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Incidence of Culture‐Proven Neonatal Sepsis and Its Correlation With Nurse Staffing in a Level IV Neonatal Intensive Care Unit: A Six‐Year Cohort Study

Acta Paediatrica, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Aim To assess the incidence of culture‐proven sepsis and examine the correlation between positive blood cultures and nurse staffing in a Level IV neonatal intensive care unit (NICU). Methods This retrospective cohort study included neonates with ≥ 1 positive blood culture and signs of infection between 2018 and 2023.
A. Gudiksen, M. Breindahl, F. B. Hertz, J. D. Knudsen, S. A. Beck, S. G. Herrmann, L. Aunsholt, E. M. Carlsen   +7 more
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A Hospital Infection Management Department-Led Intervention to Improve the Pathogen Submission Rate Before Antimicrobial Therapy Using a FOCUS-PDCA Model

Infection and Drug Resistance
Lizhen Xu, Qiufang Tang, Yuxiang Guo, Dan Liu Department of Hospital Infection Management, Affiliated Jinhua Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Jinhua, Zhejiang, People’s Republic of ChinaCorrespondence: Lizhen Xu, Department of Hospital ...
Xu L, Tang Q, Guo Y, Liu D
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The burden of COVID‐19 in hospitalized people with diabetes mellitus in Brazil: Insights from four years of the pandemic

Diabetic Medicine, EarlyView.
Abstract Aims Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID‐19), caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS‐CoV‐2), is more severe in people with diabetes mellitus due to immune dysfunction, exacerbated inflammation and increased risk of co‐morbidities and mortality.
Taís Mendes Camargo, Bianca Aparecida Siqueira, Luiz Felipe Azevedo Marques, Lucas Silva Mello, Fernando Augusto Lima Marson   +4 more
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Surgical site infection rates according to patient risk index after cardiovascular surgery

, 1998
BACKGROUND: Surveillance of surgical site infection is a main component of nosocomial infection surveillance. To perform a valid comparison of rates among hospitals, among surgeons, across time, surgical site infection rates must account for the ...
김준명, 송영구
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The prophylactic effect of Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG on incidence of acute rotavirus diarrhea in children: a systematic review randomized double-blind placebo-controlled trials

Journal of Pediatrics Review, 2014
Background: Rotavirus is one of the most common etiologic agent of severe acute diarrhea in infants and children which results in high mortality and morbidity globally. Prophylactic strategies are required to prevent acute rotavirus diarrhea.
Elaheh Ahmadi, Mohammad Sadegh Rezai
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Early Prediction of Multidrug-Resistant Organism Infection in ICU Patients Using Routinely Available Clinical Data: Development and Temporal Validation of Prediction Models

Infection and Drug Resistance
Pei Li,1,* Yi Bai,1,* MengYuan Liu,2 XinMao Zhao,1 Jing Liu,3 HanXu Xi,4 Nan Li,5,6 FengHong Li,3 Qing Tian,1,7 XiaoNing Yuan,1 Jun Du,1 QingTao Zhou,8 Yan Xing1,21Department of Healthcare Associated Infection Management, Peking ...
Li P, Bai Y, Liu M, Zhao X, Liu J, Xi H, Li N, Li F, Tian Q, Yuan X, Du J, Zhou Q, Xing Y   +12 more
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Critical Care Nurse Practitioner Outcomes: A Scoping Review of the Literature

Journal of Advanced Nursing, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Aim To support the development of nursing‐sensitive indicators specific to this role. Background The role of the advanced critical care nurse practitioner is a relatively new role in the Irish healthcare system. The role is attributed to the provision of high‐quality care to patients.
Mary Ryder, Karen O'Dowd, Rachel Egan, Andrea Flannery, Niamh Lucey   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Nosocomial Infection Update [PDF]

Emerging Infectious Diseases, 1998
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.
openaire   +3 more sources

Oral Health, Periodontitis, and Respiratory Diseases: Biological Pathways

Journal of Periodontal Research, EarlyView.
This narrative review aims to provide a comprehensive update on the potential mechanisms by which poor oral health and periodontitis impact lung health, focusing on pneumonia, COPD, and asthma. ABSTRACT Poor oral hygiene and periodontitis influence lung diseases such as pneumonia, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), COVID‐19, and asthma.
Raluca P. Vacaru, Andreea C. Didilescu, Frank A. Scannapieco   +2 more
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Nosocomial infection in the Intensive Care Unit [PDF]

, 2002
Nosocomial infection is occured subsequent to admitting patients to the hospital. This infection is usually accompanied by a significant mortality and morbidity and it causes therapeutic costs to be increased."nThe factors interfering nosocomial ...
Sh Ghiasvandian, MSh. Ghiasvandian
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