Handbook of Pediatric Infection Prevention and Control

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pediatric Infectious Diseases S... PIDS
Keyword(s):  
Infection Prevention ◽  
Real Life ◽  
Infection Prevention And Control ◽  
The Past ◽  
Important Field ◽  
Healthcare Epidemiology ◽  
And Control ◽  
Pediatric Providers ◽  
Infection Preventionists ◽  
Pediatric Infection

In the fields of healthcare epidemiology and infection prevention, evidence to guide pediatric practice has been lacking for quite some time. However, in the past few decades, more and more pediatric clinicians, researchers, epidemiologists, and infection preventionists have been contributing to this important field. This textbook discusses topics that pediatric providers must tackle in many settings: in ambulatory clinics, emergency departments, community hospitals, and freestanding university children’s hospitals. Each chapter opens with a clinical scenario (perhaps you have dealt with a few of these scenarios in real life), and follows with questions that are frequently raised when a solution is sought.

scholarly journals Infection Prevention and Control Guideline for Cystic Fibrosis: 2013 Update

2014 ◽  
Vol 35 (S1) ◽  
pp. s1-s67 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lisa Saiman ◽  
Jane D. Siegel ◽  
John J. LiPuma ◽  
Rebekah F. Brown ◽  
Elizabeth A. Bryson ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cystic Fibrosis ◽  
Infection Control ◽  
Prevention And Control ◽  
Infection Prevention ◽  
Lessons Learned ◽  
World Health ◽  
Infection Prevention And Control ◽  
The Past ◽  
Influenza A H1n1 ◽  
And Control

The 2013 Infection Prevention and Control (IP&C) Guideline for Cystic Fibrosis (CF) was commissioned by the CF Foundation as an update of the 2003 Infection Control Guideline for CF. During the past decade, new knowledge and new challenges provided the following rationale to develop updated IP&C strategies for this unique population:1.The need to integrate relevant recommendations from evidence-based guidelines published since 2003 into IP&C practices for CF. These included guidelines from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)/Healthcare Infection Control Practices Advisory Committee (HICPAC), the World Health Organization (WHO), and key professional societies, including the Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA) and the Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America (SHEA). During the past decade, new evidence has led to a renewed emphasis on source containment of potential pathogens and the role played by the contaminated healthcare environment in the transmission of infectious agents. Furthermore, an increased understanding of the importance of the application of implementation science, monitoring adherence, and feedback principles has been shown to increase the effectiveness of IP&C guideline recommendations.2.Experience with emerging pathogens in the non-CF population has expanded our understanding of droplet transmission of respiratory pathogens and can inform IP&C strategies for CF. These pathogens include severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus and the 2009 influenza A H1N1. Lessons learned about preventing transmission of methicillin-resistantStaphylococcus aureus(MRSA) and multidrug-resistant gram-negative pathogens in non-CF patient populations also can inform IP&C strategies for CF.

scholarly journals Are nursing infusion practices delivering full-dose antimicrobial treatment?

2019 ◽  
Vol 74 (12) ◽  
pp. 3418-3422 ◽  
Author(s):  
J Rout ◽  
S Essack ◽  
P Brysiewicz
Keyword(s):  
Infection Prevention ◽  
Nursing Practice ◽  
Antimicrobial Treatment ◽  
Infection Prevention And Control ◽  
Nurse Specialist ◽  
Bedside Nurse ◽  
The Past ◽  
Strong Focus ◽  
And Control

Abstract Antimicrobial stewardship (AMS) has developed over the past decade as a critical tool to promote the appropriate use of antimicrobials in order to contain antimicrobial resistance (AMR) and conserve antimicrobial medicines. Current literature supports the role of the nurse in AMR, with a strong focus on the responsibilities of the nurse in infection prevention and control (IPC), both in the formal role of the IPC nurse specialist, and the more general IPC role of the bedside nurse. There is also growing support for the collaborative role of the nurse in the multidisciplinary AMS team. There is, however, very little literature examining the clinical practice role of the nurse in AMS. In this discussion, we contend that nursing practice may unknowingly contribute to AMR owing to varying methods of administration of intermittent intravenous infusions, resulting in under-dosing of antimicrobial medicines.

scholarly journals Impending scope of Water Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) in the post COVID19 pandemic era: An opportunity call

2020 ◽  
Vol 32 (2 (Supp)) ◽  
pp. 244-247
Author(s):  
Pachillu Kalpana ◽  
Poonam Trivedi ◽  
Krupali Patel ◽  
Sandul Yasobant ◽  
Deepak Saxena
Keyword(s):  
Infection Prevention ◽  
Geographical Location ◽  
Preventive Measure ◽  
Infection Prevention And Control ◽  
Prevention Strategies ◽  
Population Demographics ◽  
Healthcare Facilities ◽  
The Past ◽  
Sanitation And Hygiene ◽  
And Control

COVID19 pandemic is now testing health systems of countries globally irrespective of geographical location, environmental conditions, and population demographics. Among various prevention strategies as suggested by WHO and others, hand hygiene has emerged as the most important public health preventive measure to control similar outbreaks in the past (SARS & MERS) also including the current COVID19 pandemic. The COVID19 pandemic provides a well-timed opportunity to stress the importance of water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) in the healthcare facilities (HCFs) and optimize infection prevention control across the globe. It also gives an opportunity to extend beyond conventional WASH and includes domains of biomedical waste management, Infection Prevention, and Control activities and also environmental hygiene. This perspective piece elaborates on the importance of optimal WASH and future scopes in HCFs during the post COVID19 pandemic era.

scholarly journals Considerations for future novel human-infecting coronavirus outbreaks

2020 ◽  
Vol 11 ◽  
pp. 260
Author(s):  
Georges Sinclair ◽  
Philippa Johnstone ◽  
Mustafa Aziz Hatiboglu
Keyword(s):  
Large Scale ◽  
Infection Prevention ◽  
Lessons Learned ◽  
World Health ◽  
Infection Prevention And Control ◽  
Metastatic Brain Tumors ◽  
South Korean ◽  
The Past ◽  
Health Organization ◽  
And Control

Up until, June 13, 2020, >7,500,000 cases of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) and >400,000 deaths, across 216 countries, have been confirmed by the World Health Organization (WHO). With reference to the two previous beta-CoV outbreaks (SARS-CoV and middle east respiratory syndrome [MERS]), this paper examines the pathophysiological and clinical similarities seen across all three CoVs, with a special interest in the neuroinvasive capability and subsequent consequences for patients with primary or metastatic brain tumors. More widely, we examine the lessons learned from the management of such large-scale crises in the past, specifically looking at the South Korean experience of MERS and the subsequent shift in disaster management response to SARS-CoV-2, based on prior knowledge gained. We assess the strategies with which infection prevention and control can, or perhaps should, be implemented to best contain the spread of such viruses in the event of a further likely outbreak in the future.

Effective infection prevention and control strategies in a large accredited psychiatric facility in Singapore

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Daniel Poremski ◽  
Sandra Henrietta Subner ◽  
Grace Lam Fong Kin ◽  
Raveen Dev Ram Dev ◽  
Mok Yee Ming ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Prevention And Control ◽  
Infection Prevention ◽  
Control Strategies ◽  
Infection Prevention And Control ◽  
Psychiatric Facility ◽  
Essential Services ◽  
Community Transmission ◽  
And Control

The Institute of Mental Health in Singapore continues to attempt to prevent the introduction of COVID-19, despite community transmission. Essential services are maintained and quarantine measures are currently unnecessary. To help similar organizations, strategies are listed along three themes: sustaining essential services, preventing infection, and managing human and consumable resources.

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