At present, the COVID-19 has spread all over world. In face of sudden outbreak, it brought great challenges to management nosocomial infection prevention and control. this battle, how do well control hospital epidemic situation scientifically reasonably is key an important link ensure safety first-line medical staff. Through clinical practice our combat situation, we summarize points functions ...

Acinetobacter baumannii, a non-fermenting Gram-negative bacterium, is a common pathogen in intensive care units (ICU) that is easily spread through contact and can cause nosocomial outbreaks. This study investigated the risk factors associated with outbreaks of pan-drug resistant Acinetobacter baumannii (PDR-Ab) infection by studying a suspected nosocomial outbreak in a comprehensive ICU in a t...

Nosocomial acquisition of microorganisms resistant to multiple antibiotics represents a threat to patient safety. Here, we review the antimicrobial resistance in Enterococcus, which makes it important nosocomial pathogen. The emergence of enterococci with acquired resistance to vancomycin has been particularly problematic as it often occurs in enterococci that are also highly resistant to ampic...

This review outlines the evolution of risk rates of surgical site infection adopted by the Study on the Efficacy of Nosocomial Infection Control (SENIC) and the National Nosocomial Infections Surveillance (NNIS) system, and evaluates their advantages and limitations. The types of surgical procedures for which the NNIS index has proven to be an efficient system for the classification of patients...

The most common site of nosocomial infection, involving more than 400 000 patients in this country annually, is the catheterized urinary tract. These infections cause significant morbidity, prolong hospital stay, increase hospitalization costs, and contribute to mortality caused by Gram-negative septicemia. Strict adherence to appropriate infection control procedures is necessary if the inciden...

introduction: surgical site infection is one of the most common nosocomial infections and today it is believed that this infection caused by bacterias which penetrate into the wound during operation. surgery team members who have much contact with surgical site tissues, can control this infection by observing infection control principles. this study was done in order to determine performance ra...

INTRODUCTION The rates of multiresistant bacteria colonization or infection (MRB+) development in intensive care units are very high. The aim of this study was to determine the possible association between the risk of development of nosocomial infections and increased daily nurse workload due to understaffing in intensive care unit. METHODS We included 168 patients. Intensity of workload and ...

During the Singapore SARS (severe acute respiratory syndrome) outbreak, Khoo et al implemented a sensible approach to protecting patients and clinicians from nosocomial infection by the SARS coronavirus, and in this issue of the Journal they report on their strategy’s impact on clinical outcomes.1 Khoo et al draw attention to the many gaps in our understanding of infection-control during respir...

Purpose: The goal of this paper is to inform the reader of the patient safety threat of nosocomial infections and its relationship to the nursing shortage. These elements are discussed in terms of the following: the decreasing nurse-to-patient ratios and the short-term remedy of float and agency nurses providing care. These elements are discussed in terms of their effect on the increasing rates...