There is evidence indicating that improvements in infection control practice can reduce the incidence of healthcare-associated infection. This article explores the evidence base for glove use and aseptic technique. There is a lack of evidence regarding the influence of sterile versus clean gloves in clinical care. Therefore in practice, clean and aseptic techniques are often used interchangeabl...

Decreasing the number of people who must be vaccinated to immunize a community against an infectious disease could both save resources and decrease outbreak sizes. A key to reaching such a lower threshold of immunization is to find and vaccinate people who, through their behavior, are more likely than average to become infected and to spread the disease further. Fortunately, the very behavior t...

During February 2004-September 2006, familial clusters and sporadic cases of Staphylococcus aureus skin and soft tissue infections were observed in a suburban area near Milan in northern Italy. Molecular typing of the isolates showed an epidemic methicillin-susceptible S. aureus (MSSA) strain, spa type 005 and sequence type 22 that harbored Panton-Valentine leukocidin (PVL) genes. The first cas...

IMPORTANCE Estimating the US burden of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infections is important for planning and tracking success of prevention strategies. OBJECTIVE To describe updated national estimates and characteristics of health care- and community-associated invasive methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infections in 2011. DESIGN, SETTING, AND PARTICIP...

Nosocomial or hospital acquired infections are a major challenge for low and middle income countries (LMICs) which have limited healthcare resources. Risk factors include the lack of appropriate hospital facilities such as isolation units, bed space, and sinks; inadequate waste management, contaminated equipment, inappropriate use of antibiotics and transmission of infection from the hands of h...

comparison of efficiency of ep i max s and epimax sc disinfectants on bacteria causing infections in intensive care units     valizade ma [1] , khorsandi h [2] , amini tapok f [3] , hosseini jazani n [4] , rahimi rad mh [5] , aqdashi mm [6] , sardari s [7]     received: 23 aug, 2012 accepted: 20 nov, 2012   abstract   background & aims : nosocomial infections cause death, increase costs and the...

background disability is a relatively common problem in children. the pattern of admission in these children and their common infections may differ from other children because of their special disabilities. objectives we aimed to determine common infectious diseases resulting in admission of these children to our hospital. patients and methods between september 2006 and september 2007, 60 disab...

OBJECTIVE To examine the association between hospital self-reported compliance with the National Quality Forum patient safety practices and trauma outcomes in a nationally representative sample of level I and level II trauma centers. DESIGN Retrospective cohort study using the Nationwide Inpatient Sample. SETTING Level I and level II trauma centers. PATIENTS Trauma patients. MAIN OUTCOM...