[…] quarter (Q 4 201 7/18)* Same quarter of previous year (Q 1 201 7/18)ⱡ Year -to- date 201 8/19 Total new MRSA cases identified 686 1,082 610 686 Number of new MRSA cases associated with the reporting facility 319 481 277 319 Total inpatient days 768,851 1,052,295 643,955 768,851 Rate of MRSA associated with the reporting facility per 10,000 inpatient days (95% CI) 4.1...
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[…] of previous year (Q 2 201 7/18) Last 4 Quarters (Q3 2017/18 – Q2 201 8/19 Total new MRSA cases identified 68 7 68 7 750 3,20 5 Number of new MRSA cases associated with the reporting facility 332 319 358 1,463 Total inpatient days 721,888 770 ,110 696 ,819 3,270 ,523 Rate of MRSA associated with the reporting facility per 10,000 inpatient days...
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[…] Same quarter of previous year (Q 3 201 7/18) Last 4 Quarters (Q 4 2017/18 – Q3 201 8/19 Total new MRSA cases identified 615 687 749 3,0565 Number of new MRSA cases associated with the reporting facility 284 332 331 1,414 Total inpatient days 732,933 722,252 726,230 3,277,590 Rate of MRSA associated with the reporting facility per 10,000 inpatient days (95% CI) 3.9...
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What Can ICPs do for stewardship Dr. Jennifer Grant March 4, 2016 Harnessing, THE FORCE of ICPs Black hole of resistance C. difficile How Did We Get Here? How Did We Get Here? Penicillin S. pneumoniae, S. aureus How Did We Get Here? Penicillin Resistant S. pneumoniae, S. aureus Cephalosporins How Did We Get Here? Cef R S. pneumoniae, MRSA Vancomycin How Did We Get Here? Vanco R S. pneumoniae, VRSA Daptomycin, Linezolid https://www.mja.com.au/journal/2010/193/8/safer-use-antimicrobials-hospitals-value-antimicrobial-usage-data How Did We Get Here? How Did We Get Here?...
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[…] Particularly brutal flu season sees 24 Canadians die. CBC video Another tough flu season hits Canada, affecting children harder. News H1N1 is the dominant flu strain around Ontario this flu season. News Flu cases surging with children and teens most vulnerable. News Influenza has killed 3 unvaccinated Sask. preschoolers so far this season: public health officials. News U.S. scientists chart maps of <mark...
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[…] An E. coli outbreak associated with Wendy’s restaurants has now sickened 97 people in 6 U.S. states. News Covid vaccine could soon become annual shot, White House advisers say. News China approves world’s first inhaled Covid vaccine for emergency use. News 5 Western University students seek injunction to block COVID-19 booster shot mandate. News WHO Raises Concern About...
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[…] Settings guidance -Seasonal Influenza , 3 Infection Control Guideline for the Prevention of Healthcare -associated Pneumonia guideline, 4 and the Canadian Pandemic Influenza Plan for the health sector - Annex F, 5 along with the World Health Organizatio n’s guidance. 6 In addition to routine practices, patients suspected or confirmed to have nCoV infection should be managed with Contact and Droplet Precautions, along with...
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[…] most effective way to prevent HAI.The Lancet Respiratory Medicine, Editorial. Antimicrobial resistance-what can we learn from climate change? Lancet Respir Med. 2016 Nov;4(11):845. Centers for Disease Prevention and Control. Hand Hygiene in Healthcare Settings. https://www.cdc.gov/handhygiene/ World Health Organization, WHO Patient Safety. WHO guidelines on hand hygiene in health care : a summary. 2009. https://apps.who.int/iris/handle/10665/70126Marco Bo Hansen3 The effects of hand hygienePatient safety: Fewer infections•Length-of-stay•Medication •Re-operation•Isolation regimen•ReadmissionStaff...
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[…] Q 1 and Q2 20 16/1 7 (April 1 – September 8 , 201 6) 43 new cases of CPO were identified amon g 39 patients in BC acute care facilities NDM was the most common gene identified (29 /43 cases, 67.4 %) 31 cases (72.1 %) reported healthcare exposure outside Canada . N o known risk factors were observed among 5 cases...
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[…] 2018 Highlights for Q 2 20 17/1 8 (June 1 6 – September 7, 2017 ) 28 new cases of CPO were identified in 2 5 patients in BC acute care facilities . The majority of new cases harbored the NDM resistance gene (20 , 7 1.4%) . 14 cases (50.0%) reported healthcare encounters outside Canada. 11 cases (40.7 %)...
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[…] quarter (Q 2 201 7/18) Same quarter of previous year (Q 3 201 6/17) Year -to- date 201 7/18 Total new MRSA cases identified 762 756 716 2,134 Number of new MRSA cases associated with the reporting facility 331 359 357 969 Total inpatient days 726,096 690,507 715 ,803 2,060,870 Rate of MRSA associated with the reporting facility per 10,000 inpatient days (95% CI)...
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[…] Previous quarter (Q 3 201 7/18) Same quarter of previous year (Q 4 201 6/17)* Year -to- date 201 7/18 Total CDI cases identified 735 563 799 2,316 Number of new CDI cases associated with the reporting facility 358 269 394 1,104 Total inpatient days 990,673 677,016 961,383 2,914 ,319 Rate of CDI associated with the reporting facility per 10,000 inpatient days (95% CI) 3.6...
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[…] newly confirmed with CPO s Each patient harboured one carbapenemase gene . A newly identified gene in a patient is considered a new case, totalling 46 new cases of CPOs . NDM was the most common ly identified carbapenemase gene , accounting for half (23 /46) of the new cases Among 46 new cases , 39 were reported...
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[…] effective as FDA-approved antibiotics for treating deadly infections. News Food Recall. Reason for Recall: Salmonella. Product(s): Now Real Food brand Zesty Sprouting Mix Recalling Firm: Puresource Inc. Distribution: National. Report. Study supports safety concerns of world’s only dengue vaccine. A re-examination of trial data showed that Dengvaxia (Sanofi Pasteur) is protective in patients who have been previous exposed to dengue virus but potentially harmful in those...
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[…] al. Prevalence and risk factors for asymptomatic Clostridium difficile carriage. Clin Infect Dis 2014;59(2):216-22 American Practitioners in Infection Control and Epidemiology. http://www.apic.org/For-Consumers/Monthly-alerts-for-consumers/Article?id=cre-the-nightmare-bacteria . Accessed November 2, 2014 American Practitioners in Infection Control and Epidemiology. http://www.apic.org/For-Media/ News-Releases/Article?id=2122443e-6d22-46ae-aecc-e9512e98e1cb Accessed November 10, 2014 Barker J, Jones MV. The potential spread of infection caused by aerosol contamination of surfaces after flushing a domestic toilet. J Appl Microbiol 2005;99:339-347 84...
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[…] collection of data on the dissemination and uptake of the document by the target audience. Even with these weaknesses the AGREE instrument is the most validated guidelines appraisal tool available and is recommended by the World Health Organization (WHO) (13) and others (9) for the evaluation of guideline documents. For the purpose of this evaluation, the AGREE instrument...
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[…] 5 (Free WHO Teleclass - Europe) 10 YEARS OF WHO CLEAN CARE IS SAFER CARE: WHY YOU SHOULD BE A PART OF THE SOCIAL PANDEMIC THAT IS SAVE LIVES: CLEAN YOUR HANDS Prof. Didier Pittet, World Health Organization, Geneva May 7 VACCINATION OF HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS: A CRITICAL STEP TOWARD PATIENT SAFETY Dr. Helena Maltezou, Hellenic Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Greece May 13 (Free WHO...
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Vaccine Hesitancy- What’s Happening www.webbertraining.com February 24, 2022 Prof. Rodney E. Rohde Hosted by Martin Kiernan Speaker Bio 2 2 3 "The impact of vaccination on the health of the world’s peoples is hard to exaggerate. Apart from safe water, no other modality has had such a major effect on mortality reduction and population growth." Susan and Stanley Plotkin, A Short History of Vaccination, in Vaccines 1...
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[…] infections surveillance report Clostridium difficile Infections (CDI) Update, Q 3 2014/2015 March 2015 Summary Table Q3 2014/2015 Previous quarter Last 4 quarters Total CDI cases identified 482 461 2,224 Number of new CDI associated with the reporting facility 23 8 236 1,165 Total inpatient days 673 ,581 652,348 2,89 2,918 Provincial rate per 10,000 inpatient days (95% CI) 3.5 (3.1 -4.0) 3.6 (3.2 -4.1) 4.0 (3.8-4.3)...
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