It is the most common cause of death among nosocomial infections and is the primary cause of death in intensive care units.
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Studies by Aiken and Needleman have demonstrated that patient death, nosocomial infections, cardiac arrest, and pressure ulcers are linked to inadequate nurse-to-patient ratios.
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HAP is the second most common nosocomial infection ( after urinary tract infections ) and accounts for 15 20 % of the total.
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Hospitals have sanitation protocols regarding alcohol rubs by all medical personnel before and after each patient contact is one of the most effective ways to combat nosocomial infections.
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Super-spreading events are shaped by multiple factors including a decline in herd immunity, nosocomial infections, virulence, viral load, misdiagnosis, airflow dynamics, immune suppression, and co-infection with another pathogen.
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In hospital-associated infections, technically referred to as " nosocomial infections ", the catheters, feeding tubes and mechanical respirators can all become entry routes for bugs if handled carelessly.
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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ( CDC ) estimated that about 1.7 million nosocomial infections occurred in the United States in 2002, with 99, 000 associated deaths.
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An empirical regimen of antibiotics should be selected, based on the pattern of bacterial susceptibility and nosocomial infections in the particular area and institution and the degree of neutropenia.
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Lic�nio Pereira da Silva died of a nosocomial infection at the age of 63 on April 1, 2008, while hospitalized at the Hospital Garcia de Orta in Almada, Portugal.
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An empirical regimen of antimicrobials should be chosen based on the pattern of bacterial susceptibility and nosocomial infections in the affected area and medical center and the degree of neutropenia.
