Objective:To describe clinical and epidemiological characteristics,antimicrobial susceptibility and mortality-associated factors of healthcare-associated infections(HCAIs)caused by Staphylococcus(S.)aureus in children...
BACKGROUND Non-Aggregatibacter aphrophilus,Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans,Cardiobacterium hominis,Eikenella corrodens,Kingella spp.(non-AACEK)gramnegative bacilli(GNBs)are an infrequent and challenging cause of...
the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.71473098).
The purpose of this study was to construct the model of organization system,managemcnt,training and surveillance in healthcare-associated infection prevention and control(IC)of primary health care institutions and ide...
The most frequent adverse event in the healthcare delivery system is acquisition of an infection within a healthcare facility. Since infection control measures are known, simple, and low-cost, we examine why the probl...
A healthcare-associated infection (defined as an infection acquired within a healthcare facility), such as due to transmission via medical equipment or by healthcare providers is the most frequent adverse event in the...
Compliance to hand-hygiene guidelines in healthcare facilities remains disappointingly low for a variety of human-factors (HF) reasons. A device HF-engineered for convenient and effective use even under high-workload ...
Introduction: Healthcare-associated infections are involved in hospital long-stay and in the increase in inherent costs to patients care. Objectives: Objective was to describe the characteristics of healthcare-associa...
Background:Hospital environment remains a risk for healthcare-associated infections (HAIs).This was a prospective study to evaluate the comprehensive impact of relocating a neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) to a new...
Background: Healthcare-associated pneumonia (HCAP) is associated with drug-resistant pathogens and high mortality, and there is no clear evidence that this is due to inappropriate antibiotic therapy. This study was...
Background: Continuous surveillance of pattern of blood stream infection is necessary in febrile neutropenia especially with the recent escalating trend in the management of pediatric cancer patients towards intensifi...