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Hospital-acquired or nosocomial infections—defined for epidemiological studies as infections manifesting more than 48 hours after admission—are common. They affect 1.4 million people worldwide at any one time and involve between 5 and 25% of patients admitted to hospital, with considerable associated morbidity, mortality, and cost ...
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Hospital-acquired or nosocomial infections—defined for epidemiological studies as infections manifesting more than 48 hours after admission—are common. They affect 1.4 million people worldwide at any one time and involve between 5 and 25% of patients admitted to hospital, with considerable associated morbidity, mortality, and cost ...
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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
A.D. Campbell, W.M. Edgar
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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 ...
Jaana Syrjänen +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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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 ...
P. G. Shivananda +2 more
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Nosocomial infection and outcome
Nutrition, 2002Editorial ; SCOPUS: no.j ; info:eu-repo/semantics ...
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Malnutrition and Nosocomial Infection
Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology, 1989the importance of nutrition is not emphasized in the teaching of medical students and is still largely unrecognized in hospital practice. The article, "Association of Malnutrition with Nosocomial Infection," by Gorse et al (pp 194-203) illustrates once again that it is the malnourished patient who is most likely to experience nosocomial pneumonia ...
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Surveillance of nosocomial infections
Critical Care Nursing Quarterly, 1989Surveillance for nosocomial infections is one of the most effective quality assurance outcome measurements of health care. To provide the most reliable data, organization is the key to reporting good data. Specific criteria must be defined, and where and how the necessary data is most readily available must be determined.
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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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