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Autor:
A. L. Pakyz, B. M. Farr
Publikováno v:
Epidemiology and Infection. 137:1679-1683
SUMMARYThis study evaluated whether antibiotic cycling programmes using broad-spectrum agents including carbapenems were associated with increased rates of colonization or infection by Stenotrophomonas maltophilia. Retrospective analyses of colonizat
Autor:
B. M. Farr
Publikováno v:
Archives of Internal Medicine. 155:2336-2340
Publikováno v:
Clinical Infectious Diseases. 33:1949-1951
Publikováno v:
Respiratory medicine. 94(10)
A case-control study of risk factors for community-acquired pneumonia in adults admitted to hospital is reported. Cases were surviving patients (n = 178) admitted to 14 hospitals in England. Controls were individuals (n = 385) randomly selected from
Autor:
W E, Scheckler, D, Brimhall, A S, Buck, B M, Farr, C, Friedman, R A, Garibaldi, P A, Gross, J A, Harris, W J, Hierholzer, W J, Martone, L L, McDonald, S L, Solomon
Publikováno v:
Infection control and hospital epidemiology. 19(2)
The scientific basis for claims of efficacy of nosocomial infection surveillance and control programs was established by the Study on the Efficacy of Nosocomial Infection Control project. Subsequent analyses have demonstrated nosocomial infection pre
Publikováno v:
Archives of internal medicine. 157(10)
With the development of nosocomial pathogens that are resistant to multiple antimicrobial agents, reasonable restriction of antibiotic use has become a priority.During an outbreak of vancomycin-resistant enterococcal infections, an audit of vancomyci
Publikováno v:
Journal of clinical microbiology. 35(4)
Catheter-related bloodstream infections increased in incidence during the past decade, causing significant morbidity, mortality, and excess hospital costs. Absence of inflammation at the catheter site in most cases makes clinical diagnosis uncertain.
Publikováno v:
Archives of internal medicine. 155(21)
Three randomized controlled trials of the effectiveness of pneumococcal vaccine in elderly and chronically ill adults in the United States have failed to show significant protective efficacy during 44,213 person-years of follow-up. Case-control studi
Autor:
B M, Farr
Publikováno v:
Surgical oncology clinics of North America. 4(3)
Immunocompromise due to malignancy or to cytotoxic chemotherapy with resulting neutropenia creates a high risk of infection among cancer patients. The frequent presence of long-dwelling vascular catheters in these patients adds to this risk. Recent d
Risk factors for infection of adult patients with cancer who have tunnelled central venous catheters
Publikováno v:
Cancer. 75(6)
Long-dwelling tunnelled central venous catheters provide reliable access for infusion therapy of patients with cancer, but can result in serious bloodstream infections. The incidence of such infections has been documented, but few studies have assess