Hospital Acquired Infections and Non-Hospital Acquired Infections in the Department of Critical Care Medicine by SHI Zhan, CHANG Zhigang

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Managerial Solution for Hospital-Acquired Infections by Parsia, Yasaman, Puteri Fadzline, Muhamad Tamyez, Sorooshian, Shahryar

“…Hospital-acquired infections are not only a major concern for hospitals, but also global health society. …”
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The burden of hospital acquired infections and antimicrobial resistance by Molly Kukua Abban, Eunice Ampadubea Ayerakwa, Lydia Mosi, Abiola Isawumi

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Daily chlorhexidine bathing and hospital-acquired infection. by Cooper, B, Brun-Buisson, C, Bonten, M

Evaluation of hospital acquired infections in intensive care unit by Mustafa Deniz, Mehmet Balcı, Beyhan Öztürk, Fatma İmka Şafak

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Evaluating the Effect of Financial Penalty on Hospital-Acquired Infections by Wood DM, Beauvais B, Sturdivant RX, Kim FS

“…Dan M Wood,1,* Brad Beauvais,2,* Rodney X Sturdivant,3,* Forest S Kim4,* 1Graduate Program in Health and Business Administration, Army-Baylor University, San Antonio, TX, USA; 2School of Health Administration, Texas State University, San Marcos, TX, USA; 3Department of Statistical Science, Baylor University, Waco, TX, USA; 4Department of Economics, Baylor University, Waco, TX, USA*These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Dan M Wood, Army-Baylor University MHA/MBA Program, 3630 Stanley Road, San Antonio, TX, 78234, USA, Email dan_wood@baylor.eduPurpose: This study explores the effects of CMS reimbursement financial penalties from the Hospital-Acquired Condition Reduction Program (HACRP) on hospital-acquired infections (HAI) in hospitals across the United States.Methods: Hospital-level data for 2896 hospitals in the United States were evaluated using multiple linear regression models with random effects analysis through a difference-in-differences study design to examine HAIs under the HACRP between hospitals that were financially penalized or not from calendar years 2013 to 2020.Results: This study showed significant differences from the pre-program Total HAC scores to the most recent reviewed year, validating the efficacy of the HACRP, and showing a reduction of overall HAIs over the years evaluated in the study. …”
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Hospital-acquired Infections — A Clean Bill of Health?

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Point Prevalence of Hospital-Acquired Infections in Ege University Hospital by Hüseyin Aytaç ERDEM, Oğuz Reşat SİPAHİ, Nurhayat KEPELİ, Demet DİKİŞ, Nilgün Deniz KÜÇÜKLER, Behiye ULUSOY, Nilay KORKMAZ, Şükran Akşit BARIK, Bilgin ARDA, Mehmet Ali ÖZİNEL, Feriha ÇİLLİ, Sercan ULUSOY

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Predicting hospital-acquired infections by scoring system with simple parameters. by Ying-Jui Chang, Min-Li Yeh, Yu-Chuan Li, Chien-Yeh Hsu, Chao-Cheng Lin, Meng-Shiuan Hsu, Wen-Ta Chiu

“…BACKGROUND: Hospital-acquired infections (HAI) are associated with increased attributable morbidity, mortality, prolonged hospitalization, and economic costs. …”
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Risk Factors for Hospital-Acquired Infection in a Neonatology Service by Hilda María Delgado Acosta, Sadis Suárez del Villar Seuret, Mabel Vega Galindo

“…Cases included 76 newborns with hospital-acquired infection and their controls as well as neonates without hospital-acquired infection at a rate of one control per case. …”
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Healthcare worker contact networks and the prevention of hospital-acquired infections. by Donald E Curtis, Christopher S Hlady, Gaurav Kanade, Sriram V Pemmaraju, Philip M Polgreen, Alberto M Segre

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Prevention of hospital-acquired infections in formal and informal education of nurses by Dodik Tamara, Majstorović Biljana

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Deconstructing the effects of stochasticity on transmission of hospital-acquired infections in ICUs by Fardad Haghpanah, Gary Lin, Eili Klein

Subjects: “…hospital-acquired infection…”
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The prevalence of hospital-acquired infections in Southeast Asia (1990-2022) by Goh, Lucky Poh Wah, Hartinie Marbawi, Shu, Meng Goh, Abdul Kahar Abdul Asis, Jualang Azlan Gansau

“…Introduction: Hospital-acquired infections (HAIs) have continually affected the quality of hospital care. …”
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Physical Plant Design and Engineering Controls to Reduce Hospital-Acquired Infections by JM Conly, BL Johnston

“…They suggested that one of the important elements in improving patient safety is the reduction of the risk of hospital-acquired infections through improved facility design.…”
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Etiologic Agents and Antibiotic Resistance Pattern of Community- and Hospital-Acquired Infections by Mohammad Mahdi Majzoobi, Azar Pirdehghan, Zahra Rashidian, Ali Saadatmand

“…Background and Objective: Empirical antibiotic therapy of community- and hospital-acquired infections without the knowledge of the common causes and resistance patterns of the infections can lead to the enhancement of antibiotic resistance. …”
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Online continuing interprofessional education on hospital-acquired infections for Latin America by Julio C. Medina-Presentado, Alvaro Margolis, Lucia Teixeira, Leticia Lorier, Ana C. Gales, Graciela Pérez-Sartori, Maura S. Oliveira, Verónica Seija, Daniela Paciel, Rafael Vignoli, Silvia Guerra, Henry Albornoz, Zaida Arteta, Antonio Lopez-Arredondo, Sofía García

“…Keywords: Internet, Continuing education, Interprofessional education, MOOC, Hospital-acquired infections, Latin America…”
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Predicament and Breakthrough of Hospital Acquired Infection in the Department of Critical Care Medicine by WANG Wenyan, YIN Wanhong

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BACTERIOPHAGES AS EFFECTIVE ANTIEPIDEMIC AGENTS FOR CONTROL OF HOSPITAL-ACQUIRED INFECTION OUTBREAKS by B. I. Aslanov, A. V. Lubimova, L. P. Zueva

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Patient autonomy and disclosure of material information about hospital-acquired infections by Hostiuc S, Molnar AJ, Moldoveanu A, Aluaș M, Moldoveanu F, Bocicor I, Dascalu MI, Bădilă E, Hostiuc M, Negoi I

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