Common Laboratory Parameters for Differentiating Between Community‐Acquired and Healthcare‐Associated Pneumonia
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DOI: 10.1002/jcla.22016
Abstract: The correct diagnosis of healthcare‐associated pneumonia (HCAP) as opposed to community‐acquired pneumonia is essential for the selection of a correct empirical antimicrobial approach, reserving the broad‐spectrum or highly potent antimicrobial therapies for resistant strains most… read more here.
Keywords: community; community acquired; differentiating community; associated pneumonia ... See more keywords
ECDC definitions and methods for the surveillance of healthcare-associated infections in intensive care units
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DOI: 10.1007/s00134-018-5113-0
Abstract: On 5 May 2017, the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) published its updated protocol for surveillance of healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) and prevention indicators in European intensive care units (ICUs) [1]. The ECDC’s… read more here.
Keywords: associated infections; catheter; surveillance; care ... See more keywords
Impact of relocation and environmental cleaning on reducing the incidence of healthcare-associated infection in NICU
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DOI: 10.1007/s12519-017-0001-1
Abstract: BackgroundHospital environment remains a risk for healthcare-associated infections (HAIs). This was a prospective study to evaluate the comprehensive impact of relocating a neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) to a new facility and improved environmental cleaning… read more here.
Keywords: incidence; cleaning practice; cleaning; environmental cleaning ... See more keywords
The utility of frailty indices in predicting the risk of healthcare associated infections: a systematic review.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.ajic.2020.12.001
Abstract: BACKGROUND Healthcare associated infections (HAIs) are a major health concern associated with significant morbidity and mortality. The relationship between frailty, a syndrome often associated with older individuals, and HAIs has not been investigated. AIM To… read more here.
Keywords: predicting risk; frailty; associated infections; healthcare ... See more keywords
Accuracy of using natural language processing methods for identifying healthcare-associated infections
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DOI: 10.1016/j.ijmedinf.2018.06.002
Abstract: OBJECTIVE There is a growing interest in using natural language processing (NLP) for healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) monitoring. A French project consortium, SYNODOS, developed a NLP solution for detecting medical events in electronic medical records for… read more here.
Keywords: detection; processing; natural language; language processing ... See more keywords
Artificial intelligence-based tools to control healthcare associated infections: A systematic review of the literature.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jiph.2020.06.006
Abstract: BACKGROUND Healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) are the most frequent adverse events in healthcare and a global public health concern. Surveillance is the foundation for effective HAIs prevention and control. Manual surveillance is labor intensive, costly and… read more here.
Keywords: surveillance; review; performance; associated infections ... See more keywords
Incidence of healthcare-associated COVID19 in the state of Geneva.
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DOI: 10.1017/ice.2021.453
Abstract: The examination of all COVID19 cases and patient movements in Geneva indicates an important disease activity within the healthcare system since the beginning of the pandemic. We estimate that 4.3% of the total COVID19 cases… read more here.
Keywords: incidence healthcare; state geneva; covid19 state; associated covid19 ... See more keywords
Burden of healthcare-associated infections among hospitalized children within community hospitals participating in an infection control network.
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DOI: 10.1017/ice.2021.67
Abstract: We describe the frequency of pediatric healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) identified through prospective surveillance in community hospitals participating in an infection control network. Over a 6-year period, 84 HAIs were identified. Of these 51 (61%) were… read more here.
Keywords: community hospitals; infection control; infection; associated infections ... See more keywords
Clinical impact of healthcare-associated respiratory syncytial virus in hospitalized adults
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DOI: 10.1017/ice.2022.128
Abstract: Abstract Objective: To describe the clinical impact of healthcare-associated (HA) respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) in hospitalized adults. Design: Retrospective cohort study within a prospective, population-based, surveillance study of RSV-infected hospitalized adults during 3 respiratory seasons:… read more here.
Keywords: rsv patients; healthcare associated; rsv; clinical impact ... See more keywords
Healthcare-associated infection reporting completeness and quality during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic in California hospitals
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DOI: 10.1017/ice.2022.247
Abstract: We examined markers of completeness in healthcare-associated infection (HAI) data reported by California hospitals to the National Healthcare Safety Network for each half of 2020 compared with 2019. There were indications of decreased data completeness… read more here.
Keywords: infection reporting; healthcare associated; infection; california hospitals ... See more keywords
Random variation drives a critical bias in the comparison of healthcare-associated infections.
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DOI: 10.1017/ice.2022.288
Abstract: OBJECTIVE To evaluate random effects of volume (patient days or device days) on healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) and the standardized infection ratio (SIR) used to compare hospitals. DESIGN A longitudinal comparison between publicly reported quarterly data… read more here.
Keywords: random sampling; associated infections; healthcare associated; variation ... See more keywords