Hospital-acquired infections

Hospital Acquired Obstetrical Infections

Some enlightened members of the general public appear to possess clearer comprehension concerning the forfeited responsibility of the medical profession for this state of affairs than many physicians. Kimberly Bergalis, a young woman who contracted AIDS from her infected dentist [6], had denounced the entire medical profession for her tragic fate before she died: -“I blame all of you...You bast...

Stemming from Hospital Acquired Infections

We introduce a Markov chain model to represent a patient's path in terms of the number and type of infections sjhe may have acquired during a hospitalization period. The model allows for categories of patient diagnoses, surgery, the four major types of nosocomial (hospitalacquired) infections and discharqe or death. Data from a national medical records survey including 58,647 patients enable us...

Hospital-acquired infections among chronic hemodialysis patients.

The epidemiological characteristics of nosocomial infections among patients requiring chronic hemodialysis, a high-risk and rapidly growing population, have not been fully elucidated. During a 30-month cohort study, rates of bloodstream infections (BSIs), urinary tract infections (UTIs), pneumonia, and diarrhea caused by Clostridium difficile and the distribution of pathogens among hospitalized...

The impact of hospital-acquired bloodstream infections.

Nosocomial bloodstream infections are a leading cause of death in the United States. If we assume a nosocomial infection rate of 5%, of which 10% are bloodstream infections, and an attributable mortality rate of 15%, bloodstream infections would represent the eighth leading cause of death in the United States. Because most risk factors for dying after bacteremia or fungemia may not be changeabl...

Public reporting of hospital-acquired infections.