Lost in Translation

Safdar, Nasia; Maki, Dennis G.

doi:10.1086/500282

Cited by 9 publications

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“…Once practices have been determined to be effective and economically efficient, the next step is to implement these evidence-based practices so they become part of routine clinical care. Unfortunately, implementation of evidence-based CRBSI preventive practices in U.S. hospitals has been suboptimal [361,362]. In a national survey conducted in March 2005 of over 700 U.S. hospitals, approximately one quarter of U.S. hospitals indicated that either maximal sterile barrier precautions during central line insertion or chlorhexidine gluconate as site disinfectant, two practices widely recommended in the guidelines published in 2002 [363], were not being used routinely [364].…”

Section: Performance Improvement Recommendationmentioning

confidence: 99%

Guidelines for the Prevention of Intravascular Catheter-related Infections

O’Grady

Alexander

Burns

et al. 2011

Clinical Infectious Diseases

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These guidelines have been developed for healthcare personnel who insert intravascular catheters and for persons responsible for surveillance and control of infections in hospital, outpatient, and home healthcare settings. This report was prepared by a working group comprising members from professional organizations representing the disciplines of critical care medicine, infectious diseases, healthcare infection control, surgery, anesthesiology, interventional radiology, pulmonary medicine, pediatric medicine, and nursing.

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Section: Performance Improvement Recommendationmentioning

confidence: 99%

Guidelines for the Prevention of Intravascular Catheter-related Infections

O’Grady

Alexander

Burns

et al. 2011

Clinical Infectious Diseases

2,741

1,865

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“…The central venous access may be needed for extended periods of time and the catheter can be manipulated several times a day for administration of substances, hemodynamic and to obtain samples for laboratory analysis, thus increasing the possibility of infectious events occur [32,41]. Although showing comparatively lower incidence of infection and more related to the occurrence of phlebitis, peripheral venous catheters have considerable morbidity due to their widespread use [33,42]. Urinary catheter to monitor urine output is also important causes of nosocomial infection, showing percentage of morbidity and significant mortality and hospital costs [25,43].…”

Section: Epidemiologymentioning

confidence: 99%

A Mini Review of Candida Species in Hospital Infection: Epidemiology,Virulence Factor and Drugs Resistance and Prophylaxis

Fernanda¹

2013

Trop Med Surg

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The introduction of more efficient diagnostic methods, new techniques in surgery and transplantation, antibiotics and chemotherapeutics more potent and novel materials for prostheses, catheters and probes significantly increased the life expectancy and quality of life of critically ill patients, on the other hand, hospital-acquired infections emerged as important iatrogenic complications. Invasive infections are a growing problem in public health hospitals in Brazil and worldwide. Among the various etiological agents found in the hospital environment, the genus Candida has been the third most frequently isolated pathogen. In general, invasive fungal infections are associated with high morbidity and mortality, difficulties in diagnosis, antimicrobial resistance, length of hospital stay and increased hospital costs. This mini review of the literature describes about epidemiology of hospital infection of Candida species, as well as its virulence factors and drugs resistance.

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“…Unfortunately, implementation of evidence-based CRBSI preventive practices in U.S. hospitals has been suboptimal (4, 10). In a national survey conducted in March 2005 of over 700 U.S. hospitals, approximately one quarter of U.S. hospitals indicated that either maximal sterile barrier precautions during central line insertion or chlorhexidine gluconate as site disinfectant, two practices widely recommended in the 2002 guidelines, were not being used routinely (11).…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%