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Burden of human metapneumovirus infections among children with acute respiratory tract infections attending a Tertiary Care Hospital, Kathmandu
BackgroundAcute respiratory infections (ARIs) are one of the most common causes of mortality and morbidity worldwide. Every year millions of children...
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Hospital infections and health-related quality of life after cardiac surgery: a multicenter survey
BackgroundRecent research suggested that hospital infections are a predictive marker for physical non-recovery one year after cardiothoracic surgery....
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Risk factors for hospital-based surgical site infections
Surgical site infections (SSIs) contribute to morbidity and are costly to the healthcare system. To identify factors associated with SSIs....
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Evaluation of the impact of COVID-19 pandemic on hospital-acquired infections in a tertiary hospital in Malaysia
BackgroundInfection prevention measures are the gold standard for preventing the spread of hospital-acquired infections (HAIs). COVID-19 pandemic...
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Heightened Prevalence of Common Hospital-Treated Infections Preceding Dementia Diagnosis with Accelerated Dementia Onset after Influenza
BackgroundSince the beginning of Alzheimer’s disease research, the hypothesis that infections are to some extent associated with neurodegenerative...
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Hospital-acquired bloodstream infections in critically ill cirrhotic patients: a post-hoc analysis of the EUROBACT-2 international cohort study
BackgroundHospital-acquired bloodstream infections are common in the intensive care unit (ICU) and have a high mortality rate. Patients with...
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Measuring the Direct Medical Costs of Hospital-Onset Infections Using an Analogy Costing Framework
BackgroundThe majority of recent estimates on the direct medical cost attributable to hospital-onset infections (HOIs) has focused on device- or...
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Nosocomial infections in the surgical intensive care unit: an observational retrospective study from a large tertiary hospital in Palestine
BackgroundNosocomial infections or hospital-acquired infections are a growing public health threat that increases patient morbidity and mortality....
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Establishment of a risk classifier to predict the in-hospital death risk of nosocomial fungal infections in cancer patients
BackgroundPatients with malignancy are at a higher risk of develo** nosocomial infections. However, limited studies investigated the clinical...
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Community-acquired and hospital-acquired bacterial co-infections in patients hospitalized with Covid-19 or influenza: a retrospective cohort study
BackgroundBacterial co-infections are believed to be less frequent in patients with Covid-19 than influenza, but frequencies varied between studies.
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Challenges in the Hospital Water System and Innovations to Prevent Healthcare-Associated Infections
Healthcare-associated infections (HAI) related to hospital water distribution systems have been well-described. More recently, outbreaks linked to...
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Trending prevalence of healthcare-associated infections in a tertiary hospital in China during the COVID-19 pandemic
BackgroundThe purpose of this study was to demonstrate both the four-year prevalence trend of healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) in a large...
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Hospital-acquired infections in a tertiary hospital in Iran before and during the COVID-19 pandemic
Infection prevention protocols are the accepted standard to control nosocomial infections. These protective measures intensified after the...
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A retrospective study of Aeromonas hydrophila infections at a university tertiary hospital in Saudi Arabia
BackgroundAeromonas hydrophila can cause a wide range of diseases and is mainly found in patients with underlying diseases. Globally the data on...
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Etiology and Complications of Deep Neck Space Infections: A Hospital Based Retrospective Study
Infections of the deep spaces of the neck often present a true clinical challenge to a Head and Neck surgeon which may rapidly spread due to the...
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Estimation of the impact of hospital-onset SARS-CoV-2 infections on length of stay in English hospitals using causal inference
BackgroundFrom March 2020 through August 2021, 97,762 hospital-onset SARS-CoV-2 infections were detected in English hospitals. Resulting excess...
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Antibiotic Use in Hospital Urinary Tract Infections After FDA Regulation
BackgroundThe FDA issued a “black box” warning regarding risks of fluoroquinolones in 2008 with updates in 2011, 2013, and 2016.
Objective ...
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Use of oxazolidinones (linezolid or tedizolid) for the treatment of breast infections. A case series from a tertiary referral hospital
ObjectivesMastitis is mainly caused by Gram-positive bacteria and usually involves treatment with beta-lactam antibiotics and clindamycin....
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Clinical and Economic Value of Reducing Antimicrobial Resistance in the Management of Hospital-Acquired Infections with Limited Treatment Options in Greece
IntroductionAntimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a major public health threat worldwide. Greece has the highest burden of infections due to...
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Impact of multidisciplinary care of diabetic foot infections for inpatients at Campbelltown Hospital
BackgroundDiabetic foot infection (DFI), including diabetic foot ulcer, is a serious complication of diabetes, particularly in the South Western...
