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Showing 1 to 10 of 10 for “"Hospital infection"”.
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Organizational Climate and Hospital Infection Preventionists
Healthcare associated infections (HAI) continue to be a significant patient safety problem. Researchers have found that nurses; perception of organizational climate is associated with patient outcomes. However, given the increased prevalence of HAI, an examination of multiple organizational factors …
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Hospital Infection Control Practice: Preventing, Identifying, and Measuring Healthcare-Associated Infections in an Ever-Changing Environment
<p>Healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) are a cause of significant morbidity and mortality in U.S. hospitals. HAI prevention is receiving increased attention on account of recent legislative mandates related to public reporting of hospital infection rates and limitations in hospital …
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Public health surveillance systems "Evidence informing practice"
… system. The second study investigated a hospital-acquired infection, C. difficile and is an example of surveillance in a high-risk setting such as a hospital. This research demonstrates the need for continued vigilance to be maintained when monitoring hospital-acquired infections and …
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Enhanced sampling methods and their application in the study of molecular permeation in gram-negative bacteria
… extracted from a patient undergoing long term hospital infection. We connected the mutation of few key residues to a drastic change in the internal electric field of the proteins, showing that the antibiotics follow the choreography of water molecules inside the channels. In the last section, …
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Predictors of Carbapenem Resistant Gram-negative Bacteria in a Consortium of Academic Medical Center Hospitals
… that rates of resistant bacteria within a hospital are a function of antibiotic use, resistant organisms brought into the hospital, infection control efforts, and underlying severity of patient illness. The relative contribution of each to a particular resistance phenotype is unclear. P. …
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Potential groundwater contamination from pit latrines in Ga-Maja and Reefentse
… choice of antibiotics for empiric management of infections and effective hospital infection control. The results showed that most of the parameters were within the permissible range of DWAF guidelines for domestic water use and SANS 241 drinking water guidelines. Samples from Ga-Maja showed EC …
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Perceptions of health care workers regarding risk of exposure to infection in tuberculosis units at a selected hospital in the Vhembe District, South Africa
… of healthcare workers’ risk of exposure to TB infections in TB units at a selected hospital in the Vhembe district of South Africa. The study employed a qualitative approach using an exploratory and descriptive research design. An exploratory design was used to explore the perceptions of HCWs …
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The Use of Metal and Metal Oxide Nanoparticles Against Biofilms
The persistence of biofilms in hospital settings are associated with Healthcare Associated Infections (HCAI), causing increased morbidity, mortality and healthcare costs. The resistance of biofilms against commonly used hospital disinfectants has been well reported. Metal and metal oxide …