Bloodstream Infection Articles & Analysis
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What is biofilm? Biofilms are defined as communities of micro-organisms attached to a surface, or one another, and encased within a matrix of extracellular polymeric substance (EPS). The EPS makes up the largest component of the biofilm, and in the biological environment is generally composed of polysaccharides, proteins, glycolipids, blood products, cellular debris, extracellular enzymes, metal ...
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have identified these common types of medical device-associated HAIs: Catheter-associated urinary tract infections Central line-associated bloodstream infections Surgical site infection Ventilator-associated pneumonia Also, improperly sanitized medical devices can spread ...
Over the years, Saint Francis has been one of the top hospitals in keeping their Healthcare Associated Infection (HAI) rates down. With the use of SteraMist disinfection throughout their hospital, Saint Francis is able to keep C. difficle, MRSA, and central line-associated bloodstream infections at a minimum. ...
Michael Greenberg on what dermatologists should know about Bartonella species infections. Research over the past 30 years has shown that Bartonella species infect a wide array of cell types, including red blood cells and endothelial cells (in particular cells that line the blood vessels), in both people and animals. ...
The goal is to initiate change by improving national blood culture guidelines and contamination benchmarks while partnering with hospitals in their mission to significantly reduce blood culture contamination and false-positive central line-associated bloodstream infection (CLABSIs). The Risks of Blood Culture Contamination High blood-culture contamination rates ...
This deadly infection affects almost 1.7 million people a year in the U.S. and kills nearly 270,000 people. ...
It is the result of an immune response to bacterial infection which gets into a patient’s blood and can become fatal as the body responds by injuring its own organs and tissues. ...
Fungal bloodstream infections have been noted as a significant problem in many countries including the United States, with an attributable mortality rate of up to 40%. ...