Engaging patients in the prevention of health care-associated infections: A survey of patients' awareness, knowledge, and perceptions regarding the risks and consequences of infection with methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus and Clostridium difficile

2013 ◽  
Vol 41 (4) ◽  
pp. 322-326 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andrew Ottum ◽  
Ajay K. Sethi ◽  
Elizabeth Jacobs ◽  
Sara Zerbel ◽  
Martha E. Gaines ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Staphylococcus Aureus ◽  
Clostridium Difficile ◽  
Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus ◽  
Methicillin Resistant ◽  
Health Care Associated Infections

Hospital- and System-Wide Interventions for Health Care-Associated Infections: A Systematic Review

2020 ◽  
pp. 107755872095292
Author(s):  
Nicholas R. Maurer ◽  
Tory H. Hogan ◽  
Daniel M. Walker
Keyword(s):  
Systematic Review ◽  
Health Care ◽  
Staphylococcus Aureus ◽  
Statistical Analysis ◽  
Clostridium Difficile ◽  
Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus ◽  
Reporting Quality ◽  
Health Care Associated Infections ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Research And Policy

Hospitals face increasing pressure to reduce health care-associated infections (HAI) due to their costs and evidence of preventability. However, there is limited synthesis of evidence regarding interventions that can be successfully implemented hospital- or system-wide. Using Donabedian’s structure-process-outcome model, we conducted a systematic literature review from 2008 to early 2019, identifying 96 studies with 214 outcomes examining the relationship between hospital- or system-wide interventions and HAIs. This literature’s methodologic and reporting quality was generally poor. The most common HAIs studied were methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (22%) and Clostridium difficile (21%). 97 outcomes showed a desirable change, 72 showed no significant effect, 17 showed conflicting effects, and 3 found undesirable effects; 25 outcomes were from studies without a statistical analysis. Our findings highlight structural and process approaches meriting additional research and policy exploration, and identify recommendations for future investigation and reporting of hospital and system-wide HAI interventions to address gaps in existing literature.

Origin of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus health care-associated infections: Evaluation of the role of anterior nares

2015 ◽  
Vol 43 (10) ◽  
pp. 1125-1127 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chetan Jinadatha ◽  
Zehra Hussain ◽  
Timothy A. Erickson ◽  
Frank C. Villamaria ◽  
Laurel A. Copeland ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Staphylococcus Aureus ◽  
Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus ◽  
Methicillin Resistant ◽  
Health Care Associated Infections
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