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Nosocomial Infection

Critical Care Medicine, 2021
Objective: The first 70 years of critical care can be considered a period of “industrial revolution-like” advancement in terms of progressing the understanding and care of critical illness. Unfortunately, like the industrial revolution’s impact on the environment, advancing ICU care of increasingly elderly, immunosuppressed ...
Marin H, Kollef   +4 more
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Nosocomial Infections

New England Journal of Medicine, 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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Waterborne nosocomial infections

Current Infectious Disease Reports, 2000
Waterborne 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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Nosocomial respiratory infections

Preventive Medicine, 1974
Abstract 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 infective endocarditis

Journal of Hospital Infection, 2000
Nosocomial infective endocarditis (NIE) is a rare complication of nosocomial bacteraemia; however, it is an infection of great importance because of its high mortality and because in many cases it is potentially preventable. Whilst many aspects of NIE are similar to community-acquired infective endocarditis (CIE), there are important differences ...
A, Gilleece, L, Fenelon
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Nosocomial Staphylococcal Infections

Annals of Internal Medicine, 1981
Excerpt 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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Nosocomial fungal infections: candidemia

Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease, 1999
Candida species are frequently encountered as part of the human commensal flora. Colonization mostly precedes candidemia and is an independent risk factor for the development of candidemia. Genotyping methods showed the similarity between colonizing and infecting strains, thus making endogenous origin likely, though exogenous sources like total ...
Verduyn Lunel, F.M.   +2 more
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Neonatal nosocomial infections

The Indian Journal of Pediatrics, 1983
Hospital 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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Neonatal nosocomial infections

Critical Care Nursing Quarterly, 1989
Prevention of infection in the high-risk infant presents a challenge for all members of the health care team. The infant's condition must be constantly assessed for risk factors, and a plan of care must be developed to reduce that risk. That plan requires a thorough understanding of the multiple factors (the infant host, potential pathogens, and ...
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