Nosocomial Articles & Analysis
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The New York State Department of Health (NYSDOH) describes enterococci as part of the normal flora in the intestinal tract and also a common cause of nosocomial infections. The bacteria can also often found in the natural environment, in soil and water. ...
The study, Impact of probiotic B. infantis EVC001 feeding in premature infants on the gut microbiome, nosocomially acquired antibiotic resistance, and enteric inflammation, is the first to quantify the impact of feeding B. infantis EVC001 on key health indicators specifically in pre-term infants. ...
The first recorded nosocomial outbreak of Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) in the United States occurred in 1968 in Boston, Massachusetts. ...
Since 2015, Genano and Jiangsu Holly Group have executed several successful hospital projects in China, in the area of infection control and prevention of nosocomial infections caused by airborne pathogens. This new contract is to ensure the co-operation will continue in the future, aiming to search for strong growth - also in other business areas within air technology services. ...
“Infections are a leading cause of deaths and complications for nursing home residents, and with the exception of tuberculosis we found a significant increase in infection rates across the board,” said lead study author Carolyn Herzig, MS, Project Director of the Prevention of Nosocomial Infections & Cost Effectiveness in Nursing Homes (PNICE-NH) study at Columbia ...
“Infections are a leading cause of deaths and complications for nursing home residents, and with the exception of tuberculosis we found a significant increase in infection rates across the board,” said lead study author Carolyn Herzig, MS, Project Director of the Prevention of Nosocomial Infections & Cost Effectiveness in Nursing Homes (PNICE-NH) study at Columbia ...
Airborne transmission is known to be a primary mechanism in the transmission of TB and influenza, but has also been implicated in the transmission of nosocomial infections including MRSA, Acinetobacter spp, C. difficile and norovirus. ...
An article in the August issue of Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology discusses how researchers identified contaminated nasal spray as the cause of an outbreak of Burkholderia cepacia in patients at a Denver children’s hospital. A recent news story from WLWT last week reported on the source of a Legionnaires’ disease outbreak at an Ohio hospital in 2010. WHEC in New York ...
“The cost in human lives and the financial costs associated with nosocomial infections are enormous,” stated Susan White, Ph.D., CMC, President of SEHC. ...
” For years Illinois and Chicago area hospital administrators and infection control professionals have been dealing with hospital acquired infections (HAIs), also called nosocomial infections. Many of these infections have been due to Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureas (MRSA), Clostridium difficile and other pathogens. ...
For years Illinois and Chicago area hospital administrators and infection control professionals have been dealing with hospital acquired infections, also known as nosocomial infections. Many of these infections have been due to Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureas (MRSA), Clostridium difficile and other pathogens. ...
Core, one of the most recognized providers of commercial indoor air quality (IAQ) services, provides testing services to ensure the air in healthcare facilities doesn’t lead to nosocomial infections. There are a reportedly 1.7 million hospital acquired infections diagnosed each year in the United States. ...