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Showing 1 to 20 of 68 for “"Nosocomial infections"”.
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Nosocomial infections in intensive care
… diagnosis and management of secondary infections in the Intensive Care Unit. 2) To present the findings of a study of the technique of selective parenteral and enteral antisepsis regimen (SPEAR) in the patient population of the Respiratory ICU at Groote Schuur Hospital, aimed at …
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A study of the transmission pathways of organisms associated with nosocomial infections at a veterinary academic hospital
Background: Hospital-acquired infections (HAIs) are a major concern in human and veterinary medicine. They are caused by bacterial organisms mainly from the ESKAPE group (Enterococcus faecium, Staphylococcus aureus, Klebsiella pneumoniae, Acinetobacter baumannii, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, and …
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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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Characteristics of Nursing Care in Paediatric Wards and Infection Control // Особености на здравните грижи в детско отделение и контрол на инфекциите
… a priority for health systems around the world. Nosocomial infections are a global problem, and children's wards are identified as being at risk of developing these infections. Aim: To investigate the specifics of health care in paediatric wards, the associated organisation of infection control, …
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Acinetobacter baumannii : an evaluation of five susceptibility test methods to detect tobramycin resistance in an epidemiologically related cluster
… baumannii is a major pathogen causing nosocomial infections, particularly in critically ill patients. This organism has acquired the propensity to rapidly develop resistance to most antibiotics. At several hospitals within Cape Town, tobramycin and colistin remain frequently the only …
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Optimization of antimicrobial chitosan coating for silicone
Implant related infections are a significant healthcare issue that contributes to the current increase in nosocomial infections. The most effective way to counter implant related infections is to prevent them from happening in the first place. This can be achieved with antibacterial, biocompatible …
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Regulation of virulence and antimicrobial peptide resistance in Pseudomonas aeruginosa
… is also a major opportunistic human pathogen in nosocomial infections and cystic fibrosis chronic lung infections. These P. aeruginosa infections can be extremely difficult to treat due to the high intrinsic antibiotic resistance and broad repertoire of virulence factors, both of which are highly …
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Safety and effectiveness of colistin compared with tobramycin for multi-drug resistant Acinetobacter baumannii infections
Background: Nosocomial infections due to multi-drug resistant Acinetobacter baumannii are often treated with colistin, but there are few data comparing its safety and effectiveness with other antimicrobials, particularly the aminoglycosides. Metbods: A retrospective cohort study of patients treated …
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Integrons and integron-related antibiotic resistance in acinetobacter
… is responsible for an increasing number of nosocomial infections in patients receiving intensive care and comprehensive antibiotic resistance of these organisms hampers treatment of infections due to A.baumannii. The molecular basis of antibiotic resistance in A.baumannii has not been …
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The Dynamics of Multi-Drug Resistant Organisms: Modeling Nosocomial Infection Control Measures
… long been a challenge to try and understand how nosocomial infections develops in order to find the most efficient methods to combat it. Though drugs do exist to treat them, they are known to be highly resistant and have proven to be a reoccurring problem in hospitals, posing an increasing …
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Gavage Program for the Preterm Infant
… Care unit, are susceptible to hospital acquired infections due to their immature immune systems. To mitigate this occurrence a change project will be implemented to decrease the incidence of nosocomial infection in this population. The project will be focusing on preterm infants working on full …
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Risk factors associated with the exposure of neonates to acinetobacters through the ingestion of infant formula in NICUs
… outbreaks reported and the severity of the infections caused. Of particular interest in this project are neonates whose immune systems have not fully developed and affected by their prematurity, low birth weight, or various other conditions. The vulnerability of these neonates combined with …
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SDTDMn0 : a multidimensional distributed data mining framework supporting time series data analysis for critical care research
… research has shown that conditions, such as nosocomial infections or apnoeas, exhibit certain variations in the baby's physiological parameters which can indicate the onset of the event before it can be detected by physicians and nurses. Neonatal Intensive Care Units are some of the highest …
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Assessing the Presence of Antibiotic-Resistant Enterococcus in Reclaimed Water Used for Spray Irrigation
… pathogen that remains a leading cause of nosocomial infections--in reclaimed water used for spray irrigation (SI). A total of 48 wastewater effluent and SI samples were collected in 2009 and 2010 from the Mid-Atlantic and Midwest regions of the US. Enterococci were isolated using membrane …
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Acinetobacter baumannii infections in the paediatric intensive care unit of a tertiary hospital in South Africa
… increasingly recognised as an important cause of nosocomial infections in paediatric intensive care unit (PICU) patients, particularly in developing countries, where it contributes significantly to morbidity and mortality. Furthermore, it has been documented that emerging antimicrobial resistance …
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Most Effective Nursing Interventions to Prevent Central Line-Associated Bloodstream Infections: A Critical Review of the Literature
Nosocomial infections, otherwise referred to as hospital-acquired infections (HAIs), are defined by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) as infections that occur in association with devices used in medical procedures, such as catheters or ventilators (Centers for Disease Control and …
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Cloning and characterization of AdeMNO RND efflux pump of Acinetobacter baumannii
… which has been implicated in a variety of nosocomial infections among immunocompromised patients worldwide. Recently, Multi-drug resistant (MDR) isolates of A. baumannii have been isolated from military personnel returning from service in Iraq and Afghanistan. Antibiotic resistance of A. …
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Investigating the role of Leucine-Responsive Regulatory Protein (Lrp) in the production and regulation of specific virulence factors in Pseudomonas aeruginosa
<p><em>Pseudomonas aeruginosa</em> infections make up 10% of nosocomial infections, and these infections are increasing in antibiotic resistance. Virulence factors such as pyocyanin and siderophores contribute to this resistance as they help with virulence and nutrient acquisition. Previously, Lrp …
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Epidemiology of Staphylococcus aureus bacteraemia at a tertiary children's hospital in Cape Town, South Africa
… pathogen in paediatric patients with bloodstream infections. The epidemiology of S. aureus bacteraemia (SAB), however, has not been well documented in children in South Africa. Methods: A retrospective study was conducted at a children's hospital in Cape Town, South Africa, to investigate the …
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