Infectious Disease - Nosocomial Infections News & Articles

21 Vancomycin-resistant enterococci surveillance of intensive care patients: incidence and outcome of colonisation Healthcare Infection, May 17, 2013    Clinical Article

22 Risk factors for neurosurgical site infection after neurosurgery in Rennes, France: Comparison of logistic and Cox models American Journal of Infection Control, May 16, 2013    Clinical Article

23 A survey to examine patient awareness, knowledge, and perceptions regarding the risks and consequences of surgical site infections American Journal of Infection Control, May 16, 2013    Clinical Article

24 Infection control team activity and recent antibiograms in the Kobe University Hospital The Journal of Antibiotics, May 16, 2013    Review Article

25 Vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus outbreak in a neonatal intensive care unit: Epidemiology, molecular analysis and risk factors American Journal of Infection Control, May 15, 2013    Clinical Article

26 Duration of colonization by extended-spectrum β-lactamase-producing Enterobacteriaceae after hospital discharge American Journal of Infection Control, May 15, 2013    Review Article

27 Quality control of the surveillance programme of ICU-acquired infection (ENVIN-HELICS registry) in Spain Journal of Hospital Infection, May 14, 2013    Review Article

28 Improving hand hygiene compliance in the anesthesia working room work area: More than just more hand rubs American Journal of Infection Control, May 14, 2013    Clinical Guideline    Clinical Article

29 A prototype catheter designed for ultraviolet C disinfection Journal of Hospital Infection, May 14, 2013    Review Article

30 Mortality indicators in community-acquired pneumonia requiring intensive care in Turkey International Journal of Infectious Diseases, May 14, 2013    Clinical Article

31 Current management of patients hospitalized with complicated skin and soft tissue infections across Europe (2010-2011): assessment of clinical practice patterns and real-life effectiveness of antibiotics from the REACH study Clinical Microbiology and Infection, May 13, 2013    Clinical Article

32 Impact of a multidimensional infection control approach on catheter-associated urinary tract infection rates in adult intensive care units in 10 cities of Turkey: International Nosocomial Infection Control Consortium findings (INICC) American Journal of Infection Control, May 13, 2013    Clinical Article

33 Patient characteristics but not virulence factors discriminate between asymptomatic and symptomatic E. coli bacteriuria in the hospital Full Text BMC Infectious Diseases, May 13, 2013    Review Article

34 Evaluation of detergents and contact time on biofilm removal from flexible endoscopes American Journal of Infection Control, May 13, 2013    Review Article

35 Improving hand hygiene compliance in health care workers: Strategies and impact on patient outcomes American Journal of Infection Control, May 13, 2013    Clinical Article

36 Viral outbreaks in neonatal intensive care units: What we do not know American Journal of Infection Control, May 13, 2013    Review Article

37 Multi-institutional outbreak of Burkholderia cepacia complex associated with contaminated mannitol solution prepared in compounding pharmacy American Journal of Infection Control, May 13, 2013    Review Article

38 An exploration of the psychologic impact of contact isolation on patients in Singapore American Journal of Infection Control, May 13, 2013    Review Article

39 Just clean your hands: Measuring the effect of a patient safety initiative on driving transformational change in a health care system American Journal of Infection Control, May 13, 2013    Review Article

40 Decreased activity of commercially available disinfectants containing quaternary ammonium compounds when exposed to cotton towels American Journal of Infection Control, May 13, 2013    Review Article

1 Vancomycin AUC/MIC Ratio and 30-Day Mortality in Patients with Staphylococcus aureus Bacteremia Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy, March 18, 2013

2 Can an etiologic agent be identified in adults who are hospitalized for community-acquired pneumonia: results of a one-year study Journal of Infection, March 22, 2013    Review Article

3 Treatment Duration for Uncomplicated Staphylococcus aureus Bacteremia To Prevent Relapse: Analysis of a Prospective Observational Cohort Study Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy, February 25, 2013    Clinical Guideline

4 Stop Antibiotics on guidance of Procalcitonin Study (SAPS): a randomised prospective multicenter investigator-initiated trial to analyse whether daily measurements of procalcitonin versus a standard-of-care approach can safely shorten antibiotic duration in intensive care unit patients - calculated sample size: 1816 patients BMC Infectious Diseases, April 19, 2013    Free full text

5 Active surveillance for asymptomatic carriers of carbapenemase-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae in a hospital setting Journal of Hospital Infection, March 5, 2013

6 Linezolid versus vancomycin or teicoplanin for nosocomial pneumonia: meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials European Journal of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases, April 10, 2013    Evidence Based Medicine

7 A composite score combining procalcitonin, C-reactive protein and temperature has a high positive predictive value for the diagnosis of intensive care-acquired infections BMC Infectious Diseases, April 8, 2013    Free full text    Review Article

8 Interventions to improve professional adherence to guidelines for prevention of device-related infections Cochrane Reviews, April 4, 2013    Evidence Based Medicine

9 Improved hand hygiene technique and compliance in healthcare workers using gaming technology Journal of Hospital Infection, March 19, 2013

10 Decreasing incidence of Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia over 9 years: Greatest decline in community-associated methicillin-susceptible and hospital-acquired methicillin-resistant isolates American Journal of Infection Control, March 25, 2013    Review Article

11 Risk factors and mortality of patients with nosocomial carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii pneumonia American Journal of Infection Control, April 2, 2013

12 Carbapenem susceptibilities and non-susceptibility concordance to different carbapenems amongst clinically important Gram-negative bacteria isolated from intensive care units in Taiwan: Results from the Surveillance of Multicentre Antimicrobial Resistance in Taiwan (SMART) in 2009 International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents, April 17, 2013

13 Estimating the Effectiveness of Isolation and Decolonization Measures in Reducing Transmission of Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in Hospital General Wards American Journal of Epidemiology, April 18, 2013    Review Article

14 The combined use of proton pump inhibitors and antibiotics as risk factors for Clostridium difficile infection Healthcare Infection, April 25, 2013

15 Time to first antibiotic dose for patients hospitalised with community-acquired pneumonia International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents, April 19, 2013

16 Multicenter Evaluation of the Clinical Outcomes of Daptomycin with and without Concomitant {beta}-Lactams in Patients with Staphylococcus aureus Bacteremia and Mild to Moderate Renal Impairment Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy, March 1, 2013

17 Identification of vancomycin-resistant enterococci clones and inter-hospital spread during an outbreak in Taiwan BMC Infectious Diseases, April 5, 2013    Free full text

18 Validation of the chronic disease score-infectious disease (CDS-ID) for the prediction of hospital-associated clostridium difficile infection (CDI) within a retrospective cohort BMC Infectious Diseases, March 27, 2013    Free full text

19 Effectiveness of Influenza Vaccine for Preventing Laboratory-Confirmed Influenza Hospitalizations in Adults, 2011-2012 Influenza Season Clinical Infectious Diseases, April 3, 2013

20 Clinical characteristics and outcome of 107 adult patients with chronic Chagas disease and parasitological cure criteria Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, April 24, 2013    Review Article