Health care-associated infections–an overview

M Haque, M Sartelli, J McKimm… - Infection and drug …, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
Health care-associated infections (HCAIs) are infections that occur while receiving health
care, developed in a hospital or other health care facility that first appear 48 hours or more …

Staphylococcus aureus Nasal Colonization: An Update on Mechanisms, Epidemiology, Risk Factors, and Subsequent Infections

A Sakr, F Brégeon, JL Mège, JM Rolain… - Frontiers in …, 2018 - frontiersin.org
Up to 30% of the human population are asymptomatically and permanently colonized with
nasal Staphylococcus aureus. To successfully colonize human nares, S. aureus needs to …

2012 年全国医院感染现患率与横断面抗菌药物使用率调查报告

吴安华, 文细毛, 李春辉, 任南, 龚瑞娥, 黄勋, 冯丽… - 2014 - zggrkz.com
目的调查不同规模医院的医院感染(HAI) 及社区感染(CAI) 现患情况. 方法按照全国医院感染监测
网的统一部署, 采用横断面调查方法, 调查2012 年参加调查的各医院住院患者的日HAI 和CAI …

[HTML][HTML] Changes in prevalence of health care–associated infections in US hospitals

SS Magill, E O'Leary, SJ Janelle… - … England Journal of …, 2018 - Mass Medical Soc
Background A point-prevalence survey that was conducted in the United States in 2011
showed that 4% of hospitalized patients had a health care–associated infection. We …

Multistate point-prevalence survey of health care–associated infections

SS Magill, JR Edwards, W Bamberg… - … England Journal of …, 2014 - Mass Medical Soc
Background Currently, no single US surveillance system can provide estimates of the
burden of all types of health care–associated infections across acute care patient …

Strategies to prevent ventilator-associated pneumonia in acute care hospitals: 2014 update

M Klompas, R Branson, EC Eichenwald… - Infection Control & …, 2014 - cambridge.org
Previously published guidelines are available that provide comprehensive
recommendations for detecting and preventing healthcare-associated infections (HAIs). The …

Point prevalence surveys of health-care-associated infections: a systematic review

Z Saleem, B Godman, MA Hassali… - Pathogens and global …, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
Health-care-associated infections (HAIs) are considered a serious public health issues that
contribute substantially to the global burden of mortality and morbidity with respect to …

Assessment of knowledge and practices of healthcare workers towards infection prevention and associated factors in healthcare facilities of West Arsi District …

BS Geberemariyam, GM Donka, B Wordofa - Archives of Public Health, 2018 - Springer
Background The prevention of healthcare associated infections is central to the provision of
safe, high quality healthcare. Infections acquired in healthcare facilities are a major public …

Skin and soft-tissue infections: a critical review and the role of telavancin in their treatment

AF Cardona, SE Wilson - Clinical Infectious Diseases, 2015 - academic.oup.com
Skin and soft-tissue infections (SSTIs) are an important cause of morbidity and mortality
among hospitalized patients and a major therapeutic challenge for clinicians. Although …

Bundles prevent surgical site infections after colorectal surgery: meta-analysis and systematic review

A Zywot, CSM Lau, HS Fletcher, S Paul - Journal of Gastrointestinal …, 2017 - Elsevier
Introduction Colorectal surgeries (CRS) have one of the highest rates of surgical site
infections (SSIs) with rates 15 to> 30%. Prevention “bundles” or sets of evidence-based …