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Nosocomial Infections in Adult Patients Supported by Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation in a Cardiac Intensive Care Unit

, 2023
The use of venoarterial (VA) extracorporeal membrane oxygenation therapy (ECMO) in patients admitted to cardiac intensive care units (CICU) has increased. Data regarding infections in this population are scarce.
Silvia Corcione, Machado, Marina, Corcione, Silvia, Olmedo, María, Bouza Santiago, Emilio, Ana Alvarez-Uria, María Olmedo, Emilio Bouza, Marina Machado, Manuel Martínez-Sellés, Miriam Juàrez Fernández, Francisco Fernández-Avilés, Jorge García Carreño, Martínez-Sellés D Oliveira Soares, Manuel, Juàrez Fernández, Miriam, Álvarez Uría, Ana, Iago Sousa Casasnovas, Devesa Cordero, Carolina, De Rosa, Francesco Giuseppe, Simone Mornese Pinna, Galar, Alicia, Fernández Avilés, Francisco, García Carreño, Jorge, Alicia Galar, Maricela Valerio, Carolina Devesa-Cordero, Francesco Giuseppe De Rosa, Sousa Casasnovas, Iago, Muñoz García, Patricia Carmen, Valerio Minero, Maricela, Mornese Pinna, Simone, Patricia Muñoz   +31 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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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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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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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
Vanya RANGELOVA, Ani KEVORKYAN, Maya KRASTEVA   +2 more
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Intensive care unit-related fluconazole use in Spain and Germany: patient characteristics and outcomes of a prospective multicenter longitudinal observational study [PDF]

, 2013
Background: Candida spp. are a frequent cause of nosocomial bloodstream infections worldwide. Objective: To evaluate the use patterns and outcomes associated with intravenous (IV) fluconazole therapy in intensive care units in Spain and Germany ...
Wissing, Heimo, Nocea, Gonzalo, Krobot, Karl J., Kaskel, Peter, Ballus, Jose, Bingold, Tobias Michael, Kumar, Ritesh N., Mavros, Panagiotis   +7 more
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Overview Of Nurse's Knowledge About Nosocomial Infection: Literature Review

Jurnal Vocational Nursing Sciences (VNUS), 2020
Background: Nosocomial infections or also known as hospital-acquired infections occur in patients who are hospitalized for at least 72 hours and these patients do not show symptoms of infection when admitted to the hospital. Nurses can take actions that
Andan Firmansyah, Lilis Lismayanti, Deni Kurniawan   +2 more
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One‐Step Immobilized Phage Depolymerase Coatings for Catheter‐Related Bloodstream Infections

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
Catheter‐related bloodstream infections (CRBSI) caused by drug‐resistant Gram‐negative bacteria remain a major clinical challenge. Here, a polydopamine‐assisted depolymerase coating degrades bacterial capsules and restores serum‐mediated killing, effectively suppressing biofilms and reducing bacterial burden in vitro, ex vivo, and in vivo, presenting a
Lingkai Dong, Xingjin Li, Tao Hu, Qianqian Lu, Xiaoxu Zhang, Xi Chen, Yifan Luo, Zhong Zuo, Ronald Man Yeung Wong, Miao Xu, Tiancong Zhao, Sharon Shui Yee Leung   +11 more
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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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Pediatric nosocomial infections

Jornal de Pediatria, 1999
OBJECTIVE: Considering that the nosocomial infections have been a serious problem of public health all over the world in both developed and developing countries, this revision has the aim of amplifying the pediatrician's knowledge, in different interfaces of the question.
E S, Carvalho, S R, Marques
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