Brief mindfulness practices for healthcare providers–a systematic literature review

H Gilmartin, A Goyal, MC Hamati, J Mann… - The American journal of …, 2017 - Elsevier
Mindfulness practice, where an individual maintains openness, patience, and acceptance
while focusing attention on a situation in a nonjudgmental way, can improve symptoms of …

[HTML][HTML] How to carry out microbiological sampling of healthcare environment surfaces? A review of current evidence

S Rawlinson, L Ciric, E Cloutman-Green - Journal of Hospital Infection, 2019 - Elsevier
There is increasing evidence that the hospital surface environment contributes to the spread
of pathogens. However, evidence on how best to sample these surfaces is inconsistent and …

The influence of surface chemistry on the kinetics and thermodynamics of bacterial adhesion

JK Oh, Y Yegin, F Yang, M Zhang, J Li, S Huang… - Scientific reports, 2018 - nature.com
This work is concerned with investigating the effect of substrate hydrophobicity and zeta
potential on the dynamics and kinetics of the initial stages of bacterial adhesion. For this …

Biofilm contamination of high‐touched surfaces in intensive care units: epidemiology and potential impacts

DM Costa, K Johani, DS Melo… - Letters in applied …, 2019 - academic.oup.com
The aim of this study was to determine the epidemiology (location, microbial load,
microbiome, presence/absence of biofilm and pathogens, including ESKAPE …

Isolation of extensively drug resistant Acinetobacter baumannii from environmental surfaces inside intensive care units

Q Ababneh, S Abulaila, Z Jaradat - American Journal of Infection Control, 2022 - Elsevier
Background Acinetobacter baumannii is a nosocomial pathogen that has emerged as a
major threat in the health-care settings, particularly intensive care units (ICUs). The aim of …

ESKAPE bacteria characterization reveals the presence of Acinetobacter baumannii and Pseudomonas aeruginosa outbreaks in COVID-19/VAP patients

MÁ Loyola-Cruz, EM Durán-Manuel… - American journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Introduction A decrease of detection of outbreaks by multidrug-resistant bacteria in critical
areas has been reduced due to COVID-19 pandemic. Therefore, molecular epidemiological …

[HTML][HTML] High antimicrobial resistant rates among gram-negative pathogens in intensive care units: a retrospective study at a tertiary care hospital in Southwest Saudi …

ME Ibrahim - Saudi medical journal, 2018 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Objectives: To determine the distribution and resistance profiles of Gram-negative bacteria
(GNB) in intensive care units (ICUs) at King Abdullah Hospital in Bisha, Saudi Arabia …

In vitro antibacterial activity of poly (amidoamine)-G7 dendrimer

M Gholami, R Mohammadi, M Arzanlou… - BMC Infectious …, 2017 - Springer
Background Nano-scale dendrimers are synthetic macromolecules that frequently used in
medical and health field. Traditional anibiotics are induce bacterial resistence so there is an …

Prevalence of Multidrug-Resistant Enterococcus faecalis in Hospital-Acquired Surgical Wound Infections and Bacteremia: Concomitant Analysis of Antimicrobial …

MAM Esmail, HM Abdulghany… - Infectious Diseases …, 2019 - journals.sagepub.com
Background: The study aimed to assess the prevalence of Enterococcus faecalis infections
among patients with hospital-acquired surgical wound sepsis and bacteremia in surgical …

.. úNo touch.. Ñ methods for health care room disinfection: Focus on clinical trials

DJ Weber, WA Rutala, DJ Anderson… - American Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Background Hospital patient room surfaces are frequently contaminated with multidrug-
resistant organisms. Since studies have demonstrated that inadequate terminal room …