In-hospital mortality from healthcare-associated infection by multidrug-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa: a competing risks analysis of a 4-year propensity-matched cohort study in southern China [0.03%]
中国南部某医院四项匹配队列研究中多重耐药铜绿假单胞菌所致卫生保健相关感染的病死率：竞争风险分析
Mouqing Zhou,Evangelos I Kritsotakis,Baohua Xu et al.
Mouqing Zhou et al.
Background: Healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) caused by multidrug-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa (MDRPa) pose enormous challenges in healthcare. We examined the incidence and relative mortality rates of patients w...
The influence of cell culture media and their additives on virus inactivation in vitro [0.03%]
体外细胞培养基及其添加剂对病毒灭活的影响
Florian H H Brill,Britta Becker,Dajana Paulmann et al.
Florian H H Brill et al.
Aim: Comparative inactivation studies with the murine norovirus (MNV) and different test substances showed considerable different results between test laboratories. To decipher the underlying mechanisms of this observatio...
Ignaz Philipp Semmelweis (1818-1865) - a public health visionary and champion of hand hygiene [0.03%]
伊格纳兹·菲利普斯·塞梅尔weis（1818-1865）——一位公共卫生的先驱和手卫生倡导者
Vanessa Ravel,Chandini Pandiyan,Krupa Chandran
Vanessa Ravel
As hygiene and infection control take center stage in modern healthcare, it is crucial to remember the struggle of a pioneer who championed these principles long before they were widely accepted. Ignaz Philipp Semmelweis is often regarded a...
Assessing the improvement of healthcare workers' alcohol-based hand rub with the Pulpe'Friction audit [0.03%]
基于摩擦的审计(Pulpe'Friction)评估手部消毒液的效果提升对医护人员的影响
Daniel Verbouk,Muriel Péfau,Raymond Nasso et al.
Daniel Verbouk et al.
Hand hygiene is essential to prevent the transmission of pathogens between healthcare workers (HCWs) and patients. Launched in 2019, Pulpe'Friction is a declarative audit that provides a quick assessment of hand hygiene in healthcare facili...
Beyond quaternary ammonium compounds: Evaluating the harms of non-QAC disinfectant agents in healthcare and industry [0.03%]
四甲基铵化合物以外：评估医疗和工业非QAC消毒剂的危害
Mitchell K Ng,Michael A Mont
Mitchell K Ng
Quaternary ammonium compounds (QACs) account for approximately 35% of the U.S. disinfectant market, but mounting concerns about their links to occupational asthma, reproductive toxicity, and antimicrobial resistance as well as their allergi...
Risk of hepatitis C transmission by healthcare workers - a systematic review [0.03%]
医务人员传播丙型肝炎的风险-系统性综述
Roland Diel,Albert Nienhaus
Roland Diel
Background: Occupational acquisition of hepatitis C virus (HCV) among healthcare workers (HCWs) has markedly declined in high-income countries, largely due to improved infection control measures and safety-engineered devi...
Practice and attitudes of infection control staff towards diagnostic stewardship measures [0.03%]
感染控制人员对诊断管理措施的实践和态度
Sebastian Schulz-Stübner,Teresa Tamayo
Sebastian Schulz-Stübner
Introduction: In recent years, diagnostic stewardship has gained importance worldwide as part of antibiotic stewardship and infection control programs. However, the specific involvement of infection control (IC) teams in ...
Comparison of effectiveness of skin antiseptics using conventional application with forceps and gauze swabs, single-use applicator, or by wetting skin with a low or high density of sebaceous glands [0.03%]
比较使用卵圆钳和棉球、一次性涂敷器或根据皮脂腺密度高低进行湿敷对皮肤消毒剂效果的影响
Torsten Koburger-Jannsen,Axel Kramer
Torsten Koburger-Jannsen
Background: The preoperative application of skin antiseptics can be performed conventionally with sterile forceps and a sterile gauze swab or with a ready-made single-use applicator. Since the latter is more ecologically ...
Healthcare-associated infections [0.03%]
医院感染
Gargee Anand,Rijhul Lahariya
Gargee Anand
Background and purpose: Healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) continue to be a leading cause of morbidity, mortality, and increased healthcare costs worldwide. Despite advances in infection prevention, the burden of HAI...
Mitigating aerosol contamination: strategies for contamination-free scaling [0.03%]
气溶胶污染的防治：无污染放量生产策略
Arathi Shenoy,Nina Shenoy,Chandra Kolluru Subhash
Arathi Shenoy
Introduction: Ultrasonic scaling has transformed periodontal therapy, delivering effective plaque and calculus removal. However, it also introduces risks through the generation of aerosols and splatter, which can transmit...