American journal of infection control
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Am J Infect Control · Aug 2010
Health-associated infections in a pediatric nephrology unit in China.
Health care-associated infection (HAI) in children is associated with morbidity and mortality, prolonged hospital stay, and increased health care costs. We report the prevalence of HAIs in children admitted to the pediatric nephrology unit of a large tertiary care pediatric hospital in China between 2000 and 2008. ⋯ The incidence of HAI in a pediatric nephrology ward decreased over an 8-year period, associated with a surveillance program and education directed at hand hygiene and appropriate antibiotic use. Despite a strict visitor policy, respiratory tract infection was the most common HAI seen.
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Am J Infect Control · Aug 2010
Impact of a program to prevent central line-associated bloodstream infection in the zero tolerance era.
Central line-associated bloodstream infection (CLABSI) is one of the most important health care-associated infections in the critical care setting. ⋯ These results suggest that reducing CLABSI rates in an ICU setting is a complex process that involves multiple performance measures and interventions that can also be applied to SDU settings.