Rational perspectives on risk and certainty for dentistry during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Published in American journal of infection control
Asymptomatic carriers of COVID-19 in a confined adult community population in Quebec: A cross-sectional study.
...Published in American journal of infection control
Several countries have undertaken social distancing measures to stop SARS-CoV-2 spread. Asymptomatic carriers' prevalence is unknown and would provide essential information on hidden viral circulation. In our cross-sectional study, 1.82% of 330 asymptomatic confined individuals living in the community carried SARS-CoV-2 despite no contact with decl...
The impact of COVID-19 pandemic on hand hygiene performance in hospitals.
Published in American journal of infection control
Achieving high levels of hand hygiene compliance of health care personnel has been an ongoing challenge. The objective of this study was to examine the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on hand hygiene performance (HHP) rates in acute care hospitals. HHP rates were estimated using an automated hand hygiene monitoring system installed in 74 adult inpa...
The role of close contacts of COVID-19 patients in the SARS-CoV-2 transmission: an emphasis on the percentage of noneval...
...Published in American journal of infection control
To determine the percentage of positivity of close contacts of coronavirus disease 19 (COVID-19) patients to depict the importance of asymptomatic infections in the patient-to-patient transmission of COVID-19. One hundred subjects were included. Nineteen index COVID-19 cases and 81 traced close contacts were screened for coronavirus 2 of severe acu...
Meta-analysis investigating the relationship between clinical features, outcomes, and severity of severe acute respirato...
...Published in American journal of infection control
We aimed to investigate the relationship between clinical characteristics, outcomes and the severity of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 pneumonia. We performed a systematic review and meta-analysis using PubMed, Embase, and Cochrane Library databases to assess the clinical characteristics and outcomes of confirmed COVID-19 cases and...
Healthcare worker seroconversion for SARS-CoV-2 at two large health systems in San Diego.
Published in American journal of infection control
Coronavirus Disease 2019 infections among healthcare workers were widely reported in China and Europe as the pandemic expanded to the United States. In order to examine the infection rate among these essential workers, we combined results of SARS-CoV-2 serology testing offered free to healthcare workers at two large San Diego health systems when th...
A care escalation framework to address lapses in donning and doffing of personal protective equipment during the COVID-1...
Published in American journal of infection control
Hospital acquired Clostridioides difficile infection and risk factors for severity in a university hospital: A prospecti...
Published in American journal of infection control
Clostridioides difficile infection (CDI) is a well-known cause of health care-associated diarrhea. Data about CDI epidemiology of Turkey is limited. This study investigates CDI incidence, clinical characteristics, and factors associated with severe CDI in a tertiary care center university hospital. This is a case control study was conducted between...
Association of hospital-area deprivation with hospital performance on health care associated infection rates in 2018.
Published in American journal of infection control
Healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) are common and often preventable complications of care, with reduction emphasized in national policy. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services introduced an HAI-focused Hospital Acquired Condition Reduction Program in 2015 to penalize poor-performing hospitals. Standardized infection ratios (SIRs) are u...
Catheter securement impact on PICC-related CLABSI: A university hospital perspective.
Published in American journal of infection control
The use of a subcutaneous engineered securement device (SESD) for peripherally inserted central catheters (PICC) in an acute care setting was found to have a direct impact on central line associated bloodstream infection (CLABSI) rates compared to traditional adhesive engineered securement devices (AESD). While the literature suggests the use of SE...
