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Preventable proportion of severe infections acquired in intensive care units: case-mix adjusted estimations from patient-based surveillance data.
observed cases. RESULTS: Data for 78,222 patients admitted for more than 2 days to 525 ICU s in 6 European countries from 2005 to 2008 were available for analysis. We calculated that 52% of VAP and 69% of BSI ...
Résultats de la 5ème campagne nationale pour la promotion de l'hygiène des mains dans les hôpitaux 2013
in Belgium executed in 2011, the prevalence rate of infected patients in Belgian acute care hospitals was 7.1% (95% confidence interval 6.1-8.3), resulting in an annual estimate of over 111,000 (95% ...
Resultaten van de 5de Nationale campagne ter bevordering van de Handhygiëne (HH) in Ziekenhuizen, 2013
in Belgium executed in 2011, the prevalence rate of infected patients in Belgian acute care hospitals was 7.1% (95% confidence interval 6.1-8.3), resulting in an annual estimate of over 111,000 (95% ...
Prevention of ventilator-associated pneumonia in intensive care units: an international online survey.
were pooled together. Detailed country-specific results are presented in an online additional file. RESULTS: A total of 1730 replies were received from 77 countries; 1281 from 16 countries were used to ...
Antimicrobial resistance to benzylpenicillin in invasive pneumococcal disease in Belgium, 2003-2010: the effect of altering clinical breakpoints.
if only the new breakpoints were applied. Applying only European Committee on Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing (EUCAST) breakpoints also resulted in a relatively stable proportion of penicillin ...
The European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) pilot point prevalence survey of healthcare-associated infections and antimicrobial use.
Prevalence results were highest in intensive care units, with 28.1% patients with HAI, and 61.4% patients with antimicrobial use. Pneumonia and other lower respiratory tract infections (2.0% of patients; 95% ...
Indications for antimicrobial prescribing in European nursing homes: results from a point prevalence survey.
RESULTS: In total, 1966 residents were treated with 2046 antimicrobials. Empirical treatments were most common (54.4% of all antimicrobial therapies; prevalence: 3.39 per 100 eligible residents), followed by ...
Livestock veterinarians at high risk of acquiring methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus ST398.
during hospitalization, our results underline that preventive measures may need to be developed for veterinary professionals, particularly for livestock veterinarians. Health Topics: Antimicrobial ...
The importance of sample size in the determination of a flock-level antimicrobial resistance profile for Escherichia coli in broilers.
determination was explored. In particular, one-stage and two-stage bootstrap samplings were used to determine the optimal number of animals and the optimal number of isolates within one animal. Results show that ...
Nosocomial and non-nosocomial Clostridium difficile infections in hospitalised patients in Belgium: compulsory surveillance data from 2008 to 2010.
results do not support the hypothesis of an increase in the incidence of severe community-associated CDI. Health Topics: Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) Category: A1 FOS Classification: 3.03 Health ...