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Showing 1 to 18 of 18 for “"Bloodstream infection"”.
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Candida bloodstream infection among children hospitalized in three public sector hospitals in the Metro West region of Cape Town, South Africa
Introduction Candida bloodstream infection (BSI) causes appreciable mortality in children. There are few studies describing the epidemiology of Candida BSI in children living in the Western Cape province of South Africa. Methods A retrospective descriptive study was conducted at three public sector …
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Klebsiella pneumoniae bloodstream infections in hospitalised children at Red Cross War Memorial Children's Hospital : 2006 - 2011
… pneumoniae (KP) is a significant paediatric bloodstream pathogen in children. There is little data about KP in South African children. The focus for the present study was to address this knowledge gap. Methods: This study addressed a retrospective case notes review on bloodstream Klebsiella …
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Infection Control: Reducing Hospital Acquired Central Line Bloodstream Infections
<p>Hospital-acquired infections are a leading cause of morbidity and mortality in neonatal intensive care units (Ceballos, Waterman, Hulett, & Makic, 2013). It’s estimated that each neonatal bloodstream infection costs about $35,000 and adds about two weeks to a baby’s hospital stay (Akron's …
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THE ROLE OF BACTERIA AND ß-LACTAM ANTIBIOTICS IN CANDIDA ALBICANS INFECTION
… top four most common causes of hospital-acquired bloodstream infection worldwide. The use of broad-spectrum antibiotics is a well-known yet poorly understood risk factor for invasive C. albicans infection. Recently, peptidoglycan (PGN) subunits have been reported as potent inducers of C. albicans …
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Reducing CLABSI in the NICU with IV Tubing Competency
<p>Central line-associated bloodstream infection (CLABSI) is a significant problem in a Level IV neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) on the West Coast of California. A clinical nurse leader (CNL) student joined a team consisting of the unit’s nursing manager, nursing educator, clinical nurse …
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Empowering Patients with Central Venous Catheters: Utilizing Evidence-Based Video-Assisted Education to Reduce Central Line-Associated Bloodstream Infections
… setting in which Central Line-Associated Bloodstream Infection (CLABSI) rates were rising. Pediatric oncology patients confer the highest risk of developing CLABSIs due to long-term CVC access, neutropenic effects of treatment regimens, and constant fluctuations between inpatient, …
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Pseudomonas aeruginosa bloomstream infection at a tertiary referral hospital for children
… resistance and outcome of Pseudomonas aeruginosa bloodstream infection (PABSI) among children admitted to a tertiary referral hospital for children in Cape Town, South Africa. Methods A retrospective descriptive study was conducted at a paediatric referral hospital in Cape Town, South Africa. …
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Infecção após tratamento cirúrgico de cardiopatias congênitas: revisão sistemática da literatura
… children with CHD is more vulnerable to infections. Nosocomial infections are an important cause of morbidity and mortality of children and adolescents submitted to cardiac surgery. Objectives: to determine the incidence of nosocomial infections in children and adolescent diagnosed with …
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A citywide, clonal outbreak of Pseudomonas aeruginosa during a drought
… case-control study in a subset of patients with bloodstream infection compared demographic and clinical characteristics between sequence types. Results The outbreak lasted 10 months from December, 2016 to September, 2017 with 3,321 documented cases. At the peak, cases reached 2.3-fold baseline …
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A ten-year review of ESBL and non-ESBL Escherichia Coli Bloodstream infections among children at a tertiary referral hospital in South Africa
Introduction: Bloodstream infection (BSI) is an important cause of morbidity and mortality in children (1). There are few descriptions of Escherichia coli (E. coli) BSI in children, particularly in Africa, yet E. coli is increasing in importance as a cause of antibiotic-resistant infection in …
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Microbial, metabolic and molecular determinants of neonatal mortality in the rural areas of Limpopo Province, South Africa: umblical cord blood metabolomic profile and bacterial anaysis and their association with perinatal complications
… Some primary contributors are microbial infections, adverse pregnancy and birth outcomes (APBOs), and labor or obstetric complications. Despite this recognition, the underlying molecular mechanisms of these infections and perinatal complications are poorly understood. Interestingly, …
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The prevention and diagnosis of central venous catheter-related infection
… from 33 patients who developed catheter-related bloodstream infection (CR-BSI) on a bone marrow transplant (BMT) unit and Siaphylococcus aureus recovered from 6 cardiothoracic surgery patients with surgical site infection (SSI) following median sternotomy. This epidemiological investigation …
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Laboratory findings that occur in Klebsiella pneumoniae blood stream infection in HIV-infected children compared to HIV uninfected children, at a South African children's hospital, Cape Town, 2006–2011: a nested-descriptive cross-sectional study
Background: Bloodstream infection (BSI) caused by Klebsiella pneumoniae (KP), is a leading cause of hospitalassociated childhood mortality. There are limited data on how poor outcomes of KPBSI can be predicted in poorly resourced areas. This study aimed to assess if the profile of differential …
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Blood stream infections in oncology patients at Red Cross War Memorial Children's Hospital, Cape Town
Background: Infections cause significant morbidity and mortality in children with cancer, which may be related to the cancer or treatment received. There is paucity of data on the epidemiology of bloodstream infection (BSI) in sub-Saharan Africa. To address this knowledge gap, the present study was …
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The relative importance of human and animal sources of vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium in immunocompromised patients in hospital
… faecium is a leading cause of hospital-acquired infection, disproportionally affecting immunocompromised and critically ill patients. Despite infection control measures, rates of vancomycin-resistant E. faecium (VREfm) bacteraemias have failed to decline in the United Kingdom, and Cambridge …
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Next-Generation Diagnostics For Respiratory and Blood-Borne Pathogens
Submission published under a 24 month embargo labeled 'U of I Access', the embargo will last until 2026-12-01
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Caracterización de los pacientes con catéter venoso central en un hospital universitario de cuarto nivel en Bogotá 2011 - 2013
Introducción: La utilización de catéteres venosos centrales (CVC) en la unidad de cuidado intensivo tiene gran importancia y amplio uso, son fuente de apoyo para la realización de varia actividades, pero con un gran potencial de complicaciones, por lo cual es fundamental conocer todos los aspectos …
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Investigating Pulmonary Immune Responses that Detect and Counteract Gram-negative Bacterial Infections
Infections of the lungs can cause tremendous tissue damage which often leads to pathogens spreading into the bloodstream. In the airways, Gram-negative bacteria produce biofilms through exopolysaccharide (EPS) that provides microbial protection; however, the impact of EPS on detection remains …