Lasater, Karen B Sloane, Douglas M McHugh, Matthew D Cimiotti, Jeannie P Riman, Kathryn A Martin, Brendan Alexander, Maryann Aiken, Linda H
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American journal of infection control
Despite nurses' responsibilities in recognition and treatment of sepsis, little evidence documents whether patient-to-nurse staffing ratios are associated with clinical outcomes for patients with sepsis. Using linked data sources from 2017 including MEDPAR patient claims, Hospital Compare, American Hospital Association, and a large survey of nurses...
Jack, David Wheeler, Lori Pogorzelska-Maziarz, Monika Manning, Mary Lou
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American journal of infection control
Nursing students must graduate from their programs equipped with evidenced-based knowledge and skills to prevent, detect, control, and stop the spread of infectious agents regardless of setting. This program evaluation sought to determine curricular integration of the concept of infection and infection prevention and control practices. Copyright © ...
Sanguinet, Jennifer Lee, Chris
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American journal of infection control
Privacy curtain contamination, including with multidrug-resistant organisms, and the associated infection transmission risks have been well described; however, current approaches for addressing these risks and available guidance are limited. The present study describes the successful reduction of curtain contamination in five different units within...
Adams, Victoria Song, Jiyoun Shang, Jingjing McDonald, Margaret Dowding, Dawn Ojo, Marietta Russell, David
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American journal of infection control
Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) practices have been established in home health care. Adherence to IPC practices has been suboptimal with limited available evidence. The study aim was to examine the impact of individual, home environment, and organizational factors on IPC practices using human factors model. Three hundred and fifty-three nurs...
Lu, Peng-Jun Srivastav, Anup Santibanez, Tammy A Amaya, Ashley Dever, Jill A Roycroft, Jessica Kurtz, Marshica Stanley Williams, Walter W
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American journal of infection control
Annual vaccination is the most effective strategy for preventing influenza. We assessed trends and demographic and access-to-care characteristics associated with place of vaccination in recent years. Data from the 2014-2018 National Internet Flu Survey were analyzed to assess trends in place of early-season influenza vaccination during the 2014-15 ...
Ramirez, Marilyn Matheu, Laura Gomez, Miguel Chang, Alicia Ferrolino, Jose Mack, Ricardo Antillon-Klussmann, Federico Melgar, Mario
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American journal of infection control
Routine manual cleaning and disinfection of the health care environment is often suboptimal. Residual contamination poses an infection risk, particularly for immunocompromised patients. This study evaluates the efficacy of dry hydrogen peroxide (DHP) on microbial surface contamination in a pediatric oncology intensive care unit. Surface samples fro...
McMullen, Kathleen Guth, Rebecca M Wood, Helen Mueller, Cassandra Dunn, Gaylene Wade, Rebecca Siddiqui, Adnan Dubberke, Erik R Woeltje, Keith F Warren, David K
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American journal of infection control
Ultraviolet light (UVL) room disinfection has emerged as an adjunct to manual cleaning of patient rooms. Two different no-touch UVL devices were implemented in 3 health system hospitals to reduce Clostridioides difficile infections (CDI). CDI rates at all 3 facilities remained unchanged following implementation of UVL disinfection. Preintervention ...
McAlearney, Ann Scheck Gaughan, Alice A DePuccio, Matthew J MacEwan, Sarah R Hebert, Courtney Walker, Daniel M
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American journal of infection control
Prevention of healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) is critical to reduce preventable deaths and healthcare costs. Variable success with HAI prevention efforts has suggested that management practices are critical to support clinical infection prevention practices. This study examined hospital leaders' management practices around the prevention of...
Bentivegna, Enrico Alessio, Giuliano Spuntarelli, Valerio Luciani, Michelangelo Santino, Iolanda Simmaco, Maurizio Martelletti, Paolo
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American journal of infection control
Clostridium difficile is the most common pathogen between health care-associated infections and its incidence has increased during the last years. lack of enough evidence about effective hygiene interventions to prevent this disease. Due to the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID‑19) pandemic, several strategies to reduce microorganism spread were adop...
DeRosa, Alicia Carter, Michael T Wattengel, Bethany A Lesse, Alan J Sellick, John A Mergenhagen, Kari A
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American journal of infection control
Guidance on empiric treatment for urinary tract infections (UTIs) is lacking for the male population which comprises much of the Veteran population in the United States. This study evaluated susceptibility trends in antimicrobials used for treatment of UTIs in the inpatient and outpatient Veteran population nationwide. Urine culture data was retros...
