Antifouling and antimicrobial biomaterials: an overview
The use of implantable medical devices is a common and indispensable part of medical
care for both diagnostic and therapeutic purposes. However, as side effect, the implant of …
care for both diagnostic and therapeutic purposes. However, as side effect, the implant of …
Burden of endemic health-care-associated infection in develo** countries: systematic review and meta-analysis
B Allegranzi, SB Nejad, C Combescure, W Graafmans… - The Lancet, 2011 - thelancet.com
Background Health-care-associated infection is the most frequent result of unsafe patient
care worldwide, but few data are available from the develo** world. We aimed to assess …
care worldwide, but few data are available from the develo** world. We aimed to assess …
International Nosocomial Infection Control Consortium report, data summary of 50 countries for 2010-2015: Device-associated module
Background: We report the results of International Nosocomial Infection Control Consortium
(INICC) surveillance study from January 2010-December 2015 in 703 intensive care units …
(INICC) surveillance study from January 2010-December 2015 in 703 intensive care units …
Antimicrobial and antifouling strategies for polymeric medical devices
ZK Zander, ML Becker - 2018 - ACS Publications
Hospital-acquired infections arising from implanted polymeric medical devices continue to
pose a significant challenge for medical professionals and patients. Often times, these …
pose a significant challenge for medical professionals and patients. Often times, these …
Critical care and the global burden of critical illness in adults
NKJ Adhikari, RA Fowler, S Bhagwanjee… - The Lancet, 2010 - thelancet.com
Critical care has evolved from treatment of poliomyelitis victims with respiratory failure in an
intensive care unit to treatment of severely ill patients irrespective of location or specific …
intensive care unit to treatment of severely ill patients irrespective of location or specific …
New strategies in the development of antimicrobial coatings: the example of increasing usage of silver and silver nanoparticles
MLW Knetsch, LH Koole - Polymers, 2011 - mdpi.com
Bacterial infection from medical devices is a major problem and accounts for an increasing
number of deaths as well as high medical costs. Many different strategies have been …
number of deaths as well as high medical costs. Many different strategies have been …
Implementation of hand hygiene in health-care facilities: results from the WHO Hand Hygiene Self-Assessment Framework global survey 2019
MEA de Kraker, E Tartari, S Tomczyk… - The Lancet Infectious …, 2022 - thelancet.com
Background Hand hygiene is at the core of effective infection prevention and control (IPC)
programmes. 10 years after the development of the WHO Multimodal Hand Hygiene …
programmes. 10 years after the development of the WHO Multimodal Hand Hygiene …
International Nosocomial Infection Control Consortium (INICC) report, data summary of 36 countries, for 2004-2009
The results of a surveillance study conducted by the International Nosocomial Infection
Control Consortium (INICC) from January 2004 through December 2009 in 422 intensive …
Control Consortium (INICC) from January 2004 through December 2009 in 422 intensive …
[HTML][HTML] The impact of COVID-19 on health care–associated infections in intensive care units in low-and middle-income countries: International Nosocomial Infection …
Background This study examines the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on health care–
associated infection (HAI) incidence in low-and middle-income countries (LMICs). Methods …
associated infection (HAI) incidence in low-and middle-income countries (LMICs). Methods …