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Autor:
Belkys T Gomez, Shruti B. Patel, Aldo Martinez, Anne Murphy, Melissa Green, Kevin R Smith, Deborah Parilla, Jorge P. Parada, Teresa Rasmussen, Karen Thomas, Sylvia Suarez-Ponce
Publikováno v:
Open Forum Infectious Diseases
Background Urinary tract infections (UTIs) account for 34% of all healthcare-associated infections (HAI). Urinary catheters (UC) are placed in 15–25% of hospitalized patients and >75% of HAI UTIs are UC-related. Bacteria introduced via UC can colon
Autor:
Melissa Green, Sylvia Suarez-Ponce, Dominique Wright, Deborah Parilla, Dale Lobo, Jorge P. Parada, Lisa M Seidler
Publikováno v:
Open Forum Infectious Diseases
Background Patient transportation for off unit procedures is associated with transfers from bed to chair to examination tables, frequent elevation of the urine collection bag (UCB) above the bladder and urinary reflux (UR) of bacteria-laden urine int
Autor:
Emily Silzer, Jorge P. Parada, Kathleen Fujiu, Michelle Harnell, Catherine Lenz, Sylvia Suarez-Ponce, Kevin R Smith, Andrew Skinner, Beatrice Probst
Publikováno v:
Open Forum Infectious Diseases
Background Hand hygiene (HH) is one of the simplest and most effective methods to decrease healthcare-associated infections (HAIs). However, in outpatient settings, it is difficult to audit HH practices as patient-healthcare provider (HCP) interactio
Autor:
Jorge P. Parada, Sylvia Suarez-Ponce, Melissa Green, Purisima Linchangco, Heather Hedlund, Herminia Pua, Ayat Abuihmoud, Kevin R Smith, Dominique Wright, Elaine Trulis, Amanda T. Harrington
Publikováno v:
Open Forum Infectious Diseases
Background Unnecessary testing for Clostridium difficile infection (CDI) can be both wasteful and contra productive—retesting the same positive patient after transfer to a new nursing unit will only to confirm the patient has CDI (already known) an
Autor:
Sylvia Suarez-Ponce, Herminia Pua, Elaine Trulis, Jorge P. Parada, Marcelina M. Wawrzyniak, Alexander Tomich, Keeley Lewis, Ashley Mallek
Publikováno v:
American Journal of Infection Control. 42:S15-S16
labeling, and dressing and tubing change requirements and techniques. RESULTS: After the rollout of the toolkit in May 2013, we have seen zero CLABSIs each month through November 2013. Getting our nurses “back to basics” when it comes to line car
Autor:
Ashley Boldyga, Elaine Trulis, Herminia Pua, Marcelina M. Wawrzyniak, William Barron, Jorge P. Parada, Kathleen Fujiu, Sylvia Suarez-Ponce
Publikováno v:
American Journal of Infection Control. 43:S62