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Sustained reduction of healthcare-associated infections after the introduction of a bundle for prevention of ventilator-associated pneumonia in medical-surgical intensive care units
(2020-09-01)
Background: Infection control interventions can be erroneously interpreted if outcomes are assessed in short periods. Also, statistical methods usually applied to compare outcomes before and after interventions are not ...
Asociación entre covid-19 e infecciones del torrente sanguíneo asociado al uso de catéter venoso central en la unidad de cuidados intensivos del S.E.S. Hospital Universitario de Caldas entre el 01 de julio y el 31 de diciembre de 2020.Estudio de cohortes retrospectivo
(Facultad de Ciencias para la SaludManizalesEspecialización en Epidemiología, 2022)
The long-term impact of a program to prevent central line-associated bloodstream infections in a surgical intensive care unit
(Faculdade de Medicina / USP, 2012)
Clinical impact and cost-effectiveness of split-septum and single-use prefilled flushing device vs 3-way stopcock on central line-associated bloodstream infection rates in India: A randomized clinical trial conducted by the International Nosocomial Infection Control Consortium (INICC)
(Mosby-Elsevier, 2015-10)
Background Three-way stopcocks (3WSCs) are open systems used on intravenous tubing. Split septums (SSs) are closed systems with prepierced septums. Single-use prefilled flushing devices (SUFs) carry a lower risk of ...
Multicenter study of device-associated infection rates in hospitals of Mongolia: Findings of the International Nosocomial Infection Control Consortium (INICC)
(Mosby-Elsevier, 2016-03)
Background To report the results of the International Nosocomial Infection Control Consortium (INICC) multicenter study conducted in Mongolia from September 2013-March 2015. Methods A device-associated health care-associated ...
Análisis y costo de infección asociada a catéter venoso central en el Hospital Militar Central con utilización de herramienta de Health Analytics
(Medicina InternaFacultad de MedicinaUniversidad Militar Nueva Granada, 2021-01-28)
Introducción:
Las infecciones asociadas a catéter venoso central (IACVC) se encuentran dentro de las patologías que aumentan la mortalidad y morbilidad en pacientes hospitalizados con algún tipo de dispositivo, estando ...
Nosocomial infection in a pediatric intensive care unit in a developing country
(Brazilian Society of Infectious Diseases, 2003-12-01)
OBJECTIVE: Determine the rate and outcome of nosocomial infection (NI) in pediatric intensive care unit patients in a developing country. DESIGN: Prospective cohort study using the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ...
Influence of minimum inhibitory concentration in clinical outcomes of enterococcus faecium bacteremia treated with daptomycin: is it time to change the breakpoint?
(Oxford University Press, 2016)
BACKGROUND:
Daptomycin has become a front-line antibiotic for multidrug-resistant Enterococcus faecium bloodstream infections (BSIs). We previously showed that E. faecium strains with daptomycin minimum inhibitory ...