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Prevalence of nosocomial infections in Lordegan Shohada hospital from 2017 to 2022 [PDF]

Journal of Preventive Epidemiology
Introduction: 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
Sadeq Hosseinpour, Mohammad Moein Derakhshan Barjoei, Reyhane Izadi, Hossein Mahmudi, Toran Shahani, Masoumeh Sadat Mousavi   +5 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 ...
Abigail Mullings, Agi McFarland, Alistair Leanord, Elaine Ross, Helen Mason, Jacqui Reilly, Lisa Ritchie, Lynne Haahr, Mahmood Adil, Moira Whyte, Rachel Dunk, Sally Stewart, Sarkis Manoukian   +12 more
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Expanding PVL positive MRSA healthcare-associated infections outbreak in a newborns unit, caused by hospital hygiene shortcomings

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, Oprea Mihaela, Zorescu Cătălina, Şerban Roxana, Codiţă Irina   +4 more
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Healthcare-associated bloodstream infections in a neonatal intensive care unit over a 20-year period (1992-2011) : trends in incidence, pathogens, and mortality [PDF]

, 2014
Objective. To analyze trends in the incidence and pathogen distribution of healthcare-associated bloodstream infections (HABSIs) over a 20-year period (1992-2011). Design. Historical cohort study. Setting.
Blot, Stijn, Boelens, Jerina, Claeys, Geert, De Coen, Chris, Vanhaesebrouck, Piet, Verstraete, Evelien, Vogelaers, Dirk   +6 more
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Nosocomial infections

Veterinary Clinics of North America: Small Animal Practice, 2002
Nosocomial infections and antimicrobial resistance are topics that have been intensely studied in human medicine because of their significant impact on human health. In recent years, concerns have been raised that the use of antibiotics in veterinary medicine, animal husbandry, and agriculture may be contributing to the development of resistance in ...
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Knowledge and perception of nosocomial infections among patients in a Nigerian hospital

Scientific Reports, 2023
Nosocomial infections are infections that are a leading cause of morbidity and mortality among hospitalized patients, and can lead to higher healthcare costs and longer hospital stays in both developed and developing countries.
Olawale Oni, Edidiong Orok, Zainab Lawal, Tolulope Ojo, Tunrayo Oluwadare, Toba Bamitale, Boluwaji Jaiyesimi, Alice Akinjisola, Titilayo Apara   +8 more
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The Effectiveness of Audit Guideline Using Directive Discourse for Control and Prevention of Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus Infection [PDF]

, 2016
Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infection is one of the major problems in the hospital, due to its increasing of prevalence. The aim of this study was to analyze the effectiveness of the Audit Guideline for control and prevention of ...
Kuntaman, K. (K), Kusbaryanto, K. (Kusbaryanto), Pudjirahardjo, W. (WJ)   +2 more
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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
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N-CDAD in Canada: Results of the Canadian Nosocomial Infection Surveillance Program 1997 N-CDAD Prevalence Surveillance Project

Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2001
BACKGROUND: A 1996 preproject survey among Canadian Hospital Epidemiology Committee (CHEC) sites revealed variations in the prevention, detection, management and surveillance of Clostridium difficile-associated diarrhea (CDAD).
Meaghen Hyland, Marianna Ofner-Agostini, Mark Miller, Shirley Paton, Marie Gourdeau, Magued Ishak, the Canadian Hospital Epidemiology Committee, the Canadian Nosocomial Infection Surveillance Program (Health Canada)   +7 more
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First hospital outbreak of the globally emerging Candida auris in a European hospital [PDF]

, 2016
Background: Candida auris is a globally emerging multidrug resistant fungal pathogen causing nosocomial transmission. We report an ongoing outbreak of C. auris in a London cardio-thoracic center between April 2015 and July 2016.
Abdolrasouli, A, Armstrong-James, DPH, Chowdhary, A, Fisher, MC, Hagen, F, Hall, A, Meis, JF, Rhodes, JL, Ryan, L, Schelenz, S, Shackleton, J, Trimlett, R   +11 more
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