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A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Inpatient Mortality Associated With Nosocomial and Community COVID-19 Exposes the Vulnerability of Immunosuppressed Adults

Frontiers in Immunology, 2021
Background Little is known about the mortality of hospital-acquired (nosocomial) COVID-19 infection globally. We investigated the risk of mortality and critical care admission in hospitalised adults with nosocomial COVID-19, relative to adults requiring ...
Mark J. Ponsford, T. Ward, S. Stoneham, Clare M. Dallimore, Davina Sham, Khalid Osman, S. Barry, S. Jolles, I. Humphreys, D. Farewell   +9 more
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Overall burden of bloodstream infection and nosocomial bloodstream infection in North America and Europe.

Clinical Microbiology and Infection, 2013
In this systematic review, we estimated the total number of episodes of bloodstream infection (BSI) and deaths from BSI per year in North America and Europe, using data from population-based settings.
Michihiko Goto, M. Al-Hasan, M. Al-Hasan
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Incidence of Nosocomial COVID-19 in Patients Hospitalized at a Large US Academic Medical Center

JAMA Network Open, 2020
This cohort study evaluates the incidence of nosocomial coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) among patients admitted to a US medical center in the context of a comprehensive and progressive infection control program.
C. Rhee, M. Baker, Vineeta Vaidya, R. Tucker, Andrew S. Resnick, Charles A. Morris, M. Klompas   +6 more
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Exploratory study of fathers providing Kangaroo Care in a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit

Journal of Clinical Nursing, EarlyView., 2022
Abstract Aim and Objectives To explore fathers' views and experiences of providing Kangaroo Care (KC) to their baby cared for in a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU). Background Kangaroo Care has been known to improve the health outcome for preterm, low birth weight and medically vulnerable term infants and achieve the optimal perinatal health ...
Qiuxia Dong, Mary Steen, Dianne Wepa, Amye Eden   +3 more
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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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Nosocomial infection

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
openaire   +2 more sources

Probability of pharmacokinetic/pharmacodynamic target attainment for different piperacillin/tazobactam dosing regimens in renally impaired patients in a non‐intensive care unit setting

British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, EarlyView.
Aims To optimize antibiotic therapy for pathogens classified as susceptible, increased exposure (I), an increased exposure of piperacillin/tazobactam (PTZ) is required. However, dosing recommendations are currently only available for patients with normal renal function.
Emma Dohmann, Stefan Hagel, Max Kurlbaum, Paul Schellong, Oliver Scherf‐Clavel, Güzin Surat   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Carbapenem-resistant gram-negative bacterial prevention practice in nosocomial infection and molecular epidemiological characteristics in a pediatric intensive care unit

Heliyon, 2023
Introduction: The increasing prevalence of carbapenem-resistant gram-negative bacilli infection has emerged as a substantial threat to human health.
Lijun Yin, Nana Wu, Gangfeng Yan, Lu Lu, Huimin Qian, Weijing Yang, Jian Ma, Leiyan He, Guoping Lu, Xiaowen Zhai, Chuanqing Wang   +10 more
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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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The prevalence of occult hepatitis B virus (hbv) infection in a large multi-ethnic haemodialysis cohort. [PDF]

, 2015
Haemodialysis patients are at increased risk of exposure to blood borne viruses. To reduce transmission in the UK, all haemodialysis patients are regularly screened, and if susceptible to Hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection ...
Cross, J, Davenport, A, Haque, T, Labbett, W, O'Riordan, A, Patel, M, Sowole, L   +6 more
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