An overview of hospital acquired infections and the role of the microbiology laboratory

Nazir, Asifa; Kadri, SM

doi:10.5455/2320-6012.ijrms20140205

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“…The risk of seroconversion after percutaneous exposure to infected blood is approximately 0.1–0.3% for HIV, 2% for HCV, and 6–60% for HBV [4]. Safety practices help to protect healthcare workers, patients, and visitors from health hazards [6–8]. It includes the use of personal protective equipment (PPE) including gloves, gowns, eye goggles, aprons, masks [7], and through the provision of professional immunization programs [9].…”

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Knowledge, attitude, and practice of healthcare professionals regarding infection prevention at Gondar University referral hospital, northwest Ethiopia: a cross-sectional study

2019

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Objectives Workplace health and safety is vital in every organization particularly in the healthcare settings. The aim was to assess the levels of knowledge, attitude, and practices of the healthcare professionals towards safety at Gondar University referral hospital. An institution based cross-sectional study was conducted from February to June 2018. Proportional random sampling technique was used to include 282 study participants and data were collected using a structured self-administered questionnaire and analyzed using SPSS version 20. Results Among 282 study participants, 230 (81.6%), 181 (64.2%), and 162 (57.4%) had adequate knowledge, favorable attitude, and adequate practice scores, respectively. More than half (55.3%) of the study participants were untrained. There was a high (26.6%) prevalence of needlestick injury; however, the use of post-exposure prophylaxis after potential exposures was very limited. Generally, the levels of knowledge, attitude, and practice scores among the study participants were low. Therefore, there should be adequate and consistent supply of personal protective devices and other materials used for infection prevention and control. In addition, there should be awareness raising mechanism, including the provision of job aids and periodic training. Further, comprehensive studies should be conducted by including different types and levels of health facilities.

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Knowledge, attitude, and practice of healthcare professionals regarding infection prevention at Gondar University referral hospital, northwest Ethiopia: a cross-sectional study

2019

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“…HAIs can actually be prevented if health facilities carry out infection prevention and control. The nosocomial infection prevention requires an integrated program that can be monitored by involving its main components (Nazir and Kadri, 2014). Prevention and control are done to minimize the infection risk of officers, visitors, and communities surrounding the health care facilities by establishing a particular committee at the hospital.…”

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“…HAIs are caused by infectious agents, including bacteria, fungi, viruses, and other types of pathogens (Almeida, 2015). HAIs are a significant cause of morbidity and mortality on patients receiving health care, and the direct and indirect costs of these infections use up limited financial resources allocated to health service delivery (Nazir and Kadri, 2014).…”

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“…Infection prevention and control programs can be carried out in health facilities as a solution to prevent HAIs. According to Nazir and Kadri (2014), hospital infection control programs can prevent 33% of nosocomial infections. The main goal of an infection control program is to reduce the risk of infection during the hospitalization period.…”

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Root Cause Analysis on Hospital Standards and Joint Commission International Standards: a Comparative Study

Lanida

Yustiawan

Dzykryanka³

2019

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Background: Healthcare Associated Infections (HAIs) are infections that patients caught during medical treatment and health care. Prevention and control of infection will lead to patient safety, which ultimately has an impact on efficiency, management of health care facilities, and improvement of service quality. Infection can be controlled by identifying the causes. One method to achieve this goal is the Root Cause Analysis (RCA).Aim: This study aims to analyze the implementation of Root Couse Analysis (RCA) conducted by the Infection Prevention and Control Committee at the Mother and Child Hospital of Kendangsari MERR Surabaya.Method: This is a quantitative observational research that utilizes descriptive data analysis. This study is a cross sectional study and its results are presented narratively.Results: Results show that the Joint Commission International Standard 2015 version of RCA was not fully implemented at the Mother and Child Hospital of Kendangsari MERR Surabaya. Some methods, such as the fishbone and Plan-Do-Study-Action (PDSA), were not implemented. Limited resources became the contributing factor.Conclusion: Infection Prevention and Control Committee at the Mother and Child Hospital of Kendangsari Merr Surabaya has implemented 9 out of 21 RCA steps of the Joint Commission International Standard 2015. The hospital needs to use other methods as an addition to the 5 Why’s in implementing RCA, such as fishbone diagrams and Plan-Do-Study-Action (PDSA), for problem solving planning. Keywords: Root Cause Analysis (RCA), HAIs, Infection prevention and control.

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“…According to the World Health Organization (WHO) statistics, over 1.4 million people worldwide suffer from infections caused by pathogenic bacteria acquired in hospitals [1]. Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus) and Pseudomonas aeruginosa (P. aeruginosa) are among the most problematic pathogenic bacteria closely connected with an extremely overgrowing resistance to antibiotics, which brings another major complication in the treatment [2,3]. The infections caused by P. aeruginosa are usually resistant to multiple antibiotics due to the bacterium's intrinsic resistance [4].…”

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(1S,2S)-Cyclohexane-1,2-diamine-based Organosilane Fibres as a Powerful Tool Against Pathogenic Bacteria

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An urgent need to find an effective solution to bacterial resistance is pushing worldwide research for highly effective means against this threat. Newly prepared hybrid organosilane fibres consisting of a (1S,2S)-cyclohexane-1,2-diamine derivative, interconnected in the fibre network via covalent bonds, were fully characterised via different techniques, including FTIR, TGA-FTIR, SEM-EDS, and solid-state NMR. Fibrous samples were successfully tested against two types of pathogenic bacterial strains, namely Staphylococcus aureus, and Pseudomonas aeruginosa. The obtained results, showing >99.9% inhibition against Staphylococcus aureus and Pseudomonas aeruginosa in direct contact compared to the control, may help particularly in case of infections, where there is an urgent need to treat the infection in direct contact. From this point of view, the above-mentioned fibrous material may find application in wound healing. Moreover, this new material has a positive impact on fibroblasts viability.

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An overview of hospital acquired infections and the role of the microbiology laboratory

Cited by 14 publications

References 20 publications

Knowledge, attitude, and practice of healthcare professionals regarding infection prevention at Gondar University referral hospital, northwest Ethiopia: a cross-sectional study

Knowledge, attitude, and practice of healthcare professionals regarding infection prevention at Gondar University referral hospital, northwest Ethiopia: a cross-sectional study

Root Cause Analysis on Hospital Standards and Joint Commission International Standards: a Comparative Study

(1S,2S)-Cyclohexane-1,2-diamine-based Organosilane Fibres as a Powerful Tool Against Pathogenic Bacteria

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