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Medical Clinics of North America, 1983
Recent developments in the understanding of nosocomial infection in general and nosocomial respiratory infections in particular are elucidated. Although the discussion focuses on aerobic bacteria, data are presented to indicate the growing realization that unusual and newly discovered microorganisms play a significant role in hospital-acquired ...
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Recent developments in the understanding of nosocomial infection in general and nosocomial respiratory infections in particular are elucidated. Although the discussion focuses on aerobic bacteria, data are presented to indicate the growing realization that unusual and newly discovered microorganisms play a significant role in hospital-acquired ...
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Nosocomial infection with hepatitis A
Journal of Infection, 1985Nosocomial spread of hepatitis A is very uncommon but may occur under unusual circumstances, as shown by the incident described here and by the few other published reports. In this incident it is concluded that the patient, who was the index case, was excreting hepatitis A virus in the faeces 16 days before jaundice developed and 17 days before alanine
W M, Edgar, A D, Campbell
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Waterborne nosocomial infections
Current Infectious Disease Reports, 2000Waterborne pathogens cause infections in health-care facilities. Despite guidelines addressing these pathogens, outbreaks and pseudo-outbreaks continue to occur. We reviewed recent reports of infections caused by Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Stenotrophomonas maltophilia, Chryseobacterium species, nontuberculous mycobacteria, and Legionella species ...
, Squier, , Yu, , Stout
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The Costs of Nosocomial Infections
Medical Care, 2008Although nosocomial infections (NIs) are widely regarded as expensive complications of healthcare delivery, their costs have not been rigorously quantified in large-scale studies. Additionally, problems that can bias cost estimates have often gone unaddressed.
Meredith L, Kilgore +5 more
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Nutrition, 2002 Neonatal nosocomial infections
The Indian Journal of Pediatrics, 1983Hospital infections can be considered under headings: 1.3 (i) those which the patient acquires before entry into the hospital but manifests after admission; (ii) those acquired in the hospital which are the true nonsocomial infections. They may manifest during the patient's stay in hospital or after dis~ charge.
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Stethoscopes and nosocomial infection
The Indian Journal of Pediatrics, 2000Stethoscopes are an essential tool of the medical profession and can become a source of nosocomial infection. A study conducted in the Department of Pediatrics, Kasturba Medical College and Hospital showed a high carriage of methicillin resistant staphylococcus (69.76%) and multi-drug resistant Gram negative bacilli (20.93%) on regularly used ...
S, Sengupta, A, Sirkar, P G, Shivananda
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Obesity and nosocomial infections
Journal of Hospital Infection, 2013The prevention of healthcare-associated infections (HCAIs) is a major goal in modern healthcare. Intrinsic, patient-related factors may contribute to the risk of HCAIs.To review the association between obesity and the risk and outcome of HCAIs.A PubMed search of relevant studies on obesity and nosocomial infections and obesity and dosing of ...
Syrjänen Jaana +2 more
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Nosocomial respiratory infections
Preventive Medicine, 1974Abstract Nosocomial respiratory infections, including influenza, parainfluenza, adenovirus disease, respiratory syncytial virus, psittacosis, tuberculosis, bacterial pneumonia, and fungal disease, have been widely reported in the medical literature. To estimate the relative risk of acquiring them and to determine their characteristics, data from 117 ...
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Nosocomial Staphylococcal Infections
Annals of Internal Medicine, 1981Excerpt To the editor: Hospital-acquired infections caused by methicillin-resistantStaphylococcus aureushave become increasingly common in the United States and in recent years have affected patien...
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