CVC = central venous catheter; ESBL = extended-spectrum [beta]-lactamase; HCW = health-care worker; HICPAC = Healthcare Infection Control Practices Advisory Committee; MI[C.sub.50] = minimum inhibitory concentration; MRSA = methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus...
Infection Control and the Need for Family-/Child-Centered Care John Darby and Carla Falco 4 Introduction Patient- and family-centered care (FCC) has been considered an important aspect of medical care over the last 20 years. FCC is focused on the mutually beneficial part- ...
urinary catheters (IUCs) is thought to be the most significant risk factor for developing nosocomial urinary tract infections (UTIs), which are the most common type of healthcare-associated infection (HAI) and are most often caused by the placement or presence of a catheter in the urinary ...
Catheter-associated urinary tract infection (CA-UTI) is the most common health care鈥揳ssociated infection. Instrumentation of the urinary tract, mainly ur... J Bruminhent,M Keegan,A Lakhani,... - 《American Journal of Infection Control》 被引量: 50发表: 2010年 Engaging health care workers...
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Urinary tract infections (UTIs) occur far more commonly in women, accounting for at least 8 million visits to various types of healthcare facilities in the United States per year. Cystitis (bladder infection) represents most of these infections (see the image below). 20% of women suffer from...
FormerlyHealthcare Infection Official Journal of theAustralasian College for Infection Prevention and Control (ACIPC) The journal is a global platform for the publication of original knowledge that fundamentally advances the prevention and control of infection affecting human populations. The … ...
Background Catheter-associated urinary tract infection (CAUTI) is one of the most common health careassociated infections in the critical care setting. Met... Alexandre,R.,Marra,... - 《American Journal of Infection Control》 被引量: 77发表: 2011年 Adoption of policies to prevent catheter-asso...
and reporting of NIs over time. One plausible explanation for this occurrence could be advancements in critical care practices and infection control measures over time. With improvements in healthcare protocols, including enhanced sepsis management, antimicrobial stewardship, and ECMO circuit technology, it...
Catheter-related bloodstream infections (CR-BSIs) occur in 1.3% to 26.2 % of patients with central venous catheters used to administer parenteral nutrition... M Opilla - 《American Journal of Infection Control》 被引量: 151发表: 2008年 Invited Review: Infection Control of Parenteral Nutrition So...