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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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Neonatal nosocomial infections [PDF]

Jornal de Pediatria, 2001
OBJECTIVE: To review the current medical literature on neonatal nosocomial infections, emphasizing aspects of neonatal colonization, immune system and infection mechanisms, modes of transmission, epidemiology, surveillance and prevention of these infections, in addition to assessing peculiarities about etiologic agents and prophylactic recommendations.
M M, Mussi-Pinhata, S D, Nascimento
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Nosocomial infections in the NICU

, 2022
Nosocomial infections, or hospital acquired infections, are specific infections that patients obtain during their stay at hospital. Many factors contribute to their development, but rising antibiotic resistance in the last decades makes them more of a ...
Tomasdottir, Hulda
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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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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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The transmission of nosocomial pathogens in an intensive care unit: a space–time clustering and structural equation modelling approach

, 2010
We investigated the incidence of cases of nosocomial pathogens and risk factors in an intensive treatment unit ward to determine if the number of cases is dependent on location of patients and the colonization/infection history of the ward.
Sheridan, E. A., Rushton, Steven, Lanyon, Clare, O'Donnell, Anthony, Shirley, Mark   +4 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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Nosocomial hepatitis C virus infection in a renal transplantation center

, 2002
Nosocomial hepatitis C virus (HCV) infections were recorded in the renal transplantation unit of the university hospital. There were cases of acute HCV infection with aggressive clinical courses diagnosed from a positive HCV RNA test in the early post ...
Erensoy, S, Saymer, AA, Saymer, AYÇA ARZU, Kaplan, H., Ozacar, T, Abacioğlu, H., Baßçi, A., Başçi, A, Abacioğlu, H, Sayiner, A A, Sayiner, A.A., Kaplan, H, Bilgiç, A, Özacar, T., Zeytinoğlu, A, Erensoy, S., Bilgiç, A., Zeytinoğlu, A., Simmonds, P., Simmonds, P   +19 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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PREVALENCE OF NOSOCOMIAL STENOTROPHOMONAS MALTOPHILIA INFECTIONS IN ASSIUT UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS [PDF]

Bulletin of Pharmaceutical Sciences. Assiut University, 2014
Stenotrophomonas maltophilia is an emerging multidrug-resistant global opportunistic pathogenand isacquiring increasing importance as a nosocomial pathogen. This study aimed to determine the prevalence of nosocomial S.
Ehsan Wageah, Nahla Elsherbiny, Enas Deaf, Amany Thabit   +3 more
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