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Prävention von nosokomialen Infektionen und Antibiotikaresistenzen in Altenpflegeheimen. Z Gerontol Geriatr 2017; 51:698-702. [PMID: 28616815 DOI: 10.1007/s00391-017-1262-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/05/2016] [Revised: 03/26/2017] [Accepted: 05/29/2017] [Indexed: 01/16/2023]
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Wagner LM, Roup BJ, Castle NG. Impact of infection preventionists on Centers for Medicare and Medicaid quality measures in Maryland nursing homes. Am J Infect Control 2014; 42:2-6. [PMID: 24388467 PMCID: PMC7132677 DOI: 10.1016/j.ajic.2013.07.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/23/2013] [Revised: 07/17/2013] [Accepted: 07/17/2013] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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BACKGROUND Health care-associated infections are the leading cause of morbidity and mortality in US nursing homes (NHs). The objective of the research is to assess the impact of Maryland NH infection preventionists (IPs) on NH quality measures. METHODS Two hundred thirty-four NHs were queried through mailed survey. These survey data were then linked with 2008 quality data from Nursing Home Compare and the On-line Survey Certification of Automated Records. RESULTS Three of the 8 quality measures examined-influenza vaccination for both short- and long-stay residents and pressure ulcer prevention in high-risk residents-were significantly associated with the number of IPs. None of the quality measures were shown to be significant with IPs who received specialized training on infection prevention and management compared with those who did not receive specialized training. CONCLUSION IPs play a critical role in preventing and managing health care-associated infections in nursing homes, especially in the areas of influenza vaccination and pressure ulcer prevention among high-risk nursing home residents. Quality measures that reflect the effects of IP training may not have been elucidated yet. Further research is needed to support the IP role in order for policy to advocate for increased IP funding.
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- Laura M Wagner
- University of California, San Francisco, School of Nursing, Department of Community Health Systems, San Francisco, CA.
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- Department of Infection Prevention and Control, Prevention and Health Promotion Administration, Infectious Disease Bureau, Office of Infectious Disease Epidemiology and Outbreak Response, Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, Baltimore, MD
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- Department of Health Policy & Management, Graduate School of Public Health, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA
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Diversity of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus strains isolated from residents of 26 nursing homes in Orange County, California. J Clin Microbiol 2013; 51:3788-95. [PMID: 24025901 PMCID: PMC3889768 DOI: 10.1128/jcm.01708-13] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/27/2023] Open
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Nursing homes represent a unique and important methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) reservoir. Not only are strains imported from hospitals and the community, strains can be transported back into these settings from nursing homes. Since MRSA bacteria are prevalent in nursing homes and yet relatively poorly studied in this setting, a multicenter, regional assessment of the frequency and diversity of MRSA in the nursing home reservoir was carried out and compared to that of the MRSA from hospitals in the same region. The prospective study collected MRSA from nasal swabbing of residents of 26 nursing homes in Orange County, California, and characterized each isolate by spa typing. A total of 837 MRSA isolates were collected from the nursing homes. Estimates of admission prevalence and point prevalence of MRSA were 16% and 26%, respectively. The spa type genetic diversity was heterogeneous between nursing homes and significantly higher overall (77%) than the diversity in Orange County hospitals (72%). MRSA burden in nursing homes appears largely due to importation from hospitals. As seen in Orange County hospitals, USA300 (sequence type 8 [ST8]/t008), USA100 (ST5/t002), and a USA100 variant (ST5/t242) were the dominant MRSA clones in Orange County nursing homes, representing 83% of all isolates, although the USA100 variant was predominant in nursing homes, whereas USA300 was predominant in hospitals. Control strategies tailored to the complex problem of MRSA transmission and infection in nursing homes are needed in order to minimize the impact of this unique reservoir on the overall regional MRSA burden.
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Hofmann B. Ethical challenges with welfare technology: a review of the literature. SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING ETHICS 2013; 19:389-406. [PMID: 22218998 DOI: 10.1007/s11948-011-9348-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 57] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/27/2011] [Accepted: 12/20/2011] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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Demographical changes in high income counties will increase the need of health care services but reduce the number of people to provide them. Welfare technology is launched as an important measure to meet this challenge. As with all types of technologies we must explore its ethical challenges. A literature review reveals that welfare technology is a generic term for a heterogeneous group of technologies and there are few studies documenting their efficacy, effectiveness and efficiency. Many kinds of welfare technology break with the traditional organization of health care. It introduces technology in new areas, such as in private homes, and it provides new functions, e.g. offering social stimuli and entertainment. At the same time welfare technology is developed for groups that traditionally have not been extensive technology users. This raises a series of ethical questions with regard to the development and use of welfare technologies, which are presented in this review. The main challenges identified are: (1) Alienation when advanced technology is used at home, (2) conflicting goals, as welfare technologies have many stakeholders with several ends, (3) respecting confidentiality and privacy when third-party actors are involved, (4) guaranteeing equal access and just distribution, and (5) handling conflicts between instrumental rationality and care in terms of respecting dignity and vulnerability. Addressing these issues is important for developing and implementing welfare technologies in a morally acceptable manner.
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- Bjørn Hofmann
- Center for Medical Ethics, University of Oslo, PO Box 1130, Blindern, 0318, Oslo, Norway.
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Murphy CR, Quan V, Kim D, Peterson E, Whealon M, Tan G, Evans K, Meyers H, Cheung M, Lee BY, Mukamel DB, Huang SS. Nursing home characteristics associated with methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) Burden and Transmission. BMC Infect Dis 2012; 12:269. [PMID: 23095678 PMCID: PMC3528666 DOI: 10.1186/1471-2334-12-269] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/09/2012] [Accepted: 10/17/2012] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND MRSA prevalence in nursing homes often exceeds that in hospitals, but reasons for this are not well understood. We sought to measure MRSA burden in a large number of nursing homes and identify facility characteristics associated with high MRSA burden. METHODS We performed nasal swabs of residents from 26 nursing homes to measure MRSA importation and point prevalence, and estimate transmission. Using nursing home administrative data, we identified facility characteristics associated with MRSA point prevalence and estimated transmission risk in multivariate models. RESULTS We obtained 1,649 admission and 2,111 point prevalence swabs. Mean MRSA point prevalence was 24%, significantly higher than mean MRSA admission prevalence, 16%, (paired t-test, p<0.001), with a mean estimated MRSA transmission risk of 16%.In multivariate models, higher MRSA point prevalence was associated with higher admission prevalence (p=0.005) and higher proportions of residents with indwelling devices (p=0.01). Higher estimated MRSA transmission risk was associated with higher proportions of residents with diabetes (p=0.01) and lower levels of social engagement (p=0.03). CONCLUSIONS MRSA importation was a strong predictor of MRSA prevalence, but MRSA burden and transmission were also associated with nursing homes caring for more residents with chronic illnesses or indwelling devices. Frequent social interaction among residents appeared to be protective of MRSA transmission, suggesting that residents healthy enough to engage in group activities do not incur substantial risks of MRSA from social contact. Identifying characteristics of nursing homes at risk for high MRSA burden and transmission may allow facilities to tailor infection control policies and interventions to mitigate MRSA spread.
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- Courtney R Murphy
- Division of Infectious Diseases and Health Policy Research Institute, University of California-Irvine School of Medicine, Irvine, CA, USA.
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Edwards R, Charani E, Sevdalis N, Alexandrou B, Sibley E, Mullett D, Loveday HP, Drumright LN, Holmes A. Optimisation of infection prevention and control in acute health care by use of behaviour change: a systematic review. THE LANCET. INFECTIOUS DISEASES 2012; 12:318-29. [DOI: 10.1016/s1473-3099(11)70283-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 74] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Horner C, Wilcox M, Barr B, Hall D, Hodgson G, Parnell P, Tompkins D. The longitudinal prevalence of MRSA in care home residents and the effectiveness of improving infection prevention knowledge and practice on colonisation using a stepped wedge study design. BMJ Open 2012; 2:e000423. [PMID: 22240647 PMCID: PMC3278489 DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2011-000423] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Objectives To determine the prevalence and health outcomes of meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) colonisation in elderly care home residents. To measure the effectiveness of improving infection prevention knowledge and practice on MRSA prevalence. Setting Care homes for elderly residents in Leeds, UK. Participants Residents able to give informed consent. Design A controlled intervention study, using a stepped wedge design, comprising 65 homes divided into three groups. Baseline MRSA prevalence was determined by screening the nares of residents (n=2492). An intervention based upon staff education and training on hand hygiene was delivered at three different times according to group number. Scores for three assessment methods, an audit of hand hygiene facilities, staff hand hygiene observations and an educational questionnaire, were collected before and after the intervention. After each group of homes received the intervention, all participants were screened for MRSA nasal colonisation. In total, four surveys took place between November 2006 and February 2009. Results MRSA prevalence was 20%, 19%, 22% and 21% in each survey, respectively. There was a significant improvement in scores for all three assessment methods post-intervention (p≤0.001). The intervention was associated with a small but significant increase in MRSA prevalence (p=0.023). MRSA colonisation was associated with previous and subsequent MRSA infection but was not significantly associated with subsequent hospitalisation or mortality. Conclusions The intervention did not result in a decrease in the prevalence of MRSA colonisation in care home residents. Additional measures will be required to reduce endemic MRSA colonisation in care homes.
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- C Horner
- Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust and University of Leeds, Department of Microbiology, Old Medical School, Leeds General Infirmary, Leeds, UK
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- Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust and University of Leeds, Department of Microbiology, Old Medical School, Leeds General Infirmary, Leeds, UK
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- Division of Public Health, Quadrangle, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK
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- NHS Leeds, Sycamore Lodge, Leeds, UK
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- Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, Infection Prevention and Control, Leeds General Infirmary, Leeds, UK
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- Department of Microbiology, Old Medical School, Leeds General Infirmary, Leeds, UK
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MRSA: A Challenge to Norwegian Nursing Home Personnel. Interdiscip Perspect Infect Dis 2011; 2011:197683. [PMID: 21941537 PMCID: PMC3175413 DOI: 10.1155/2011/197683] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/12/2011] [Revised: 06/15/2011] [Accepted: 07/17/2011] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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In Norway, methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is increasing in primary healthcare, associated with imported cases and outbreaks in long-term care. According to Norwegian national guidelines, MRSA-exposed healthcare workers (HCWs) and patients are tested. Carriage of MRSA leads to exclusion from work in healthcare institutions. In this study, 388 staff members in 42 nursing homes in Oslo County responded to questions about personal experience with MRSA and of own attitudes to challenges associated with the control and treatment of MRSA patients. Half (52%) of the nursing staff were concerned of becoming infected with MRSA and the consequences of this would be for own social life, family, economy, and work restriction. The concern was associated with risk factors like old buildings not suitable for modern infection control work, low staffing rate (70% without specific training in healthcare and 32% without formal healthcare education), defective cleaning and decolonization, and lack of formal routines and capacity for isolation of MRSA patients. Since the Norwegian MRSA guideline permits patients with persistent MRSA infections to move freely around in nursing homes, the anxiety of the staff to become infected and excluded from job was real.
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Eseonu KC, Middleton SD, Eseonu CC. A retrospective study of risk factors for poor outcomes in methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infection in surgical patients. J Orthop Surg Res 2011; 6:25. [PMID: 21605456 PMCID: PMC3120714 DOI: 10.1186/1749-799x-6-25] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/03/2010] [Accepted: 05/23/2011] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Since its isolation, Methicillin-resistant Staphlococcus aureus (MRSA) has become a major cause of hospital acquired infection (HAI), adverse patient outcome and overall resource utilisation. It is endemic in Scotland and widespread in Western hospitals. MRSA has been the subject of widespread media interest--a manifestation of concerns about sterile surgical techniques and hospital cleanliness. This study aimed to investigate patient outcome of MRSA infections over the last decade at a major orthopaedic trauma centre. The objective was to establish the association of variables, such as patient age and inpatient residence, against patient outcome, in order to quantify significant relationships; facilitating the evaluation of management strategies with an aim to improving patient outcomes and targeting high-risk procedures. METHODS This is a retrospective study of the rates and outcomes of MRSA infection in orthopaedic trauma at the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh. Data was collated using SPSS 14.0 for Windows(R). Shapiro-Wilkes testing was performed to investigate the normality of continuous data sets (e.g: age). Data was analysed using both Chi-Squared and Fisher's exact tests (in cases of expected values under 5) RESULTS This study found significant associations between adverse patient outcome (persistent deep infection, osteomyelitis, the necessity for revision surgery, amputation and mortality) and the following patient variables: Length of inpatient stay, immuno-compromise, pre-admission residence in an institutional setting (such as a residential nursing home) and the number of antibiotics used in patient care. Despite 63% of all infections sampled resulting from proximal femoral fractures, no association between patient outcome and site of infection or diagnosis was found. Somewhat surprisingly, the relationship between age and outcome of infection was not proved to be significant, contradicting previous studies suggesting a statistical association. Antibiotic prophylaxis, previously identified as a factor in reducing overall incidence of MRSA infection, was not found to be significantly associated with outcome. CONCLUSIONS Early identification of high-risk patients as identified by this study could lead to more judicious use of therapeutic antibiotics and reductions in adverse outcome, as well as socioeconomic cost. These results could assist in more accurate risk stratification based on evidence based evaluation of the significance of the risk factors investigated.
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- Kelechi C Eseonu
- Orthopaedic Trauma Unit, Royal Infirmary, Edinburgh, EH16 4SA, UK.
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Infection control measures for norovirus: a systematic review of outbreaks in semi-enclosed settings. J Hosp Infect 2010; 74:1-9. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jhin.2009.07.025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 90] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/14/2009] [Accepted: 07/24/2009] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Zhu J, Wang C, Wu J, Jiang R, Mi Z, Huang Z. A novel aminoglycoside-modifying enzyme gene aac(6')-Ib in a pandrug-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii strain. J Hosp Infect 2009; 73:182-4. [PMID: 19703723 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhin.2009.06.026] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/02/2008] [Accepted: 06/02/2009] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Teramoto S. [Infection in specific hospital units and their management. 3. Facilities for aged patients]. NIHON NAIKA GAKKAI ZASSHI. THE JOURNAL OF THE JAPANESE SOCIETY OF INTERNAL MEDICINE 2008; 97:2660-2667. [PMID: 19156993 DOI: 10.2169/naika.97.2660] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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Sie I, Thorstad M, Andersen BM. Infection control and meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in nursing homes in Oslo. J Hosp Infect 2008; 70:235-40. [PMID: 18786745 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhin.2008.06.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/19/2008] [Accepted: 06/06/2008] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Healthcare workers (HCWs) might be important in reducing healthcare-associated infections but infected or colonised HCWs may still spread pathogenic microbes to others. Norwegian policies for infection control in healthcare environments emphasise infection control programmes for both patients and HCWs. In this study, HCWs from 42 of 55 nursing homes in Oslo participated in an investigation concerning the implementation of infection control programmes during 2006-2007. Three separate questionnaires were used: the first aimed at nursing staff (enrolled nurses and assisting staff); the second for ward sisters; and the third for institution managers. Nearly 70% of the nursing homes had policies for controlling infection and transmission of meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA). About 60% of the institutions had policies for tracing MRSA infections. Four of five ward sisters tested patients for MRSA when wounds were not healing, when admitted from hospitals overseas, when patients shared a room with an MRSA-infected patient, or if patients had ever been MRSA positive. Two of five sisters would test patients with chronic urinary tract infection or patients admitted from another hospital. Among nursing staff, one out of five had cared for MRSA-positive patients. Only 4% of the staff had worked in healthcare institutions abroad, and only a few of them had been tested for MRSA. Almost 20% of the responding nursing staff worked at several institutions at the same time.
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- I Sie
- Nursing College, Diakonova University College, Oslo, Norway.
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