Infection is a leading cause of mortality in hematology. Although data on nosocomial infections are available, little is known about events falling into the broader category of healthcare-associated infections. Our aim was to evaluate the incidence and causes of healthcare-associated infections in hematology patients, comparatively with nosocomial infections. Using predefined criteria, we class...

Cancer patients are frequently immunosuppressed and at risk for a wide range of opportunistic and healthcare-associated infections. A good infection prevention program is extremely important to reduce risk of infection. This review focuses on infection prevention measures specific to patients, healthcare personnel, and visitors in the cancer center.

Affiliation: 1. Westchester Medical Center Infection Prevention and Control and New York Medical College Department of Medicine, Valhalla, New York. Received April 14, 2014; accepted April 16, 2014; electronically published July 16, 2014. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 2014;35(8):961-963 2014 by The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America. All rights reserved. 0899-823X/2014/3508-0003$15....

Rubella infection in early pregnancy is associated with severe consequences in the developing fetus. In Hong Kong, 8-11% of women of child-bearing age are still susceptible to rubella infection. Therefore, rubella immune status of healthcare workers who may have contact with pregnant women is of particular concern. Rubella immunity of healthcare workers in a Department of Obstetrics and Gynaeco...

conclusions the study showed that hais were more frequent in elderly population predominately with respect to vap and infections by gram-negative pathogens. overall mortally was greater in the elderly group although the odds ratio for death was higher in younger patients and increased with every hai diagnosed. patients and methods retrospective analysis of all hospital-acquired infections (hais...

Community-associated MRSA (CA-MRSA) strains have emerged in Uruguay. We reviewed Staphylococcus aureus isolates from a large healthcare facility in Montevideo (center A) and obtained information from 3 additional hospitals on patients infected with CA-MRSA. An infection was defined as healthcare-onset if the culture was obtained >48 hours after hospital admission. At center A, the proportion of...

BACKGROUND Healthcare workers in high tuberculosis burdened countries are occupationally exposed to the tuberculosis disease with uncomplicated and complicated tuberculosis on the increase among them. Most of them acquire Mycobacterium tuberculosis but do not progress to the active disease - latent tuberculosis infection. The objective of this study was to assess the prevalence and risk factors...