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Nosocomial infections: knowledge and source of information among clinical health care students in Ghana

, 2011
Ajediran I Bello1, Eunice N Asiedu1, Babatunde OA Adegoke2, Jonathan NA Quartey1, Kwadwo O Appiah-Kubi1, Bertha Owusu-Ansah11Department of Physiotherapy, School of Allied Health Sciences, College of Health Sciences, University of Ghana, Accra, Ghana ...
Quartey JNA, Adegoke BOA, Appiah-Kubi KO, Bello AI, Asiedu EN, Owusu-Ansah B   +5 more
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The burden of COVID‐19 in hospitalized people with diabetes mellitus in Brazil: Insights from four years of the pandemic

Diabetic Medicine, EarlyView.
Abstract Aims Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID‐19), caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS‐CoV‐2), is more severe in people with diabetes mellitus due to immune dysfunction, exacerbated inflammation and increased risk of co‐morbidities and mortality.
Taís Mendes Camargo, Bianca Aparecida Siqueira, Luiz Felipe Azevedo Marques, Lucas Silva Mello, Fernando Augusto Lima Marson   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Nosocomial Infection Update [PDF]

Emerging Infectious Diseases, 1998
Historically, staphylococci, pseudomonads, and Escherichia coli have been the nosocomial infection troika; nosocomial pneumonia, surgical wound infections, and vascular access-related bacteremia have caused the most illness and death in hospitalized patients; and intensive care units have been the epicenters of antibiotic resistance.
openaire   +3 more sources

Novel recombinant human adenoviruses: A call for enhanced molecular surveillance, diagnosis, and management in pediatric acute respiratory infections

Pediatric Investigation, EarlyView.
Zhen Zhu, Naiying Mao
wiley   +1 more source

Pronounced Reductions in Plasma Citrulline Indicate Severe Intestinal Mucosal Barrier Injury During Induction Therapy for Pediatric Acute Myeloid Leukemia

European Journal of Haematology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objectives Pediatric acute myeloid leukemia (AML) chemotherapy regimens are frequently burdened by fever episodes, systemic inflammation and bloodstream infections (BSI). Mucosal barrier injury may contribute to these complications, but its role in childhood AML remains uninvestigated.
Carla Warley Kjær, Maria Ebbesen Sørum, Silvia De Pietri, Claus Moser, Malene Johanne Petersen, Marianne Hoffmann, Henrik Hasle, Sarah Weischendorff, Klaus Müller   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Outcome and its predictors of children with nosocomial infection in ayder pediatric ICU, Tigray, Ethiopia

Global Pediatrics
Objective: The main objectives of this study were to assess the outcomes and predictors of nosocomial infections in pediatric patients. Method: A hospital-based retrospective observational study and a consecutive sampling technique were used to collect ...
Hansa Haftu Lemma, Abdikarin Ahmed Mohamed, Amanuel Hadgu, Teklu Gebrehiwot Gebremichael   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Critical Care Nurse Practitioner Outcomes: A Scoping Review of the Literature

Journal of Advanced Nursing, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Aim To support the development of nursing‐sensitive indicators specific to this role. Background The role of the advanced critical care nurse practitioner is a relatively new role in the Irish healthcare system. The role is attributed to the provision of high‐quality care to patients.
Mary Ryder, Karen O'Dowd, Rachel Egan, Andrea Flannery, Niamh Lucey   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Classification of Infections in Intensive Care Units: A Comparison of Current Definition of Hospital-Acquired Infections and Carrier State Criterion [PDF]

Iranian Journal of Medical Sciences, 2012
Background: The rate of nosocomial infection appears to depend on whether it is calculated using the Center for Disease Control (CDC) or carrier state criteria.
Jiří Žurek, Michal Fedora
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Risk factors for central venous catheter-related infections in surgical and intensive care units. The Central Venous Catheter-Related Infections Study Group. [PDF]

, 1994
To identify avoidable risk factors for central venous catheter (CVC) infections in patients undergoing short-term ...
Cozzi Lepri, A, Moro, ML, Viganò, EF
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Understanding Risks in the Care of People With Dementia in Acute Hospital Settings: Definitions, Types and Management Strategies—A Scoping Review

Journal of Clinical Nursing, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Aims This scoping review explores how risk is defined, managed and mitigated in the care of people with dementia in acute hospital settings. Methods This scoping review followed Arksesy and O'Malley's five‐stage framework (2005) and was guided by the Joanna Briggs Institute methodology.
Ashitha Bhaskaran, Kate Irving, Eileen Courtney, Bert Gordijn, Marie Cantwell   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source