BACKGROUND Bloodstream infections (BSI) remain a frequent complication during the pre-engraftment period after hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT), resulting in high mortality rates. This study evaluated risk factors for mortality in hematopoietic stem cell transplant recipients with BSI in the pre-engraftment period. METHODS This prospective case control study was performed at the...

BACKGROUND Vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus (VRE) bloodstream infection (BSI) is generally associated with the delayed administration of adequate antibiotics. The identification of risk factors and outcomes of VRE BSI is necessary for establishing strategies for managing neutropenic fever in patients with hematological malignancies. METHODS We retrospectively analysed consecutive cases of en...

Abstract Background The sources of bloodstream infections (BSIs) in internal-medicine patients, on admission and during hospitalization, are not well-defined. We wish to evaluate these determine the proportion BSIs which no secondary cause could be defined (i.e. primary-BSI). Methods analyzed all at wards two campuses Hadassah Hebrew-University Medical Center, 2017-2018. BSI source each event (...

SNR (Signal-to-Noise Ratio) at low light condition is a key performance of image sensor. To improve SNR performance with high sensitivity and low crosstalk, advanced light-guide and backside illumination (BSI) pixel technologies are developed. Comparing with the conventional frontside illumination (FSI) technology, SNR10 is improved by 16% for light-guide and by 36% for BSI at the 1.4um pixel n...

OBJECTIVE In 2015, we conducted at 44 healthcare facilities (HCFs) and 21 nursing homes (NHs) a 3-month bloodstream infection (BSI) survey, and a 1-day prevalence study to determine the rate of carriage of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) in 891 patients and 470 residents. We investigated the molecular characteristics of the BSI-associated and colonizing MRSA isolates, and ass...

BACKGROUND Suspicion of catheter-related bloodstream infection (CR-BSI) leads frequently to unnecessary catheter withdrawals, and many catheter-tip cultures yield negative results. The objective of this study was to compare the yield of 3 microbiological procedures to assess CR-BSI without catheter withdrawal. METHODS The study was prospectively performed in a group of patients without neutro...

OBJECTIVE To determine whether introduction of a needleless mechanical valve device (NMVD) at a long-term acute care hospital was associated with an increased frequency of catheter-related bloodstream infection (BSI). DESIGN For patients with a central venous catheter in place, the catheter-related BSI rate during the 24-month period before introduction of the NMVD, a period in which a needle...

UNLABELLED Bloodstream infection (BSI) and sepsis are rising in incidence throughout the developed world. The spread of multi-drug resistant organisms presents increasing challenges to treatment. Surviving BSI is dependent on rapid and accurate identification of causal organisms, and timely application of appropriate antibiotics. Current culture-based methods used to detect and identify agents ...

STUDY OBJECTIVE To examine the relationship between packed RBC (pRBC) transfusion and the development of ICU-acquired bloodstream infections (BSIs) DESIGN Secondary analysis of a large, prospective, observational study of transfusion practice in critically ill patients. SETTING A total of 284 adult ICUs in the United States. PATIENTS Critically ill adults who lacked BSIs both at ICU admis...

BACKGROUND The objective of this study was firstly to develop and evaluate an automated method for the detection of new lesions and changes in bone scan index (BSI) in serial bone scans and secondly to evaluate the prognostic value of the method in a group of patients receiving chemotherapy. METHODS The automated method for detection of new lesions was evaluated in a group of 266 patients usi...