BACKGROUND Despite a substantial burden of non-bacteraemic methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) disease, most MRSA surveillance schemes are based on bacteraemias. Using bacteraemia as an outcome, trends at hospital level are difficult to discern, due to random variation. We investigated rates of nosocomial bacteraemic and non-bacteraemic MRSA infection as surveillance outcomes. ...

BACKGROUND The rate of nosocomial infection appears to depend on whether it is calculated using the Center for Disease Control (CDC) or carrier state criteria. The objective of this study was to differentiate between primary endogenous (PE), secondary endogenous (SE) and exogenous (EX) infections, and to compare this classification with CDC criteria for nosocomial infections. METHODS Children...

The Japanese Nosocomial Infections Surveillance (JANIS) is one of the largest national antimicrobial resistance (AMR) surveillance systems in world. In particular, JANIS Clinical Laboratory (CL) division collects comprehensive specimen-based data from diagnostic microbiology laboratories participating hospitals to monitor isolation rate 11 major bacteria and specific AMR bacteria, creating anti...

BACKGROUND/AIM The purpose of this study was to evaluate nosocomial infections occurring in our hospital intensive care units (ICUs) and the risk factors for these, and to determine the effect of these infections on mortality and cost. MATERIALS AND METHODS This retrospective study was performed via infection control committee surveillance data, ICU records, and information processing data be...

The emergence of organisms resistant to multiple antimicrobial agents is occurring worldwide. Among these organisms, methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) has been found to have a major impact on patient care and has been responsible for numerous outbreaks in hospitals. The prevalence of MRSA increased from < 3% in the early 1980s to rates as high as 40% in many hospitals in the Un...

AIM To report the epidemiology of nosocomial bloodstream infections in Auckland Healthcare Hospitals. METHODS From January 1995 to December 1997 every positive blood culture result was followed up by an infection control nurse who recorded relevant clinical, laboratory and treatment information on a data collection sheet. The clinical significance of each isolate was determined and the most l...

The incidence of invasive fungal infections has increased significantly in the last several years, which can be explained by the widely using of wide-spectrum antibiotics and immunosuppressant, invasive procedures and medical implant devices. Among the fungal pathogens of humans, Candida represented by Candida albicans, is one of the species that are the most frequently associated with biofilm ...

BACKGROUND Benchmarking of central line associated blood stream infection (CLABSI) rates remains a problem in developing countries due to the variations in surveillance practices and/or infection risk as non-availability of national data. AIM The aim of the following study was to find out the CLABSI rate before and after central line (CL) bundle intervention and compare the outcome with inter...