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Showing 1 to 6 of 6 for “"blood stream infection"”.
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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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Adenovirus-associated pneumonia in South African children : presentation, clinical course and outcome
… Admission to ICU (OR 8.3, 95% CI 2.3-29.0) and blood stream infection (OR 11.2; 95% CI 2.3-54.1) were independent risk factors for mortality. Conclusion: Adenoviral-associated pneumonia is an important cause of pneumonia and CLD in young children in South Africa. Admission to ICU and blood …
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Improving Hand Hygiene Compliance to Reduce CLABSI Rate in Oncology ICU
… is to reduce the rate of central line associated blood stream infection (CLABSI) occurrence in oncology ICU by 50% by the last quarter of 2015. This study was conducted in ICU to assess adherence to the facility’s hand hygiene (HH) protocol among the staff nurses and allied healthcare workers. The …
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The Impact of Relational Coordination and the Nurse on Patient Outcomes
… with injury, catheter- associated urinary tract infection, and central line-associated blood stream infection. A retrospective correlational survey design using cross sectional data was used to conduct this quantitative study. An electronic relational coordination survey was sent to 1124 eligible …
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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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3D printing in Clinical Diagnostics: A Versatile Tool to Develop Testing Devices for the Diagnosis of Infectious Diseases
… utilized to develop various fluidic systems to streamline laboratory testing methodologies. I explore the development of a centrifugal microfluidic platform and the manufacturability of various centrifugal fluidic systems within the limitation of 3DP. This work aims to provide the building …