Objective To describe overall site-specific hospital-acquired infection (HAI) rates and to
describe the microbiological and antibiotic resistance profiles of infecting pathogens …

Introduction Critically ill patients with diabetes are at increased risk for the development of
complications, but the impact of diabetes on mortality is unclear. We conducted a systematic …

Background The International Nosocomial Infection Control Consortium has found a high
ICU mortality rate. Our aim was to identify all-cause mortality risk factors in ICU-patients …

Background Epidemiological studies have provided inconsistent results on whether
intensive care unit (ICU) discharge at night and on weekends is associated with an …

The frequency of antimicrobial resistance has increased globally due to misuse and overuse
of antibiotics, and multi-drug resistant (MDR) bacteria are now recognized as a major cause …

Objective: To determine the thoroughness of terminal disinfection and cleaning of patient
rooms in hospital intensive care units and to assess the value of a structured intervention …

Abstract Kappa-Carrageenan wrapped ZnO nanoparticles (KC-ZnO NPs) was synthesized,
physico-chemically characterized and evaluated their biocompatibility and antimicrobial …

Background Patients admitted to the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) are prone to develop
nosocomial infections due to Multidrug-Resistant (MDR) organisms. Inappropriate and …

Nosocomial infections and risk factors in the intensive care unit of a teaching and research
hospital: A prospecive cohort study - PMC Back to Top Skip to main content NIH NLM Logo …

Background Nurse understaffing and increased nursing workload have been associated
with increased risk of adverse patient outcomes and even mortality. Aim To determine …