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Nosocomial infections in developing countries: Cost effective control and prevention

, 2002
Objectives: To review the efficient and cost-effective preventive, control and surveillance measures that could be employed against nosocomial infections in developing countries. Data sources: Literature search on compact disk-read only memory (CD-ROM),
Obala, A. A., Nyamogoba, H., H. Nyamogoba, A. A. Obala   +3 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

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

A importância da inclusão do cirurgião-dentista na equipe multidisciplinar e interdisciplinar de unidades de terapia intensiva (UTIs) hospitalares e clínicas [PDF]

, 2012
TCC (graduação) - Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina. Centro de Ciências da Saúde. Odontologia.Uma Odontologia contemporânea está cada vez mais difundida, isto devido à mudança na filosofia desta ciência, que visa abordar através da sua área de ...
Ribeiro, Guilherme Henrique
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Oral Health, Periodontitis, and Respiratory Diseases: Biological Pathways

Journal of Periodontal Research, EarlyView.
This narrative review aims to provide a comprehensive update on the potential mechanisms by which poor oral health and periodontitis impact lung health, focusing on pneumonia, COPD, and asthma. ABSTRACT Poor oral hygiene and periodontitis influence lung diseases such as pneumonia, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), COVID‐19, and asthma.
Raluca P. Vacaru, Andreea C. Didilescu, Frank A. Scannapieco   +2 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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Urban ants as potential mechanical vectors of pathogenic and antibiotic‐resistant bacteria in a Brazilian hospital

Medical and Veterinary Entomology, EarlyView.
Nine ant taxa were identified in a Brazilian hospital, with Tapinoma melanocephalum and Dorymyrmex brunneus being the most abundant. Eighty‐five percent of collected ants yielded detectable bacterial growth, including clinically relevant genera such as Acinetobacter, Pseudomonas, Escherichia coli and Pluralibacter.
Luana Biggi Souza, Anny Karoliny de Lima Dionisio, Mayara Acioli Cedrim, Luiz Carlos Silva Dias Neto, Ellymaira Freitas Pontes, Yáskara Veruska Ribeiro Barros, Renato Júnior Cavalcante da Silva, Ênio Jose Bassi, Jacques Hubert Charles Delabie, Ana Lucia Biggi Souza, Leticia Anderson   +10 more
wiley   +1 more source

Epidemiological Characteristics of Nosocomial Infections and Related Microbial Agents in Hospitals of Qom, Iran [PDF]

Majallah-i Dānishgāh-i ̒Ulūm-i Pizishkī-i Qum
Background and Objectives: Nosocomial infections refer to healthcare-associated infections that are infections acquired during the process of receiving health care that was not present during the time of admission.
Yadollah Ghafuri, Abedin Saghafipour, Moharram Karami Jooshin   +2 more
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Immune risk phenotype is associated with nosocomial lung infections in elderly in-patients

Immunity & Ageing, 2011
Background Nosocomial infections are extremely common in the elderly and may be related to ageing of the immune system. The Immune Risk Phenotype (IRP), which predicts shorter survival in elderly patients, has not been evaluated as a possible risk factor
Ledudal K, Brisacier C, Tahmasebi F, Bastuji-Garin S, Plonquet A, Farcet JP, Paillaud E   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source