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The results of a surveillance study conducted by the International Nosocomial Infection Control Consortium (INICC) from January 2004 through December 2009 in 422 intensive care units (ICUs) of 36 countries in Latin America, Asia, Africa, and Europe are ...
Victor D. Rosenthal, Güçlü, Ertuğrul
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Integrating silver‐plated wound dressings into DLES care presents a safe and effective strategy for DLI prevention. Key findings include a 100% infection‐free rate in the Silverlon group, no NPWT and hospital readmission in the Silverlon group, and no severe DESTINE stages (3, 4) in the Silverlon group.
Barbara Veiter +9 more
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ABSTRACT Objectives Pediatric acute myeloid leukemia (AML) chemotherapy regimens are frequently burdened by fever episodes, systemic inflammation and bloodstream infections (BSI). Mucosal barrier injury may contribute to these complications, but its role in childhood AML remains uninvestigated.
Carla Warley Kjær +8 more
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The time-dependent bias and its effect on extra length of stay due to nosocomial infection
ObjectivesMany studies disregard the time dependence of nosocomial infection when examining length of hospital stay and the associated financial costs. This leads to the “time-dependent bias,” which biases multiplicative hazard ratios. We demonstrate the
Beyersmann, Jan +13 more
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Background Hospital-acquired infections (HAIs) are a major global health concern, increasing patient morbidity, mortality, and healthcare costs. While randomized controlled trial (RCT)-based meta-analyses (MAs) have played a critical role in guiding ...
Jiacheng Li +5 more
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ABSTRACT Aims This scoping review explores how risk is defined, managed and mitigated in the care of people with dementia in acute hospital settings. Methods This scoping review followed Arksesy and O'Malley's five‐stage framework (2005) and was guided by the Joanna Briggs Institute methodology.
Ashitha Bhaskaran +4 more
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Background: During recent years, infection of Acinetobacter baumanii showed a rapid growth in hospitals and community. Toll-like receptors (TLRs) are the most important pattern recognition receptors, which play a critical role during recognizing invading
Lei HE +6 more
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Azole‐Resistant Aspergillosis: An Emerging Diagnostic and Therapeutic Challenge in Paediatrics
ABSTRACT Introduction Invasive aspergillosis (IA) represents one of the most frequent invasive fungal infections in paediatric patients with risk factors. An increase in cases of azole‐resistant IA has been reported in adult patients. The aim of this study is to present a series of 11 cases of paediatric patients with this pathology.
Natalia Mendoza‐Palomar +14 more
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Background and Objectives: Integrons play a major role in the transmission and accumulation of resistance factors in multidrug resistant bacteria. This study was aimed to evaluate the gene cassettes of class I integron and antimicrobial resistance in ...
Roya Chegene Lorestani +3 more
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The most important nosocomial cardiac infections include nosocomial infective endocarditis on native and prosthetic valves, and nosocomial infections related to transvenous permanent pacemakers, implantable cardioverter-defibrillators and left ventricular assist devices.
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