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Entries Tagged as 'J Hosp Infect'

Do admissions and discharges to long-term care facilities influence hospital burden of Clostridium difficile infection?

May 12th, 2012 · Start a Discussion

Do admissions and discharges to long-term care facilities influence hospital burden of Cl…

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Ventilator-associated pneumonia due to meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus: risk factors and outcome in a large general hospital.

May 12th, 2012 · Start a Discussion

Ventilator-associated pneumonia due to meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus: risk f…

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Nutritional risk as predictor for healthcare-associated infection among hospitalized elderly patients in the acute care setting.

May 12th, 2012 · Start a Discussion

Nutritional risk as predictor for healthcare-associated infection among hospitalized elde…

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Procalcitonin in early onset ventilator-associated pneumonia.

May 4th, 2012 · Start a Discussion

Procalcitonin in early onset ventilator-associated pneumonia.
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Reduced susceptibility to chlorhexidine among extremely-drug-resistant strains of Klebsiella pneumoniae.

April 3rd, 2012 · Start a Discussion

Reduced susceptibility to chlorhexidine among extremely-drug-resistant strains of Klebsie…

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Lessons from a large norovirus outbreak: impact of viral load, patient age and ward design on duration of symptoms and shedding and likelihood of transmission.

April 1st, 2012 · Start a Discussion

Lessons from a large norovirus outbreak: impact of viral load, patient age and ward desig…

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Dermal and pulmonary absorption of ethanol from alcohol-based hand rub.

April 1st, 2012 · Start a Discussion

Dermal and pulmonary absorption of ethanol from alcohol-based hand rub.
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Co-morbidities as predictors of mortality in Clostridium difficile infection and derivation of the ARC predictive score.

March 5th, 2012 · Start a Discussion

Co-morbidities as predictors of mortality in Clostridium difficile infection and derivati…

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Effectiveness of seasonal influenza vaccination in healthcare workers: a systematic review.

March 5th, 2012 · Start a Discussion

Effectiveness of seasonal influenza vaccination in healthcare workers: a systematic revie…

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Escherichia coli bacteraemia: how preventable is it?

March 5th, 2012 · Start a Discussion

Escherichia coli bacteraemia: how preventable is it?
J Hosp Infect. 2011 Dec;79(4…

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Qualitative study on perceptions of hand hygiene among hospital staff in a rural teaching hospital in India.

February 11th, 2012 · Start a Discussion

Qualitative study on perceptions of hand hygiene among hospital staff in a rural teaching…

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Prospective study on the effect of shirt sleeves and ties on the transmission of bacteria to patients.

February 8th, 2012 · Start a Discussion

Prospective study on the effect of shirt sleeves and ties on the transmission of bacteria…

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Where do hands go? An audit of sequential hand-touch events on a hospital ward.

February 3rd, 2012 · Start a Discussion

Where do hands go? An audit of sequential hand-touch events on a hospital ward.
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Risk factors associated with the conversion of meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus colonisation to healthcare-associated infection.

January 19th, 2012 · Start a Discussion

Risk factors associated with the conversion of meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus…

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Outcome of central venous catheter-related bacteraemia according to compliance with guidelines: experience with 91 episodes.

January 11th, 2012 · Start a Discussion

Outcome of central venous catheter-related bacteraemia according to compliance with guide…

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