Is sterility essential for hand-drying products in surgical hand antisepsis? A controlled before-and-after study [0.03%]
无菌干手产品对外科手消毒真的必不可少吗？一项前后对照实验研究
Tingting Zhang,Qin Qin,Ruoyu Cao et al.
Tingting Zhang et al.
Background: Using sterile hand-drying products for surgical hand antisepsis incurs high economic and labor costs. Aim: This study asses...
Helicobacter pylori real-time quantitative PCR to examine efficacy of endoscope processing [0.03%]
快速定量PCR检测霍乱弧菌以检查内镜处理效果
L Mussina,F Khoury,D Araujo et al.
L Mussina et al.
Introduction: Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) is the main cause of peptic ulcer disease. Endoscopy and histology are confirmatory testing for H. pylori diagnosis. The primary aim of this research is to determine the effec...
Improving Hand Hygiene in Hospitals: A Comparative Study Using Body-Worn Cameras and Direct Observation [0.03%]
医院手卫生改进：身体佩戴摄像头与直接观察法比较研究
D Belman,E Ben-Chetrit,C Belman et al.
D Belman et al.
Background: Hand hygiene (HH) prevents infections, but traditional monitoring is limited by office hours and the Hawthorne effect. This study used body-worn cameras in ICUs to compare video with direct observation. ...
HAI Point Prevalence Report in Two Cambodian Hospitals, 2023 - An Application of World Health Organization Simplified Case Definition [0.03%]
柬埔寨两家医院的2023年HAI现患率调查——世界卫生组织简化病例定义的应用
Nita Mean,Virya Koy,Vannda Kap et al.
Nita Mean et al.
Background: Hospital-associated infections (HAIs) are a global threat impacting patient safety and decreasing the quality of care. Standardized HAI case definitions are key in capturing infection cases to inform strategie...
Ali Barzegar Khanghah,Shaghayegh Chavoshian,Majid Janidarmian et al.
Ali Barzegar Khanghah et al.
Background: Healthcare-Associated Infections (HAIs) compromise patient outcomes and pose a significant burden on healthcare systems worldwide. Despite widespread awareness of the critical role of Hand Hygiene (HH) in prev...
Opioid Use and Risk of Clostridioides difficile Infection in Hospitalized Patients: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis [0.03%]
阿片类药物使用与住院患者难辨梭菌感染风险的关联：系统评价和 meta 分析
Pooja Gokhale,Lorenzo Villa Zapata
Pooja Gokhale
Objective: Clostridioides difficile infection (CDI) is a leading cause of nosocomial infections, particularly in immunocompromised individuals. Emerging evidence suggests that opioid use may increase the risk of CDI in ho...
Observing is influencing: How hand disinfection compliance observations affect hand disinfection rates; specifics derived from an electronic monitoring system [0.03%]
观察有影响：手部消毒行为的观察如何影响手部消毒依从性；一项电子监控研究的具体结果
Robin Otchwemah,Dominik Sons,Christoph Senges et al.
Robin Otchwemah et al.
Background: Monitoring hand disinfection (HD) with direct observation is considered the gold standard but is flawed by the Hawthorne effect (HE). In our project in a German university hospital, we quantified the HE and ev...
Vaccination coverage outcomes and healthcare organisation program implementers' experiences after introduction of a healthcare worker influenza vaccination mandate in Victoria, Australia, 2022-2023 [0.03%]
澳大利亚维多利亚州2022-2023年实施医疗工作者流感疫苗强制接种后的接种率及卫生组织项目实施者经验教训
Lyn-Li Lim,Stephanie K Tanamas,Leon J Worth et al.
Lyn-Li Lim et al.
Background: In 2022, the Victorian government, Australia, introduced a seasonal influenza vaccination mandate for specified healthcare workers (HCW). We describe implementation of the mandate's requirements in healthcare ...
Characterization of patients with Candida (Candidozyma) auris before and during the COVID-19 pandemic in New York, 2017-2022 [0.03%]
纽约2017-2022年疫情前后感染耳念珠菌（芽生菌）患者的特征分析
Haillie C Meek,Stacey Konkle,Belinda Ostrowsky et al.
Haillie C Meek et al.
Background: Candida (Candidozyma) auris, a multidrug resistant organism, can cause severe, invasive infections. We characterized C. auris epidemiology in New York before and during the COVID-19 pandemic. ...
First report of Lodderomyces elongisporus identification in Intensive Care Unit patients in Colombia [0.03%]
首次在哥伦比亚重症监护病房患者中鉴定出Lodderomyces elongisporus
María Carolina Gutiérrez Galvis,Edimerk Mauricio Gil Güiza,Maicol Andrés Avellaneda Arciniegas et al.
María Carolina Gutiérrez Galvis et al.
Lodderomyces elongisporus, a yeast commonly associated with environmental sources, is emerging as a human fungal pathogen. This report presents the first documented case of L. elongisporus colonization in two Intensive Care Unit patients in...