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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

Serious Bacterial Infections in Hospitalized Neonates in Eastern Ethiopia: Investigating the Emerging Pathogen Pantoea dispersa Compared With Klebsiella pneumoniae

Tropical Medicine &International Health, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Serious bacterial infections (SBIs) are major contributors to neonatal morbidity and mortality in low‐income countries. We describe the aetiology and risk factors for neonatal bacteraemia and in‐hospital mortality in eastern Ethiopia, focusing on Pantoea dispersa, a rarely studied pathogen, and Klebsiella pneumoniae.
Yunus Edris, Faisel A. Hassen, Desalegn A. Ayana, Fami Ahmed, Haleluya Leulseged, Dadi Marami, Jabir Aliye, Belete G. Alem, Zelalem T. Mariam, Gezahang Mengesha, Nega Assefa, Alexander M. Aiken, J. Anthony G. Scott, Lola Madrid   +13 more
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A Data Mining Study to Detect Acinetobacter baumannii Nosocomial infections from the Analysis of Clinical Microbiology

, 2009
[[abstract]]The nosocomial infection is an implicitly serious problem for the abusing of antibiotic in Taiwan. The bacteria that could coexist harmlessly with human being became a terrible infective source because of their resistance to multi-drug.
LIN CHIUNG TSUNG
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Implementing change in infection control practice : an action research study in two intensive care units. [PDF]

, 1999
The increased emergence of bacterial resistance to antibiotics means that primary prevention of all hospital-acquired infections is essential, but ensuring that infection control practice is evidence-based requires reliable measurement of endemic ...
Sproat, L.J., Sproat, Louise Jane
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Body piercing in England: a survey of piercing at sites other than earlobe. [PDF]

, 2008
OBJECTIVES: To estimate the prevalence of body piercing, other than of earlobes, in the general adult population in England, and to describe the distribution of body piercing by age group, sex, social class, anatomical site, and who performed the ...
Ncube, Fortune, Nichols, Tom, Noah, Norman D, Bone, Angie   +3 more
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Aetiology and Antibiotic Susceptibility of Common Bacterial Infections in Hospitalised Patients: A 2019 Multisite Cross‐Sectional Survey in Jakarta, Indonesia

Tropical Medicine &International Health, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objectives To describe the aetiology and antibiotic susceptibility patterns of common bacterial infections in hospitalised patients in Jakarta, Indonesia. Methods We conducted a hospital‐wide point prevalence survey in six hospitals in 2019, capturing data from routinely ordered bacterial cultures taken before the start of antibiotic treatment.
Justin de Brabander, Erni J. Nelwan, Ralalicia Limato, Monik Alamanda, Manzilina Mudia, Enty Tjoa, Ifael Y. Mauleti, Maria Mayasari, Iman Firmansyah, T. Mannaria Jayati, Michèle van Vugt, H. Rogier van Doorn, Raph L. Hamers, Erni J. Nelwan, Ralalicia Limato, Manzilina Mudia, Monik Alamanda, Helio Guterres, Enty Enty, Y. Ifael, Maria Mayasari Mauleti, Iman Firmansyah, May Hizrani, Anis Karuniawati, Taralan Tambunan, Amin Soebandrio, Decy Subekti, Iqbal Elyazar, Mutia Rahardjani, Fitria Wulandari, Reinout van Crevel, H. Rogier van Doorn, Vu Thi Lan Huong, Nga Do Ti Thuy, Sonia Lewycka, Alex Broom, Raph L. Hamers   +36 more
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Nosocomial Infections in Trauma Patients Receiving Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation

The risk of infections in acute trauma patients receiving extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) has not been well defined, but this population is among the sickest in the hospital.
Perkins, Oswald, Shagabayeva, Larisa, Collie, Brianna L, Lineen, Edward B, Laurendeau, Megan, Bustillos, Luciana Tito, Proctor, Kenneth G, Delamater, Jessica M, Cobler-Lichter, Michael D, Meizoso, Jonathan P, Lyons, Nicole B, Hart, Valerie, Machuca, Tiago, Namias, Nicholas, Parker, Brandon M   +14 more
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Age‐Related and Seasonal Variation in Malaria and Other Causes of Fever and Their Association With Clinical Outcomes in Southern Angola: A Hospital‐Based Study

Tropical Medicine &International Health, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Acute febrile illnesses in sub‐Saharan Africa are often attributed to malaria, yet many patients test negative for malaria parasites. The aetiology of nonmalarial fevers remains understudied. Here, we examine likely causes of febrile illnesses and their association with poor clinical outcomes in Angola.
Helga E. M. Gonçalves, Maria Lina Antunes, Jorge Seixas, Marcelo U. Ferreira   +3 more
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Surveillance of meningococcal disease in europe.

, 2001
For a technique often now referred to as "the backbone of public health," it is curious how only recently surveillance has come to be recognized as important.
Noah, N
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Kinetics of Regenerating Protein 3E and C‐Reactive Protein in Healthy Dogs, Dogs Undergoing Tibial Plateau Leveling Osteotomy, and Dogs With Sepsis

Veterinary Clinical Pathology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Serial measurements of acute‐phase proteins help monitor the development of and recovery from sepsis in people and dogs. To date, the kinetics of regenerating protein (REG) 3E, a novel biomarker for inflammation in dogs, are unknown.
Laura Gentilini, Johanna Rompf, Judith Howard, Simone Schuller, Laureen M. Peters   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source