The Role of Physical Proximity in Nosocomial Diarrhea
2000
Clinical Infectious Diseases
Journal Article
Issue 3
Volume 31
Pages 717-722
Author(s): Chang, V. T., Nelson, K.
To examine physical proximity as a risk factor for the nosocomial acquisition of Clostridium difficile-associated diarrhea (CDAD) and of antibiotic-associated diarrhea (AAD), we assessed a retrospective cohort of 2859 patients admitted to a community hospital from 1 March 1987 through 31 August 1987. Of these patients, 68 had nosocomial CDAD and 54 had nosocomial AAD. In multivariate analysis,...
Added August 2012
Efficacy of high-efficiency particulate air filtration in preventing aspergillosis in immunocompromised patients with hematologic malignancies
2002
Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology
Journal Article
Issue 9
Volume 23
Pages 525-531
Author(s): Hahn, T., Cummings, K. M., Michalek, A. M., Lipman, B. J., Segal, B. H., McCarthy Jr., P. L.
Invasive aspergillosis is the most serious type of infections caused by the fungus Aspergillus, affecting organs such as heart, lung, brain, and kidneys and causing symptoms such as chest pain, cough, fever, joint pain, shortness of breath, and unintentional weight loss. The fungus aspergillus is widely spread in the nature and rarely causes problems in healthy individuals.
Added August 2012
Increasing Handwashing Compliance With More Accessible Sinks
1986
Infection Control
Journal Article
Issue 8
Volume 7
Pages 408-410
Author(s): Kaplan, L. M., McGuckin, M.
There is a significant body of evidence on how handwashing can reduce the spread of Hospital Acquired Infections (HAI). The directive for design is to aid handwashing compliance by the design and placement of sinks.
Added October 2012
Guidelines for environmental infection control in healthcare facilities. Recommendations from CDC and the Healthcare Infection Control Practices Advisory Committee (HICPAC)
Author(s): Sehulster, L., Chinn, R.Y., Arduino, M., Carpenter, J., Donlan, R., Ashford, D.
Added October 2012
Alberta Children's Hospital
2007
Architecture Week
Electronic Article
Author(s): Logan, K.
Added October 2012
Large Outbreak in a Surgical Intensive Care Unit of Colonization or Infection with Pseudomonas...
2000
Clinical Infectious Diseases
Generic
Issue 4
Volume 31
Pages e9
Author(s): Bertrand, X., Bailly, P., Blasco, G., Balvay, P., Boillot, A., Talon, D.
Added October 2012
The guideline for isolation precautions: preventing transmission of infectious agents in healthcare settings, 2007
Author(s): Siegel, J.D., Rhinehart, E., Jackson, M., Chiarello, L., Committee, H.I.C.P.A.
Added October 2012
Heliport-associated Nosocomial Mucormycoses
1992
Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology
Journal Article
Issue 6
Volume 13
Pages 325-6
Author(s): Abzug, M.J., Gardner, S., Glode, M.P., Cymanski, M., Roe, M.H., Odom, L.F.
Added October 2012
Prevention of nosocomial infections in the neonatal intensive care unit
2002
Current Opinion in Pediatrics
Journal Article
Issue 2
Volume 14
Pages 157-164
Author(s): Adams-Chapman, I., Stoll, B.J.
Added October 2012
Frequent patient-to-patient transmission of hepatitis C virus in a haematology ward
1995
Lancet
Journal Article
Issue 8950
Volume 345
Pages 603-7
Author(s): Allander, T., Gruber, A., Naghavi, M., Beyene, A., Soderstrom, T., Bjorkholm, M., Grillner, L., Persson, M.A.
Added October 2012
Operating room management: operative suite considerations, infection control
2005
The Surgical Clinics Of North America
Journal Article
Issue 6
Volume 85
Pages 1291
Author(s): Allo, M.D., Tedesco, M.
Added October 2012
Surgical smoke and infection control
2006
Journal of Hospital Infection
Journal Article
Issue 1
Volume 62
Pages 1-5
Author(s): Alp, E., Bijl, D., Bleichrodt, R.P., Hansson, B., Voss, A.
Added October 2012
Is Bloodstream Infection Preventable Among Premature Infants? A Tale of Two Cities
2005
Pediatrics
Journal Article
Issue 6
Volume 115
Pages 1513-1518
Author(s): Aly, H., Herson, V., Deuncan, A., Herr, J., Bender, J., Patel, K., El-Mohandes, A.
Added October 2012
Treatment of a Legionella Pneumophila- Colonized Water Distribution System Using Copper-Silver Ionization and Continuous Chlorination
1999
Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology
Journal Article
Issue 6
Volume 20
Pages 426
Author(s): Biurrun,A., Caballero, L., Pelaz, C., Leon, E., Gago, A.
Added October 2012
Lack of Nosocomial Spread of Varicella in a Pediatric Hospital with Negative Pressure Ventilated Patient Rooms
1985
Infection Control
Journal Article
Issue 3
Volume 6
Pages 120-1
Author(s): Anderson, J.D., Bonner, M., Scheifele, D.W., Schneider, B.C.
Added October 2012
A 17-month evaluation of a chlorine dioxide water treatment system to control Legionella species in a hospital water supply
2003
Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology
Journal Article
Issue 8
Volume 24
Pages 575
Author(s): Arjun, S., Gregory, B., Tracy, R., Karen, M., et al.
Added October 2012
Protected environments are discomforting and expensive and do not offer meaningful protection
1984
American Journal of Medicine
Journal Article
Author(s): Armstrong, D.
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Molecular characterization of the transmission between the colonization of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus to human and environmental contamination in geriatric long-term care wards
2005
Internal Medicine
Journal Article
Issue 1
Volume 44
Pages 41-45
Author(s): Asoh, N., Masaki, H., Watanabe, H., Watanabe, K., Mitsusima, H., Matsumoto, K., Oishi, K., Nagatake, T.
Added October 2012
Vancomycin-resistant enterococci in intensive-care hospital settings: transmission dynamics, persistence, and the impact of infection control programs
1999
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, U S A
Journal Article
Issue 12
Volume 96
Pages 6908-13
Author(s): Austin, D.J., Bonten, M.J., Weinstein, R.A., Slaughter, S., Anderson, R.M.
Added October 2012
Toys in a pediatric hosptial: Are they a bacterial source?
2004
American Journal of Infection Control
Journal Article
Issue 5
Volume 32
Pages 287-290
Author(s): Avila-Aguero, M., German, G., Paris, M., Herrera, J., Group, S.T.S.
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