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• One-third of patients with hospital-acquired infections are re-admitted within 1 year

  From:Nursing Economics (Vol. 31, Issue 3) Peer-Reviewed

  May-June 2013255 words Brief article, Repor... 1100LHospital re-admissions can be costly. In 1 year alone, 20% of Medicare patients re-admitted within 30 days of hospital discharge cost an estimated $17.4 billion. Patients infected with one of three strains of bacteria...

• Cleaning and sterilisation of anaesthetic equipment

  Author:Chitra JuwarkarFrom:Indian Journal of Anaesthesia (Vol. 57, Issue 5) Peer-Reviewed

  September-October 20136,026 words Report 1480LByline: Chitra. Juwarkar The main purpose of this review article is to bring up what has been known (practiced) about decontamination, disinfection, and sterilisation of anaesthetic equipment. It also discusses how...

• Hospital acquired urinary tract infection by multidrug-resistant Brevundimonas vesicularis

  Authors:Puneet Gupta, Suma Appannanavar, Harsimran Kaur, Vikas Gupta, Balvinder Mohan, and Neelam TanejaFrom:Indian Journal of Pathology and Microbiology (Vol. 57, Issue 3) Peer-Reviewed

  July-September 20141,415 words Clinical report 1710LByline: Puneet. Gupta, Suma. Appannanavar, Harsimran. Kaur, Vikas. Gupta, Balvinder. Mohan, Neelam. Taneja Infections caused by Brevundimonas vesicularis, a nonfermenting Gram-negative bacterium, are very rare. Here,...

• Estimating risk factors for acinetobacter bacteremia in pediatric settings

  Authors:Faruk Ekinci, Nuri Bayram, Ilker Devrim, Hursit Apa, Gamze Gulfidan, and Ilker GunayFrom:The Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases (Vol. 17, Issue 4) Peer-Reviewed

  July-August 2013730 words Letter to the editor... 1600LDear Editor, Nosocomial invasive infections due to Acinetobacter species are gradually increasing in the health care settings especially in intensive care units (ICUs). (1) This retrospective study is designed to...

• Importance of medium time in case of device-associated infection

  Authors:Angshuman Jana, Arijit Majumdar, Anirban Jana, Jayeeta Mitra, Soumali Biswas, Babita Bag, et al.From:Journal of Clinical Sciences (Vol. 12, Issue 1) Peer-Reviewed

  January-June 20153,334 words Report 1700LByline: Angshuman. Jana, Arijit. Majumdar, Anirban. Jana, Jayeeta. Mitra, Soumali. Biswas, Babita. Bag, N. Pal Background: Intensive Therapeutic Units (ITUs) are unfortunately the epicenters of hospital acquired...

• Features associated with severe disease in hospitalized children with 2009 influenza A (H1N1) infection at a university hospital in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

  Authors:Sarah S. Al Subaie and Muslim M. Al SaadiFrom:Annals of Saudi Medicine (Vol. 32, Issue 1) Peer-Reviewed

  January-February 20123,398 words Clinical report 1770LBACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: In 2009, pandemic H1N1 influenza A caused significant morbidity and mortality worldwide; however, available data on disease characteristics and outcome of hospitalized children is limited....

• Critically ill patients with 2009 H1N1 infection in an Indian intensive care unit

  Authors:Vivek Kute, Pankaj Shah, Manoj Gumber, Aruna Vanikar, and Hargovind TrivediFrom:Indian Journal of Critical Care Medicine (Vol. 15, Issue 1) Peer-Reviewed

  January-March 2011550 words Article 2070LByline: Vivek. Kute, Pankaj. Shah, Manoj. Gumber, Aruna. Vanikar, Hargovind. Trivedi Dear Editor, We read with great interest the report by Chacko et al . [sup][1] The authors reported an interesting experience on...

• Current status and recommendations on methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus infection in Latin America

  Author:Eduardo GotuzzoFrom:The Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases (Vol. 14, Issue 6) Peer-Reviewed

  November-December 2010932 words Report 1400LMethicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is an important and growing cause of infection in hospital-associated settings and, more recently, in the community, both globally and in Latin America. (1-3)...

• Needlestick law will aid health staff

  From:Nursing Standard (Vol. 24, Issue 24) Peer-Reviewed

  Feb. 17, 2010135 words Brief article 1400LEuropean-wide legislation to help protect nurses against needlestick injuries should be completed next month. The law is expected to be passed at a meeting of the council of the European Union in Brussels on March 8....

• Wound care: principles of aseptic technique: service users may have injuries related to intravenous drug use or self-harm, so nurses need the appropriate skills to provide physical care. Anne Pegram and Jacqueline Bloomfield outline the principles of aseptic procedures

  Authors:Anne Pegram and Jacqueline BloomfieldFrom:Mental Health Practice (Vol. 14, Issue 2) Peer-Reviewed

  Oct. 20102,767 words Report 1410LSummary Mental health nurses should understand, monitor and assist with the physical care needs of service users, including wound care. Here is an opportunity to review aseptic technique in line with recommendations,...

• 10 years' experience with the pneumococcal quinolone moxifloxacin

  Authors:Olaf Burkhardt and Tobias WelteFrom:Expert Review of Anti-infective Therapy (Vol. 7, Issue 6) Peer-Reviewed

  Aug. 200918,147 words Article 1460LAuthor(s): Olaf Burkhardt 1 , Tobias Welte [[dagger]] 2 Keywords : clinical efficacy; moxifloxacin; perspectives; pharmacodynamics; pharmacokinetics; respiratory tract infections; safety In the late 1980s...

• Northern Health and Social Care Trust

  From:Nursing Management (Harrow) (Vol. 16, Issue 2) Peer-Reviewed

  May 200964 words Brief article 1590LEleanor Hayes is among the panel members for the public inquiry into the outbreak of Clostridium difficile in the Northern Health and Social Care Trust during 2007 and 2008, Ms Hayes is former director of nursing at...

• Four teams win briefs in Design Bugs Out scheme

  From:Design Week

  Nov. 27, 2008589 words Article 1590LIf, heaven forbid, you should have to visit your Great Aunt Ethel in hospital next year, you may be pleasantly surprised to find your bottom engaging with a Pearson Lloyd chair as you place flowers on a bedside cabinet...

• Coatings that clean for you: it may sound like science fiction, but a development in nanotechnology has raised the prospect of 'self-cleaning' hospitals

  Author:Monica DobieFrom:Nursing Standard (Vol. 21, Issue 21) Peer-Reviewed

  Jan. 31, 2007233 words Brief article 1900LResearchers at the University of New South Wales, Australia, have developed a coating made of tiny (nano) particles of titanium dioxide that they hope will one day be used to clean surfaces in hospital rooms, wards and...

• Evolving epidemiology of Pseudomonas aeruginosa and the Burkholderia cepacia complex in cystic fibrosis lung infection

  Authors:John RW Govan, Alan R Brown, and Andrew M JonesFrom:Future Microbiology (Vol. 2, Issue 2)

  Apr. 20078,042 words Article Author(s): John RW Govan [[dagger]] 1 , Alan R Brown 2 , Andrew M Jones 3 Keywords: Burkholderia cepacia complex; cross-infection; cystic fibrosis; identification; lung infection; Pseudomonas aeruginosa "The...

• Effect of premature menopause on sexuality

  Author:Alessandra GraziottinFrom:Women's Health (Vol. 3, Issue 4) Peer-Reviewed

  July 200714,458 words Article Author(s): Alessandra Graziottin 1 Keywords: arousal disorders; cancer survivors; desire disorders; dyspareunia; estrogen; hormone therapy; infertility; premature menopause; sexual dysfunction; testosterone...

• Current concepts in antibiotic-resistant Gram-negative bacteria

  Authors:Julian Andres Torres, Maria Virginia Villegas, and John P QuinnFrom:Expert Review of Anti-infective Therapy (Vol. 5, Issue 5) Peer-Reviewed

  Oct. 20077,555 words Report 1320LAuthor(s): Julián Andrés Torres 1 , Maria Virginia Villegas 2 , John P Quinn [[dagger]] 3 Keywords : bacterial resistance; carbapenems; Gram-negatives; mechanisms of resistance; tigecycline Much of the data...

• Evidence-based practice: use of the ventilator bundle to prevent ventilator-associated pneumonia

  Authors:Arlene F. Tolentino-DelosReyes, Susan D Ruppert, and Shyang-Yun Pamela K. ShiaoFrom:American Journal of Critical Care (Vol. 16, Issue 1) Peer-Reviewed

  Jan. 20073,942 words Article 1800L* PURPOSE To examine critical care nurses' knowledge about the use of the ventilator bundle to prevent ventilator-associated pneumonia. * METHOD Published reports were reviewed for current evidence on the use of the...

• Bacterial isolates from burn wound infections and their antibiograms: A eight-year study

  Authors:Manjula Mehta, Priya Dutta, and Varsha GuptaFrom:Indian Journal of Plastic Surgery (Vol. 40, Issue 1) Peer-Reviewed

  January-June 20071,819 words Clinical report 1660LByline: Manjula. Mehta, Priya. Dutta, Varsha. Gupta Background: Infection is an important cause of mortality in burns. Rapidly emerging nosocomial pathogens and the problem of multi-drug resistance necessitates...

• Endocarditis due to Chryseobacterium meningosepticum

  Authors:K. Bomb, A. Arora, and N. TrehanFrom:Indian Journal of Medical Microbiology (Vol. 25, Issue 2)

  April-June 20071,152 words Article 1420LByline: K. Bomb, A. Arora, N. Trehan Chryseobacterium meningosepticum is a gram negative rod widely distributed in nature. It is known to cause meningitis in neonates and premature infants. Adult infections are not...