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Mashup Score: 1COVID-19 and health care–related financial toxicity in the United States: Evidence from the 2022 National Health Interview Survey - 2 day(s) ago
Despite the common perception of the socioeconomic burden of the COVID-19 pandemic, quantification of the relationship between COVID-19 and indicators of health care–related financial toxicity in the general population has been limited. This study aimed to provide estimates of these relationships in a nationally representative sample of the US adult population.
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Mashup Score: 0
To analyze whether the application of topical formulas as cosmetics or sunscreens could affect the skin thermographic readings in terms of infection control in pandemic situations.
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Mashup Score: 7
This review aimed to synthesize the evidence on infection prevention and control interventions for the prevention of health care–associated infection among health care workers or patients within primary care facilities.
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Mashup Score: 0Investigation of air dispersal during a rhinovirus outbreak in a pediatric intensive care unit - 15 day(s) ago
While airborne transmission of rhinovirus is recognized in indoor settings, its role in hospital transmission remains unclear.
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Mashup Score: 1Opioid exposure as a potential risk factor for vancomycin-resistant enterococci colonization in the absence of antimicrobial exposure - 17 day(s) ago
Antimicrobial exposure leads to an increased risk of colonization and spread of vancomycin-resistant enterococci. Studies have also implicated exposure to nonantimicrobial medications as a potential risk factor for an increased risk of colonization with these pathogens.
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Mashup Score: 0Do risk adjustment calculations used by governmental agencies adequately assess risk for infection after colon surgery? - 20 day(s) ago
Surgical site infections (SSIs) following colon surgery are associated with clinical and financial consequences. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) and the New York State Department of Health (NYSDOH) use risk adjustment variables to determine quality measure scores.
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Mashup Score: 7Descriptive epidemiology of central line-associated bloodstream infections at an academic medical center in Iowa, 2019-2022 - 21 day(s) ago
Central line-associated bloodstream infections (CLABSIs) increased nationally during the COVID-19 pandemic. We described CLABSIs at our institution during 2019 to 2022.
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Mashup Score: 1Infection precaution adherence varies by potential exposure risks to SARS-CoV-2 and job role: Findings from a US medical center - 29 day(s) ago
Infection precautions (IP) facilitate standardized and safe patient care. Research has demonstrated several barriers to IP adherence among health care personnel (HCP) but potential exposure risk to SARS-CoV-2 and job role has not been considered.
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Mashup Score: 1Choosing between outsourcing contracts and in-house cleaning services: Dusting off the shadows on hospital environmental hygiene - 2 month(s) ago
Due to the growing body of evidence supporting an environmental role in the transmission of health care–associated infections (HAIs), there is an increasing focus on cleaning methods to reduce HAI spread in health care settings.1,2 Multiple studies have reported frequent suboptimal cleaning practices3,4 due to the economic drive to minimize service costs. This drive often results in a focus solely on economic considerations and the misconception that cleaning is manual, low-skilled work, not considered a core part of health care provision.
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Nearly half the patients identified as having health care facility-onset Clostridioides difficile infections on a hematopoietic cell transplant unit had an alternative clinical explanation for diarrhea, including conditioning regimen toxicity or other medications. Our study supports that targeted diagnostic stewardship interventions should be explored and that additional risk-adjustments considered for facilities with oncology hematopoietic cell transplant wards in the National Healthcare Safety Network LabID Clostridioides difficile infection standardized infection ratio model.
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