Nosocomial transmission
Nosocomial transmission of chickenpox and varicella zoster virus seroprevalence rate amongst healthcare workers in a teaching hospital in China
... In order to investigate whether self-reported history could replace serum VZV IgG screening in HCWs, self- reported history of varicella in HCWs was compared with the serum VZV IgG result to assess the reliability of ...
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Nonperinatal Nosocomial Transmission ofCandida albicans in a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit: Prospective Study
... Nosocomial Candida albicans infections have become a major cause of morbidity and mortality in neonates in neonatal intensive care units (NICUs). To determine the possible modes of acquisition of C. albicans in ...
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No nosocomial transmission under standard hygiene precautions in short term contact patients in case of an unexpected ESBL or Q&A E. coli positive patient: a one-year prospective cohort study within three regional hospitals
... a nosocomial transmis- sion rate of 0% from unexpected HR-GNR positive patients to contact patients was ...no nosocomial transmission had occurred, five contact patients were HR-GNR positive ...
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Ruling out nosocomial transmission of Cryptosporidium in a renal transplantation unit: case report
... As our report demonstrates, the detection of three different Cryptosporidium species in three cryptospor- idiosis patients excluded the possibility of nosocomial transmission in the Nephrology unit, where ...
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Evidence for nosocomial transmission of Candida albicans obtained by Ca3 fingerprinting
... indicates transmission of groups of similar strains rather than of a single strain allows some conclusions to be drawn regarding the possible scenario un- derlying these ...their transmission in the ...
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Nosocomial Transmission of Group B Streptococci
... Wilkinson HW, Facklam RR, Wortham EC: Distribu- tion by serological type of group B streptococci isolated from a variety of clinical material over a five-year period (with special refere[r] ...
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A nosocomial transmission of crimean congo hemorrhagic fever to an attending physician in north kordufan, Sudan
... Nos.GQ862371-2) were identified as etiologic agents of the nosocomial outbreak [4]. We have also reported on an outbreak in Donkup village, Abyei District, South Kordufan [5]. Despite the fact that the Alfulah and ...
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Nosocomial Transmission of CTX M 2 β Lactamase Producing Acinetobacter baumannii in a Neurosurgery Ward
... A. baumannii strains which produce plasmid-mediated CTX- M-type -lactamases or TEM- and SHV-derived ESBLs are still very rare. The class A -lactamases PER-1 and VEB-1, which are genetically distant from the predominant ...
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Nosocomial transmission of respiratory syncytial virus in immunocompromised adults
... Respiratory syncytial virus RSV isolates obtained from nine infected immunocompromised adult patients hospitalized during two consecutive winters January through April 1987 and 1988 were[r] ...
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Nosocomial Transmission of Group B Streptococci in a Newborn Nursery
... were no significant changes in colonization rates of either n#{236}others or infants l)etween the time of hospital discharge amid follow-tip evaluation four to eight weeks later. The vag[r] ...
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Case-fatality Ratio Due to Ebola Virus Disease in North-eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo in 2019
... of nosocomial transmission of Ebola virus disease among health care workers, it is important to question the effectiveness of the surveillance and communication system with not only the general population ...
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A very high prevalence of hepatitis C virus infection among patients undergoing hemodialysis in Kosovo: a nationwide study
... In conclusion, a nationwide study of all hemodialysis cen- ters in Kosovo showed an extremely high prevalence of HCV infection in hemodialysis patients. The relatively low prevalence of HCV infection in the general ...
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A discrete events delay differential system model for transmission of vancomycin-resistant enterocuccus (VRE) in hospitals
... Surveillance data from an oncology hospital unit on Vancomycin-resistant En- terococcus (VRE), one of the most prevalent and dangerous pathogens involved in hospital infections, is used to motivate possibilities of ...
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Decision Making Amplification Under Uncertainty: An Exploratory Study of Behavioral Similarity and Intelligent Decision Support Systems
... to nosocomial transmission of drug-resistant TB such as patients with HIV infection and healthcare ...2010). Nosocomial transmission among healthcare workers (HCWs) is of particular concern ...
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Molecular Evidence of Nosocomial Pneumocystis jirovecii Transmission among 16 Patients after Kidney Transplantation
... (12). Interestingly, renal transplant recipients seem to be at especially high risk of getting both a symptomatic or an asymp- tomatic Pneumocystis infection. The risk of developing PCP for patients after renal ...
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Clinical Profile and associations of tuberculosis among health care workers in South India
... Every year 1.8 million people in India develop tuberculosis (TB). India accounts for one-fifth of the global TB incidence and is estimated to have the highest number of active TB cases amongst the countries of the world. ...
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Using Molecular Epidemiology To Trace Transmission of Nosocomial Norovirus Infection
... as nosocomial cases, outpatient cases, and community- acquired cases ...of nosocomial transmission only if a patient was diagnosed with NoV infection for the first time ⬎4 days after ...22 ...
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Epidemiological approach to nosocomial infection surveillance data: the Japanese Nosocomial Infection Surveillance System
... of nosocomial infec- tions in the ICU is higher than the ...of nosocomial infections in the ...of nosocomial infection surveillance data, which would allow infection control professionals to take ...
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Insufficient translation of knowledge among nurses towards management of nosocomial infections at Vihiga county Referral Hospital, Western Kenya
... the nosocomial infections: Nosocomial infection are a public health concern as they diminish the quality of the healthcare delivered to ...of nosocomial infection has been reported to be the highest ...
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Resource allocation: the main problem in infection control in intensive care units of hospitals
... Purpose: Nosocomial infections, especially those occurring in intensive care units (ICUs), are one of the major health problems in every ...community. Nosocomial infections are associated with increased ...
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