American journal of infection control
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Abscess is a distinct skin and soft tissue infection (SSTI) requiring incision and drainage (I&D). Previous national surveys combined all SSTIs to estimate abscess and evaluate management. We hypothesized that antibiotic rates are declining in response to evidence that antibiotics are unnecessary for most SSTIs requiring I&D. ⋯ ED visits for SSTIs continue to rise. Despite mounting evidence, antibiotic use in SSTIs requiring I&D is high, and many patients receive multiple antibiotics, including drugs with no efficacy on MRSA.
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Am J Infect Control · Apr 2015
Provider perspectives on the use of indwelling urinary catheters in older adults in emergency department settings: developing a novel clinical protocol.
Indwelling urinary catheters (IUCs) are commonly placed in older adult (aged ≥ 65 years) patients in emergency department (ED) settings, often for inappropriate indications. The aim of our qualitative study was to explore ED provider knowledge, attitudes, and practice patterns surrounding use of IUCs in older adult patients in the ED setting, to better guide development of a clinical protocol. ⋯ An evidence-based clinical protocol guiding ED providers in appropriate placement and management of IUCs in older adults would be welcomed.
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Am J Infect Control · Apr 2015
Influence of antimicrobial consumption on gram-negative bacteria in inpatients receiving antimicrobial resistance therapy from 2008-2013 at a tertiary hospital in Shanghai, China.
Irrational use of antimicrobial agents is a major cause of increased antimicrobial resistance. Effective antibiotic stewardship strategies nationwide or in local health care settings are necessary to reduce antibiotic use and bacteria resistance. ⋯ Enhanced nationwide antimicrobial stewardship campaigns launched in 2011 have made great achievements in regard to antibiotic use but have had limited effects on the reversal of gram-negative bacteria resistance in health care settings. Sound infection prevention and control programs to reduce the transmission of resistant pathogens for hospitals in China are urgently needed.
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Am J Infect Control · Mar 2015
Seek and you shall find: prevalence of Clostridium difficile in Wuhan, China.
Clostridium difficile infection (CDI) is one of the leading health care acquired-infections in the United States, but much of the epidemiology and burden of disease is unknown in China. The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence and possible risk factors of CDI among hospitalized patients with diarrhea in Wuhan, China. The overall prevalence of CDI was 28% (31/111). The findings of this study suggest the prevalence of CDI in hospitalized patients with diarrhea is higher then what has been previously reported in the current literature.