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Prevalence and significance of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) in hospital and institutional care
No full textInfekcije uzrokovane meticilin-rezistentnim Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) i dalje predstavljaju veliki globalni javnozdravstveni problem. Zabrinjavajuća je činjenica da S. aureus bakterijemija ima visok morbiditet i mortalitet te može dovesti do metastatskih ili složenih infekcija, poput infektivnog endokarditisa i sepse. MRSA je odgovorna za većinu slučajeva bakterijemije uzrokovane S. aureus kod ljudi diljem svijeta, u usporedbi s meticilin-osjetljivim S. aureusom.
Infekcije MRSA povezane su s lošim kliničkim ishodima. Virulencija S. aureus-a ovisi o jedinstvenoj kombinaciji toksina i imunomodulatornih genskih proizvoda, koja može varirati ovisno o geografskoj lokaciji te o porijeklu infekcije (stečeno u zdravstvenim ustanovama ili u zajednici).
Liječenje S. aureus bakterijemije zahtijeva pravovremenu identifikaciju infektivnog soja i izvora, adekvatan odabir antibiotske terapije te snažne profilaktičke strategije. Nedostatak otpornosti i osjetljivost na antibiotike prve linije, uz ograničene alternativne terapijske opcije, dodatno kompliciraju liječenje MRSA bakterijemije.
U slučaju pojave bolesti, važno je identificirati čimbenike rizika i poduzeti sve potrebne mjere za ograničavanje širenja infekcije, osobito u bolničkim uvjetima, pri čemu higijena ruku igra ključnu ulogu.
Medicinske sestre, osobito one s višim stupnjem obrazovanja poput magistara, imaju ključnu ulogu u provođenju mjera za sprječavanje infekcija. Uspjeh tih mjera zahtijeva timsku sinergiju i strogo pridržavanje protokola zdravstvenih ustanova.
Svrha ovog rada bila je utvrditi učestalost infekcija MRSA-om među osobama različitih dobnih i spolnih skupina. U radu je provedeno deskriptivno istraživanje s ciljem prikupljanja preciznih podataka o pojavnosti MRSA infekcija u Općoj bolnici Varaždin, Službi za produženo liječenje i palijativnu skrb Novi Marof.Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infections remain a significant global public health concern. Of particular concern is S. aureus bacteremia, which carries high morbidity and mortality and can lead to metastatic or complex infections, such as infective endocarditis and sepsis. MRSA is responsible for the majority of S. aureus bacteremia cases in humans worldwide, in contrast to methicillin-susceptible S. aureus (MSSA).
MRSA infections are associated with poor clinical outcomes. The virulence of S. aureus is influenced by a unique combination of toxins and immunomodulatory gene products, which can vary based on geographic location and whether the infection is health-care or community-acquired.
Treatment of S. aureus bacteremia requires timely identification of the infectious strain and source, appropriate selection of antibiotic therapy, and robust prophylactic strategies. The combination of resistance to first-line antibiotics and a lack of equally effective alternatives complicates the treatment of MRSA bacteremia.
When the disease manifests, it is crucial to identify risk factors and take all necessary measures to limit the spread of infection, particularly in hospital settings, where hand hygiene plays a critical role.
Master’s degree-level nurses play a key role in the implementation and enforcement of infection prevention measures. This requires team synergy and strict adherence to the established protocols of the healthcare institution.
The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of MRSA infections among individuals of different age and gender groups. A descriptive study was conducted to collect accurate data on the occurrence of MRSA infections in Varaždin General Hospital, specifically in the Service for Extended Treatment and Palliative Care in Novi Marof
Prevalence and significance of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) in hospital and institutional care
No full textInfekcije uzrokovane meticilin-rezistentnim Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) i dalje predstavljaju veliki globalni javnozdravstveni problem. Zabrinjavajuća je činjenica da S. aureus bakterijemija ima visok morbiditet i mortalitet te može dovesti do metastatskih ili složenih infekcija, poput infektivnog endokarditisa i sepse. MRSA je odgovorna za većinu slučajeva bakterijemije uzrokovane S. aureus kod ljudi diljem svijeta, u usporedbi s meticilin-osjetljivim S. aureusom.
Infekcije MRSA povezane su s lošim kliničkim ishodima. Virulencija S. aureus-a ovisi o jedinstvenoj kombinaciji toksina i imunomodulatornih genskih proizvoda, koja može varirati ovisno o geografskoj lokaciji te o porijeklu infekcije (stečeno u zdravstvenim ustanovama ili u zajednici).
Liječenje S. aureus bakterijemije zahtijeva pravovremenu identifikaciju infektivnog soja i izvora, adekvatan odabir antibiotske terapije te snažne profilaktičke strategije. Nedostatak otpornosti i osjetljivost na antibiotike prve linije, uz ograničene alternativne terapijske opcije, dodatno kompliciraju liječenje MRSA bakterijemije.
U slučaju pojave bolesti, važno je identificirati čimbenike rizika i poduzeti sve potrebne mjere za ograničavanje širenja infekcije, osobito u bolničkim uvjetima, pri čemu higijena ruku igra ključnu ulogu.
Medicinske sestre, osobito one s višim stupnjem obrazovanja poput magistara, imaju ključnu ulogu u provođenju mjera za sprječavanje infekcija. Uspjeh tih mjera zahtijeva timsku sinergiju i strogo pridržavanje protokola zdravstvenih ustanova.
Svrha ovog rada bila je utvrditi učestalost infekcija MRSA-om među osobama različitih dobnih i spolnih skupina. U radu je provedeno deskriptivno istraživanje s ciljem prikupljanja preciznih podataka o pojavnosti MRSA infekcija u Općoj bolnici Varaždin, Službi za produženo liječenje i palijativnu skrb Novi Marof.Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infections remain a significant global public health concern. Of particular concern is S. aureus bacteremia, which carries high morbidity and mortality and can lead to metastatic or complex infections, such as infective endocarditis and sepsis. MRSA is responsible for the majority of S. aureus bacteremia cases in humans worldwide, in contrast to methicillin-susceptible S. aureus (MSSA).
MRSA infections are associated with poor clinical outcomes. The virulence of S. aureus is influenced by a unique combination of toxins and immunomodulatory gene products, which can vary based on geographic location and whether the infection is health-care or community-acquired.
Treatment of S. aureus bacteremia requires timely identification of the infectious strain and source, appropriate selection of antibiotic therapy, and robust prophylactic strategies. The combination of resistance to first-line antibiotics and a lack of equally effective alternatives complicates the treatment of MRSA bacteremia.
When the disease manifests, it is crucial to identify risk factors and take all necessary measures to limit the spread of infection, particularly in hospital settings, where hand hygiene plays a critical role.
Master’s degree-level nurses play a key role in the implementation and enforcement of infection prevention measures. This requires team synergy and strict adherence to the established protocols of the healthcare institution.
The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of MRSA infections among individuals of different age and gender groups. A descriptive study was conducted to collect accurate data on the occurrence of MRSA infections in Varaždin General Hospital, specifically in the Service for Extended Treatment and Palliative Care in Novi Marof
Going Beyond Counting First Authors in Author Co-citation Analysis
Get PDFThe present study examines one of the fundamental aspects of author co-citation analysis (ACA) - the way co-citation
counts are defined. Co-citation counting provides the data on which all subsequent statistical analyses and mappings
are based, and we compare ACA results based on two different types of co-citation counting - the traditional type that
only counts the first one among a cited work's authors on the one hand and a non-traditional type that takes into
account the first 5 authors of a cited work on the other hand. Results indicate that the picture produced through this non-traditional author co-citation counting contains more coherent author groups and is therefore considerably clearer. However, this picture represents fewer specialties in the research field being studied than that produced through the traditional first-author co-citation counting when the same number of top-ranked authors is selected and analyzed. Reasons for these effects are discussed
Variations on the Author
Get PDF“Variations on the Author” discusses two of Eduardo Coutinho’s recent films (Um Dia na Vida, from 2010, and Últimas Conversas, posthumously released in 2015) and their contribution to the general question of documentary authorship. The director’s filmography is characterized by a consistent yet self-effacing form of authorial self-inscription: Coutinho often features as an interviewer that rather than express opinions propels discourses; an interviewer that is good at listening. This mode of self-inscription characterizes him as an author who is not expressive but who is nonetheless markedly present on the screen. In Um Dia na Vida, however, Coutinho is completely absent form the image, while Últimas Conversas, on the contrary, includes a confessional prologue that moves the director from the margins to the center of his films. This article examines the ways in which these works stand out in the filmography of a director who offers new insights into the notion of cinematic authorship
Appropriate Similarity Measures for Author Cocitation Analysis
Get PDFWe provide a number of new insights into the methodological discussion about author cocitation analysis. We first argue that the use of the Pearson correlation for measuring the similarity between authors’ cocitation profiles is not very satisfactory. We then discuss what kind of similarity measures may be used as an alternative to the Pearson correlation. We consider three similarity measures in particular. One is the well-known cosine. The other two similarity measures have not been used before in the bibliometric literature. Finally, we show by means of an example that our findings have a high practical relevance.information science;Pearson correlation;cosine;similarity measure;author cocitation analysis
Dispelling the Myths Behind First-author Citation Counts
Get PDFWe conducted a full-scale evaluative citation analysis study of scholars in the XML research field to explore just how different from each other author rankings resulting from different citation counting methods actually are, and to demonstrate the capability of emerging data and tools on the Web in supporting more realistic citation counting methods. Our results contest some common arguments for the continued
use of first-author citation counts in the evaluation of scholars, such as high correlations between author rankings by first-author citation counts and other citation
counting methods, and high costs of using more realistic citation counting methods that are not well-supported by the ISI databases. It is argued that increasingly available digital full text research papers make it possible for citation analysis studies to go beyond what the ISI databases have directly supported and to employ more
sophisticated methods
koamabayili/VECTRON-author-checklist: VECTRON author checklist
No full textWe have done our best to complete the author checklist relating to the use of animals in the hut study. Note that the objective for the hut study was to evaluate the IRS treatment applications for residual efficacy against Anopheles mosquitoes, including the local An. coluzzii mosquito population. Cows were only used to attract mosquitoes into the huts and no tests were carried out directly on the cows. The author checklist is intended for use with studies where experiments are carried out on animals, which is why we have had such difficulty in completing this for the hut study, as many of the questions do not relate to how the cows were used
Author-wise bibliometric analysis based on entropy.
No full textAuthor-wise bibliometric analysis based on entropy.</p
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