Excess length of hospital stay due to healthcare acquired infections. Methodologies evaluation [PDF]
, 2019 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.
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British Journal of Surgery, 2004 Abstract Patient Safety Leading Article Series, 2004. This leading article continues our series on the general topic of patient safety. In the last issue of BJS the dysfunctional professional relationship was highlighted and the way the airlines have tried to counter the associated risks. The present article examines patient risk from an
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Advanced Science, EarlyView.Bacterial pneumonia is the sixth leading cause of death. In this study, an inhalable polymeric nanoparticle NPFCPS‐P is developed, which under US stimulation showed high efficacy in the treatment of acute bacterial pneumonia. This nanoplatform would be much less prone to select bacterial resistance and represented a promising measure for antibiotics ...
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A Probabilistic Domain-knowledge Framework for Nosocomial Infection Risk Estimation of Communicable Viral Diseases in Healthcare Personnel: A Case Study for COVID-19 [PDF]
arXiv, 2021 Hospital-acquired infections of communicable viral diseases (CVDs) are posing a tremendous challenge to healthcare workers globally. Healthcare personnel (HCP) is facing a consistent risk of hospital-acquired infections, and subsequently higher rates of morbidity and mortality.
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Modeling Nosocomial Disease Outbreaks using a Combined Differential Equations and Agent Based-Modeling Approach [PDF]
, 2016 A nosocomial infection is an infection that a patient develops while in a hospital or healthcare related setting, also known as a hospital acquired infection (HAI).This project has two foci: firstly to model a HAI within an individual, then secondly to ...
FitzGerald, Cody Eion
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Animal Models and Experimental Medicine, EarlyView.This study investigates the antibacterial effects of 2% lidocaine and 0.9% saline solution on Escherichia coli infections in superficial surgical wounds. The research focuses on comparing the efficacy of these common irrigation solutions in reducing bacterial load and preventing infection during wound management, highlighting the potential therapeutic ...
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Gut Pathogens, 2020 Background Colistin is still a widely used antibiotic in veterinary medicine although it is a last-line treatment option for hospitalized patients with infections caused by multidrug-resistant Gram-negative bacteria.
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Changes of Interleukins in Patients with Nosocomial Pneumonia Against a Background of Traumatic Brain Injury: Role in the Diagnosis and Monitoring of Disease [PDF]
, 2017 Introduction. Nosocomial pneumonia (NP) is the second leading frequency and mortality among nosocomial infections. NP is a frequent complication of severe traumatic brain injury (TBI).
Ilchenko, A. (Anastasiia)
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HUBUNGANPENGETAHUAN DAN SIKAP PERAWAT DENGAN PENCEGAHAN INFEKSI NOSOKOMIAL DI RUANGRAWAT INAP RUMAH SAKIT PARUdr. ARIO WIRAWAN SALATIGAJAWA TENGAH [PDF]
, 2015 Nosocomial infection is infection that acquired by patients from hospital after gets 72 hours medical treatment. It makes hospital the most vulnerable place to be infected this nosocomialinfection.
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Risk assessment for the spread of Serratia marcescens within dental-unit waterline systems using Vermamoeba vermiformis [PDF]
, 2015 Vermamoeba vermiformis is associated with the biofilm ecology of dental-unit waterlines (DUWLs). This study investigated whether V. vermiformis is able to act as a vector for potentially pathogenic bacteria and so aid their dispersal within DUWL systems.
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