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Retrospective analysis of nosocomial infections in the intensive care unit of a tertiary hospital in China during 2003 and 2007

BMC Infectious Diseases, 2009
Background Nosocomial infections are a major threat to patients in the intensive care unit (ICU). Limited data exist on the epidemiology of ICU-acquired infections in China.
Zhou Rui-Wei, Ruan Zhan-Wei, Yang Jin-Xian, Hong Liang, Ni Wu, Miao Xiao-Hui, Zheng Ming-Hua, Li Ke-Cheng, Sun Qing-Feng, Ding Ji-Guang, Zhou Hai-Jiao, He Wen-Fei   +11 more
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Intestinal colonization due to Escherichia coli ST131: Risk factors and prevalence [PDF]

, 2018
Background Escherichia coli sequence type 131 (ST131) is a successful clonal group that has dramatically spread during the last decades and is considered an important driver for the rapid increase of quinolone resistance in E. coli.
A Talaminos, E Torres, JH Han, JR Johnson, L López-Cerero, L López-Cerero, M-H Nicolas-Chanoine, MJ Burgess, P Huizinga, R Banerjee, V Leflon-Guibout   +10 more
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Microbial communities and functional diversity in seafood

JSFA reports, EarlyView.
Abstract Functional diversity encompasses ecosystem processes that enhance adaptability to environmental change. This study explores the diversity of microorganisms associated with seafood. In this paper, we present our knowledge of microbial diversity in relation to seafood.
Christian Larbi Ayisi, Samuel Ayeh Osei, Grace Afumwaa Boamah, Gertrude Dzifa Mensah   +3 more
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Neonatal nosocomial infections

Seminars in Perinatology, 1998
Nosocomial acquisition of infection is now the most common mode of transmission of infection in neonatal intensive care units (NICUs). Surveillance studies have shown rates of infection in the NICU of 15% to 20%, which are as high as those in adult medical or surgical ICUs and higher than those in most pediatric ICUs.
openaire   +2 more sources

Admission Plasma Lipopolysaccharide‐binding protein, Procalcitonin, and Lactate for Early Identification of Nosocomial Infection in Cirrhotic Patients With Upper Gastrointestinal Bleeding: A Retrospective Analysis

The Kaohsiung Journal of Medical Sciences, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study aimed to assess whether admission plasma lipopolysaccharide‐binding protein (LBP), procalcitonin (PCT), and lactate could improve detection of nosocomial infection in cirrhotic patients presenting with upper gastrointestinal bleeding (UGIB).
Li Chen, Shan‐Shan Dun, Fang Xiao
wiley   +1 more source

Risk Factors For Nosocomial Pan Drug Resistant Acinetobacter Baumannii Infections

Acta Medica Alanya, 2019
Aim: Acinetobacter baumannii is an important nosocomial pathogen. The purpose of this study was to identify risk factors and mortality of nosocomial infections caused by pan drug resistant (PDR) Acinetobacter baumannii and to characterize their effects ...
Havva Tünay, Tuna Demi̇rdal, Neşe Demi̇rtürk   +2 more
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Treatment of Marburg and Ebola hemorrhagic fevers: A strategy for testing new drugs and vaccines under outbreak conditions. [PDF]

, 2008
The filoviruses, Marburg and Ebola, have the dubious distinction of being associated with some of the highest case-fatality rates of any known infectious disease-approaching 90% in many outbreaks.
A.G. Sprecher, Anon., Baize, Basler, Bausch, Bausch, Bausch, Bausch, Bausch, Bausch, Bausch, Bausch, Benjamin Jeffs, Bernard, Borchert, Bosio, Bosio, Boumandouki, Bray, Bray, Bray, Bray, Brummel-Ziedins, Bukreyev, Bwaka, CDC and WHO, Colebunders, Daddario-DiCaprio, Daniel G. Bausch, Dowell, Egbring, Emond, Enterlein, Feldmann, Formenty, Fourrier, Gear, Geisbert, Geisbert, Geisbert, Geisbert, Geisbert, Geisbert, Geisbert, Geisbert, Gibbs, Gupta, Hensley, Hensley, Hensley, Hewlett, Hewlett, Hoenen, Hotchkiss, Huggins, Jahrling, Jahrling, Jahrling, Jeffs, Johnson, Jones, Jones, Khan, Ksiazek, Kudoyarova-Zubavichene, Larkin, Leroy, Leroy, Mahanty, Mahanty, Martin, Martini, Martini, Monath, Mupapa, Mupapa, Nikiforov, Oswald, Parrino, Pattyn, Paul Boumandouki, Peters, Peterson, Peterson, Pourrut, Reid, Rivers, Roberts, Rollin, Sanchez, Schnittler, Schuler, Smith, Spurgers, Stille, Sullivan, Sullivan, Swanepoel, Takada, Todorovitch, Towner, Warfield, Warfield, Warfield, Wilson, Zaki   +105 more
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Guidelines for Essential Trauma Care: Second Edition (2026)

World Journal of Surgery, EarlyView.
Injury is a major cause of death and disability globally, with the highest burden in low‐ and middle‐income countries (LMICs). Strengthening the organization and planning for trauma care (care of the injured) can improve care and lower mortality. In 2004, the International Association for Trauma Surgery and Intensive Care (IATSIC) and the World Health ...
Charles Mock, Timothy C. Hardcastle, Christine Gaarder, Amit Gupta, Adam Gyedu, Manjul Joshipura, Elmin Steyn, on behalf of the Essential Trauma Care revision author group, Valencia Adjei, Roger Alcock, Vanda Amado, Michael Boampong, Sanjeev Booi, Petra Brysiewicz, Corazon Cabanilla‐Manuntag, Cristiane de Alencar Domingues, Ghada Elhadari, Ranjith Nanda Ellawala, Sarnai Erdene, Ama Akoma Essuman, Jorge Esteban Foianini, Filippo Gatti, Armando Garcia Guererra, Greg Hynes, Adil Haider, Sandy Ingless, Balavenkata Jagannathan, Helen Jowett, Knut Magne Kolstadbråten, Sonja Krofak, Aireen Patricia Madrid, Tina Tomić Mahečić, Claude Martin, Daniel Ntogwrachu, Bisola Onajin‐Obembe, Nhobojit Roy, Andres Rubiano, Niisoja Mensah Torto, Ben Wachira, Meg Walmsley, Torben Wisborg, Elma Wong   +41 more
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Antibiotic prescribing on two medical wards at St Luke’s Hospital : what scope for improvement? [PDF]

, 1996
Antibiotics are frequently prescribed drugs and form a significant part of the hospital budget. The literature suggests that prescribing is not without problems and may need constant review. We have no data relating to our hospital.
Ebejer, Martin J., Fenech, Frederick F., Schiavone, M., Vella, Patricia   +3 more
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Altered Pathogen Spectrum of Spontaneous Bacterial Peritonitis in Patients Treated With Proton Pump Inhibitors

Alimentary Pharmacology &Therapeutics, EarlyView.
This multicenter, observational study reveals distinct alterations in the microbial spectrum of spontaneous bacterial peritonitis (SBP) associated with proton pump inhibitor use. These results are especially relevant for guiding empiric antibiotic therapy of SBP.
Philip Kitchen, Sarah L. Schütte, Tammo L. Tergast, Benjamin Maasoumy, Leonie Braun, Ulrich vor dem Esche, Georg Häcker, Marcus M. Mücke, Marlene Reincke, Michael Schultheiss, Robert Thimme, Siegbert Rieg, Dominik Bettinger, Lukas Sturm   +13 more
wiley   +1 more source