Infection control-termendous need for data

Infection control-termendous need for data

Introduction / objectives Real-time high-quality data is a vital requisite to control HAI (Hospital Aquired Infections). Early identification of epidemics’ spreading dynamics is of prime importance to locate the source of HAI and take measures in hospitals to a national level. Yet, technical possibilities to influence necessary key indicators and putting authorities in an acting rather than rea...

Accepting the need for "overkill" in infection control.

Varicella zoster virus - need for better infection prevention and control.

The varicella zoster virus primarily causes chickenpox. Herpes zoster is a typical late manifestation with reactivation of latent virus in sensory ganglia. Chickenpox is a highly contagious disease. Herpes zoster has been assumed to be less contagious, but studies have shown that reactivation of the varicella zoster virus also leads to significant spread of the virus (1–4). There has been incre...

potential risk of cross-infection by tourniquets: a need for effective control practices in pakistan

background: tourniquets used repeatedly on patients for blood sampling are a potential source of nosocomial infections. they harbor numerous microorganisms, including methicillin‑resistant staphylococcus aureus (mrsa). the aim of this study was to investigate tourniquets for the presence of microorganisms and to ascertain the infection control practices of health care workers. methods: a cross‑...

A suitable data model for HIV infection and epidemic detection

Background: In recent years, there has been an increase in the amount and variety of data generated in the field of healthcare, (e.g., data related to the prevalence of contagious diseases in the society). Various patterns of individuals’ relationships in the society make the analysis of the network a complex, highly important process in detecting and preventing the incidence of diseases....