Hogle, Nancy J Balzer, Krystal M Ross, Barbara G Wuerz, Lorelle Greendyke, William G Furuya, E Yoko Simon, Matthew S Calfee, David P
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American journal of infection control
In a retrospective study conducted over 12 months in a multi-hospital system, the incidence of bloodstream infections associated with midline catheters was not significantly lower than that associated with central venous catheters (0.88 vs 1.10 infections per 1,000 catheter-days). Additional research is needed to further characterize the infectious...
Chaves, Marcelo S Leonardelli, Florencia Franco, Diego M Ríos, Pablo G Colli, Gustavo M Gutiérrez, Alicia R Ferri, Melina Elgadban, María C Basaldúa, María L Boleas, Mariana
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American journal of infection control
An outbreak of post-kidney transplant cutaneous mucormycosis (PK-CM), a severe and even fatal complication in immunocompromised patients, occurred in our institution. The objective of this study was to compare the usual fixation of sterile wound dressings with non-sterile elastic bandages and fixation with sterile bandages processed at our centrali...
Mayer, Jeanmarie Stone, Nimalie D Leecaster, Molly Hu, Nan Pettey, Warren Samore, Matthew Pacheco, Susan M Sambol, Susan Donskey, Curtis Jencson, Annette
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American journal of infection control
Clostridioides difficile infection (CDI) causes significant morbidity in nursing home residents. Our aim was to describe adherence to a bundled CDI prevention initiative, which had previously been deployed nationwide in Veterans Health Administration (VA) long-term care facilities (LTCFs), and to improve compliance with reinforcement. A multicenter...
Cohen, Regev Cohen, Shoshana Afraimov, Marina Finn, Talya Babushkin, Frida Geller, Keren Paikin, Svetlana Yoffe, Irena Valinsky, Lea Ron, Merav
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American journal of infection control
Invasive group A streptococcal (iGAS) infection in the peripartum setting is a rare but devastating disease occasionally occurring as a health care-associated infection (HAI). Current guidelines suggest enhanced surveillance and streptococcal isolate storage after a single case of iGAS, as well as a full epidemiological investigation that includes ...
Larson, Elaine L
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American journal of infection control
Choudhury, Md Abu Sidjabat, Hanna E Zowawi, Hosam M Marsh PhD, Nicole Larsen, Emily Runnegar PhD, Naomi Paterson, David L McMillan, David J Rickard, Claire M
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American journal of infection control
Peripheral intravenous catheters (PIVCs) break the skin barrier, and preinsertion antiseptic disinfection and sterile dressings are used to reduce risk of catheter-related bloodstream infection (CRBSI). In this study, the impact of PIVC skin site colonization on tip colonization and the development of CRBSI was investigated. A total of 137 patients...
Cheatham, Shanice Thapaliya, Dipendra Taha, Mohammed Milliken, Katherine Dalman, Mark R Kadariya, Jhalka Grenier, Dylan Smith, Tara C
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American journal of infection control
Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is common in medical institutions. We sought to examine the prevalence of S aureus on environmental surfaces in nursing homes and to obtain molecular information on contaminating strains. A total of 259 environmental samples were collected from 7 different nursing homes in Northeast Ohio (NEO), fro...
Sorbets, Elodie Evrevin, Marine Jumas-Bilak, Estelle Masnou, Agnès Lotthé, Anne Thuret, Rodolphe Chaize, Pascale Peyremorte, Frederic Romano-Bertrand, Sara Parer, Sylvie
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American journal of infection control
The investigation of an outbreak of Pseudomonas aeruginosa urinary tract infections after ambulatory cystoscopies identified a damaged cystoscope contaminated by P aeruginosa and acting as a relay object. This outbreak urges us not to trivialize urinary tract infections occurring after an elective cystoscopy. Patients should be advised to signal th...
Ramos-Castaneda, Jorge A Ruano-Ravina, Alberto Salinas, Diego F Osorio-Manrique, Javier Segura-Cardona, Angela M Lemos-Luengas, Elkin V
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American journal of infection control
Although the factors associated to bacterial resistance in patients with asymptomatic bacteriuria (ASB) have been studied in pregnant, fertile age women, patients with spinal cord injury, and those with urogynecological disorders, nothing is known about the factors associated with multidrug-resistant (MDR) bacteria in patients with ASB and planned ...
Langford, Bradley J Quirk, Jacquelyn Carey, Stacie Daneman, Nick Garber, Gary E
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American journal of infection control
Prolonged antibiotic duration of therapy is common in long-term care (LTC) settings and associated with increased risk of harm for residents. To identify potential antibiotic stewardship opportunities aimed at prolonged duration of therapy, this study examined barriers and enablers to using shorter courses of antibiotic therapy in the LTC setting. ...
