Sökning: "healthcare-associated infection"
Visar resultat 1 - 5 av 7 avhandlingar innehållade orden healthcare-associated infection.
1. Healthcare associated infections in vascular surgery
Sammanfattning : Health care associated infections (HCAI) affect roughly four million people in Europe annually, resulting in 16 million extra days of hospital stay, 37 000 attributable deaths and direct costs of approximately € 7 billion. HCAI in vascular surgery are relatively common complications with potentially devastating consequences. LÄS MER
2. Coagulase-negative staphylococci in hematological malignancy
Sammanfattning : Bacterial infections are common in hematological malignancy. Coagulase-negative staphylococci (CoNS) are among the most prevalent causes of bacteremia in patients with hematological malignancies. LÄS MER
3. Clean work, the pursuit of increased adherence to hand hygiene routines : a descriptive study
Sammanfattning : Healthcare-associated infections (HAI) are a problem in health care worldwide. In Sweden 7-8% of all patients treated in hospital suffer from an adverse event of varying severity, of which approximately 60,000 from a HAI. Proper hand hygiene is considered the single most important measure to reduce HAI. LÄS MER
4. Epidemiology of viral respiratory infections with focus on in-hospital influenza transmission
Sammanfattning : Human Rhinoviruses (HRV) and influenza viruses are respiratory pathogens which represent a major global disease burden. Healthcare-associated infections (HCAI) are increasingly recognized as a public health concern, but limited data has been published on the characteristics and epidemiology of HCAI caused by respiratory viruses. LÄS MER
5. Healthcare personnel's working conditions relationship to risk behaviours for organism transmission
Sammanfattning : Background: Healthcare personnel (HCP) often experience undesirable working conditions. Risk behaviours for organism transmission can lead to healthcare associated infections and risk behaviours has been described to be influenced by working conditions. LÄS MER