Nosocomial Infections in a Tertiary Healthcare Center in Lebanon: Optimization of Safety Protocols

Epidemiology of hospital-acquired infections at a tertiary care center in Lebanon

Methods The Infection Control and Prevention Program (ICPP) at AUBMC conducts prospective targeted surveillance of device-associated infections in critical care areas (ventilator-associated pneumonia [VAP], catheter-associated urinary tract infection [CA-UTI], and catheter-related bloodstream infection [CR-BSI]). Device-associated infections are benchmarked against the rates published by the Na...

Nosocomial Infections in Patients Admitted in Intensive Care Unit of a Tertiary Health Center, India

BACKGROUND Patients in Intensive Care Units (ICUs) are a significant subgroup of all hospitalized patients, accounting for about a quarter of all hospital infections. AIM The aim was to study, the current status of nosocomial infection, rate of infection and distribution of infection among patients admitted in Medical Intensive Care Unit (MICU) of a District Hospital. SUBJECTS AND METHODS D...

Incidence and Microorganisms Causing Nosocomial Infections in Ghotbeddin Burn Center of Shiraz, Iran, 2000-2001

Burned patients are at risk of acquiring infection because of their destroyed skin barrier, suppression of immunity, prolonged hospitalization, and invasive therapeutic and diagnostic procedures. Most of the studies on infections in burned patients are focused on burn wound infections, while nosocomial device-associated infections in this patient group are not described well. Therefore, the aim...

Knowledge, Perception, and Attitude of Healthcare Professionals towards Organ Donation in Lebanon: a Tertiary Care Center Survey

The Study of Nosocomial Infections in Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, A prospective study in Northwest Iran

Background: Nosocomial infections are an important cause of mortality in neonatal intensive care units (NICUs). Therefore, in this study, the incidence and prevalence of nosocomial infections were determined in NICUs of the three largest neonatal centers in northwest Iran, and the causative bacteria were identified in order to provide potential solutions to control the infections in these hospi...