Month: July 2001

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Risk factors for candidal bloodstream infections in surgical intensive care unit patients: the NEMIS prospective multicenter study. The National Epidemiology of Mycosis Survey

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To assess risk factors for development of candidal blood stream infections (CBSIs), a prospective cohort study was performed at 6 sites that involved all patients admitted to the surgical intensive care unit (SICU) for 48 h over a 2-year period.… Read more

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Costs and savings associated with infection control measures that reduced transmission of vancomycin-resistant enterococci in an endemic setting

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OBJECTIVE: To determine the costs and savings of a 15-component infection control program that reduced transmission of vancomycin-resistant enterococci (VRE) in an endemic setting.

DESIGN: Evaluation of costs and savings, using historical control data.

SETTING: Adult oncology unit of a 650-bed hospital.… Read more

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Use and efficacy of tuberculosis infection control practices at hospitals with previous outbreaks of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis

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OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the implementation and efficacy of selected Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guidelines for preventing spread of Mycobacterium tuberculosis.

DESIGN: Analysis of prospective observational data.

SETTING: Two medical centers where outbreaks of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (TB) had occurred.… Read more