HAIs:
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Dispelling the Myths: The True Cost of Healthcare–Associated Infections
An APIC Briefing/ February 2007 – Murphy, Whiting – Pages 1–15
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Conference Summary: Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia
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Healthcare workers are a key risk group because of the nature of their work (Health & Safety Executive)
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Healthcare associated infections in Europe: Burden and surveillance strategies
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CDC: Overview of Clostridium difficile Infections
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CDC: Overview of Healthcare–associated MRSA
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Can antibiotic–resistant nosocomial infections be controlled?
The Lancet Infectious Diseases, Volume 1, Issue 1, August 2001, Pages 38–45
Barry M Farr, Cassandra D Salgado, Tobi B Karchmer and Robert J Sherertz
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Conference Summary: Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia
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JAMA: Invasive Methicillin–Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Infections in the United States
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An overview of surgical site infections: aetiology, incidence and risk factors
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Risk factors for surgical site infection after cardiac surgery
The role of endogenous flora.
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The Economic Costs of Surgical Site Infections
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The impact of surgical-site infections in the 1990s
Attributable mortality, excess length of hospitalization, and extra costs.
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Health and economic impact of surgical site infections diagnosed after hospital discharge.
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Hospitals collaborate to decrease surgical site infections
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Maintaining Intraoperative Normothermia: A Meta-analysis of Outcomes with Costs
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Consequences of Hypothermia
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Reduced risk of surgical site infections through surveillance in a network
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CDC Guideline for Prevention of Surgical Site Infection, 1999
Presents the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)'s recommendations for the prevention of surgical site infections (SSIs), formerly called surgical wound infections.
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It's Time To Operate. Do You Know Where Your Instruments Are?
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Personal protective equipment - guidelines
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Clinical and economic consequences of ventilator-associated pneumonia: A systematic review Safdar, MD, et al
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State of the Art: Ventilator-associated Pneumonia. Jean Chastre and Jean-Yves Fagon
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Guidelines for Prevention, Diagnosis and Treatment of Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia (VAP) in the Trauma Patient
Inflammation and the Host Response to Injury, a Large–Scale Collaborative Project: Patient–Oriented Research Core—Standard Operating Procedures for Clinical Care.
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