Health care-associated infections–an overview

M Haque, M Sartelli, J McKimm… - Infection and drug …, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
Health care-associated infections (HCAIs) are infections that occur while receiving health
care, developed in a hospital or other health care facility that first appear 48 hours or more …

[HTML][HTML] Nosocomial infections: Epidemiology, prevention, control and surveillance

HA Khan, FK Baig, R Mehboob - Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical …, 2017 - Elsevier
Nosocomial infections or healthcare associated infections occur in patients under medical
care. These infections occur worldwide both in developed and developing countries …

Evaluation of bacterial co-infections of the respiratory tract in COVID-19 patients admitted to ICU

E Sharifipour, S Shams, M Esmkhani… - BMC infectious …, 2020 - Springer
Background COVID-19 is known as a new viral infection. Viral-bacterial co-infections are
one of the biggest medical concerns, resulting in increased mortality rates. To date, few …

[HTML][HTML] Antimicrobial peptides: new hope in the war against multidrug resistance

J Mwangi, X Hao, R Lai, ZY Zhang - Zoological research, 2019 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
The discovery of antibiotics marked a golden age in the revolution of human medicine.
However, decades later, bacterial infections remain a global healthcare threat, and a return …

Non‐invasive ventilation for the management of acute hypercapnic respiratory failure due to exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

CR Osadnik, VS Tee… - Cochrane Database …, 2017 - cochranelibrary.com
Background Non‐invasive ventilation (NIV) with bi‐level positive airway pressure (BiPAP) is
commonly used to treat patients admitted to hospital with acute hypercapnic respiratory …

Molecular testing for acute respiratory tract infections: clinical and diagnostic recommendations from the IDSA's Diagnostics Committee

KE Hanson, MM Azar, R Banerjee… - Clinical Infectious …, 2020 - academic.oup.com
The clinical signs and symptoms of acute respiratory tract infections (RTIs) are not pathogen
specific. Highly sensitive and specific nucleic acid amplification tests have become the …

Procalcitonin for reduced antibiotic exposure in ventilator-associated pneumonia: a randomised study

D Stolz, N Smyrnios, P Eggimann… - European …, 2009 - Eur Respiratory Soc
In patients with ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP), guidelines recommend antibiotic
therapy adjustment according to microbiology results after 72 h. Circulating procalcitonin …

Selected strategies to fight pathogenic bacteria

A Plotniece, A Sobolev, CT Supuran… - Journal of enzyme …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Natural products and analogues are a source of antibacterial drug discovery. Considering
drug resistance levels emerging for antibiotics, identification of bacterial metalloenzymes …

Developing a new, national approach to surveillance for ventilator-associated events

SS Magill, M Klompas, R Balk, SM Burns… - American Journal of …, 2013 - AACN
This article is an executive summary of a report from the Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia Surveillance Definition Working Group …

A novel microbiota stratification system predicts future exacerbations in bronchiectasis

GB Rogers, NMM Zain, KD Bruce, LD Burr… - Annals of the …, 2014 - atsjournals.org
Rationale: Although airway microbiota composition correlates with clinical measures in non–
cystic fibrosis bronchiectasis, these data are unlikely to provide useful prognostic information …