Infection control. Medical search

Programs of disease surveillance, generally within health care facilities, designed to investigate, prevent, and control the spread of infections and their causative microorganisms.

Efforts to prevent and control the spread of infections within dental health facilities or those involving provision of dental care.

Any infection which a patient contracts in a health-care institution.

The act of cleansing the hands with water or other liquid, with or without the inclusion of soap or other detergent, for the purpose of destroying infectious microorganisms.

The segregation of patients with communicable or other diseases for a specified time. Isolation may be strict, in which movement and social contacts are limited; modified, where an effort to control specified aspects of care is made in order to prevent cross infection; or reverse, where the patient is secluded in a controlled or germ-free environment in order to protect him or her from cross infection.

Physicians or other qualified individuals responsible for implementing and overseeing the policies and procedures followed by a health care facility to reduce the risk of infection to patients and staff.

Gloves, usually rubber, worn by surgeons, examining physicians, dentists, and other health personnel for the mutual protection of personnel and patient.

The transmission of infectious disease or pathogens from patients to health professionals or health care workers. It includes transmission via direct or indirect exposure to bacterial, fungal, parasitic, or viral agents.

Management, removal, and elimination of biologic, infectious, pathologic, and dental waste. The concept includes blood, mucus, tissue removed at surgery or autopsy, soiled surgical dressings, and other materials requiring special control and handling. Disposal may take place where the waste is generated or elsewhere.

Practices involved in preventing the transmission of diseases by hand.

The presence of an infectious agent on instruments, prostheses, or other inanimate articles.

Sudden increase in the incidence of a disease. The concept includes EPIDEMICS and PANDEMICS.

Institutions with an organized medical staff which provide medical care to patients.

The destroying of all forms of life, especially microorganisms, by heat, chemical, or other means.

Rendering pathogens harmless through the use of heat, antiseptics, antibacterial agents, etc.

The transmission of infectious disease or pathogens from health professional or health care worker to patients. It includes transmission via direct or indirect exposure to bacterial, fungal, parasitic, or viral agents.

Clothing designed to protect the individual against possible exposure to known hazards.

Men and women working in the provision of health services, whether as individual practitioners or employees of health institutions and programs, whether or not professionally trained, and whether or not subject to public regulation. (From A Discursive Dictionary of Health Care, 1976)

Infections with bacteria of the genus STAPHYLOCOCCUS.

Blood, mucus, tissue removed at surgery or autopsy, soiled surgical dressings, and other materials requiring special disposal procedures.

Prudent standard preventive measures to be taken by professional and other health personnel in contact with persons afflicted with a communicable disease, to avoid contracting the disease by contagion or infection. Precautions are especially applicable in the diagnosis and care of AIDS patients.

Substances that reduce the growth or reproduction of BACTERIA.

Infections resulting from the use of catheters. Proper aseptic technique, site of catheter placement, material composition, and virulence of the organism are all factors that can influence possible infection.

Hospital units providing continuous surveillance and care to acutely ill patients.

Any waste product generated by a dental office, surgery, clinic, or laboratory including amalgams, saliva, and rinse water.

Conformity in fulfilling or following official, recognized, or institutional requirements, guidelines, recommendations, protocols, pathways, or other standards.

A strain of Staphylococcus aureus that is non-susceptible to the action of METHICILLIN. The mechanism of resistance usually involves modification of normal or the presence of acquired PENICILLIN BINDING PROTEINS.

A viral disorder characterized by high FEVER, dry COUGH, shortness of breath (DYSPNEA) or breathing difficulties, and atypical PNEUMONIA. A virus in the genus CORONAVIRUS is the suspected agent.

A genus of gram-positive, coccoid bacteria consisting of organisms causing variable hemolysis that are normal flora of the intestinal tract. Previously thought to be a member of the genus STREPTOCOCCUS, it is now recognized as a separate genus.

The individuals employed by the hospital.

Coverings for the hands, usually with separations for the fingers, made of various materials, for protection against infections, toxic substances, extremes of hot and cold, radiations, water immersion, etc. The gloves may be worn by patients, care givers, housewives, laboratory and industrial workers, police, etc.

Further or repeated use of equipment, instruments, devices, or materials. It includes additional use regardless of the original intent of the producer as to disposability or durability. It does not include the repeated use of fluids or solutions.

Infections caused by bacteria that retain the crystal violet stain (positive) when treated by the gram-staining method.

Institutions which provide medical or health-related services.

Hospital units in which care is provided the hemodialysis patient. This includes hemodialysis centers in hospitals.

Non-susceptibility of a microbe to the action of METHICILLIN, a semi-synthetic penicillin derivative.

Personal devices for protection of the eyes from impact, flying objects, glare, liquids, or injurious radiation.

The profession concerned with the teeth, oral cavity, and associated structures, and the diagnosis and treatment of their diseases including prevention and the restoration of defective and missing tissue.

The removal of foreign material and devitalized or contaminated tissue from or adjacent to a traumatic or infected lesion until surrounding healthy tissue is exposed. (Dorland, 27th ed)

Devices that cover the nose and mouth to maintain aseptic conditions or to administer inhaled anesthetics or other gases. (UMDNS, 1999)

Hand-held tools or implements especially used by dental professionals for the performance of clinical tasks.

The ability of bacteria to resist or to become tolerant to several structurally and functionally distinct drugs simultaneously. This resistance may be acquired through gene mutation or foreign DNA in transmissible plasmids (R FACTORS).

Facilities for the performance of services related to dental treatment but not done directly in the patient's mouth.

The transmission of infectious disease or pathogens. When transmission is within the same species, the mode can be horizontal or vertical (INFECTIOUS DISEASE TRANSMISSION, VERTICAL).

Programs of surveillance designed to prevent the transmission of disease by any means from person to person or from animal to man.

Nonsusceptibility of bacteria to the action of VANCOMYCIN, an inhibitor of cell wall synthesis.

Infections resulting from the implantation of prosthetic devices. The infections may be acquired from intraoperative contamination (early) or hematogenously acquired from other sites (late).

Infections with bacteria of the genus KLEBSIELLA.

Infectious organisms in the BLOOD, of which the predominant medical interest is their contamination of blood-soiled linens, towels, gowns, BANDAGES, other items from individuals in risk categories, NEEDLES and other sharp objects, MEDICAL WASTE and DENTAL WASTE, all of which health workers are exposed to. This concept is differentiated from the clinical conditions of BACTEREMIA; VIREMIA; and FUNGEMIA where the organism is present in the blood of a patient as the result of a natural infectious process.

Sheets of latex rubber punched and placed over the teeth during dental procedures to isolate the field of operation from the rest of the oral cavity (Jablonski; Illustrated Dictionary of Dentistry, 1982). Rubber dams are useful in preventing the swallowing of instruments or restorations during dental work.

Hospitals controlled by agencies and departments of the state government.

A common inhabitant of the colon flora in human infants and sometimes in adults. It produces a toxin that causes pseudomembranous enterocolitis (ENTEROCOLITIS, PSEUDOMEMBRANOUS) in patients receiving antibiotic therapy.

Devices designed to provide personal protection against injury to individuals exposed to hazards in industry, sports, aviation, or daily activities.

Infectious diseases that are novel in their outbreak ranges (geographic and host) or transmission mode.

The architecture, functional design, and construction of hospitals.

Penetrating stab wounds caused by needles. They are of special concern to health care workers since such injuries put them at risk for developing infectious disease.

The removal of contaminating material, such as radioactive materials, biological materials, or CHEMICAL WARFARE AGENTS, from a person or object.

Rooms occupied by one or more individuals during a stay in a health facility. The concept includes aspects of environment, design, care, or economics.

Potentially pathogenic bacteria found in nasal membranes, skin, hair follicles, and perineum of warm-blooded animals. They may cause a wide range of infections and intoxications.

Infections by bacteria, general or unspecified.

The reduction or regulation of the population of noxious, destructive, or dangerous plants, insects, or other animals. This includes control of plants that serve as habitats or food sources for animal pests.

Infections with bacteria of the family ENTEROBACTERIACEAE.

An acute inflammation of the INTESTINAL MUCOSA that is characterized by the presence of pseudomembranes or plaques in the SMALL INTESTINE (pseudomembranous enteritis) and the LARGE INTESTINE (pseudomembranous colitis). It is commonly associated with antibiotic therapy and CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE colonization.

Individuals responsible for fabrication of dental appliances.

Patterns of practice in dentistry related to diagnosis and treatment.

Using MOLECULAR BIOLOGY techniques, such as DNA SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; PULSED-FIELD GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; and DNA FINGERPRINTING, to identify, classify, and compare organisms and their subtypes.

An infection occurring in PUERPERIUM, the period of 6-8 weeks after giving birth.

Gram-negative, non-motile, capsulated, gas-producing rods found widely in nature and associated with urinary and respiratory infections in humans.

Cooperation among hospitals for the purpose of sharing various departmental services, e.g., pharmacy, laundry, data processing, etc.

Infection occurring at the site of a surgical incision.

Hospitals engaged in educational and research programs, as well as providing medical care to the patients.

Inanimate objects that carry pathogenic microorganisms and thus can serve as the source of infection. Microorganisms typically survive on fomites for minutes or hours. Common fomites include CLOTHING, tissue paper, hairbrushes, and COOKING AND EATING UTENSILS.

Gel electrophoresis in which the direction of the electric field is changed periodically. This technique is similar to other electrophoretic methods normally used to separate double-stranded DNA molecules ranging in size up to tens of thousands of base-pairs. However, by alternating the electric field direction one is able to separate DNA molecules up to several million base-pairs in length.

The application of molecular biology to the answering of epidemiological questions. The examination of patterns of changes in DNA to implicate particular carcinogens and the use of molecular markers to predict which individuals are at highest risk for a disease are common examples.

The commitment in writing, as authentic evidence, of something having legal importance. The concept includes certificates of birth, death, etc., as well as hospital, medical, and other institutional records.

Serious INFLAMMATION of the LUNG in patients who required the use of PULMONARY VENTILATOR. It is usually caused by cross bacterial infections in hospitals (NOSOCOMIAL INFECTIONS).

Substances used on humans and other animals that destroy harmful microorganisms or inhibit their activity. They are distinguished from DISINFECTANTS, which are used on inanimate objects.

Those areas of the hospital organization not considered departments which provide specialized patient care. They include various hospital special care wards.

The indelible marking of TISSUES, primarily SKIN, by pricking it with NEEDLES to imbed various COLORING AGENTS. Tattooing of the CORNEA is done to colorize LEUKOMA spots.

The presence of viable bacteria circulating in the blood. Fever, chills, tachycardia, and tachypnea are common acute manifestations of bacteremia. The majority of cases are seen in already hospitalized patients, most of whom have underlying diseases or procedures which render their bloodstreams susceptible to invasion.

Administration of a soluble dosage form between the cheek and gingiva. It may involve direct application of a drug onto the buccal mucosa, as by painting or spraying.

Use of antibiotics before, during, or after a diagnostic, therapeutic, or surgical procedure to prevent infectious complications.

Hospitals maintained by a university for the teaching of medical students, postgraduate training programs, and clinical research.

The science dealing with the establishment and maintenance of health in the individual and the group. It includes the conditions and practices conducive to health. (Webster, 3d ed)

Procedure of producing an imprint or negative likeness of the teeth and/or edentulous areas. Impressions are made in plastic material which becomes hardened or set while in contact with the tissue. They are later filled with plaster of Paris or artificial stone to produce a facsimile of the oral structures present. Impressions may be made of a full complement of teeth, of areas where some teeth have been removed, or in a mouth from which all teeth have been extracted. (Illustrated Dictionary of Dentistry, 1982)

Infections with bacteria of the genus SERRATIA.

Passage of a CATHETER into the URINARY BLADDER or kidney.

Enzymes found in many bacteria which catalyze the hydrolysis of the amide bond in the beta-lactam ring. Well known antibiotics destroyed by these enzymes are penicillins and cephalosporins.

The nonexpendable items used by the dentist or dental staff in the performance of professional duties. (From Boucher's Clinical Dental Terminology, 4th ed, p106)

A group of beta-lactam antibiotics in which the sulfur atom in the thiazolidine ring of the penicillin molecule is replaced by a carbon atom. THIENAMYCINS are a subgroup of carbapenems which have a sulfur atom as the first constituent of the side chain.

The ability of bacteria to resist or to become tolerant to chemotherapeutic agents, antimicrobial agents, or antibiotics. This resistance may be acquired through gene mutation or foreign DNA in transmissible plasmids (R FACTORS).

Antibacterial obtained from Streptomyces orientalis. It is a glycopeptide related to RISTOCETIN that inhibits bacterial cell wall assembly and is toxic to kidneys and the inner ear.

Procedures for identifying types and strains of bacteria. The most frequently employed typing systems are BACTERIOPHAGE TYPING and SEROTYPING as well as bacteriocin typing and biotyping.

Management review designed to evaluate efficiency and to identify areas in need of management improvement within the institution in order to ensure effectiveness in meeting organizational goals.

Directions or principles presenting current or future rules of policy for assisting health care practitioners in patient care decisions regarding diagnosis, therapy, or related clinical circumstances. The guidelines may be developed by government agencies at any level, institutions, professional societies, governing boards, or by the convening of expert panels. The guidelines form a basis for the evaluation of all aspects of health care and delivery.

Computer programs based on knowledge developed from consultation with experts on a problem, and the processing and/or formalizing of this knowledge using these programs in such a manner that the problems may be solved.

Any tests that demonstrate the relative efficacy of different chemotherapeutic agents against specific microorganisms (i.e., bacteria, fungi, viruses).

Monitoring of rate of occurrence of specific conditions to assess the stability or change in health levels of a population. It is also the study of disease rates in a specific cohort such as in a geographic area or population subgroup to estimate trends in a larger population. (From Last, Dictionary of Epidemiology, 2d ed)

Individuals licensed to practice DENTISTRY.

Techniques used in microbiology.

A medical facility which provides a high degree of subspecialty expertise for patients from centers where they received SECONDARY CARE.

Hospital facilities which provide care for newborn infants.

Replacement for a knee joint.

An acute viral infection in humans involving the respiratory tract. It is marked by inflammation of the NASAL MUCOSA; the PHARYNX; and conjunctiva, and by headache and severe, often generalized, myalgia.

The condition of harboring an infective organism without manifesting symptoms of infection. The organism must be readily transmissible to another susceptible host.

The presence of bacteria, viruses, and fungi in the air. This term is not restricted to pathogenic organisms.

Dental care for patients with chronic diseases. These diseases include chronic cardiovascular, endocrinologic, hematologic, immunologic, neoplastic, and renal diseases. The concept does not include dental care for the mentally or physically disabled which is DENTAL CARE FOR DISABLED.

Mechanical devices used to produce or assist pulmonary ventilation.

A species of gram-positive, coccoid bacteria whose organisms are normal flora of the intestinal tract. Unlike ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS, this species may produce an alpha-hemolytic reaction on blood agar and is unable to utilize pyruvic acid as an energy source.

Identification of those persons (or animals) who have had such an association with an infected person, animal, or contaminated environment as to have had the opportunity to acquire the infection. Contact tracing is a generally accepted method for the control of sexually transmitted diseases.

The country is bordered by RUSSIA on the north and CHINA on the west, south, and east. The capita is Ulaanbaatar.

Management of the internal organization of the hospital.

The study of microorganisms living in a variety of environments (air, soil, water, etc.) and their pathogenic relationship to other organisms including man.

Professional medical personnel who provide care to patients in an organized facility, institution or agency.

An aspect of personal behavior or lifestyle, environmental exposure, or inborn or inherited characteristic, which, on the basis of epidemiologic evidence, is known to be associated with a health-related condition considered important to prevent.

Facilities equipped for performing surgery.

Catheters that are inserted into a large central vein such as a SUBCLAVIAN VEIN or FEMORAL VEIN.

Any materials used in providing care specifically in the hospital.

Ongoing scrutiny of a population (general population, study population, target population, etc.), generally using methods distinguished by their practicability, uniformity, and frequently their rapidity, rather than by complete accuracy.

Any of the infectious diseases of man and other animals caused by species of MYCOBACTERIUM.

The number of new cases of a given disease during a given period in a specified population. It also is used for the rate at which new events occur in a defined population. It is differentiated from PREVALENCE, which refers to all cases, new or old, in the population at a given time.

A species of gram-negative, aerobic bacteria, commonly found in the clinical laboratory, and frequently resistant to common antibiotics.

On the job training programs for personnel carried out within an institution or agency. It includes orientation programs.

Invasion of the host organism by microorganisms that can cause pathological conditions or diseases.

Infections with bacteria of the genus ACINETOBACTER.

Infections caused by bacteria that show up as pink (negative) when treated by the gram-staining method.

A monotheistic religion promulgated by the Prophet Mohammed with Allah as the deity.

Professional medical personnel approved to provide care to patients in a hospital.

Substances used on inanimate objects that destroy harmful microorganisms or inhibit their activity. Disinfectants are classed as complete, destroying SPORES as well as vegetative forms of microorganisms, or incomplete, destroying only vegetative forms of the organisms. They are distinguished from ANTISEPTICS, which are local anti-infective agents used on humans and other animals. (From Hawley's Condensed Chemical Dictionary, 11th ed)

The ability of microorganisms, especially bacteria, to resist or to become tolerant to chemotherapeutic agents, antimicrobial agents, or antibiotics. This resistance may be acquired through gene mutation or foreign DNA in transmissible plasmids (R FACTORS).

Bacteria which lose crystal violet stain but are stained pink when treated by Gram's method.

A family of gram-negative, facultatively anaerobic, rod-shaped bacteria that do not form endospores. Its organisms are distributed worldwide with some being saprophytes and others being plant and animal parasites. Many species are of considerable economic importance due to their pathogenic effects on agriculture and livestock.

Steroidal compounds with abortifacient activity.

Hospital facilities equipped to carry out investigative procedures.

Studies used to test etiologic hypotheses in which inferences about an exposure to putative causal factors are derived from data relating to characteristics of persons under study or to events or experiences in their past. The essential feature is that some of the persons under study have the disease or outcome of interest and their characteristics are compared with those of unaffected persons.

Complexes of iodine and non-ionic SURFACE-ACTIVE AGENTS acting as carrier and solubilizing agent for the iodine in water. Iodophors usually enhance bactericidal activity of iodine, reduce vapor pressure and odor, minimize staining, and allow wide dilution with water. (From Merck Index, 11th ed)

Assistance, such as money, food, or shelter, given to the needy, aged, or victims of disaster. It is usually granted on a temporary basis. (From The American Heritage Dictionary, 2d college ed)

Removal of an implanted therapeutic or prosthetic device.

A disinfectant and topical anti-infective agent used also as mouthwash to prevent oral plaque.

The former British crown colony located off the southeast coast of China, comprised of Hong Kong Island, Kowloon Peninsula, and New Territories. The three sites were ceded to the British by the Chinese respectively in 1841, 1860, and 1898. Hong Kong reverted to China in July 1997. The name represents the Cantonese pronunciation of the Chinese xianggang, fragrant port, from xiang, perfume and gang, port or harbor, with reference to its currents sweetened by fresh water from a river west of it.

Disposal, processing, controlling, recycling, and reusing the solid, liquid, and gaseous wastes of plants, animals, humans, and other organisms. It includes control within a closed ecological system to maintain a habitable environment.

Predetermined sets of questions used to collect data - clinical data, social status, occupational group, etc. The term is often applied to a self-completed survey instrument.

Hospital units providing continuing surveillance and care to acutely ill newborn infants.

Nonsusceptibility of bacteria to the action of the beta-lactam antibiotics. Mechanisms responsible for beta-lactam resistance may be degradation of antibiotics by BETA-LACTAMASES, failure of antibiotics to penetrate, or low-affinity binding of antibiotics to targets.

A state in which the environs of hospitals, laboratories, domestic and animal housing, work places, spacecraft, and other surroundings are under technological control with regard to air conditioning, heating, lighting, humidity, ventilation, and other ambient features. The concept includes control of atmospheric composition. (From Jane's Aerospace Dictionary, 3d ed)

Tuberculosis resistant to chemotherapy with two or more ANTITUBERCULAR AGENTS, including at least ISONIAZID and RIFAMPICIN. The problem of resistance is particularly troublesome in tuberculous OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTIONS associated with HIV INFECTIONS. It requires the use of second line drugs which are more toxic than the first line regimens. TB with isolates that have developed further resistance to at least three of the six classes of second line drugs is defined as EXTENSIVELY DRUG-RESISTANT TUBERCULOSIS.

Respirators to protect individuals from breathing air contaminated with harmful dusts, fogs, fumes, mists, gases, smokes, sprays, or vapors.

Apparatus, devices, or supplies intended for one-time or temporary use.

The total number of cases of a given disease in a specified population at a designated time. It is differentiated from INCIDENCE, which refers to the number of new cases in the population at a given time.

Long-term care facilities which provide supervision and assistance in activities of daily living with medical and nursing services when required.

Infections with bacteria of the genus PSEUDOMONAS.

The study of microorganisms such as fungi, bacteria, algae, archaea, and viruses.

Tuberculosis resistant to ISONIAZID and RIFAMPIN and at least three of the six main classes of second-line drugs (AMINOGLYCOSIDES; polypeptide agents; FLUOROQUINOLONES; THIOAMIDES; CYCLOSERINE; and PARA-AMINOSALICYLIC ACID) as defined by the CDC.

Any infection acquired in the community, that is, contrasted with those acquired in a health care facility (CROSS INFECTION). An infection would be classified as community-acquired if the patient had not recently been in a health care facility or been in contact with someone who had been recently in a health care facility.

Notification or reporting by a physician or other health care provider of the occurrence of specified contagious diseases such as tuberculosis and HIV infections to designated public health agencies. The United States system of reporting notifiable diseases evolved from the Quarantine Act of 1878, which authorized the US Public Health Service to collect morbidity data on cholera, smallpox, and yellow fever; each state in the US has its own list of notifiable diseases and depends largely on reporting by the individual health care provider. (From Segen, Dictionary of Modern Medicine, 1992)

Infections with bacteria of the genus CLOSTRIDIUM.

Attitudes of personnel toward their patients, other professionals, toward the medical care system, etc.

Chemicals especially for use on instruments to destroy pathogenic organisms. (Boucher, Clinical Dental Terminology, 4th ed)

Simultaneous resistance to several structurally and functionally distinct drugs.

Integrated, computer-assisted systems designed to store, manipulate, and retrieve information concerned with the administrative and clinical aspects of providing medical services within the hospital.

Placement of an intravenous CATHETER in the subclavian, jugular, or other central vein.

Nonspecialized dental practice which is concerned with providing primary and continuing dental care.

The washing of a body cavity or surface by flowing water or solution for therapy or diagnosis.

Direct nucleotide sequencing of gene fragments from multiple housekeeping genes for the purpose of phylogenetic analysis, organism identification, and typing of species, strain, serovar, or other distinguishable phylogenetic level.

A subtype of INFLUENZA A VIRUS with the surface proteins hemagglutinin 1 and neuraminidase 1. The H1N1 subtype was responsible for the Spanish flu pandemic of 1918.

Supplying a building or house, their rooms and corridors, with fresh air. The controlling of the environment thus may be in public or domestic sites and in medical or non-medical locales. (From Dorland, 28th ed)

Facilities where dental care is provided to patients.

Hospitals which provide care for the military personnel and usually for their dependents.

A technique for identifying individuals of a species that is based on the uniqueness of their DNA sequence. Uniqueness is determined by identifying which combination of allelic variations occur in the individual at a statistically relevant number of different loci. In forensic studies, RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM of multiple, highly polymorphic VNTR LOCI or MICROSATELLITE REPEAT loci are analyzed. The number of loci used for the profile depends on the ALLELE FREQUENCY in the population.

A course or method of action selected, usually by an organization, institution, university, society, etc., from among alternatives to guide and determine present and future decisions and positions on matters of public interest or social concern. It does not include internal policy relating to organization and administration within the corporate body, for which ORGANIZATION AND ADMINISTRATION is available.

Inflammatory responses of the epithelium of the URINARY TRACT to microbial invasions. They are often bacterial infections with associated BACTERIURIA and PYURIA.

A genus of gram-negative bacteria of the family MORAXELLACEAE, found in soil and water and of uncertain pathogenicity.

Invasion of the host RESPIRATORY SYSTEM by microorganisms, usually leading to pathological processes or diseases.

The process of minimizing risk to an organization by developing systems to identify and analyze potential hazards to prevent accidents, injuries, and other adverse occurrences, and by attempting to handle events and incidents which do occur in such a manner that their effect and cost are minimized. Effective risk management has its greatest benefits in application to insurance in order to avert or minimize financial liability. (From Slee & Slee: Health care terms, 2d ed)

A set of statistical methods used to group variables or observations into strongly inter-related subgroups. In epidemiology, it may be used to analyze a closely grouped series of events or cases of disease or other health-related phenomenon with well-defined distribution patterns in relation to time or place or both.

Observation of a population for a sufficient number of persons over a sufficient number of years to generate incidence or mortality rates subsequent to the selection of the study group.

The genetic constitution of the individual, comprising the ALLELES present at each GENETIC LOCUS.

Data processing largely performed by automatic means.

Facilities which provide nursing supervision and limited medical care to persons who do not require hospitalization.

Elements of limited time intervals, contributing to particular results or situations.

Knowledge, attitudes, and associated behaviors which pertain to health-related topics such as PATHOLOGIC PROCESSES or diseases, their prevention, and treatment. This term refers to non-health workers and health workers (HEALTH PERSONNEL).

Administration of vaccines to stimulate the host's immune response. This includes any preparation intended for active immunological prophylaxis.

Nucleic acid which complements a specific mRNA or DNA molecule, or fragment thereof; used for hybridization studies in order to identify microorganisms and for genetic studies.

An island in the Greater Antilles in the West Indies. Its capital is Kingston. It was discovered in 1494 by Columbus and was a Spanish colony 1509-1655 until captured by the English. Its flourishing slave trade was abolished in the 19th century. It was a British colony 1655-1958 and a territory of the West Indies Federation 1958-62. It achieved full independence in 1962. The name is from the Arawak Xaymaca, rich in springs or land of springs. (From Webster's New Geographical Dictionary, 1988, p564 & Room, Brewer's Dictionary of Names, 1992, p267)

INFLAMMATION of the LIVER in humans caused by a member of the ORTHOHEPADNAVIRUS genus, HEPATITIS B VIRUS. It is primarily transmitted by parenteral exposure, such as transfusion of contaminated blood or blood products, but can also be transmitted via sexual or intimate personal contact.

A republic in southern Africa, the southernmost part of Africa. It has three capitals: Pretoria (administrative), Cape Town (legislative), and Bloemfontein (judicial). Officially the Republic of South Africa since 1960, it was called the Union of South Africa 1910-1960.

Persons trained in an accredited school or dental college and licensed by the state in which they reside to provide dental prophylaxis under the direction of a licensed dentist.

Special hospitals which provide care for ill children.

Emergence of vancomycin resistance in Staphylococcus aureus. Glycopeptide-Intermediate Staphylococcus aureus Working Group. (1/1491)

BACKGROUND: Since the emergence of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, the glycopeptide vancomycin has been the only uniformly effective treatment for staphylococcal infections. In 1997, two infections due to S. aureus with reduced susceptibility to vancomycin were identified in the United States. METHODS: We investigated the two patients with infections due to S. aureus with intermediate resistance to glycopeptides, as defined by a minimal inhibitory concentration of vancomycin of 8 to 16 microg per milliliter. To assess the carriage and transmission of these strains of S. aureus, we cultured samples from the patients and their contacts and evaluated the isolates. RESULTS: The first patient was a 59-year-old man in Michigan with diabetes mellitus and chronic renal failure. Peritonitis due to S. aureus with intermediate resistance to glycopeptides developed after 18 weeks of vancomycin treatment for recurrent methicillin-resistant S. aureus peritonitis associated with dialysis. The removal of the peritoneal catheter plus treatment with rifampin and trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole eradicated the infection. The second patient was a 66-year-old man with diabetes in New Jersey. A bloodstream infection due to S. aureus with intermediate resistance to glycopeptides developed after 18 weeks of vancomycin treatment for recurrent methicillin-resistant S. aureus bacteremia. This infection was eradicated with vancomycin, gentamicin, and rifampin. Both patients died. The glycopeptide-intermediate S. aureus isolates differed by two bands on pulsed-field gel electrophoresis. On electron microscopy, the isolates from the infected patients had thicker extracellular matrixes than control methicillin-resistant S. aureus isolates. No carriage was documented among 177 contacts of the two patients. CONCLUSIONS: The emergence of S. aureus with intermediate resistance to glycopeptides emphasizes the importance of the prudent use of antibiotics, the laboratory capacity to identify resistant strains, and the use of infection-control precautions to prevent transmission. (+info)

Legionnaires' disease on a cruise ship linked to the water supply system: clinical and public health implications. (2/1491)

The occurrence of legionnaires' disease has been described previously in passengers of cruise ships, but determination of the source has been rare. A 67-year-old, male cigarette smoker with heart disease contracted legionnaires' disease during a cruise in September 1995 and died 9 days after disembarking. Legionella pneumophila serogroup 1 was isolated from the patient's sputum and the ship's water supply. Samples from the air-conditioning system were negative. L. pneumophila serogroup 1 isolates from the water supply matched the patient's isolate, by both monoclonal antibody subtyping and genomic fingerprinting. None of 116 crew members had significant antibody titers to L. pneumophila serogroup 1. One clinically suspected case of legionnaires' disease and one confirmed case were subsequently diagnosed among passengers cruising on the same ship in November 1995 and October 1996, respectively. This is the first documented evidence of the involvement of a water supply system in the transmission of legionella infection on ships. These cases were identified because of the presence of a unique international system of surveillance and collaboration between public health authorities. (+info)

Weekly administration of 2-chlorodeoxyadenosine in patients with hairy-cell leukemia is effective and reduces infectious complications. (3/1491)

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE: It has been widely demonstrated that one single 7-day course continuous infusion (c.i.) 2-chlorodeoxyadenosine (2-CdA) at a dose of 0.1 mg/kg daily is dramatically effective in inducing high and prolonged complete remission (CR) rates in patients with hairy-cell leukemia (HCL). However, 2-CdA administration often results in severe neutropenia and lymphocytopenia both responsible for the infectious complications observed in these patients. We previously reported preliminary data regarding the effectiveness and toxicity of a modified protocol of 2-CdA administration (0.15 mg/kg 2 hours infusion once a week for 6 courses) in 25 HCL patients. This treatment schedule produced a similar overall response rate compared to standard 2-CdA regimen and appeared to be followed by a lower incidence of infectious episodes. In the present study we report response rate and toxicity of weekly 2CdA administration in a larger cohort of patients and with a longer follow-up. DESIGN AND METHODS: In a group of HCL patients with a pronounced decrease in neutrophils count (< 1 x 10(9)/L), we modified the standard protocol (0.1 mg/kg daily x 7 days c.i.) by administering 2-CdA at a dose of 0.15 mg/kg 2 hours infusion once a week for 6 courses. Thirty HCL patients, 24 males and 6 females with a median age of 56 years (range 37-76), entered into this protocol. Seventeen out of 30 patients were at diagnosis while the remaining 13 had been previously treated with alpha-interferon (alpha-IFN) (7), or 2-CdA (4) or deoxycoformycin (DCF) (2). RESULTS: Overall, 22/30 (73%) patients achieved CR and 8 (27%) partial remission (PR) with a median duration of response at the time of writing of 35 months, ranging from 6 to 58 months. Five patients (1 CR and 4 PR) have so far progressed. The treatment was very well tolerated. Five out of 30 patients (16%) developed severe neutropenia (neutrophils < 0.5 x 10(9)/L) and only in two of them we did register an infectious complication which required treatment with systemic antibiotics and granulocyte colony-stimulating factor (G-CSF). INTERPRETATION AND CONCLUSIONS: In conclusion, we confirm that weekly administration of 2-CdA at a dose of 0.15 mg/kg for 6 courses appears to be very effective in HCL inducing a high CR rate, similar to that observed with daily c.i. administration. CR durability and relapse/progression rates are also comparable to standard 2-CdA schedule. Moreover this new regimen seems to be safer in pancytopenic patients, markedly reducing life-threatening infectious complications. (+info)

Treatment of multiple myeloma. (4/1491)

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE: Multiple myeloma (MM) accounts for about 10% of all hematologic malignancies. The standard treatment with intermittent courses of melphalan and prednisone (MP) was introduced more than 30 years ago and, since then there has been little improvement in event-free and overall survival (EFS & OS). The aim of this article is to review: 1) the role of initial chemotherapy (ChT), maintenance treatment with alpha-interferon and salvage ChT, 2) the results of high-dose therapy (HDT) followed by allogeneic or autologous stem cell transplantation (allo-SCT and auto-SCT), and 3) the most important supportive measures. EVIDENCE AND INFORMATION SOURCES: The authors of this review have been actively working and contributing with original investigations on the treatment of MM during the last 15 years. In addition, the most relevant articles and recent abstracts published in journals covered by the Science Citation Index and Medline are also reviewed. STATE OF THE ART AND PERSPECTIVES: The importance of avoiding ChT in asymptomatic patients (smoldering MM) is emphasized. The criteria and patterns of response are reviewed. MP is still the standard initial ChT with a response rate of 50-60% and an OS of 2-3 years. Combination ChT usually increases the response rate but does not significantly influence survival when compared with MP. Exposure to melphalan should be avoided in patients in whom HDT followed by auto-SCT is planned, in order to not preclude the stem cell collection. The median response duration to initial ChT is 18 months. Interferon maintenance usually prolongs response duration but in most studies does not significantly influence survival (a large meta-analysis by the Myeloma Trialists' Collaborative Group in Oxford is being finished). In alkylating-resistant patients, the best rescue regimens are VBAD or VAD. In patients already resistant to VBAD or VAD and in those in whom these treatments are not feasible we recommend a conservative approach with alternate day prednisone and pulse cyclophosphamide. While HDT followed by autotransplantation is not recommended for patients with resistant relapse, patients with primary refractory disease seem to benefit from early myeloablative therapy. Although results from large randomized trials are still pending in order to establish whether early HDT intensification followed by auto-SCT is superior to continuing standard ChT in responding patients, the favorable experience with autotransplantation of the French Myeloma Intergroup supports this approach. However, although the complete response rate is higher with intensive therapy, the median duration of response is relatively short (median, 16 to 36 months), with no survival plateau. There are several ongoing trials comparing conventional ChT with HDT/autoSCT in order to identify the patients who are likely to benefit from one or another approach. With allo-SCT there is a transplant-related mortality ranging from 30 to 50% and also a high relapse rate in patients achieving CR. However, 10 to 20% of patients undergoing allo-SCT are long-term survivors (> 5 years) with no evidence of disease and, consequently, probably cured. The use of allogeneic peripheral blood stem cells (PBSC) in order to speed the engraftment and also the use of partially T-cell depleted PBSC which can decrease the incidence of graft-versus-host disease are promising approaches. In the setting of allo-SCT, donor lymphocyte infusion is an encouraging strategy in order to treat or prevent relapses. Finally, important supportive measures such as the treatment of anemia with erythropoietin, the management of renal failure and the use of bisphosphonates are reviewed. (+info)

Feasibility and safety of a new technique of extracorporeal photochemotherapy: experience of 240 procedures. (5/1491)

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE: Extracorporeal photochemotherapy (ECP) is a therapeutic approach based on the biological effects of ultraviolet light (UV) - A and psoralens on mononuclear cells collected by apheresis. Recently, ECP has been under investigation as an alternative treatment for various immune and autoimmune diseases. The aim of this study was to evaluate the safety and feasibility of a new three-step ECP technique, in terms of reproducibility, acceptance, tolerability, and short and long term side effects. DESIGN AND METHODS: Seventeen patients affected by acute or chronic graft-versus-host disease (GvHD), pemphigus vulgaris, or interferon-resistant chronic hepatitis C and one patient being treated for prevention of heart transplant rejection underwent 240 ECP procedures. MNC collection and processing parameters were recorded, biological effects of UV-A/8 methoxy-psoralen (8-MOP) were evaluated, and short and long term side effects were monitored. RESULTS: At a mean follow up of 7 months (range 2-19) 240 ECP had been completed, a mean of 7,136 mL (range 1,998-10,591) of whole blood having beenprocessed per procedure. The mean of total nucleated cells collected per procedure was 6.5x109 (range 0.65-23.8), with a mean MNC percentage of 85% (41. 4-98%) in a mean final volume of 115.5 mL (37-160). No severe side effects were documented and no infectious episodes occurred throughout the course of the treatment. INTERPRETATION AND CONCLUSIONS: The new ECP technique was highly reproducible as regards the collection and each processing step. Short and long term side effects were mild. No increase in infectious episodes was recorded. All patients willingly underwent ECP, demonstrating an excellent tolerability for the procedure even after several courses. (+info)

Frequency of vaccine-related and therapeutic injections--Romania, 1998. (6/1491)

In Romania and other countries, therapeutic injections have been associated with transmission of hepatitis B and C viruses, human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1), and other bloodborne pathogens. During 1997-1998, acute hepatitis B was associated with recent injections in Romanian children aged <5 years. Injection-associated bloodborne pathogen transmission occurs when infection-control practices are inadequate, and overuse of injections to administer medications might increase opportunities for transmission. To estimate the frequency of therapeutic injections and to describe the attitudes and practices of adults about injections to administer medications, local health departments in Romania surveyed the general population of four districts (Hunedoara, Iasi, Mures, and Prahova [1997 combined population: 2.8 million]) in June 1998. This report summarizes results from these surveys, which indicate that injections are used frequently to administer medications in Romania. (+info)

Application of data mining to intensive care unit microbiologic data. (7/1491)

We describe refinements to and new experimental applications of the Data Mining Surveillance System (DMSS), which uses a large electronic health-care database for monitoring emerging infections and antimicrobial resistance. For example, information from DMSS can indicate potentially important shifts in infection and antimicrobial resistance patterns in the intensive care units of a single health-care facility. (+info)

Preparing for the next round: convalescent care after acute infection. (8/1491)

Infections pose a nutritional stress on the growing child. No therapeutic goal is as important as the rapid recovery of preillness weight after acute infections. Successful convalescence, with supernormal growth rates, can be achieved with relatively brief periods of intensive refeeding, offsetting any tendency toward reduced immune defenses or other nutritionally determined susceptibilities to further infection. Since the mother is the only person who can effectively manage convalescent care, she must be given specific tasks with measurable targets in order to reliably oversee the child's rehabilitation. Not generally considered in the realm of preventive medicine, effective home-based convalencent care is the first crucial step in preventing the next round of illness. An approach to the widespread mobilization of mothers to monitor and sustain their children's growth is proposed in this paper. Rather than a passive recipient of health services, the mother becomes the basic health worker, providing diagnostic and therapeutic primary care for her child. Only the mother can break the malnutrition-infection cycle. (+info)

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"Guideline for prevention of catheter-associated urinary tract infections 2009". Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology. 31 ... Kidney infection, if it occurs, usually follows a bladder infection but may also result from a blood-borne infection. Diagnosis ... "Urinary Tract Infection". Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). 17 April 2015. Archived from the original on 22 ... Condom use without spermicide or use of birth control pills does not increase the risk of uncomplicated urinary tract infection ...

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Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control. 4 (Suppl 1): P107. doi:10.1186/2047-2994-4-S1-P107. PMC 4474978. Kellogg JA, ... Infection of GAS may spread through direct contact with mucus or sores on the skin. GAS infections can cause over 500,000 ... Other indicators of GAS infection such as a DNAase or ASO serology test must confirm the GAS infection. Other minor Jones ... Scarlet fever is also a non-invasive infection caused by GAS, although much less common. The invasive infections caused by ...

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Nicolle LE (2014). "Catheter associated urinary tract infections". Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control. 3: 23. doi: ... "Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infections (CAUTI)". Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. U.S. Department of Health & ... Catheter-associated urinary tract Infection, or CAUTI, is a urinary tract infection associated with urinary catheter use. A ... This leads to infection in the bladder, kidneys, and other organs connected to the urinary tract. CAUTI can lead to ...

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Ledingham (6 December 2012). Infection Control in Intensive Care Units by Selective Decontamination: The Use of Oral Non- ... ISBN 978-88-470-2242-3. Laura Ester Ziady; Nico Small (December 2005). Prevent and Control Infection: Application Made Easy. ... 143-4. ISBN 978-3-642-83752-4. H.K.F. van Saene; G. Sganga; L. Silvestri (6 December 2012). Infection in the Critically Ill: an ... In medicine, an endogenous infection is a disease arising from an infectious agent already present in the body but previously ...

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Although these latent infections may never be fully eradicated, immunological control is thought to block the appearance of ... HPV infection of the skin in the genital area is the most common sexually transmitted infection worldwide. Such infections are ... Human papillomavirus infection (HPV infection) is caused by a DNA virus from the Papillomaviridae family. Many HPV infections ... Skin infection ("cutaneous" infection) with HPV is very widespread. Skin infections with HPV can cause noncancerous skin ...

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Brooker S, Clements AC, Bundy DA (2006). "Global epidemiology, ecology and control of soil-transmitted helminth infections". ... 2007) 43% infection rate of predominantly N. americanus although with some A. duodenale infection Both hookworm infection load ... Hookworm infection is an infection by a type of intestinal parasite known as a hookworm. Initially, itching and a rash may ... Hookworm infection is most concentrated among the world's poorest who live on less than $2 a day. While hookworm infection may ...

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Progress in research and control of helminth infections in Asia. 141, Part B (Pt B): 271-280. doi:10.1016/j.actatropica.2014.10 ... These infections can damage or sicken the host (humans or other animals). If the intestinal parasite infection is caused by ... An intestinal parasite infection is a condition in which a parasite infects the gastro-intestinal tract of humans and other ... Each of these parasites can infect the digestive tract, and sometimes two or more can cause infection at the same time. Good ...

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Standard infection control practices and proper barrier nursing techniques are recommended to avoid the spread of the infection ... Standard infection control practices can protect against human-to-human nosocomial infections. A subunit vaccine using the ... A Nipah virus infection is a viral infection caused by the Nipah virus. Symptoms from infection vary from none to fever, cough ... The deaths of 21 schoolchildren due to Nipah virus infection were recorded on 4 February 2011. IEDCR confirmed the infection ...

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Lee, MB; Greig, JD (Oct 2008). "A review of enteric outbreaks in child care centers: effective infection control ... Increased risk of infection is related to practices of those in the childcare environment, and infection risk can be reduced by ... Infection in childcare is the spread of infection during childcare, typically because of contact among children in daycare or ... Childcare infection is a public health concern because it harms the health of individual children and the infections which ...

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Lee, MB; Greig, JD (Oct 2008). "A review of enteric outbreaks in child care centers: effective infection control ... Any focus of infection will have a source of infection, and other common traits of such a place include a human community, a ... A focus of infection is a place containing whatever epidemiological factors are needed for transmission of an infection. ... Childcare infection is the spread of infection during childcare, typically because of contact among children in daycare or ...

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"Air , Background , Environmental Guidelines , Guidelines Library , Infection Control , CDC". www.cdc.gov. 2019-07-22. Retrieved ... American Journal of Infection Control. 39 (4): 302-308. doi:10.1016/j.ajic.2010.07.006. ISSN 0196-6553. PMID 21256628. Barnes, ... GMS Hygiene and Infection Control. 14: Doc20. doi:10.3205/dgkh000335. ISSN 2196-5226. PMC 6997799. PMID 32047719. Gastmeier, P ... The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in the United States does not find the use of laminar airflow in operating ...

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"Infection Control , Welcome to AIHA.com". Retrieved 2019-05-26. "Tuberculosis , Welcome to AIHA.com". Retrieved 2019-05-26. " ... Other countries used Russian example to control the domestic infection by integrating the policies and methods. AIHA's ... Russian had published the first infection control project since constructing the hospital, which including the establishment of ... including infection control, nursing, women's health and so on. In 2000, to cope with the increasing HIV/AIDS epidemic in some ...

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Ziady LE, Small N (2006). Prevent and Control Infection: Application Made Easy. Juta and Company Ltd. pp. 119-120. ISBN ... "Hospital infection control: reducing airborne pathogens - Maintenance and Operations". Healthcare Facilities Today. Retrieved ... Siegel JD, Rhinehart E, Jackson M, Chiarello L, Healthcare Infection Control Practices Advisory Committee. "2007 Guideline for ... "Transmission-Based Precautions , Basics , Infection Control , CDC". www.cdc.gov. 6 February 2020. Retrieved 14 October 2021. ...

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Mathur P (November 2011). "Hand hygiene: back to the basics of infection control". The Indian Journal of Medical Research. 134 ... Recommendations of the Healthcare Infection Control Practices Advisory Committee and the HICPAC/SHEA/APIC/IDSA Hand Hygiene ... Recommendations of the Healthcare Infection Control Practices Advisory Committee and the HICPAC/SHEA/APIC/IDSA Hand Hygiene ... Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America/Association for Professionals in Infection Control/Infectious Diseases Society ...

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Mirrett, Stanley (June 1982). "Acridine Orange Stain". Infection Control. 3 (3): 250-253. doi:10.1017/S0195941700056198. ISSN ... aiding in the clinical diagnosis of bacterial infections, such as meningitis. Yektaeian, Narjes; Mehrabani, Davood; Sepaskhah, ...

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Larson, E; Talbot, GH (August 1986). "An approach for selection of health care personnel handwashing agents". Infection Control ... American Journal of Infection Control. 48 (8): 972-973. doi:10.1016/j.ajic.2020.05.015. PMC 7246051. PMID 32461067. Retrieved ... It had been hoped that the amphibian would control the cane beetle but it became highly destructive within the ecosystem. ... the use of chloroxylenol as an agent for pest control was banned in Western Australia by the Department of Environment and ...

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"BSI , Guidelines Library , Infection Control , CDC". www.cdc.gov. 2020-01-03. Retrieved 2022-03-04. Björkman L, Ohlin A (March ... The complications of umbilical lines are similar to those of Central venous catheter mainly Infections such as Neonatal sepsis ... The most common organisms causing these infections are coagulase negative staphylococci such as staphylococcus epidermidis To ... "How to minimize central line-associated bloodstream infections in a neonatal intensive care unit: a quality improvement ...

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The intended therapeutic targets are antibiotic-resistant bacterial infections. The company was founded as a spin-off from ... "Locus Biosciences initiates world's first controlled clinical trial for a CRISPR enhanced bacteriophage therapy". January 8, ... a CRISPR Cas3-enhanced bacteriophage against Escherichia coli bacteria which cause urinary tract infections. Twenty patients ...

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Sexually Transmitted Infections. "St. James Welcomes Our New Executive Director". St. James Infirmary. April 2, 2018. Retrieved ... Margo called the Director of STD Control and Prevention of the San Francisco Department of Public Health, Dr. Jeffrey Klausner ... Some medical clinicians assume that the primary health concern of sex workers must be sexually transmitted infections or HIV ... Via collaboration with the Department of Public Health STD Control and Prevention Section (known as "City Clinic"), University ...

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Cockroach populations may be controlled through the use of insecticides. Covering any cracks or crevices through which ... on their legs and later deposit them on foods and cause food poisoning or infection if they walk on the food. House dust ... Rust, Michael K.; Reierson, Donald A.; Hansgen, Kenneth H. (1991-03-01). "Control of American Cockroaches (Dictyoptera: ...

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India needs both an improved policy to control the use of antibiotics and a central registry of antibiotic-resistant infections ... In May 2010, a case of infection with E. coli expressing NDM-1 was reported in Coventry in the United Kingdom. The patient was ... The infection was identified as a carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae strain bearing the novel gene blaNDM-1. The ... in December 2009 in a Swedish national who fell ill with an antibiotic-resistant bacterial infection that he acquired in India ...

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Healthcare Infection Control Practices Advisory Committee (HICPAC). Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Archived ... These infections can be with or without symptoms. In severe cases, persistent infections can lead to norovirus‐associated ... Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology. 32 (10): 939-69. doi:10.1086/662025. PMID 21931246. S2CID 27996748. Archived from ... More than 70% of the diners at an adjacent table fell ill; at a table on the other side of the restaurant, the infection rate ...

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... babies who are going through an infection, babies who experienced a difficult delivery or have bruises (since they are ... Findings from a randomised controlled trial". Acta Paediatrica. 111 (4): 760-766. doi:10.1111/apa.16231. PMID 34932853. S2CID ... "Home phototherapy for hyperbilirubinemia in term neonates-an unblinded multicentre randomized controlled trial". European ...

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A quarter of the arrested unregistered prostitutes had multiple infections with sexually transmitted diseases. On the other ... Traffickers usually retained victims' official documents, including passports, to maintain control over them. Victims reported ... most outdoor activities and banned non-essential businesses from being operational in order to slow down the infection rate in ...

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Control of the Olipidium vector can be obtained via soil sterilization with steam or methyl bromide. Controlling pest insects ... Once a plant is infected with MNSV the infection persists until plant death. If no infection occurs, MNSV can survive in soil ... In cases of infection rates being too high in the particular field, crop rotation is necessary.[citation needed] The virus is ... The melon fruit decreases in size and displays necrotic spots on the rind as well.[citation needed] Overall, infection of the ...

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Find the most up-to-date information about infection prevention and control practices on CDC's COVID-19 page , including CDC's Infection Control Guidance for Healthcare Professionals about Coronavirus (COVID-19) , which is applicable to all U.S. settings where healthcare is delivered, including dental settings . (cdc.gov)
This guidance provides a framework for facilities to implement select infection prevention and control practices (e.g., universal source control) based on their individual circumstances (e.g., levels of community transmission). (cdc.gov)
Actions to ensure reliable improvements in infection prevention and control (‎IPC)‎ practices. (who.int)
Enhancing infection prevention and control practices is a tool for promoting safer health care. (who.int)
The burden of transmissible infections among health care workers due to unsafe health care practices is also considerably high in the Region. (who.int)
Formulate a plan to implement infection control principles influencing general patient care practices. (edu.au)
We hypothesize that surgical-site infection prevention relies on ingrained practices in antimicrobial stewardship, the preoperative arena, and the operating room, which were not as directly affected by the diversion of hospital infection control resources toward COVID-19," they wrote. (medpagetoday.com)
A press release from the CDC said that these results emphasize the need for hospitals to continue to reinforce infection prevention and control practices and continually monitor and review HAI surveillance data. (medpagetoday.com)
Abstracts may be submitted in any of the following categories: Infection Prevention and Control, Occupational Safety and Health, Antibiotic Resistance, Environmental Science, or Other (analysis of policy development and implementation, new analysis of existing research, meta-analysis or synthesis from existing studies or behavioral studies of utilization or adoption of practices by dental personnel. (dimensionsofdentalhygiene.com)
OSAP focuses on strategies to improve compliance with safe practices and on building a strong network of recognized infection control experts. (dimensionsofdentalhygiene.com)
We conducted a case-control study of men with symptoms of NGU and controls examining the prevalence of known and suspected pathogens and associations with sexual practices. (bmj.com)
Recommendations for providing emergency dental care to non-COVID-19 patients including engineering controls, work practices, and infection control considerations. (dentistrytoday.com)
Care must include appropriate engineering controls, work practices, and infection control considerations. (dentistrytoday.com)
This website is part of this effort, offering specific recommendations and best practices designed to assist healthcare workers to prevent the spread of infection within clinical environments. (siemens-healthineers.com)
The last thing a doctor wants is an employee that fears speaking up about safer practices or an infection control incident. (dentalproductsreport.com)
What conclusions from cost-benefit analyses guide infection control practices and policies? (renalandurologynews.com)
The CDC and the Healthcare Infection Control Practices Advisory Committee issued a 249-page document extensively detailing their recommendations concerning, in part, the principles of cleaning and disinfecting various surfaces, including those frequently found in radiology suites, such as bed linens, pillows, mattresses, carpeting, and cloth furnishings. (auntminnie.com)
Thibodaux Regional Health System continues to leverage advanced methods and practices to deploy effective strategies centered around patient safety and infection prevention. (thibodaux.com)
The champion initiative is a partnership between Infection Prevention and Control (IPAC) and Occupational Health and Safety Services (OHSS) to promote a culture of staff and patient safety through education, monitoring, and formal auditing of principles and practices related to infection prevention and control. (london.on.ca)
Good hygienic practices, individual infection control, well implemented and frequent environmental cleaning, and a high professional standard of hygiene in the treatment and care of patients, are essential to patient safety and a safe working environment. (catvtestchips.com)
Even though the participants were concerned about dental practices that create microbial aerosols during the pandemic period, they continued their clinical routines using high PPE levels and taking extra clinical precautions to avoid cross- infection . (bvsalud.org)
The Healthcare Infection Control Practices Advisory Committee (HICPAC) is a federal advisory committee chartered in 1991 to provide advice and guidance regarding the practice of infection control and strategies for surveillance, prevention and control of healthcare-associated infections, antimicrobial resistance and related events in United States healthcare settings. (allportablesinks.com)

Antimicrobial-resistant infections have increased during the pandemic, with deaths rising by 15 percent from 2019 to 2020, according to the CDC's "COVID-19: US Impact on Antimicrobial Resistance, Special Report 2022. (beckershospitalreview.com)

Infections occurring in 2019 and 2020 were included, as were those reported to the NHSN Patient Safety Component as of April 1, 2021. (medpagetoday.com)
Equine herpesvirus‐1 (EHV‐1) can affect the entire equine sector in EU, and the large outbreak reported in 2021 in Spain drew attention to the needs of the European Commission for scientific advice for the assessment of EHV‐1 infection within the framework of Animal Health Law. (europa.eu)
A complaint was identified from a member of the public on April 9, 2021, related to infection prevention and control concerns. (niagararegion.ca)
The hospital acquired infection control market is projected to reach USD 31.3 billion by 2026 from USD 29.1 billion in 2021, at a CAGR of 1.5% during the forecast period. (researchandmarkets.com)
The Asia Pacific hospital acquired infection control market is expected to grow at the highest CAGR from 2021 to 2026. (researchandmarkets.com)
Sad or Mad: Fear and Loss of Control in the Pandemic," an editorial by Kerry K. Carney, DDS, CDE, that appeared in the April 2021 Journal of the California Dental Association, is the first-place recipient of the 2021 William J. Gies Editorial Award. (cda.org)

Every year, lives are lost because of the spread of infections in hospitals. (medlineplus.gov)
Proper hand washing is the most effective way to prevent the spread of infections in hospitals. (medlineplus.gov)
Large differences were seen between hospitals in terms of prevention policies for central line‐associated bloodstream infections (CLABSIs), ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP), and catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTIs), write Patricia W. Stone, PhD, and colleagues in an article published in the February issue of the American Journal of Infection Control . (medscape.com)
Other troubling findings included no certified infection preventionist (IP) on staff in more than one third of the hospitals surveyed, an omission that "is not consistent with the Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America/Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology guidelines," the authors write. (medscape.com)
Perhaps because the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention did not publish CAUTI prevention guidelines until 2009, many hospitals still appear to be in the earlier stages of implementing CAUTI control programs. (medscape.com)
Around 5% to 15% of patients admitted to acute care hospitals in developed countries acquire health care associated infections at any given time. (who.int)
The pandemic has put a significant toll on infection prevention professionals working in hospitals and other healthcare settings nationwide, according to a study published July 13 in the American Journal of Infection Control. (beckershospitalreview.com)
If audit results are to be compared between hospitals or between different time periods in the same hospital, infection rates should be adjusted for the underlying risks of infection in the patient population. (nih.gov)
We're looking for stories on how hospitals and health systems are reducing health care associated infections (HAIs) during and post pandemic. (aha.org)
BEIJING, Aug. 10 (Xinhua) -- China has stepped up efforts to prevent COVID-19 infections at hospitals as the country is reining in a resurgence of locally transmitted cases. (globalsecurity.org)
Vigorous measures should be taken to contain infections at hospitals designated for treating COVID-19 cases, said a guideline released by the State Council inter-agency task force for COVID-19 response. (globalsecurity.org)
The most significant way in which hospitals can help curb infection within the hybrid OR is to consider the physical orientation of the room's angiography system. (dotmed.com)
Healthcare-associated infections (HAI) in acute care hospitals soared during the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, potentially erasing years of progress in combating these infections, researchers said. (medpagetoday.com)
CIP-M builds on the existing Certification in Infection Prevention (CIP) programme requirements released by DNV Healthcare USA, Inc. for hospitals in January 2019. (dnv.no)
Association Between Airborne Infection Isolation Room Utilization Rates and Healthcare Worker Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) Infections in 2 Academic Hospitals. (harvard.edu)
HONG KONG - China's President Xi Jinping has told Hong Kong's leaders that their "overriding mission" was to stabilize and control a worsening COVID-19 outbreak, pro-Beijing media reported, as infected patients lay in beds outside overwhelmed hospitals. (inquirer.net)
Coupled with the increasing reluctance of third-party payers to pay for nosocomial infections, a favorable cost-benefit profile has significant weight in hospitals' decisions to fund or expand infection control programs. (renalandurologynews.com)
Increasing initiatives and regulatory actions taken by governments in various countries to fortify hospitals with essential infection control standards to prevent the spread of HAIs are also expected to support market growth. (researchandmarkets.com)
The hospitals & ICUs segment is expected to account for the largest share of the hospital acquired infection control market. (researchandmarkets.com)
Based on end-user, the hospital acquired infection control market has been segmented into hospitals & intensive care units (ICUs), ambulatory surgical and diagnostic centers, nursing homes and maternity centers, and other end users (dental clinics, trauma centers, and clinical laboratories). (researchandmarkets.com)
The hospitals & ICUs segment accounted for the largest share of the hospital acquired infection control market in 2020. (researchandmarkets.com)
In the latest move in its dramatically expanding oversight of health care associated infection (HAI) programs, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) is calling for hospitals to report central line associated bloodstream infections (CLABSIs) to ensure full reimbursement for care. (reliasmedia.com)
Download or Read eBook Prevention and Control of Infections in Hospitals PDF written by Bjørg Marit Andersen and published by Springer. (catvtestchips.com)
We investigated epidemiologic and molecular characteristics of healthcare-associated (HA) and community-associated (CA) Clostridioides difficile infection (CDI) among adult patients in Canadian Nosocomial Infection Surveillance Program hospitals during 2015-2019. (cdc.gov)

Health care Associated Infections (HAIs) are considered the most frequent adverse events that threaten patient safety around the world. (who.int)
Although a substantial proportion of infections and deaths attributable to HAIs can be prevented and low cost interventions for infection prevention and control are available, progress in this field remains slow. (who.int)
Concerns regarding HAIs are heightened in the operating room (OR) environment, with surgical site infections (SSIs) making up 31 percent of all HAIs among hospitalized patients. (dotmed.com)
and implementation of environmental infection prevention and control measures on the rates of HAIs are not readily measurable. (dentalcare.com)
However, the strength of available evidence affirms that infection prevention and control strategies, when consistently implemented, are effective in preventing or minimizing HAIs. (dentalcare.com)
Based on the products and services used in the control of HAIs, the hospital acquired infection control market is segmented into sterilization, disinfectors, endoscope reprocessing products, disinfectants, protective barriers, and other infection control products. (researchandmarkets.com)

Significant increases in the national standardized infection ratios for central line-associated bloodstream infections, catheter-associated urinary tract infections, ventilator-associated events, and methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) bacteremia were noted in 2020 over 2019, reported Lindsey Weiner-Lastinger, MPH, of the CDC, and colleagues. (medpagetoday.com)
From 2015 to 2019, "significant, consistent reductions" were seen in the incidence of central line-associated bloodstream infections, catheter-associated urinary tract infections, and Clostridioides difficile infection (CDI) laboratory-identified events, noted Weiner-Lastinger and colleagues, with some declines in MRSA bacteremia laboratory-identified events since 2010. (medpagetoday.com)
Similarly, Acinetobacter urinary tract infections are clinically indistinguishable from catheter-associated bacteremias caused by other aerobic gram-negative bacilli. (medscape.com)

For more information, see CDC Updates COVID-19 Infection Prevention and Control Guidance . (cdc.gov)
The research identified what is needed to set up and use expedient isolation areas to control exposures to infectious aerosol, it calculates the expected performance of the measures, and it gives guidance for developing and using the areas to meet requirements for isolating airborne infections during surge events. (cdc.gov)
Findings from this research can be used by government or private organizations and healthcare facilities to develop emergency response guidance options to control exposures to infectious aerosols. (cdc.gov)
Results from this study have already been used in some guidance documents outside of NIOSH, and have led to the development of similar engineering controls for non-traditional healthcare settings. (cdc.gov)
We are a small group of professionals who work as part of the multi-disciplinary team providing specialist advice, guidance, support and education regarding infection control within the Trust. (jpaget.nhs.uk)
Public health action by the CDC and other health care partners has led to improvements in clinical practice, medical procedures, and the ongoing development of evidence-based infection guidance and prevention successes. (chihealth.com)
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has updated its Interim Infection Prevention and Control Guidance for Dental Settings During the COVID-19 Response . (dentistrytoday.com)
Fortunately, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention provides guidance in the form of the ' Steps for Evaluating an IC Breach . (dentalproductsreport.com)
The NIPCM is used to support and facilitate healthcare providers to demonstrate compliance with the ten criteria of the 'Health and Social Care Act 2008, Code of practice on the prevention and control of infections and related guidance. (england.nhs.uk)
The NIPCM aims to provide an evidence-based practice manual that should be adopted as guidance in NHS settings and ensure a consistent UK wide approach to infection prevention and control. (england.nhs.uk)
Schools do not significantly increase community transmission, especially when guidance outlined by the World Health Organization (WHO), United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) , and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is followed. (aap.org)
This interim guidance document aims to help clinicians with supportive management of patients who have acute respiratory failure and septic shock as a consequence of severe infection. (bvsalud.org)
Guidance for the Management of Norovirus Infection in Cruise Ships - Norovirus Working Group. (medscape.com)

The largest year-to-year increases were in central line-associated bloodstream infections, for which incidence rose 46%-47% in the third and fourth quarter of 2020 over 2019. (medpagetoday.com)
In total, 224 of the state's roughly 290 nursing homes were cited for some type of infection control violation between 2017 and 2019, which is a rate a bit higher than the national average, according to the inspection data. (pilotonline.com)
The Romania infection control market is estimated to be valued at US$ 28.278 million in 2019 and is anticipated to grow at a steady CAGR during the forecast period. (researchandmarkets.com)

Infections may complicate continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis (CAPD) or cause catheter-associated bacteruria. (medscape.com)

CDC has released a Health Advisory regarding infections associated with contaminated dental unit waterlines and the need for dental health care personnel to follow established recommendations to ensure the safety of their patients. (cdc.gov)
Updated to note that, in general, asymptomatic patients no longer require empiric use of Transmission-Based Precautions following close contact with someone with SARS-CoV-2 infection. (cdc.gov)
The CDC found 1 in 10 infections caused by a type of multidrug-resistant bacterial pathogen are community-associated, occurring in patients who had not been exposed to healthcare-linked risks, like hospitalizations. (beckershospitalreview.com)
Government response recommendations mention portable filtration units and other engineering controls needed to isolate surge patients. (cdc.gov)
Subsequent work translated these proven engineering control techniques for configurations applicable to non-traditional healthcare environments where great masses of patients are treated, such as that used following a mass-casualty event. (cdc.gov)
On any given day, roughly one in 25 hospital patients in the U.S. acquires at least one health care-associated infection (HAI), according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (dotmed.com)
It has been known for decades that surgical patients with diabetes have an increased incidence of major complications including poor wound healing, wound infections, cardiac compromise, and death (SDC-225-226). (medscape.com)
Infections have been particularly problematic in diabetic patients undergoing sternotomy for open heart surgery (SDC-225, SDC-227). (medscape.com)
In a report of 8910 patients, 18% of whom were diabetic, the incidence of deep sternal wound infections (DSWI) in diabetic patients was 1.7% compared to 0.4% for nondiabetics (SDC-228) and the incidence of DSWI increased with higher levels of blood glucose (SDC-Fig. 3 at https://links.lww.com/SLA/A123 ). (medscape.com)
Patients with hyperglycemia who did not have a prior diagnosis of diabetes have approximately the same infection rate as those with known diabetes (SDC-225, SDC-227, SDC-231). (medscape.com)
In a retrospective study of 995 patients undergoing general and vascular operations, the incidence of postoperative infection increased by 30% for every 40% increase in blood glucose above 110 mg/dL (SDC-232). (medscape.com)
This information emphasizes the importance of building stronger, deeper, and broader infection control resources throughout healthcare that will not only improve our ability to protect patients in future pandemics, but will also improve patient care every day. (medpagetoday.com)
Objective - To examine the quality of medical care received by patients isolated for infection control. (ices.on.ca)
Conclusion - Compared with controls, patients isolated for infection control precautions experience more preventable adverse events, express greater dissatisfaction with their treatment, and have less documented care. (ices.on.ca)
These patients were placed on both protease inhibitors and other anti-HIV medications, and subsequently experienced an elevation of CD4 cell counts, which are blood cells that fight infection. (nih.gov)
ED waiting rooms have relatively high air exchange rates, and have requirements that all air is exhausted outside, providing a dilution ventilation strategy that controls the propagation of infectious agents from undiagnosed patients with airborne infectious disease. (infectioncontroltoday.com)
Nationally and internationally known experts discuss current and emerging issues relating to infection prevention and safety in oral healthcare settings, and provide attendees with essential resources, valuable tools, and new approaches for better protecting patients and staff. (dimensionsofdentalhygiene.com)
According to the World Health Organization (WHO), infection prevention and control ( IPC ) is a scientific approach and practical solution designed to prevent harm caused by infection to patients and health workers. (physio-pedia.com)
One in ten patients get an infection whilst receiving care [10] yet effective infection prevention and control reduces healthcare-associated infections by at least 30% [10] . (physio-pedia.com)
Although we do not directly treat or prescribe treatments, we offer support and advice for both patients and staff on what the infections are, how they will be treated, how this may affect you as a patient, what additional care measures we may need to put in place to keep you and other patients safe. (jpaget.nhs.uk)
Co-ordinate the movement of patients with infections around the Trust. (jpaget.nhs.uk)
The prevention and control of tuberculosis, as well as the treatment of stabilized patients, were done, on average, for inpatients, during 118.6 days/patient in the two preventoria, while the treatment of inpatients with tuberculosis was done, on average, during 28.3 days/patient in the two specialized sanatoria. (researchandmarkets.com)
They should be asked about respiratory infection symptoms and history of travel to areas experiencing COVID-19 transmission or contact with possible COVID-19 patients. (dentistrytoday.com)
Even when patients are screened for respiratory infections, some patients may be later confirmed to have COVID-19. (dentistrytoday.com)
Sharing items that should be sterile between patients can allow infection to spread from one person to another. (nsw.gov.au)
Now more than ever, since COVID-19 patients are very aware of infection control, and being able to show them you are doing everything you can for infection control also helps to build trust. (tuttnauer.com)
88 had CRKP infection (case patients), whereas 373 had carbapenem-susceptible K. pneumoniae infection (control subjects). (cambridge.org)
Vaccination several weeks before surgery will reduce risk to patients and might lessen the risk of nosocomial SARS‐CoV‐2 infection of other patients and staff. (iars.org)
The timeframe during which the breach occurred and determining which patients may have been affected as well as a review of source patient bloodborne pathogen infection status,' Daw says. (dentalproductsreport.com)
Healthcare-associated infections constitute a major U.S. public health problem: 5% to 10% of hospitalized patients are affected annually, resulting in about 2 million cases of healthcare-associated infections and 90,000 deaths, and adding $4.5 billion to $5.7 billion in healthcare costs. (auntminnie.com)
Most patients with serious infections typically have some type of imaging procedure performed during the course of their treatment. (auntminnie.com)
I have often found, especially in freestanding outpatient centers and mobile MRI units, a complete lack of even basic infection control procedures, such as hand washing or cleaning the room between patients. (auntminnie.com)
Thibodaux Regional Health System efforts protect our patients, visitors, and employees from infection. (thibodaux.com)
During this time, all VAMCs had fully implemented the "MRSA bundle" consisting of universal admission (with transfer and discharge) nasal surveillance for MRSA, contact precautions for patients colonized or infected with MRSA, hand hygiene, and the concept that infection control was the responsibility of everyone who had contact with patients. (medscape.com)
Project Firstline provides innovative and accessible infection control education for all frontline healthcare workers- so they can protect their patients, their coworkers and themselves from infectious disease threats in health care. (cdc.gov)
All of these things to prevent contamination or cross-infection of all our staff, doctors, and patients. (rockvalleydental.com)
St. Joseph's patient safety and infection prevention and control initiatives are regularly reviewed and fine-tuned to ensure the safety and well-being of our patients, personnel and visitors. (london.on.ca)
Hygiene and environmental control is central to infection prevention for patients, visitors and staff alike. (catvtestchips.com)
Most Acinetobacter isolates recovered from hospitalized patients, particularly those recovered from respiratory secretions and urine, represent colonization rather than infection. (medscape.com)
Acinetobacter infections are uncommon and occur almost exclusively in hospitalized patients. (medscape.com)
Our finding suggests that immunomodulatory therapy (tocilizumab) can act as a key component to control cytokines storm for critically ill patients to restore the body to a healthy state. (epj.org)
and clinical considerations and recommendations for management of patients with STEC infection. (cdc.gov)
Improving the diagnostic accuracy of STEC infection by clinical laboratories should ensure prompt diagnosis and treatment of these infections in patients and increase detection of STEC outbreaks in the community. (cdc.gov)
Results.Nurses and medical students expressed the importance of hand hygiene for preventing of cross‐infection among patients and themselves. (eur.nl)
This updated guideline responds to changes in healthcare delivery and addresses new concerns about transmission of infectious agents to patients and healthcare workers in the United States and infection control. (bvsalud.org)

However, not all infections increased during the pandemic. (medpagetoday.com)
CDC will continue to invest in healthcare infection prevention, training for all healthcare providers, and ensuring healthcare facilities and partners in state and local health departments have actionable data to ensure that individuals who need healthcare during the pandemic and beyond are able to receive safe care," the release stated. (medpagetoday.com)
Hong Kong has recorded around 26,000 infections since the start of the pandemic, including just over 200 deaths, far fewer than other similar-sized major cities. (inquirer.net)
Moreover, before the current state of pandemic became a global phenomenon the tourism sector of the country also was exemplary in setting an upward trend of the Infection Control Market of Romania. (researchandmarkets.com)
The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of the work environment and expertise/specialty degree of dentists on their behavior , awareness , and attitudes regarding cross- infection control during the COVID-19 pandemic. (bvsalud.org)
RKI is the WHO Collaborating Centre for Emerging Infections and Biological Threats and for Global Outbreak Alert and Response - GOARN - and works closely with the Berlin-based WHO Hub on Pandemic and Epidemic Intelligence. (rki.de)

The risk of acquiring infection is 2 to 20 times higher in developing countries. (who.int)

Cite this: Updated Recommendations for Control of Surgical Site Infections - Medscape - Jun 01, 2011. (medscape.com)
Topics covered include pathogen transmission, outbreak management in the healthcare setting, approach to control of bioterrorism agents, advanced occupational health management, implementing antimicrobial stewardship and the prevention and management of multidrug resistant organisms including Clostridium difficile, surgical site infections and device-associated infections. (idsociety.org)
Define the epidemiology, surveillance and prevention of healthcare-associated infections including multidrug resistant organisms including Clostridium difficile, surgical site infections and device-associated infections. (idsociety.org)
An accompanying editorial by Tara Palmore, MD, and David Henderson, MD, both of the NIH Clinical Center in Bethesda, Maryland, noted that rates of surgical site infections and CDI did not increase during 2020. (medpagetoday.com)
This is attributed to the growing incidence of chronic diseases and pandemics (such as COVID-19), the increasing need to reduce surgical-site infections (SSIs), and the growing number of surgeries performed worldwide. (researchandmarkets.com)

This could be an acute skin or soft tissue bacterial infection, or a blood-borne virus. (nsw.gov.au)
are a leading cause of bacterial enteric infections in the United States. (cdc.gov)

Analyze when to involve the healthcare epidemiologist and infection control experts - specifically during outbreaks, bioterrorism threats and advanced topics in occupational health management. (idsociety.org)
These infections may occur as outbreaks rather than isolated cases of nosocomial pneumonia. (medscape.com)

Trauma care encompasses the entire spectrum of trauma from injury control and prevention to pre-hospital response, acute care and rehabilitation. (providencehealthcare.org)

2012, https://ecdc.europa.eu/en/publications-data/sexually-transmitted-infections-europe-1990-2010 (2012, accessed 9 March 2017). (who.int)
Marty Katz battled a C-diff infection in April 2017. (medlineplus.gov)

Optimizing and Unifying Infection Control Precautions for Respiratory Viral Infections. (harvard.edu)
Coronavirus Disease 2019's Challenges to Infection Control Dogma Regarding Respiratory Virus Transmission. (harvard.edu)
Infection Prevention and Control of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 in Health Care Settings. (harvard.edu)
The demographic information of the participants, their awareness of the COVID-19 acute respiratory disease , and clinical measures taken against cross- infection were evaluated with an online survey . (bvsalud.org)
When Acinetobacter infections occur, they usually involve organ systems that have a high fluid content (eg, respiratory tract, CSF, peritoneal fluid, urinary tract). (medscape.com)
This is required to protect students and staff from COVID-19, common respiratory infections and any other potential future threats. (aap.org)
Marty was prescribed two antibiotics for an upper respiratory infection before his trip to Mexico. (medlineplus.gov)

The Basic, Intermediate and Advanced Infection Prevention & Control training courses are available for relevant personnel, as well as a specific COVID-19 and Emerging Pathogens training course. (dnv.no)

A costly intervention may reduce nosocomial infections, but if it is less cost-beneficial than alternatives the result may be wasted resources or resources that are inappropriately drained from other interventions. (renalandurologynews.com)
These include the drive to make infection rates public, the increasing focus on infections by regulators, reduced or absent reimbursement for nosocomial infections, and reports by bodies such as the Institute of Medicine. (renalandurologynews.com)

National laboratory-based surveillance system for antimicrobial resistance: a successful tool to support the control of antimicrobial resistance in the Netherlands. (cdc.gov)
The mission of the Department of Infection Control & Healthcare Epidemiology is to establish and maintain a proactive program of surveillance, prevention and control of healthcare-associated infections and occupational exposures to infectious diseases. (utmb.edu)
I am also looking for a template for the nursing infection surveillance report to track infections in a LTC. (allnurses.com)
Programs of disease surveillance, generally within health care facilities, designed to investigate, prevent, and control the spread of infections and their causative microorganisms. (harvard.edu)
Our philosophy uses a comprehensive plan that incorporates surveillance and implementation of control measures to prevent and reduce health care-associated infections. (chihealth.com)
CHI Health Nebraska Heart utilizes the knowledge gained from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) from surveillance, outbreak investigation, and research to detect infections and develop new strategies to prevent HAI's. (chihealth.com)
Book excerpt: This volume offers extensive information on preventive and infection surveillance procedures, routines and policies adapted to the optimal infection control level needed to tackle today's microbes in hospital practice. (catvtestchips.com)
Infection prevention and control and continued national surveillance are integral to clarifying CDI epidemiology, investigation, and control. (cdc.gov)

Select IPC measures (e.g., use of source control, screening testing of nursing home admissions) are influenced by levels of SARS-CoV-2 transmission in the community. (cdc.gov)
Photo credit: WHO Infection prevention and control measures aim to ensure the protection of those who might be vulnerable to acquiring an infection both in the general community and while receiving care due to health problems, in a range of settings. (who.int)
Preparing for future waves and pandemics: a global hospital survey on infection control measures and infection rates in COVID-19. (harvard.edu)
Additionally, the number of inpatient treatment and the mention of tuberculosis treatment suggests the requirement of adhering to the strictest standards of infection prevention measures. (researchandmarkets.com)
This, in turn, has surged the demand for infection control le methods to prevent any cross-contamination and ensure that the necessary measures of loss prevention are religiously executed to deter in any sort of event that might harm both revenue and the brand of the establishment. (researchandmarkets.com)
Based on the very poor level of infection control measures found at the premises, there is a concern that any procedure in which the skin was cut or penetrated such as surgery, stitching or injection undertaken at the Five Dock unit could pose a risk of infection. (nsw.gov.au)
The microbiologic contamination can occur in all the steps of an intraoral conventional or digital radiographic examination, unless some measures to avoid the cross-infection are applied. (bvsalud.org)
It especially focuses on preventive measures for serious hospital infections. (catvtestchips.com)
Each chapter includes a practical section that addresses the main aspects of procedures and treatment, and a theoretical section that contains updated documentation that can be used for further study, or to help select infection control measures. (catvtestchips.com)
Stop TB Partnership and countries/areas to measures to scale-up control of TB to prevent address the growing problem of drug-resist- the emergence of new MDR-TB and XDR-TB ant tuberculosis (TB). (who.int)
In addition, prompt laboratory identification of STEC strains is essential for detecting new and emerging serotypes, for effective and timely outbreak responses and control measures, and for monitoring trends in disease epidemiology. (cdc.gov)
Schools need adequate federal, state and local funding and resources so they can continue to implement universal infection control mitigation and safety measures through robust school nursing and health services. (aap.org)
to map the knowledge of nursing students regarding infection prevention and control measures associated with health care. (bvsalud.org)

3. The European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control. (cdc.gov)
Case-control study of heterosexual men with non-gonococcal urethral symptoms (cases) and without urethral symptoms (controls) attending Melbourne Sexual Health Centre, Australia. (bmj.com)
SARS-CoV-2 infection, COVID-19 and timing of elective surgery: A multidisciplinary consensus statement on behalf of the Association of Anaesthetists, the Centre for Peri-operative Care, the Federation of Surgical Specialty Associations, the Royal College of Anaesthetists and the Royal College of Surgeons of England. (iars.org)
Health Protection Agency Centre for Infections. (medscape.com)

Topics include decontamination and sterilisation of medical devices, the clinical management of the patient with an infectious disease or infection, the teaching/learning process in staff education and other contemporary issues within infection control. (edu.au)
Infection prevention and control practitioners, environmental health officers, doctors, and dentists, with clinical experience, who wish to develop knowledge of the built environment in a healthcare setting and engage in postgraduate education. (uhi.ac.uk)
Our findings suggest that the combination of protease inhibitors and other anti-HIV medications can restore the immune system to a point where it can fight the CMV retinitis infection on its own," said Dr. Scott Whitcup, clinical director of NEI and first author of the JAMA letter. (nih.gov)
Run a 'link nurse' course giving interested clinical staff the opportunity to develop their knowledge and increase ward awareness of infection control issues. (jpaget.nhs.uk)
Available to WA non-clinical residential and non-residential homelessness services, community housing organisations and congregate living facilities ICP provides ongoing infection control management not just for COVID-19 but other pathogens. (shelterwa.org.au)

Infection control can be audited for whether written guidelines exist for each procedure, whether these guidelines are acceptable and whether they are followed in practice. (nih.gov)
The best outcome measure of infection control is the nosocomial infection rate, but this is the most difficult to audit in practice. (nih.gov)
Illustrate the teaching and learning principles necessary for developing an educational program related to infection control and integrate this into practice. (edu.au)
It is difficult for them to practice social distancing, experts said, highlighting why such facilities need robust infection prevention and control procedures. (pilotonline.com)
Provide education to all staff on a yearly basis to develop and affirm expected infection control practice. (jpaget.nhs.uk)

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (cdc.gov)
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) cannot attest to the accuracy of a non-federal website. (cdc.gov)
The Sierra Leone National Infection Prevention and Control Guidelines were jointly developed and updated by the Ministry of Health and Sanitation in collaboration with the World Health Organization and the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (who.int)
It is widely recognized in the healthcare fields, and endorsed by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, that proper handwashing is the best defense against the spread of illness and infection. (cleanlink.com)
But experts said even these types of mistakes are critical to avoid, as the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports hundreds of thousands of deaths each year in long-term care facilities due to infections. (pilotonline.com)
CIP is based on leading healthcare standards and guidelines, including those of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the World Health Organization, the US Occupational Safety and Health Administration, as well as the ISO 9001 Quality Management System standard. (dnv.no)
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are publishing answers to frequently asked questions about infection control for COVID-19 in healthcare facilities. (siemens-healthineers.com)
A particular focus is on resuscitation care, and the information is drawn primarily from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control. (siemens-healthineers.com)
Dr. Koth and our entire team follow procedures recommended by several federal agencies: the Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Centers for Disease Control (CDC). (rockvalleydental.com)
The MMWR series of publications is published by the Epidemiology Program Office, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), U.S. Department of Health and Hu- man Services, Atlanta, GA 30333. (cdc.gov)
The Centers for Disease Control confirmed the infection on Tuesday, DPH said. (masslive.com)
The Centers for Disease Control has also issued a travel advisory suggesting that pregnant women should postpone travel to South America, Central America, Mexico, Cape Verde, the Caribbean and Samoa. (masslive.com)

Over the past three years, government health inspectors cited about 77% of the state's nursing homes for failing to meet infection prevention and control regulations - and many have been repeat offenders, according to a Virginian-Pilot analysis of federal inspection data . (pilotonline.com)
Healthcare policies must appropriately address engineering controls for airborne disease, and they must educate and train these workers on the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)s hierarchy of administrative, engineering and personal protective equipment (PPE) for protection in AIIRs, according to Paul Ninomura, PE, chairman of the Project Committee for Standard 170 Ventilation of Healthcare Facilities of the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers, Inc. (ASHRAE). (infectioncontroltoday.com)
Health care-associated infections (HAI) are a threat to patient safety. (chihealth.com)
The Infection Prevention and Control Plan at CHI Health Nebraska Heart is an organization-wide program that requires all personnel to be fully engaged and committed to improve outcomes and meet patient safety initiatives. (chihealth.com)
The daily tally of COVID infections in the global financial hub rose to more than 40 times the level at the start of February as health authorities reported a record 4,285 confirmed new infections on Tuesday and another 7,000 preliminary positive cases. (inquirer.net)
Thibodaux Regional Health System takes infection control and prevention very seriously. (thibodaux.com)
The purpose of this research was to analyze the educational approaches used in the process of Health Permanent Education for Hospital Infection Control. (bvsalud.org)
Efforts to prevent and control the spread of infections within dental health facilities or those involving provision of dental care. (bvsalud.org)

WASHINGTON, D.C., USA, April 24, 2020 / EINPresswire.com / -- ArchAngels BioRecovery Inc. , a nationwide ABRA-certified leader in the bioremediation and infection control industry, is poised to contain the spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19), its publicist announced today. (einpresswire.com)

The first deliverable the team will need to compile in relation to infection control risk mitigation is the temporary barrier outline. (mortenson.com)
To support owners and operators of all ship types and offshore units' in demonstrating proper prevention, control and mitigation of infection risk, DNV - Maritime has developed a suite of related services. (dnv.no)
CIP-M certification for a vessel is a demonstration of proper prevention, control, and mitigation of infection. (dnv.no)

You can prevent tapeworm infection by controlling fleas on your cat and property, as well as in your home. (vetinfo.com)
You can prevent further tapeworm infestation by controlling fleas on your cat and property and in your home, discouraging hunting behaviors and minimizing your cat's contact with other animals. (vetinfo.com)
Context - Hospital infection control policies that use patient isolation prevent nosocomial transmission of infectious diseases, but may inadvertently lead to patient neglect and errors. (ices.on.ca)
For a vessel owner or operator, the certification, which is valid for three years, demonstrates an organizantion's commitment to prevent, control and mitigate infection risks vulnerabilities. (dnv.no)
Simulations using our data and realistic parameters obtained from the literature suggested that micrograzers could control Bd and potentially prevent chytridiomycosis (defined as 10 4 sporangia host -1 ). (biorxiv.org)
Hand washing is one of the most effective ways to prevent the spread of infection. (thibodaux.com)
Despite the overall knowledge of the participants regarding COVID-19 symptoms, transmission routes, and the guidelines needed to prevent the virus from spreading, the dental specialists followed infection control methods more strictly. (bvsalud.org)
To prevent hospital-acquired infections and minimize the need for antibiotics, a team of researchers studied the use of shark skin to reduce contaminated surfaces. (pharmacytimes.com)
A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial of rifaximin to prevent travelers' diarrhea. (medscape.com)

The principles of infection prevention are broadly divided into standard and transmission-based precautions. (arabhealthonline.com)
The principles of standard infection control precautions and transmission based precautions continue to apply while deceased individuals remain in the care environment. (england.nhs.uk)
Infection controls and universal precautions protect clients and staff alike. (rockvalleydental.com)

How can facilities combat infection in this surgical environment? (dotmed.com)
The growth of the hospital acquired infection control market can largely be attributed to factors such as the high incidence of hospital-acquired infections, the increasing number of surgical procedures, the growing geriatric population and the increasing incidence of chronic diseases, technological advancements in sterilization equipment, and the growing awareness of environmental & personal hygiene due to COVID-19. (researchandmarkets.com)

Physicians expressed the importance of hand hygiene for self‐protection, but they perceived that there is a lack of evidence that handwashing is effective in preventing cross‐infection. (eur.nl)

The control of microorganisms and other pollutants and particulates at the source is the most effective way to maintain clean air. (infectioncontroltoday.com)

Sexually Transmitted Infections in Europe, 1990-2010. (who.int)

COVID-19 created a perfect storm for antibiotic resistance and healthcare-associated infections in healthcare settings," said Arjun Srinivasan, MD, associate director of Healthcare-Associated Infection Prevention Programs at the CDC, in a statement. (medpagetoday.com)
Evaluation of a state-wide effort to improve COVID-19 infection control in Massachusetts nursing homes. (harvard.edu)
The Effect of Race and Dementia Prevalence on a COVID-19 Infection Control Intervention in Massachusetts Nursing Homes. (harvard.edu)
Elective surgery should not be scheduled within 7 weeks of a diagnosis of SARS‐CoV‐2 infection unless the risks of deferring surgery outweigh the risk of postoperative morbidity or mortality associated with COVID‐19. (iars.org)
ArchAngels BioRecovery is one of only a handful of remediation companies in the country that is prepared to handle disease control like COVID-19,' stated Fran Briggs, Publicist to the organization. (einpresswire.com)

Do you have any Infection control guideline, policy/procedures? (shelterwa.org.au)

This form of audit is relatively simple provided there are authoritative model guidelines available, produced by organizations such as the Hospital Infection Society. (nih.gov)
1. NHMRC 2010, Australian Guidelines for the Prevention and Control of Infection in Healthcare , Commonwealth of Australia. (edu.au)
Joshua Spooner communicated that concrete standards for infection control and containment, rather than just preventative cleaning guidelines as established by the CDC, are desperately needed. (einpresswire.com)
The first part focuses on the growing problem of healthcare-associated infections and also details guidelines on infection control and MRI safety. (auntminnie.com)
The CDC has developed guidelines for environmental infection control in healthcare facilities. (auntminnie.com)
CDC guidelines recommend testing for HIV infection with a US Food and Drug Administration (FDA)-approved antigen/antibody immunoassay that detects HIV-1 and HIV-2 antibodies and the HIV-1 p24 antigen, with supplemental testing after a reactive assay result to differentiate between HIV-1 and HIV-2 antibodies. (medscape.com)

As Joseph (2006) notes, 'The importance of good air quality in controlling and preventing airborne infections in healthcare facilities cannot be overemphasized. (infectioncontroltoday.com)

NIOSH researchers are involved in the following research efforts focused on developing and evaluating engineering controls to reduce the spread of infectious disease in healthcare settings. (cdc.gov)
This research builds on the CDC work to develop designs for expedient (or surge) isolation areas to control infectious aerosols, which were developed for traditional hospital environments. (cdc.gov)
This online educational course offers any Infectious Diseases practitioner an opportunity to learn the basics of healthcare epidemiology, infection control and antimicrobial stewardship. (idsociety.org)
This course was developed for the Infectious Diseases Fellow, but could be useful for other physicians or healthcare practitioners interested in increasing and solidifying their understanding of healthcare epidemiology, infection control and antimicrobial stewardship. (idsociety.org)
In humans, infections occur when an infectious microorganism enters the body, multiplies, and leads to a reaction in the body and potential infectious disease. (physio-pedia.com)

The instrument reprocessing space must be designed to enable safe and effective infection control, and hopefully to be efficient. (tuttnauer.com)
Due to the unique environment, implementing and maintaining an effective infection control policy is extremely difficult. (auntminnie.com)

Virginia - Before the novel coronavirus arrived in Virginia, nursing homes throughout the state had already been struggling to follow routine steps designed to stop infections from spreading. (pilotonline.com)
In response to the threat posed from the novel coronavirus, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services moved last month to prioritize investigating complaints related to infection control concerns, according to a March 4 letter from David R. Wright, the organization's director of quality, safety and oversight. (pilotonline.com)

Two matched controls were selected for each isolated patient (n = 156 general cohort controls and n = 144 disease-specific cohort controls). (ices.on.ca)
Lymph nodes are enlarged, which is often the case with infection but there is depletion of the normal lymphoid cells, which produce antibodies to fight disease and replaced with macrophages in the nodes and Peyers patches in the intestine suggesting, the body is attacking its own immune system, or something inside it. (thepigsite.com)
Martinez, who is also an expert in infection disease, says the solution involves safety, the appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE), and trained technicians. (einpresswire.com)
In humans, the disease follows infection by the Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever virus (CCHFV) and begins as flu-like symptoms that can rapidly progress to hemorrhaging and death. (mdpi.com)
HIV disease is caused by infection with HIV-1 or HIV-2, which are retroviruses in the Retroviridae family, Lentivirus genus. (medscape.com)

For example, an infection control program might note that a pilot intervention was associated with a decrease in ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP). (renalandurologynews.com)

Moisturizing body milk as a reservoir of Burkholderia cepacia: outbreak of nosocomial infection in a multidisciplinary intensive care unit. (medscape.com)
Investigation Update: Outbreak of Salmonella Typhimurium Infections, 2008-2009. (medscape.com)

Healthcare costs attributed to C. difficile infection (CDI) are estimated to be $4.8 billion in the United States and €3 billion in Europe ( 3 ). (cdc.gov)

One of the highest risks is the potential for patient infection from construction dust leaving the project site. (mortenson.com)

IMSEAR at SEARO: Hospital Infection Control Committee. (who.int)
Hospital Infection Control Committee. (who.int)

Healthcare-Associated Infections (HAI) prevention and reduction are longstanding quality and patient safety priorities. (aha.org)
You can't possibly do infection control when you're rushing from patient to patient," said Charlene Harrington , a professor at the University of California San Francisco's School of Nursing. (pilotonline.com)
We in the Infection Prevention Team monitor and advise on infections that a patient is admitted with or goes on to develop. (jpaget.nhs.uk)
There is increasing interest in sequencing SARS-CoV-2 in healthcare settings for uses in patient care and infection control. (asm.org)
Designing a new clinic for optimal infection control should always be part of your overall design plan since it impacts safety and patient care. (tuttnauer.com)
The transmission of hospital acquired infections is a major patient safety concern. (london.on.ca)
The new infection safety champions will be front-line influencers in the fight against hospital acquired infections, however each and every employee is accountable in ensuring that staff and patient safety is paramount in their area. (london.on.ca)
Proper infection control procedures when using curing lights support both patient safety and equipment maintenance. (ada.org)
Prompt, accurate diagnosis of STEC infection is important because appropriate treatment early in the course of infection might decrease the risk for serious complications such as renal damage and improve overall patient outcome. (cdc.gov)
The patient with HIV may present with signs and symptoms of any of the stages of HIV infection. (medscape.com)

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Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment63

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Emergence of vancomycin resistance in Staphylococcus aureus. Glycopeptide-Intermediate Staphylococcus aureus Working Group. (1/1491)

Legionnaires' disease on a cruise ship linked to the water supply system: clinical and public health implications. (2/1491)

Weekly administration of 2-chlorodeoxyadenosine in patients with hairy-cell leukemia is effective and reduces infectious complications. (3/1491)

Treatment of multiple myeloma. (4/1491)

Feasibility and safety of a new technique of extracorporeal photochemotherapy: experience of 240 procedures. (5/1491)

Frequency of vaccine-related and therapeutic injections--Romania, 1998. (6/1491)

Application of data mining to intensive care unit microbiologic data. (7/1491)

Preparing for the next round: convalescent care after acute infection. (8/1491)

Infection Control

Infection Control, Dental

Cross Infection

Hand Disinfection

Patient Isolation

Infection Control Practitioners

Gloves, Surgical

Infectious Disease Transmission, Patient-to-Professional

Medical Waste Disposal

Hand Hygiene

Equipment Contamination

Disease Outbreaks

Hospitals

Sterilization

Disinfection

Infectious Disease Transmission, Professional-to-Patient

Protective Clothing

Health Personnel

Staphylococcal Infections

Medical Waste

Universal Precautions

Anti-Bacterial Agents

Catheter-Related Infections

Intensive Care Units

Dental Waste

Guideline Adherence

Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus

Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome

Enterococcus

Personnel, Hospital

Gloves, Protective

Equipment Reuse

Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections

Health Facilities

Hemodialysis Units, Hospital

Methicillin Resistance

Eye Protective Devices

Dentistry

Debridement

Masks

Dental Instruments

Drug Resistance, Multiple, Bacterial

Laboratories, Dental

Disease Transmission, Infectious

Communicable Disease Control

Vancomycin Resistance

Prosthesis-Related Infections

Klebsiella Infections

Blood-Borne Pathogens

Rubber Dams

Hospitals, State

Clostridium difficile

Laundering

Protective Devices

Communicable Diseases, Emerging

Hospital Design and Construction

Needlestick Injuries

Decontamination

Patients' Rooms

Staphylococcus aureus

Bacterial Infections

Pest Control

Enterobacteriaceae Infections

Enterocolitis, Pseudomembranous

Dental Technicians

Dentist's Practice Patterns

Molecular Typing

Puerperal Infection

Klebsiella pneumoniae

Hospital Shared Services

Surgical Wound Infection

Hospitals, Teaching

Fomites

Electrophoresis, Gel, Pulsed-Field

Molecular Epidemiology

Records as Topic

Pneumonia, Ventilator-Associated

Anti-Infective Agents, Local

Hospital Units

Tattooing