Month: October 1999

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Unrecognised Mycobacterium tuberculosis bacteraemia among hospital inpatients in less developed countries

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BACKGROUND: Nosocomial transmission of Mycobacterium tuberculosis is a global public-health concern. Although early clinical recognition of M. tuberculosis in hospital inpatients is critical for effective infection control, such recognition may be difficult in patients with HIV infection. To find out whether M.… Read more

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Association between mucositis severity and vancomycin-resistant enterococcal bloodstream infection in hospitalized cancer patients

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OBJECTIVE: To determine the role of mucositis severity in the development of vancomycin-resistant enterococcal (VRE) bloodstream infection (BSI).

SETTING: A tertiary-care university medical center.

PARTICIPANTS: Hematology-oncology-unit inpatients.

DESIGN: Patients with VRE BSI (case-patients) were compared with VRE-colonized (control) patients from September 1994 through August 1997.… Read more

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Reporting of vancomycin-resistant enterococci in Connecticut: implementation and validation of a state-based surveillance system

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OBJECTIVE: To assess state-based surveillance for isolation from a sterile site of vancomycin-resistant enterococci (VRE) in Connecticut.

DESIGN: Clinical laboratory reporting (passive surveillance) of VRE isolates to the Connecticut Department of Public Health (CDPH) was followed by state-initiated validation, laboratory proficiency testing, and review of hospital demographic characteristics.… Read more

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Emerging Issues in Nosocomial Fungal Infections

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Nosocomial fungal infections remain a serious cause of morbidity and mortality. As immunodeficient populations increase, the incidence of nosocomial fungal infections continues to rise. Although a wide variety of new and emerging fungi can cause nosocomial infections, Candida species remain the major etiologic agent.… Read more