3 % of human monocytic ehrlichiosis cases result in death; however, these deaths occur " most commonly in immunosuppressed individuals who develop respiratory distress syndrome, hepatitis, or opportunistic nosocomial infections ."
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Nationwide, CDC found a 20-fold increase from January 1989 through March 1993 in the reported percentage of nosocomial infections by enterococcus bacteria resistant to treatment by vancomycin, today's antibiotic of last resort.
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"Treatment options for patients with nosocomial infections associated with vancomycin-resistant enterococci are limited, often to unproven combinations " of drugs or experimental compounds, the Atlanta-based CDC said in an August 1993 report.
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This problem is not unique to one country; the British National Audit Office estimated that the incidence of nosocomial infections in Europe ranges from 4 % to 10 % of all hospital admissions.
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When Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome broke out in Vietnam in 2003, Bach Mai Hospital substantially contributed to putting it under control by providing strict nosocomial infection control, which was implemented by Japanese experts.
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The researchers concluded : " The cost of widespread portable HEPA filtration in hospitals will be more than offset by the decreases in nosocomial infections in general and in IA in particular ."
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Antibiotic-resistant nosocomial infections, those acquired by hospital patients, began to proliferate in 1990, according to the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, which monitors case reports from 190 urban and teaching hospitals nationwide.
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This organism has been isolated from clinical specimens, including blood, respiratory samples, wounds, pleural fluid though it is an extremely rare cause of nosocomial infection, it may be significant resistant to many antibiotics, including carbapenems.
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MRSA is especially troublesome in hospitals, prisons, and nursing homes, where patients with open wounds, invasive devices, and weakened immune systems are at greater risk of nosocomial infection ( hospital-acquired infection ) than the general public.
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It has proven successful in improving survival rates of premature and low birth weight newborns and in lowering the risks of nosocomial infection, severe illness, and lower respiratory tract disease ( Conde-Agudelo, Diaz-Rossello, & Belizan, 2003 ).
