ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD NOSOCOMIAL
New Latin nosocomialis, via Late Latin from Greek, from nosokomos one that tends the sick, from nosos (see noso-) + komein to tend.
10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «NOSOCOMIAL»
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Nosocomial Pneumonia: Strategies for Management
This multi-contributed text, co-ordinated by one of the leading authorities in the field, is a unique resource to cover in depth the management of the important issue of Nosocomial Pneumonia in respiratory medicine and critical care.
This timely reference provides the latest information on the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of nosocomial pneumonia, including risk factors, diagnostic tests used to make the definitive diagnosis, likely pathogens, and the most ...
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Disinfection, Sterilization, and Preservation
Nosocomial infections are infections that develop during hospitalization and are
neither present nor incubating at the time of the patient's admission. Most
nosocomial infections become clinically apparent during hospitalization; however
, ...
Seymour Stanton Block, 2001
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Irwin and Rippe's Intensive Care Medicine
Mireya. Wessolossky. Richard. T. Ellison,. III. CHAPTER. 78. Preventing
nosocomial infections in intensive care units (ICU) is a daily concern of
physicians providing care for critically ill patients. Patients in intensive care units
are at increased ...
Richard S. Irwin, James M. Rippe, 2008
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European Respiratory Monograph 53:
Nosocomial and ...
Nosocomial and ventilator-associated pneumonia continue to be a major challenge in the management of intensive care patients. In particular, recent developments in microbial resistance are a cause of great concern.
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Bacterial Infections of Humans: Epidemiology and Control
During the years 1960 to 1980, a new spectrum of agents, in which the gram-
negative organisms played a major role, assumed a place of importance in
nosocomial infection. (7> More recently, new gram-positive agents, especially
resistant ...
Alfred S. Evans, Philip S. Brachman, 1998
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National
Nosocomial Infections Study Report: Annual Summary
Tabulations and Analyses by Service and Category of Hospital The overall
nosocomial infection rate of 3.3 per 100 patients discharged is a decrease from
the 3.4 reported in 1978 and lower than the rate of 3.6 reported for 1975, 1976,
and ...
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Prevention and Control of
Nosocomial Infections
Written and edited by the world's foremost experts in hospital epidemiology, this volume is a comprehensive, up-to-date guide to the prevention and control of nosocomial infections.
Richard Putnam Wenzel, 2003
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Nosocomial Infections: New Insights for the Healthcare ...
Nosocomial Infections: New Insights for the Healthcare Professional: 2011 Edition is a ScholarlyBrief™ that delivers timely, authoritative, comprehensive, and specialized information about Nosocomial Infections in a concise format.
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Bennett & Brachman's Hospital Infections
Prevalence of nosocomial infections in two Latvian hospitals. Euro Surveill 2003;
8(3):73-78. 33. Valinteliene R, Jurkuvenas V, Jepsen OB. Prevalence of hospital-
acquired infection in a Lithuanian hospital. / Hosp Infect 1996;34(4):321-329.
John V. Bennett, William Robert Jarvis, Philip S. Brachman, 2007
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «NOSOCOMIAL»
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nosocomial is used in the context of the following news items.
Expert panel releases prevention recommendations for nosocomial …
A set of recommendations established by a panel of infectious diseases specialists on the prevention of nosocomial Clostridium difficile ... «Healio, Jul 15»
Ministry to release report on infections picked up at hospitals
After the Health Ministry failed to publicize in recent years the number of nosocomial (hospital-acquired) infections that kill between 4,000 and ... «Jerusalem Post Israel News, Jul 15»
Antibacterials Market is expected to reach $12.7 billion in 2017 …
The market is large and established, but still seeing good growth despite this due to the increasing problem of nosocomial infection and the ... «Medgadget.com, Jul 15»
Probe under way after fungal-infected bed linen at Queen Mary …
The Hospital Authority yesterday set up a panel to investigate how five patients became infected with nosocomial mucormycosis - caused by ... «South China Morning Post, Jul 15»
What Is the Role of Ceftolozane/Tazobactam?
... to no activity against staphylococci or enterococci. A phase 3 trial is currently underway to examine its efficacy in nosocomial pneumonia. «Medscape, Jul 15»
TTE appears viable for managing low-risk S. aureus bacteremia
They classified the bacteremia as nosocomial (33.7%), health care-associated (36.9%) or community-acquired (27.6%); 17% of patients had ... «Healio, Jul 15»
Enhanced Surveillance of Hepatitis B
The most commonly reported routes of transmission in acute cases included heterosexual transmission, nosocomial transmission, injecting drug use and ... «Medscape, Jul 15»
Research and Markets: Nosocomial Infections Pipeline Insights …
Nosocomial Infections Pipeline Insights provides the in-depth analysis of the pipeline assets across the Nosocomial Infections. The main ... «Business Wire, Jul 15»
Propelled by Next-Gen Sequencing, MDx Gains on Antimicrobial …
The company's CE-IVD-marked HAI BioDetection Kit is multiplexed for the 12 most common nosocomial infections and 15 drug-resistance ... «Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology News, Jul 15»
Should I Be Worried About Getting Sick When I Go to the Hospital?
This means you're at high risk of contracting nosocomial infections or “healthcare-associated infections” (HAIs). These are infections patients ... «Lifehacker, Jul 15»
