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Nosocomial infections and antimicrobial resistance are topics that have been intensely studied in human medicine because of their significant impact on human health. In recent years, concerns have been raised that the use of antibiotics in veterinary medicine, animal husbandry, and agriculture may be contributing to the development of resistance in ...
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Background Carbapenem-resistant gram-negative bacilli (CR-GNB) have been increasingly reported in China. However, dynamic monitoring data on molecular epidemiology of CR-GNB are limited in pediatric patients.
Lijun Yin+7 more
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Tigecycline has been used as one of the therapeutic choices for the treatment of infections caused by multidrug-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae. However, the emergence of tigecycline heteroresistance has led to great challenges in treating these ...
Qiaoyu Zhang+3 more
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Excess length of hospital stay due to healthcare acquired infections. Methodologies evaluation [PDF]
BACKGROUND: Healthcare acquired infections (HAI) cause an increase of burden and in particular excess length of hospital stay (LOS) accounts for approximately up to 90% of total costs.
Giraldi, G.+4 more
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Nosocomial Infection Update [PDF]
Historically, staphylococci, pseudomonads, and Escherichia coli have been the nosocomial infection troika; nosocomial pneumonia, surgical wound infections, and vascular access-related bacteremia have caused the most illness and death in hospitalized patients; and intensive care units have been the epicenters of antibiotic resistance.
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COVID-19 can cause deadly healthcare-associated outbreaks. In a major London teaching hospital, 66/435 (15%) of COVID-19 inpatient cases between 2 March and 12 April 2020 were definitely or probably hospital-acquired, through varied transmission routes ...
H. Rickman+9 more
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Abstract Outbreaks of bacterial infections in aquaculture have emerged as significant threats to the sustainable production of rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) worldwide. Understanding the dynamics of these outbreaks and the bacteria involved is crucial for implementing effective management strategies. This comprehensive review presents an update on
Muhammed Duman+3 more
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Controlling nosocomial infection based on structure of hospital social networks [PDF]
Nosocomial infection raises a serious public health problem, as implied by the existence of pathogens characteristic to healthcare and hospital-mediated outbreaks of influenza and SARS.
Masuda, Naoki, Ueno, Taro
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BACKGROUND Nosocomial bloodstream infections (BSIs) are important causes of morbidity and mortality in the United States. METHODS Data from a nationwide, concurrent surveillance study (Surveillance and Control of Pathogens of Epidemiological Importance
H. Wisplinghoff+5 more
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Nosocomial infections among patients with COVID-19, SARS and MERS: a rapid review and meta-analysis
Background: COVID-19, a disease caused by SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus, has now spread to most countries and regions of the world. As patients potentially infected by SARS-CoV-2 need to visit hospitals, the incidence of nosocomial infection can be expected to ...
Qi Zhou+19 more
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