American journal of infection control
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Am J Infect Control · Feb 2014
Assessing the impact of an educational intervention on ventilator-associated pneumonia in a pediatric critical care unit.
Ongoing educational programs targeting health care professionals have shown positive outcomes by reducing the morbidity and mortality associated with health care-associated infections (HAIs). We undertook this study to measure the impact of such a program in a pediatric critical care unit of a developing country. ⋯ Educational programs have a positive impact on reducing the morbidity and mortality associated with HAIs. Incidence rates based on device-days should be compared by keeping the variations in device utilization ratio in mind.
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Am J Infect Control · Feb 2014
Effectiveness of infection prevention measures featuring advanced source control and environmental cleaning to limit transmission of extremely-drug resistant Acinetobacter baumannii in a Thai intensive care unit: An analysis before and after extensive flooding.
Advanced source control (once-daily bathing and 4-times daily oral care with chlorhexidine aqueous solution) and thorough environmental cleaning were implemented in response to an increased incidence of colonization and infection with extremely drug-resistant (XDR) Acinetobacter baumannii in a Thai medical intensive care unit (MICU). ⋯ These results support advanced source control and thorough environmental cleaning to limit colonization and infection with XDR A baumannii in MICUs in resource-limited settings.