Outbreak of Candida parapsilosis in a neonatal intensive care unit: a health care workers source

2009 ◽  
Vol 169 (7) ◽  
pp. 783-787 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rigoberto Hernández-Castro ◽  
Sara Arroyo-Escalante ◽  
Erika M. Carrillo-Casas ◽  
David Moncada-Barrón ◽  
Elizabeth Álvarez-Verona ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Intensive Care Unit ◽  
Intensive Care ◽  
Neonatal Intensive Care Unit ◽  
Health Care Workers ◽  
Neonatal Intensive Care ◽  
Candida Parapsilosis ◽  
Care Workers

Molecular typing of Candida albicans isolates from patients and health care workers in a neonatal intensive care unit

2011 ◽  
Vol 111 (5) ◽  
pp. 1235-1249 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. Ben Abdeljelil ◽  
F. Saghrouni ◽  
N. Emira ◽  
E. Valentin-Gomez ◽  
N. Chatti ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Intensive Care Unit ◽  
Candida Albicans ◽  
Intensive Care ◽  
Neonatal Intensive Care Unit ◽  
Health Care Workers ◽  
Molecular Typing ◽  
Neonatal Intensive Care ◽  
Care Workers

An In-Service Educational Package Improves Alarm Management in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU): Before and After Study

2021 ◽  
pp. 097321792110512
Author(s):  
Suryaprakash Hedda ◽  
Shashidhar A. ◽  
Saudamini Nesargi ◽  
Kalyan Chakravarthy Balla ◽  
Prashantha Y. N. ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Intensive Care Unit ◽  
Intensive Care ◽  
Response Time ◽  
Neonatal Intensive Care Unit ◽  
Neonatal Intensive Care ◽  
Alarm Management ◽  
Educational Package ◽  
Before And After ◽  
Before And After Study

Background: Monitoring in neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) largely relies on equipment which have a number of alarms that are often quite loud. This creates a noisy environment, and moreover leads to desensitization of health-care personnel, whereby potentially important alarms may also be ignored. The objective was to evaluate the effect of an educational package on alarm management (the number of alarms, response to alarms, and appropriateness of settings). Methods: A before and after study was conducted at a tertiary neonatal care center in a teaching hospital in India involving all health-care professionals (HCP) working in the high dependency unit. The intervention consisted of demo lectures about working of alarms and bedside demonstrations of customizing alarm limits. A pre- and postintervention questionnaire was also administered to assess knowledge and attitude toward alarms. The outcomes were the number and type of alarms, response time, appropriateness of HCP response, and appropriateness of alarm limits as observed across a 24-h period which were compared before and after the intervention. Findings: The intervention resulted in a significant decrease in the number of alarms (11.6-9.6/h). The number of times where appropriate alarm settings were used improved from 24.3% to 67.1% ( P < .001). The response time to alarm did not change significantly (225 s vs 200 s); however, the appropriate response to alarms improved significantly from 15.6% to 68.8%. Conclusion: A simple structured intervention can improve the appropriate management of alarms. Application to Practice: Customizing alarm limits and nursing education reduce the alarm burden in NICUs

scholarly journals Candidemia by Candida parapsilosis in a neonatal intensive care unit: human and environmental reservoirs, virulence factors, and antifungal susceptibility

2020 ◽  
Vol 51 (3) ◽  
pp. 851-860
Author(s):  
Ralciane de Paula Menezes ◽  
Sávia Gonçalves de Oliveira Melo ◽  
Meliza Arantes Souza Bessa ◽  
Felipe Flávio Silva ◽  
Priscila Guerino Vilela Alves ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Intensive Care Unit ◽  
Intensive Care ◽  
Neonatal Intensive Care Unit ◽  
Virulence Factors ◽  
Neonatal Intensive Care ◽  
Candida Parapsilosis ◽  
Antifungal Susceptibility
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