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Antimicrob Resist Infect Control. 2021;10(1):1–32. Article Google Scholar Chang D, et al. Adherence to major standard precautions: an audit of venepuncture and intravenous cannula insertion in the pediatric unit of hospital Sultanah Aminah, Johor Bahru, Malaysian. J Paediatr Child Health. ...
control measures to reduce the level of colonization should be instituted. Systems that use holding tanks or heaters that allow water to stagnate in the bottom of the tank provide a reservoir for the multiplication ofLegionellaspecies. For immediate control of Legionella in the setting of an outbre...
In November 2015, ICLNs conducted an environmental cleaning assessment of high-touch areas using a checklist and Glo Germ Kits, to ascertain the effi- cacy of environmental cleaning at 29 CB-DCs. Pre-study data showed an overall average of 67% compliance. RCA revealed the absence of an ...
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Appropriate Surgical Safety Checklist use increased from 16.3% to 43.0% (P < .001), surgeon hand and patient skin antisepsis improved from 46.0% to 66.0% (P < .001), and timely antibiotic administration improved from 17.8% to 39.0% (P < .001). Surgical instrument (38.7% ...
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Please refer to the SPIRIT Checklist and Figure (Fig. 2) submitted alongside this publication for further details (see Additional file 1). Fig. 2 Standard Protocol Items: Recommendations for Interventional Trials (SPIRIT) Figure for the ALTAR trial Full size image...
Both studies exploring DSTs for UTIs were undertaken in nursing homes and used the same signs and symptoms (see Table2). Interesting, the ‘UTI Long-term care (LTC) Facilities Checklist’ [36] detects infection by considering whether or not residents are catheterised, whereas the decision-makin...
Review of antimicrobial resistance control strategies: low impact of prospective audit with feedback on bacterial antibiotic resistance within hospital settings. Infect Dis. 2020;53:1–10. Google Scholar Safdar N, Maki, Dennis G. The commonality of risk factors for nosocomial colonization and ...