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Debesai, Yohannes. "Strategies Healthcare Managers Use to Reduce Hospital-Acquired Infections." ScholarWorks, 2019. https://scholarworks.waldenu.edu/dissertations/6414.

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Every year, 2 million patients in the United States suffer with at least 1 hospital-acquired infection resulting in an estimated 99,000 deaths annually. The purpose of this exploratory single case study was to explore strategies healthcare managers in U.S. hospitals used to reduce hospital-acquired infections. The study included face-to-face, semistructured interviews with 5 healthcare managers from a hospital in Maryland who were successful in reducing these infections. The conceptual framework was human capital theory. Field notes, hospital documents, and transcribed interviews were analyzed

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NÄSMAN, MARKUS. "Detecting Hospital Acquired Infections usingMachine Learning." Thesis, KTH, Skolan för datavetenskap och kommunikation (CSC), 2013. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-142355.

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Every year a large number of patients contract infections due to their hospital stay. These infections are a major hazard to patient safety causing increased mortality and morbidity in affected patients. Manual detection and reporting of these infections add to the workload of the medical staff which makes it infeasible to do on a continuous basis. The goal is to automate detection using machine learning methods. This will be done using supervised learning and data available in electronic patient records. As most of the data available is in unstructured free-text the emphasis of this thesis is

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Aiken, Alexander. "Hospital-acquired infections in two district hospitals in Kenya." Thesis, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (University of London), 2013. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.590555.

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Williams, E. E. "Psychological contributions to the control of hospital-acquired infections." Thesis, University of Liverpool, 1987. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.333154.

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Gasser, Raphael Götz-Ulrich. "Quantitative Erfassung nosokomialer Infektionen auf der interdisziplinären operativen Intensivstation des Universitätsklinikums Leipzig." Doctoral thesis, Universitätsbibliothek Leipzig, 2017. http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bsz:15-qucosa-219965.

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Nosokomiale Infektionen (NKI) gehören zu den häufigsten Komplikationen eines Krankenhausaufenthaltes, insbesondere auf Intensivstationen mit einer Prävalenz von rund 18,65%. Die Folgen sind eine längere Verweildauer, erhöhte Morbidität und Letalität sowie höhere Kosten für das Gesundheitssystem. Die Erfassung NKI stellt einen wichtigen Qualitäts- Parameter für Intensivstationen dar. Ziel dieser Arbeit war es, die Übereinstimmung von nur nach KISS (Krankenhaus-InfektionsSurveillance System)- Definitionen erfassten Infektionen mit der klinisch diagnostizierten nosokomialen Infektion zu prüfen un

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Fiorentino, Francesca. "Hospital-acquired infections: a cost estimation for CLABSI in Portugal." Master's thesis, NSBE - UNL, 2014. http://hdl.handle.net/10362/11526.

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A Work Project, presented as part of the requirements for the Award of a Masters Degree in Economics from the NOVA – School of Business and Economics<br>Hospital-acquired infections (HAIs) are defined as system infections that neither were present nor in incubation when the patient was hospitalized. We provide an estimation of most extra direct costs (those associated to longer hospitalization), length of stay and mortality rate due to the onset of a particular HAI, the central line associated bloodstream infection (CLABSI) in a 322-bed Portuguese hospital between 2009 and 2012. Main outputs

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MacBride, Peter Ross. "The effect of various hospital characteristics on the incidence of hospital-acquired infections." Connect to Electronic Thesis (CONTENTdm), 2009. http://worldcat.org/oclc/449185511/viewonline.

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Sehmi, S. K. "Antibacterial surfaces with nanoparticle incorporation for prevention of hospital-acquired infections." Thesis, University College London (University of London), 2016. http://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/1528653/.

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This thesis describes the incorporation of nanoparticles into polymers as antibacterial surfaces for preventing hospital-acquired infections (HAIs). With a high prevalence of HAIs, the use of antibacterial materials can contribute in reducing bacterial contamination associated with frequently touched surfaces in hospitals (e.g. push plates, bed rails, or keyboards). The combination of nanoparticles and light-activated antibacterial agents demonstrate lethal bactericidal activity when encapsulated into medical grade polymer sheets. Upon white light activation, these polymers exhibit significant

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Copeland, Alexa. "The Impact of Patient Room Design on Airborne Hospital-Acquired Infections (HAI)." Kent State University / OhioLINK, 2016. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=kent1462362700.

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Rashleigh-Rolls, Rebecca M. "Hospital acquired infections : outbreaks and infection control interventions, a national descriptive survey." Thesis, Queensland University of Technology, 2016. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/101494/1/Rebecca_Rashleigh-Rolls_Thesis.pdf.

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This study investigated hospital-acquired infection (HAI) across Australian public hospitals from January 2005 - December 2011. Specifically, outbreaks of HAI and infection control interventions (aimed at reducing HAI rates) were investigated. Outbreaks of HAI, with the most frequent pathogens being Norovirus and Vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus, occurred in the majority of hospitals. Further, a wide variety of infection control interventions were applied during the time-frame yet there was no standardised implementation approach. Rates of HAI appeared to be affected by the implementation of

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Plowman, Rosalind Mary. "The incidence and economic burden of hospital acquired infections occurring in surgical patients." Thesis, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (University of London), 2004. http://researchonline.lshtm.ac.uk/1472143/.

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Background: Approximately 9% of patients in hospital have a hospital acquired infection (HAl). These infections place a burden on the health sector, patients and carers. Objectives: To assess the incidence of, and independent risk factors for HAls occurring in adult surgical patients; to assess the impact of these infections on the hospital sector; and to show how this information may be used to assess the potential benefits of prevention. Design: A prospective survey of the incidence of HAl was conducted. Resources used by both infected and uninfected patients were recorded and costed. Genera

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Fan, Gainson. "Association Between Hand Hygiene and Hospital Acquired Infections (HAI)| A Phenomenological Study at a Southeastern State Hospital." Thesis, Capella University, 2018. http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=10680587.

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<p> Greater awareness regarding healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) has drawn in a great deal of attention from the government at the local, state, and federal level as well as from the general public and medical insurance companies such as Medicaid and Medicare. This level of attention is the product of heightened interest in the quality of healthcare and the realization that most HAIs can be averted. Healthcare organizations and medical providers worldwide continue to observe exceptional developments in the comprehension of the physiology of uncommon or disease-causing agents and increas

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Meng, Yang. "Application of agent-based simulation to the modelling and management of hospital-acquired infections." Thesis, University of Warwick, 2009. http://wrap.warwick.ac.uk/2776/.

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Hospital-acquired infections (HAIs) are a big threat to the well-being of patients and place a heavy burden on hospital resources. The thesis provides the first attempt to apply agent-based simulation (ABS) to describe the transmission dynamics and evaluate the intervention policies of HAIs in general and Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) in particular. Based on the proposed taxonomy of potential methods for modelling HAIs, the relative advantages of ABS compared to other modelling methods are investigated. The comparison provides a theoretical justification to the use of ABS.

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Vu, Dinh Phu. "Burden, etiology and control of hospital acquired infections in intensive care units in Vietnam." Thesis, Open University, 2017. http://oro.open.ac.uk/50673/.

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Hospital acquired infection (HAI) is one of the most frequent adverse event in healthcare worldwide, affecting hundreds of millions of patients annually. In both developed and developing countries, this burden falls mainly on the critically ill. In Vietnam, HAI data are limited, particularly from the intensive care units (ICUs). Robust data are needed to evaluate these problems. This thesis addresses this need. A point prevalence survey (PPS) of HAI and antibiotics use was conducted monthly at 15 ICUs of 14 tertiary and provincial hospitals across Vietnam from October 2012 to September 2013. S

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Cochran, Emily D. "Hospital Characteristics Associated with Hospital Acquired Condition (HAC) Reduction Program Payment Penalties across Program Years." VCU Scholars Compass, 2019. https://scholarscompass.vcu.edu/etd/5962.

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Objective: The primary objective of this study was to examine the relationship between hospital structural characteristics and penalization status (penalized or not penalized) in any given hospital acquired condition (HAC) Reduction Program year, FY 2015 through 2018. Structural characteristics included hospital type, case mix index, average daily census, bed size, ownership, disproportionate share percentage, location, and American Nurses Credentialing Center Magnet status. The secondary objective of the study was to determine whether a hospital's penalization status across one or more HAC Re

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Alshraiedeh, Nid'a Hamdan. "Atmospheric pressure, non thermal plasmas for the control of pathogens associated with hospital acquired infections." Thesis, Queen's University Belfast, 2015. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.680866.

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The globally increasing risk of acquiring hospital-acquired infections (HAIs) has attracted much attention in recent years. In this study, an in-house designed kilohertz (kHz)-driven atmospheric pressure non-thermal plasma (APNTP) jet has been investigated for its potential application as a new and promising alternative decontamination and sterilization method for several potential clinical applications. APNTP has been shown to exert a significant antibiofilm activity against wide range of clinical Pseudomonas aeruginosa isolates. Phenotypic and genotypic factors mediate an elevated tolerance

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Franchi, Eliane Patricia Lino Pereira [UNESP]. "Caracterização da resistência à oxacilina em Staphylococcus aureus isolados de feridas de pacientes atendidos em Unidades Básicas de Saúde da cidade de Botucatu." Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP), 2011. http://hdl.handle.net/11449/89936.

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Made available in DSpace on 2014-06-11T19:24:15Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 0 Previous issue date: 2011-12-09Bitstream added on 2014-06-13T20:31:20Z : No. of bitstreams: 1 franchi_eplp_me_botfm.pdf: 4815496 bytes, checksum: 1dc26a3719261d8f1f4551fbb04a10f4 (MD5)<br>Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES)<br>Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP)<br>O gênero Staphylococcus está envolvido em infecções adquiridas tanto na comunidade como em hospitais, sobressaindo-se atualmente como um dos maiores problemas clínicos e epidemiológicos em infecções nosocomiais. Diante d

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Landström, Amanda, and Marie Lidström. "Vietnamese nursing students’ knowledge and attitudes to hospital-acquired infections and hygiene guidelines : An empirical cross-sectional study." Thesis, Umeå universitet, Institutionen för omvårdnad, 2016. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:umu:diva-129791.

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Title: Vietnamese nursing students’ knowledge and attitudes to hospital-acquired infections and hygiene guidelines. Background: Increased hospital-acquired infections are a global concern. Compliance to hygiene guidelines is essential to prevent infections in health care. Knowledge and attitudes are important factors that affect implementations of precautions in health care. Aim: The aim of this study was to describe the knowledge and attitudes of Vietnamese nursing students’ in year 2, 3 and 4 regarding hospital-acquired infections and hygiene guidelines. Method: An empirical cross-sectional

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Franchi, Eliane Patricia Lino Pereira. "Caracterização da resistência à oxacilina em Staphylococcus aureus isolados de feridas de pacientes atendidos em Unidades Básicas de Saúde da cidade de Botucatu /." Botucatu : [s.n.], 2011. http://hdl.handle.net/11449/89936.

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Orientador: Maria de Lourdes Ribeiro de Souza da Cunha<br>Banca: Carlos Magno Castelo Branco Fortaleza<br>Banca: Maria Clara Padoveze<br>Resumo: O gênero Staphylococcus está envolvido em infecções adquiridas tanto na comunidade como em hospitais, sobressaindo-se atualmente como um dos maiores problemas clínicos e epidemiológicos em infecções nosocomiais. Diante da importância do S.aureus como um dos microrganismos mais freqüentemente isolados de infecções de pele e tecidos moles e a crescente disseminação dos S. aureus resistentes a oxacilina (MRSA), este estudo objetiva identificar a presença

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Mengal, Muhammad Hashim. "Infectious disease control knowledge and practice among health care workers in Bolan Medical College Hospital Quetta Pakistan." Thesis, Södertörns högskola, Institutionen för naturvetenskap, miljö och teknik, 2014. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:sh:diva-27097.

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Background Hospital-acquired infections are significant cause of morbidity and mortality among hospitalized patients worldwide. Healthcare workers during job are exposed to blood borne pathogens through contact with infected body parts, blood and body fluids. World health organization (WHO) estimated that globally about 2.5% of HIV and 40% of hepatitis viral infected cases are among health workers due to exposures. The most important mechanism of spread of these pathogens is through contaminated hands of the healthcare workers. Standard precautions measures are essential to prevent and control

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Byrd, Charmaine Amoy. "Nurse Education and the Reduction of Nosocomial Infections in Acute Care Settings." ScholarWorks, 2016. https://scholarworks.waldenu.edu/dissertations/3022.

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Nosocomial infections are acquired in health care settings and they can lead to catastrophic health care consequences for patients. These infections can also pose significant financial burdens on society and health care systems. Educating nurses on hand hygiene is essential to reducing infection rates. The research question for the study examined the effectiveness of hand hygiene among nurses in reduction of nosocomial infections and how can health care organizations develop educational strategies to reduce nosocomial infections to improve public confidence in health care systems. The purpose

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Kessler, Melissa Gail. "Risk Factors For Pediatric Community Acquired Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus aureus." [Tampa, Fla.] : University of South Florida, 2004. http://purl.fcla.edu/fcla/etd/SFE0000253.

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Wilson, Geneva Marion. "Environmental and pharmaceutical risk factors for the transmission of Clostridium difficile and other multi-drug resistant hospital acquired infections." Diss., University of Iowa, 2019. https://ir.uiowa.edu/etd/6885.

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Clostridium difficile (C. difficile) is a gram positive, anaerobic, spore forming bacterium. C. difficile infections are triggered by dysbiosis of the intestinal microbiome linked to age, immune status, and medication; particularly use of antibiotics and proton pump inhibitors (PPI). The spore forming nature of the bacteria gives it the ability to persist in the environment for long periods of time and makes it impervious to many commonly-used hospital cleaning and disinfection products. C. difficile, along with Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) and Vancomycin-resistant Entero

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Gregg, Sarah Elizabeth. "Nurses' problem detection of infection risk: The effects of risk factors, expertise, and time pressure." Thesis, Georgia Institute of Technology, 2015. http://hdl.handle.net/1853/54372.

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Problem detection is a critical component in nursing, such that superior detection could lead to quicker intervention, even if the nature of the problem is not yet clear. A critical problem intensive care nurses typically engage in is detecting the threat of an impending hospital-acquired infection. The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of the presence of risk factors, expertise, and time pressure on problem detection. The results suggested that time pressure seemed to have a detrimental effect on problem detection, and nurses benefitted from the presence of more risk factor

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Liapikou, Adamantia. "Impact of guidelines for stratification of community acquired and hospital pneumonia severity and treatment." Doctoral thesis, Universitat de Barcelona, 2012. http://hdl.handle.net/10803/107753.

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Treatment failure in community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) is the failure to normalize the clinical features (eg, fever, cough, sputum production), or nonresolving image in chest radiograph, despite antimicrobial therapy. The incidence of treatment failure in CAP has not been clearly established; according to several studies it ranges between 6% and 15%. The rate of mortality increases significantly, especially in those patients with severe CAP. It is important to be able to identify what patients are at risk for progressive or treatment failure pneumonia that may make them candidates for a more

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Smith, Sharon Lanier. "Effects of an Educational Intervention on Hospital Acquired Urinary Tract Infection Rates." UNF Digital Commons, 2009. http://digitalcommons.unf.edu/etd/309.

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In today's hospital environment, good care has become synonymous with positive patient outcomes. Marring this landscape is the alarming rate of hospital acquired (nosocomial) infections. Urinary tract infection (UTI) is one of the most common hospital acquired infections. The major cause associated with these infections is the use of indwelling urinary catheters. Bacteria invade the lower urinary tract by ascending through or around the catheter. Morbidity associated with urinary catheter-associated UTI can be minimized by prudent decisions concerning catheter usage and good catheter care. The

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Niehaus, Kim-Laura. "Viability and efficacy of probiotics printed on a textile material." Thesis, Högskolan i Borås, Akademin för textil, teknik och ekonomi, 2016. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:hb:diva-11120.

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Hospital-acquired infections are to date a major challenge in the patient safety. The proliferation of pathogens such as Staphylococcus aureus, Escherichia coli and Klebsiella pneumoniae is often reported in connection with textiles, which represent a significant source of transmission. This leads most often to the contamination and cross-contamination of the hospitalized patient and the hospital staff. A promising approach and the immediate objective of this research is the application of probiotics to a textile fabric. They provide preliminary evidence in being able to inhibit pathogenic bac

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Troup, Daniel James, and Daniel James Troup. "Impact of Passive Air Treatment on Microbial Contamination in a Controlled Chamber Environment." Thesis, The University of Arizona, 2017. http://hdl.handle.net/10150/625694.

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Microbial pathogens commonly transmitted through the aerosol route to surfaces, equipment, and hands in the clinical setting leads to costly and life threatening hospital-acquired infections (HAIs). Even with improved hand hygiene and surface disinfection, HAIs continue to persist in healthcare environments, warranting consideration of novel interventions to reduce the transmission risk of HAIs. This study quantitated the efficacy of ion generating passive air treatment (PAT) against viruses (MS2), bacteria (Escherichia coli), and bacterial spores (Bacillus thuringiensis) in a controlled envir

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Sharma, Umesh Kumar Boonyong Keiwkarnka. "Study of HIV/AIDS preventive behavior among pregnant women attending antenatal clinic in Ratchvithi hospital, Thailand /." Abstract, 1999. http://mulinet3.li.mahidol.ac.th/thesis/2542/42E-UmeshS.pdf.

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Gerbier-Colomban, Solweig. "Étude de faisabilité d'un système de détection automatique des patients à risque épidémique à partir des données du dossier médical informatisé des urgences." Thesis, Lyon 1, 2012. http://www.theses.fr/2012LYO10327.

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Introduction. La détection précoce des infections par un système de surveillance efficace permet de mettre en œuvre des mesures de prévention et de contrôle adaptées. L’objectif de cette thèse était d’évaluer les performances d’un système de détection automatique, type syndromique, des patients à risque épidémique à partir des données du dossier médical informatisé des urgences. Population d’étude. 101001 patients ayant consulté aux urgences du groupement Nord des Hospices Civils de Lyon, entre le 01/06/2007 et le 31/03/2011, dont 10895 patients hospitalisés dans l’établissement à l’issue de l

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Philyaw, Charlotte Evette. "Preventing Urinary Tract Infections in the Acute Care Setting." ScholarWorks, 2016. https://scholarworks.waldenu.edu/dissertations/2574.

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More than 13,000 deaths and $340 million in health care costs are the result of catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTIs) annually in the United States. CAUTIs can also result in acute patient discomfort and potentially preventable exposure to antibiotics. The hospital for which this quality improvement project was developed was above the National Healthcare Safety Network CAUTI bench mark. Framed within the Iowa model of evidence-based practice, a multidisciplinary team of 8 hospital stakeholders guided the project (n=8). The purpose of the project was to develop an indwelling uri

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Nekkab, Narimane. "Spread of hospital-acquired infections and emerging multidrug resistant enterobacteriaceae in healthcare networks : assessment of the role of interfacility patient transfers on infection risks and control measures." Thesis, Paris, CNAM, 2018. http://www.theses.fr/2018CNAM1180/document.

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The spread of healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) and multi-drug resistance in healthcare networks is a major public health issue. Evaluating the role of inter-facility patient transfers that form the structure of these networks may provide insights on novel infection control measures. Identifying novel infection control strategies is especially important for multi-drug resistant pathogens such as Carbapenemase-producing Enterobacteriaceae (CPE) due to limited treatment options. The increasing use of inter-individual contact and inter-facility transfer network data in mathematical modellin

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CONA, ANDREA. "HOSPITAL-ACQUIRED BACTERIAL INFECTIONS IN SARS-COV-2 INFECTED PATIENTS. WASN¿T COVID-19 COMPLICATED ENOUGH? PROSPECTIVE STUDY ON NOSOCOMIAL BLOODSTREAM INFECTIONS AND DESCRIPTION OF NDM-1-PRODUCING KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE OUTBREAK IN COVID-19 UNITS." Doctoral thesis, Università degli Studi di Milano, 2021. http://hdl.handle.net/2434/885836.

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Introduzione. È ormai noto come il decorso clinico dei pazienti ospedalizzati per infezione da SARS-CoV-2 possa essere complicato da sovra-infezioni batteriche. Tuttavia, la reale incidenza, le caratteristiche cliniche e le conseguenze di tali complicazioni batteriche sull’esito del ricovero non sono ancora del tutto chiariti. In questa dissertazione verranno esposti due studi clinici condotti durante gli anni di studio del corso di dottorato in Ricerca Clinica. Il primo studio si pone come obiettivo quello di valutare il burden e le caratteristiche cliniche e microbiologiche delle infezion

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Irianti, Sri. "A Policy Framework for the Improvement of Health Care Waste Management in Indonesia." Thesis, Griffith University, 2012. http://hdl.handle.net/10072/367328.

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Indonesia is a developing country in the South East Asian region (SEAR), with a total population of 237,641,326, in 2010, living in 33 provinces. In line with economic development and decentralisation of the health system, the number of health care establishments steadily increases to keep up with population growth and public needs. Institutions delivering health services, including hospitals and health centres (HCs), inevitably generate a tremendous amount of wastes, a fraction of which are infectious and hazardous. The majority of health care institutions do not manage their medical wastes,

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Bocskay, Ildiko Roxane. "Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus Infections in the Eight Service Planning Areas of Los Angeles County." ScholarWorks, 2016. https://scholarworks.waldenu.edu/dissertations/2473.

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Methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) has become resistant to antibiotics. The purpose of this quantitative, retrospective cohort study was to examine the relationship between length of hospitalization and invasive MRSA infection rates among different racial and ethnic groups in the 8 service planning areas (SPAs) of Los Angeles County. Cane, O'Connor, and Michie's theoretical domain framework was used. Secondary data from the Healthcare-Associated (HA) Infections Program of the California Department of Public Health were analyzed. For the first research question, a Pearson correl

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Akusoba, Kenechukwu Okechukwu. "Barriers to adherence to antiretroviral therapy among adult patients in a rural hospital in the Eastern Cape." University of Western Cape, 2013. http://hdl.handle.net/11394/3926.

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Magister Public Health - MPH<br>Antiretroviral therapy (ART) improves the quality of lives of people living with HIV/AIDS by suppressing HIV replication and improving the patient’s immunity. An improved immunity will help prevent patients from contracting opportunistic infections. Adherence to ART is vital to obtain good clinical outcome for patients. Defaulting ART leads to increase in viral load, decreased host immunity, development of HIV drug resistant strains, exposure to opportunistic infections and ultimately death. HIV positive patients who are on ART face many challenges in adhering t

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Walfridsson, Ida, and Therese Browall. "Nurses' experiences of impacting factors on hygiene practice and infection control in a rural hospital in India – an interview study." Thesis, Karlstads universitet, Institutionen för hälsovetenskaper, 2014. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:kau:diva-32169.

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Introduction - Health care acquired infections (HCAI) are a common complication that affects hospital treated patients. Basic hygiene practice is the most important to prevent HCAI. The occurrence of HCAI is a big problem in India, mostly because of a low compliance to hygiene practice. The nurse has an important role because of their ability to inform and motivate the staff to keep a good compliance to hygiene practice. Aim - To illuminate nurses’ experiences of impacting factors on hygiene practice and infection control in a rural hospital in India. Method - Data was gathered through nine qu

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Geraldes, Catarina da Silva. "Evaluation of a biocide used in the Biological Isolation and Containment Unit of the Veterinary Teaching Hospital of the FMV-ULisboa." Master's thesis, Universidade de Lisboa, Faculdade de Medicina Veterinária, 2021. http://hdl.handle.net/10400.5/21176.

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Dissertação de Mestrado Integrado em Medicina Veterinária<br>Hospital-acquired infections (HAIs) are a rising problem worldwide. The best way of coping with these HAIs is through infection tracking and surveillance systems combined with prevention strategies namely efficient disinfection protocols. These considerations, associated with increasing reports about reductions in biocide susceptibility and development of cross-resistance to antimicrobials, emphasise the need of identifying how different factors can influence a biocide’s efficiency. In this study, 29 bacterial isolates (E. coli n=3,

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Björklund, Christina, and Anna Fagring. "Att förebygga CVK-relaterade infektioner - en litteraturstudie om sjuksköterskans åtgärder." Thesis, Malmö högskola, Fakulteten för hälsa och samhälle (HS), 2016. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:mau:diva-25169.

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Bakgrund: Centrala venkatetrar förekommer idag inte bara på intensivvårdsavdelningar utan har även blivit en vanlig företeelse på vårdavdelningar där allmänsjuksköterskan arbetar. Med CVK följer risker för infektioner, både lokala och systemiska. Vårdrelaterade infektioner, specifikt kateterrelaterade sådana, är ett stort problem inom sjukvården och medför såväl ökade vårdtider som ökade kostnader. Allmänsjuksköterskan ansvarar för handhavande och skötsel av CVK och har därmed en nyckelroll i att förebygga infektioner. Syfte: Att sammanställa vetenskaplig litteratur rörande hur allmänsjuksköte

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Wright, Claire Louise. "Investigation of the prevalence of opportunistic gram negative pathogens in the water supply of a haematology unit, and the application of point-of-use filtration as an intervention." Thesis, University of Bradford, 2012. http://hdl.handle.net/10454/5692.

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Gram-negative infection has been linked to hospital water although few studies have examined whether water systems are reservoirs of nosocomial pathogens. This study investigated longitudinal recovery of the opportunistic pathogens Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Stenotrophomonas maltophilia and Acinetobacter baumannii from water outlets of a haematology unit and evaluated Point-Of-Use Filtration (POU-F) as a control measure. In a two-year double cross-over trial, water samples and swabs were taken weekly from 39 showers/taps on the unit. Four study phases alternated between non-filtered (Phases 1 &am

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Gibbs, Haley. "Preventable Illness: the Costs of Catheter-associated UTI in Modern Healthcare." Scholarship @ Claremont, 2019. https://scholarship.claremont.edu/scripps_theses/1406.

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Hospital-acquired infections (HAI) are not uncommon in healthcare facilities. They are usually prevented by sanitation techniques and by maintaining a high standard of care. Catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTI) make up a large percentage of hospital-acquired infections and are often the most preventable type of HAI. Patterns in infection rate could provide new ideas on prevention techniques, which might further reduce infection rate, saving lives and cutting costs. CAUTI infection rate was measured from January KJIY to September KJIL and was differentiated based on hospital war

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Venier, Anne-Gaëlle. "Pseudomonas aeruginosa en réanimation : épidémiologie et facteurs de risque d’acquisition." Thesis, Bordeaux 2, 2011. http://www.theses.fr/2011BOR21851/document.

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Malgré les avancées en matière de prévention, Pseudomonas aeruginosa reste un pathogène fréquent et délétère en réanimation. Des facteurs de risque d’acquisition de ce micro-organisme ont déjà pu être identifiés, mais jamais dans un contexte multicentrique et rarement en ajustant sur des caractéristiques du service. Si l’analyse de la littérature était jusqu’alors en faveur d’une forte origine individuelle, la part du contexte d’hospitalisation et des caractéristiques de la réanimation paraît de moins en moins négligeable. Notre travail a permis non seulement de faire un état des lieux concern

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Duignan, Patricia. "Dr. WHO?: The Science and Culture of Medical Wear Design." VCU Scholars Compass, 2014. http://scholarscompass.vcu.edu/etd/3991.

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The multi-million-dollar medical uniform industry has not utilized advancements in garment and textile technology that could positively impact the protection of healthcare professionals and patients. In most cases the uniforms meet basic requirements – they clothe the professional in a recognizable way. Little innovation in design, function and performance, has been applied to these garments. This is particularly evident in the case of the stereotypical white lab coat worn by many physicians, despite evidence indicating that these lab coats may carry contamination and play a role in the spread

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Ibn, Saied Wafa. "Pneumopathie nosocomiale acquise en réanimation : caractérisation en fonction de l’existence et de la durée de ventilation mécanique." Thesis, Université de Paris (2019-....), 2019. https://theses.md.univ-paris-diderot.fr/IBN_SAIED_Wafa_va.pdf.

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Les infections nosocomiales représentent la première cause de mortalité et le premier poste de prescription d’antibiothérapies. Les pneumopathies nosocomiales représentent la première cause de morbi-mortalité en réanimation. Dans un contexte de ressources antibiotiques limitées et une augmentation de l’incidence des germes résistants, nous avons étudié:1°) Les facteurs de risque de pneumopathies acquises sous ventilation mécanique (PAVM) en tenant compte de la durée de la ventilation mécanique2°) La différence entre les pneumopathies associées aux soins en réanimation chez les patients non ven

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Locke, Tiffany. "Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus Aureus in Canadian Hospitals from 1995 to 2007: A Comparison of Adult and Pediatric Inpatients." Thèse, Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa, 2013. http://hdl.handle.net/10393/26110.

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The literature directly comparing the epidemiology of MRSA among adult and pediatric hospitalized patients is strikingly minimal. The objective of this thesis was to identify any differences between these two patient groups. The Canadian Nosocomial Infections Surveillance Program MRSA data (1995 to 2007: n=1,262 pediatric and 35,907 adult cases) were used to compare MRSA clinical and molecular characteristics and rates. Hospital characteristics were modeled using repeated measures Poisson regressions. The molecular and epidemiological characteristics of MRSA differed significantly between adu

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Paiva, Magda Sofia Oliveira de. "The use of medical devices and hospital-acquired infections : ventilator-associated pneumonia." Master's thesis, 2015. http://hdl.handle.net/10451/27057.

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Trabalho Final de Mestrado Integrado, Ciências Farmacêuticas, Universidade de Lisboa, Faculdade de Farmácia, 2015<br>Os biomateriais e os dipositivos médicos têm uma longa história de utilização, com o principal objetivo de melhorar a qualidade de vida do utilizador. No entanto, a utilização prolongada de dispositivos médicos pode estar na origem de diversas infeções. Atualmente, as infeções nosocomiais associadas a dispositivos médicos representam uma fração importante das infeções desenvolvidas em meio hospitalar e, como tal, um dos objetivos deste trabalho é analisar esses valores, tentando

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Korb, Anneli. "Cryptococcal antigenaemia in patients hospitalised with community acquired pneumonia at Chris Hani Baragwanath Academic Hospital." Thesis, 2014. http://hdl.handle.net/10539/15311.

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Thesis (M.Med. (Internal Medicine))--University of the Witwatersrand, Faculty of Health Sciences, 2013.<br>Background Cryptococcus is a life-threatening opportunistic infection; data is limited regarding early infection. Treatment of cryptococcal antigenaemia may impact on disease progression. Screening those most at risk for cryptococcal antigenaemia is necessary to be cost effective. The prevalence of cryptococcal antigenaemia in patients hospitalised with community acquired pneumonia (CAP) at Chris Hani Baragwanath Academic Hospital (CHBAH) was evaluated. Methods 200 patients admitted to

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Gasser, Raphael Götz-Ulrich. "Quantitative Erfassung nosokomialer Infektionen auf der interdisziplinären operativen Intensivstation des Universitätsklinikums Leipzig: Quantitative Erfassung nosokomialer Infektionen auf der interdisziplinären operativenIntensivstation des Universitätsklinikums Leipzig." Doctoral thesis, 2016. https://ul.qucosa.de/id/qucosa%3A15373.

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Nosokomiale Infektionen (NKI) gehören zu den häufigsten Komplikationen eines Krankenhausaufenthaltes, insbesondere auf Intensivstationen mit einer Prävalenz von rund 18,65%. Die Folgen sind eine längere Verweildauer, erhöhte Morbidität und Letalität sowie höhere Kosten für das Gesundheitssystem. Die Erfassung NKI stellt einen wichtigen Qualitäts- Parameter für Intensivstationen dar. Ziel dieser Arbeit war es, die Übereinstimmung von nur nach KISS (Krankenhaus-InfektionsSurveillance System)- Definitionen erfassten Infektionen mit der klinisch diagnostizierten nosokomialen Infektion zu prüfen un

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Wright, Claire Louise, Anna M. Snelling, L. Newton, and Kevin G. Kerr. "Water-associated nosocomial infections." 2008. http://hdl.handle.net/10454/4882.

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yes<br>It is estimated that 5-10% of hospitalised patients in developed countries contract hospital acquired infections (HAI). Increasing levels of antimicrobial resistance manifested by many HAI-causing pathogens such as Acinetobacter spp in the intensive care unit (ICU) setting present a significant challenge to those managing these infections. Consequently, much attention has been focused on the prevention of HAIs. Particular emphasis has been placed on interventions intended to interrupt patient-to-patient transmission of pathogens, such as enhanced hand hygiene and identification

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Snelling, Anna M., Clive B. Beggs, Kevin G. Kerr, and Simon J. Shepherd. "Spores of C. difficile in hospital air." 2010. http://hdl.handle.net/10454/4836.

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