Résultats de la recherche - 8 results
Incidence of healthcare-associated infections in long-term care facilities: Results of the H4LS study
Publication Type: Scientific poster, presentation or proceeding Authors: Katrien Latour; Anne-Marie Van den Abeele; Eddy De Baets Source: 28ste Dag van de Infectiepreventie, UZ Gent, Gent, Belgium (2024) Keywords: healthcare associated infections Health T ...
Flemish consensus statement on the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of urinary tract infections in older nursing home residents.
peer-reviewed studies. RESULTS: Optimizing fluid intake, appropriate toilet behaviour and posture, mobilization and local estrogen therapy in women are of proven value in UTI prevention, whereas the use of cranberry and ...
Healthcare-associated infections and antimicrobial use in Belgian acute care hospitals: Comparison of the 2017 and 2022 point prevalence survey results
Publication Type: Scientific poster, presentation or proceeding Authors: Katrien Latour; Pearcy, Morgan; Boudewijn Catry; Lucy Catteau Source: ECDC HAI-Net network meeting at the AMR Conference of the Belgian Presidency, European Centre for Disease Preven ...
Diagnosis, prevention and control of urinary tract infections: a survey of routine practices in Belgian nursing homes
procedures for UTI surveillance, diagnosis, and urinary catheter and incontinence care. Results: UTI s were the second most common infections in the 87 participating NH s (prevalence: 1.0%). Dipstick tests and ...
Prevalence of healthcare-associated infections, estimated incidence and composite antimicrobial resistance index in acute care hospitals and long-term care facilities: results from two European point prevalence surveys, 2016 to 2017
Publication Type: Peer reviewed scientific article Authors: Suetens, Carl; Katrien Latour; Tommi Kärki; Enrico Ricchizzi; Pete Kinross; Maria Luisa Moro; Beatrice Jans; Susan Hopkins; Sonja Hansen; Lyytikäinen, Outi; Jacqui Reilly; Aleksander Deptula; Wal ...
Antimicrobial use in European acute care hospitals: results from the second point prevalence survey (PPS) of healthcare-associated infections and antimicrobial use, 2016 to 2017
Acute care hospitals antimicrobial use Healthcare-associated infection Abstract: Antimicrobial agents used to treat infections are life-saving. Overuse may result in more frequent adverse effects and ...
Point Prevalence Study of Healthcare-Associated Infections and Antimicrobial Use in Belgian Acute-Care Hospitals: Results of the ECDC PPS 2017
interval (CI): 26.8-31.1%) and 7.1% (95% CI: 6.1-8.3%), respectively. The objective of this report is to present the results of the second ECDC PPS conducted in 2017 in Belgian acute care hospitals. Methods: ...
Surveillance of antimicrobial resistant bacteria in Belgian hospitals: Report 2016
mandatorily have to participate in the surveillance of MRSA and MRGN. The aim of the current report is to present the 2016 results of the three epidemiological surveillance programs and to describe trends in ...