Journal of Tropical Medicine, 2018 Reports on dengue outbreaks at hospitals are extremely rare. Here the authors analyze a dengue outbreak at the Teaching Hospital-Kandy (THK), Sri Lanka. Our hypothesis was that the present outbreak of dengue was due to nosocomial infections.
N. D. B. Ehelepola +1 more
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Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2005 A neonatal intensive care unit outbreak was caused by a strain of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus previously found in the community (ST45-MRSA-IV). Fifteen infected neonates were identified, 2 of whom died.
Gili Regev-Yochay +11 more
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Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control, 2018 Background Carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae (CRKP) is a major cause of nosocomial infections worldwide. The transmission route of CRKP isolates within an outbreak is rarely described. This study aimed to reveal the molecular characteristics and
Wenjun Sui +10 more
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Monkeypox diagnostic and treatment capacity at epidemic onset: A VACCELERATE online survey
Journal of Infection and Public Health, 2022 We approached European tertiary care institutions to provide details regarding their management of the current human monkeypox outbreak. 73 out of 105 sites stated to have capacities to manage the outbreak adequately amid the ongoing coronavirus disease ...
Jan Hendrik Grothe +2 more
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Draft Genome Sequence of an International Clonal Lineage 1 Acinetobacter baumannii Strain from Argentina [PDF]
, 2014 In the last few years Acinetobacter baumannii has emerged worldwide as an important nosocomial pathogen in medical institutions. Here, we present the draft genome sequence of the international clonal lineage 1 (ICL1) A.
Centron, Daniela +5 more
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National survey of colistin resistance among carbapenemase-producing Enterobacteriaceae and outbreak caused by colistin-resistant OXA-48-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae, France, 2014 [PDF]
, 2016 From January 2014 to December 2014, 972 consecutive non-replicate carbapenemase-producing Enterobacteriaceae isolates from colonised or infected patients were collected at the Associated French National Reference Centre as part of the French national ...
Dortet, L +3 more
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Modeling Nosocomial Disease Outbreaks using a Combined Differential Equations and Agent Based-Modeling Approach [PDF]
, 2016 A nosocomial infection is an infection that a patient develops while in a hospital or healthcare related setting, also known as a hospital acquired infection (HAI).This project has two foci: firstly to model a HAI within an individual, then secondly to ...
FitzGerald, Cody Eion
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Preventing Hospital Acquired Infections Through a Workflow-Based Cyber-Physical System
, 2016 Hospital acquired infections (HAI) are infections acquired within the hospital from healthcare workers, patients or from the environment, but which have no connection to the initial reason for the patient's hospital admission.
Bocicor, Maria Iuliana +2 more
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Molecular investigation of a RSV outbreak in a geriatric hospital
BMC Geriatrics, 2021 Background Acquired infections in hospitalized elderly people are a growing concern. In long-term care facilities with multiple staff and visitor contacts, virus outbreaks are a common challenge for infection prevention teams.
Yohan Hababou +7 more
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Dietary-based gut flora modulation against Clostridium difficile onset [PDF]
, 2007 Clostridium difficile infection is a frequent complication of antibiotic therapy in hospitalised patients, which today is attracting more attention than ever and has led to its classification as a 'superbug'.
Gibson, G.R. +2 more
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