, Scott A, Fowler, Karen E, Greene, M. Todd, Krein, Sarah L, Ratz, David, Saint, Sanjay   +6 more
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Mechanisms Underlying Pneumococcal Transmission and Factors Influencing Host-Pneumococcus Interaction: A Review

Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology, 2021
Streptococcus pneumoniae (also called pneumococcus) is not only a commensal that frequently colonizes the human upper respiratory tract but also a pathogen that causes pneumonia, sepsis, and meningitis.
Ayumi Morimura, Shigeto Hamaguchi, Shigeto Hamaguchi, Yukihiro Akeda, Yukihiro Akeda, Yukihiro Akeda, Kazunori Tomono, Kazunori Tomono   +7 more
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The Potential Trajectory of Carbapenem-Resistant Enterobacteriaceae, an Emerging Threat to Health-Care Facilities, and the Impact of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Toolkit. [PDF]

, 2016
Carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae (CRE), a group of pathogens resistant to most antibiotics and associated with high mortality, are a rising emerging public health threat.
Bartsch, Sarah M, Cao, Chenghua, Huang, Susan S, Jernigan, John A, Kallen, Alexander J, Kim, Diane S, Lee, Bruce Y, McKinnell, James A, Miller, Loren G, Slayton, Rachel B, Wong, Kim F   +10 more
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Peripheral venous catheter-related bloodstream infection is associated with severe complications and potential death: a retrospective observational study

BMC Infectious Diseases, 2017
Background The purpose of this study was to identify the clinical characteristics and outcomes of peripheral vascular catheter-related bloodstream infections (PVC-BSIs) and determine the risk of severe complications or death.
Akihiro Sato, Itaru Nakamura, Hiroaki Fujita, Ayaka Tsukimori, Takehito Kobayashi, Shinji Fukushima, Takeshi Fujii, Tetsuya Matsumoto   +7 more
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Changes in chlamydia control activities in Europe between 2007 and 2012: a cross-national survey [PDF]

, 2015
BACKGROUND: In 2012, the levels of chlamydia control activities including primary prevention, effective case management with partner management and surveillance were assessed in 2012 across countries in the European Union and European Economic Area (EU ...
Amato-Gauci, AJ, Andersen, B, Götz, HM, Herrmann, B, Low, N, Redmond, SM, Sfetcu, O, Uusküla, A, Van Bergen, JE, Van den Broek, IV, Van der Sande, MA, Ward, H, Woodhall, SC   +12 more
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Preventing respiratory viral transmission in long-term care: Knowledge, attitudes, and practices of healthcare personnel [PDF]

, 2017
OBJECTIVETo examine knowledge and attitudes about influenza vaccination and infection prevention practices among healthcare personnel (HCP) in a long-term-care (LTC) setting.DESIGNKnowledge, attitudes, and practices (KAP) survey.SETTINGAn LTC facility in
Babcock, Hilary M, Garg, Shikha, Kim, Lindsay, O\u27Neil, Caroline A, Prill, Mila M, Stone, Nimalie D, Talbot, H. Keipp   +6 more
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Point prevalence survey of antibiotic use in 26 Saudi hospitals in 2016

Journal of Infection and Public Health, 2019
Objective: To evaluate the antibiotic prescribing trends, qualitatively and quantitatively, among Saudi Ministry of Health (MOH) hospitals. Method and materials: In May 2016, information about the hospitals and patients was collected for all inpatients ...
Maher Al Matar, Mushira Enani, Ghada Binsaleh, Hala Roushdy, Deema Alokaili, Amira Al Bannai, Yasser Khidir, Hail Al-Abdely   +7 more
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A single‐center comparative analysis of outpatients with and without COVID‐19 in Sapporo, Japan

Journal of General and Family Medicine, 2022
This study aimed to investigate the demographic, clinical, and epidemiological statistics of Japanese patients attending a designated outpatient clinic for COVID‐19 in Sapporo, Japan, and contrast the clinical and epidemiological features between those ...
Yoshinosuke Shimamura, Kaihei Masuda, Yoshiyasu Anbo, Fumiko Sugaya, Yasushi Furuta   +4 more
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Understanding disease control: influence of epidemiological and economic factors [PDF]

, 2011
We present a local spread model of disease transmission on a regular network and compare different control options ranging from treating the whole population to local control in a well-defined neighborhood of an infectious individual. Comparison is based
A Kleczkowski, A Kleczkowski, Adam Kleczkowski, B Dybiec, CA Gilligan, E Klein, Ewa Gudowska-Nowak, GA Forster, Katarzyna Oleś, M Gastner, M Gersovitz, M Jeger, M Keeling, M Ndeffo Mbah, M Newman, M Shirley, M Small, MC Vernon, N Boccara, N Ferguson, R Anderson, R Rowthorn, RR Kao, S Barrett, SN Taraskin, TR Gottwald, Yamir Moreno   +26 more
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