BMC Infectious Diseases, 2019 Multi-drug resistant (MDR) Acinetobacter baumannii and Pseudomonas aeruginosa are major causes of nosocomial infections globally. They are the current World Health Organization critical priority pathogens for resistance, Antimicrobial resistance (AMR ...
Hilina Motbainor +2 more
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How do we evaluate the cost of nosocomial infection? The ECONI protocol: an incidence study with nested case-control evaluating cost and quality of life [PDF]
, 2019 Introduction Healthcare-associated or nosocomial infection (HAI) is distressing to patients and costly for the National Health Service (NHS). With increasing pressure to demonstrate cost-effectiveness of interventions to control HAI and notwithstanding ...
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Hospital outbreak caused by linezolid resistant Enterococcus faecium in Upper Austria
Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control, 2019 Background Enterococcus faecium is part of the human gastrointestinal flora but may act as opportunistic pathogen. Environmental persistence, high colonization capability and diverse intrinsic and acquired resistance mechanisms make it especially ...
Heidrun Kerschner +6 more
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Characterization of extended-spectrum β-lactamases produced by Escherichia coli isolated from hospitalized and nonhospitalized patients : emergence of CTX-M-15-producing strains causing urinary tract infections [PDF]
, 2010 Extended-spectrum β-lactamase-producing Escherichia coli isolates were obtained from hospitalised and non-hospitalised patients in Belgium between August 2006 and November 2007.
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Estimating the effect of healthcare-associated infections on excess length of hospital stay using inverse probability-weighted survival curves [PDF]
, 2020 Background: Studies estimating excess length of stay (LOS) attributable to nosocomial infections have failed to address time-varying confounding, likely leading to overestimation of their impact.
Batra, Rahul +5 more
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Angewandte Chemie, EarlyView.A total of 16 chemically synthesized capsular polysaccharide (CPS) fragments related to Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Staphylococcus aureus, and Acinetobacter baumannii were analyzed by glycan microarray. Comparative screening revealed three conserved epitopes that act as cross‐protective vaccine lead candidates against multidrug‐resistant (MDR) bacterial ...
Amar Kumar Mishra +9 more
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NOSOCOMIAL INFECTIONS IN THE NEONATAL INTENSIVE CARE UNIT [PDF]
Archives of the Balkan Medical Union, 2020 Neonates admitted for intensive care are a highly vulnerable population of patients, susceptible to infections. In newborns, the nosocomial infections have characteristics that are not seen in any other group of patients. The incidence rate of nosocomial
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Detection of Clostridium difficile in Retail Ground Meat Products in Manitoba
Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases and Medical Microbiology, 2012 The aim of the present study was to determine whether Clostridium difficile was present in uncooked retail ground beef and ground pork products sold in Winnipeg, Manitoba.
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Prevalence of nosocomial infections in Lordegan Shohada hospital from 2017 to 2022 [PDF]
Journal of Preventive EpidemiologyIntroduction: Healthcare-acquired infections or nosocomial infections are a common problem in all countries. Objectives: The aim of this study was to conduct an epidemiological evaluation of nosocomial infections in Lordegan Shohada hospital from 2017 to
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Romanian Journal of Laboratory Medicine, 2018 A prolonged outbreak of Healthcare-Associated Infections (HCAIs) evolved since December 2013, in a Newborns Unit from Hospital A, sited in the North-Eastern development region, Romania.
Drăgulescu Elena-Carmina +4 more
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