"Candida auris in the Acute Care Environment: Identifying and Controlling Transmission Through a Systematic Investigation in an Academic Hospital" [0.03%]
耳念珠菌在急性医疗环境中的传播:通过系统性调查发现并控制学术医院内的感染
Maria L Vacca,Randy R Persaud,Jack S Evans et al.
Maria L Vacca et al.
A nosocomial Candida auris outbreak affecting cardiac surgery patients prompted implementation of a multifaceted infection prevention strategy in a large academic hospital. Interventions included an expanded epidemiological line listing, en...
Quantifying the Impact of Visitors with Upper Respiratory Tract Infections (URTIs) During Respiratory Virus Season [0.03%]
呼吸道病毒流行期间上呼吸道感染患者对景区影响的量化研究
Jayvee Guerrero,Senthuri Paramalingam,Satyajeet Bhoite et al.
Jayvee Guerrero et al.
Background: Transmission of viral respiratory tract infections (vRTIs) from sick visitors with symptoms of upper respiratory tract infections (URTIs) to patients is a concern. This study aimed to quantify the impact of si...
Investigation of a Pseudo-outbreak of Myroides odoratimimus in High-Dependency Units Reveals an Environmental Reservoir [0.03%]
调查高依赖病房中Myroides odoratimimus假暴发事件发现其环境储存库
Serpil Genç,Emine Türkoğlu,Tuba İça et al.
Serpil Genç et al.
Background: Unusual clustering of opportunistic pathogens in high-dependency units (HDUs) may raise concern for healthcare-associated outbreaks and requires careful investigation to distinguish true transmission from pseu...
Is there a correlation between airborne bacterial load measured by volumetric air sampling and fluorescent particle counting? [0.03%]
基于体积空气采样和荧光颗粒计数法的空气中细菌载量相关性分析
S Widesköld,J Nordenadler,E Tano et al.
S Widesköld et al.
Background: Microbiological air sampling in operating rooms, based on colony-forming unit (CFU) counts, is time-consuming and costly. Novel technologies, such as particle counters that detect fluorescent bioparticles (FBP...
Six-Year Trends in Healthcare-Associated Infections in Chilean Hospitals: A National Surveillance Analysis (2017-2022) [0.03%]
智利医院医疗相关感染六年的趋势(2017-2022):一项国家监测分析
C Lara,M Kappe,P Chandia et al.
C Lara et al.
Background: Healthcare-associated infections remain a major patient safety challenge in hospital settings. Surveillance systems provide monitoring, but few studies integrate long-term trends in infection risk and outcomes...
The Competency Challenge: A Quest for Accurate Healthcare-Acquired Infection Event Classification Among Infection Preventionists [0.03%]
感染预防人员之间的 healthcare-acquired infection 事件分类准确性竞争挑战调查研究
Emily Grohs,Kenneth M Short,Andrea L Ankrum
Emily Grohs
Accurate healthcare-acquired infection (HAI) classification is an important component of infection prevention programs. This quality improvement project aimed to improve HAI accuracy using the Plan-Do-Study-Act (PDSA) methodology. Checklist...
Letter to the editor in response to "Preventing collapse: A premortem on the future of infection prevention and control research and practice," by Elizabeth Monsees, et al [0.03%]
Elizabeth Monsees等发表的“防止崩溃:感染预防和控制研究及实践的未来预警”的来信答复文章标题:对Elizabeth Monsees等人关于“感染预防与控制的未来”的观点商榷
Kathy Ward,Sara Reese,Rebecca Crapanzano-Sigafoos
Kathy Ward
Identification of High Touch Surfaces in the Operating Room and Evaluation of the Impact of Improved Turnover Cleaning and Disinfection [0.03%]
识别手术室中的高频接触表面及改善终末清洁与消毒的影响评估
Lihua Huang,Yuanyuan Zhang,Nansong Xu et al.
Lihua Huang et al.
Objective: To identify high-touch surfaces (HTS) in the operating room (OR) and evaluate the effect of an enhanced cleaning and disinfection protocol on contamination and surgical site infections (SSIs). ...
Unit-Level Organizational Resources and Occupational Exposure to Bloodborne Pathogens: A Multi-Hospital Study [0.03%]
基于多医院研究的职业血液传播病原体暴露的组织资源效应分析
Yin Li,Edmund R Becker,Peter Joski et al.
Yin Li et al.
Exposure to bloodborne pathogens is a concern for healthcare systems. Using data from several sources, we estimated the rate of occupational exposure to bloodborne pathogens in six acute care hospitals. Units with adequate staff, time, and ...
Trends in Pediatric and Adult COVID-19, Influenza, and Routine Vaccinations Administered in Retail Pharmacies 2015 through 2023, United States [0.03%]
2015年至2023年美国零售药店儿童和成人COVID-19、流感和其他常规疫苗接种趋势
Seth A Meador,Mark J Lamias,Andrew Kroger et al.
Seth A Meador et al.
Background: Pharmacies are essential partners in administering recommended pediatric and adult vaccinations including influenza (flu) and COVID-19 vaccines. The objective of this study is to assess trends in COVID-19, flu...