Impact of Electronic Stewardship Interventions on Antibiotic Prescribing for Asymptomatic Bacteriuria: A Multicenter Observational Study [0.03%]
一项多中心观察性研究：电子监管介入对无症状菌尿抗生素处方的影响
Amina Ammar,Carrie Hartner,MaryBeth Marshall et al.
Amina Ammar et al.
Background: Inappropriate antibiotic treatment of asymptomatic bacteriuria (ASB) remains common in hospitalized patients. This study evaluated the impact of two electronic stewardship interventions across five hospitals. ...
Diagnostic Architecture of Healthcare-Associated Infection Surveillance Definitions: A Comparative Methodological Analysis of International Surveillance Frameworks [0.03%]
基于国际监测框架的医疗相关感染监测定义的诊断架构：一种方法论比较分析
Ahmad Sabbah,Atif Amin Baig,Naveed Ahmed et al.
Ahmad Sabbah et al.
Background: Healthcare-associated infection (HAI) surveillance relies on standardized case definitions, yet variation in diagnostic criteria across surveillance frameworks may affect interpretation and comparability of in...
The visibility window of point-prevalence surveys: interpreting prolonged surgical antimicrobial prophylaxis indicators [0.03%]
点患病率调查的可见窗口：解释长期手术抗菌药物预防指标的意义
Luca Bresciano,Lorenzo Ramondetti,Marta Castagnotto et al.
Luca Bresciano et al.
Point-prevalence surveys (PPSs) support antimicrobial stewardship, but surgical antimicrobial prophylaxis (SAP) estimates may be shaped by visibility windows. Using PPS and prospective surgical site infection surveillance (SNICh) data, we c...
Emerging infectious diseases (Mpox, Nipah, and Andes): A narrative review of transmission, environmental survival, and disinfection [0.03%]
新兴传染病（马尔堡、尼帕和安第斯病毒）：传播、环境耐受性及消毒的叙述性综述
David J Weber,William A Rutala,April Baller et al.
David J Weber et al.
Background: Mpox, Nipah virus, and Andes virus are emerging infectious diseases that cause outbreaks associated with nosocomial transmission. Methods: ...
Disinfection and sterilization: Current issues, new research, and new technology [0.03%]
消毒与灭菌：当前问题、新研究和新技术
William A Rutala,David J Weber
William A Rutala
Background: Disinfection and sterilization play a pivotal role in protecting patients from health care-associated infections. Numerous studies have highlighted the significant role of environmental surfaces and reusable m...
Cori L Ofstead,Abigail G Smart,Larry A Lamb
Cori L Ofstead
Background: Investigation of endoscopy-associated outbreaks has underscored the importance of ensuring that reusable endoscopes are clean, intact, and dry to prevent pathogen survival and transmission. ...
Monitoring and improving the effectiveness of cleaning medical and surgical devices: A practical verification framework [0.03%]
监测和提高医疗器械和外科器械清洁效果的实用验证框架
Mary Ann Drosnock
Mary Ann Drosnock
Background: Cleaning is the foundational step in medical device reprocessing; residual soil and biofilm can compromise disinfection and sterilization and contribute to infections. Despite the importance of cleaning, healt...
Microbial assessment of recontamination with multidrug-resistant Acinetobacter in patient room environment in a burn unit [0.03%]
烧伤病房耐多药铜绿假单胞菌再次污染的微生物评估研究
William A Rutala,Hajime Kanamori,Maria F Gergen et al.
William A Rutala et al.
Background: Numerous studies have demonstrated that environmental contamination with several epidemiologically important pathogens, including methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus ...
Myths and facts: What is the evidence for routine environmental sampling---A commentary [0.03%]
关于常规环境采样的证据有哪些——评论性文章
David J Weber,William A Rutala,Sharon Thompson et al.
David J Weber et al.
Background: Before 1970, US hospitals conducted scheduled culturing of the air and environmental surfaces. Currently, routine environmental culturing is not recommended. Targeted microbiologic sampling is only recommended...
Updates to instrument processing standards and guidelines: Practical implications for sterile processing, endoscopy, and infection prevention programs [0.03%]
医疗器械处理标准和指南更新：对无菌处理、内镜和感染预防计划的实际影响
Mary Ann Drosnock
Mary Ann Drosnock
Background: Reprocessing guidance changes as evidence, technology, and outbreak investigations refine expectations for safe practice. Infection prevention programs need a practical way to track these changes and translate...