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Cross infection

MedGen UID:
41350
•Concept ID:
C0010356
•
Disease or Syndrome
Synonyms: Cross Infection; Cross Infections; Health Care Associated Infection; Health Care Associated Infections; Healthcare Associated Infection; Healthcare Associated Infections; Infection, Cross; Infection, Healthcare Associated; Infections, Cross; Infections, Healthcare Associated
SNOMED CT: Healthcare associated infectious disease (408678008); Healthcare associated infection (408678008); Nosocomial infectious disease (408678008); Nosocomial infection (408678008); Cross infection (36406009)

Definition

Infection associated with hospitalisation, not present or incubating prior to admission, but generally occurring more than 72 hours after admission. [from SNOMEDCT_US]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVCross infection

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Screening test for COVID-19 in dental practice: Best options.
López-Verdín S, Prieto-Correa JR, Molina-Frechero N, Bologna-Molina R
Am J Dent 2021 Jun;34(3):127-131. PMID: 34143581
COVID-19 Management in Clinical Dental Care Part III: Patients and the Dental Office.
Melo P, Manarte-Monteiro P, Veiga N, de Almeida AB, Mesquita P
Int Dent J 2021 Jun;71(3):271-277. Epub 2020 Dec 26 doi: 10.1016/j.identj.2020.12.028. PMID: 33736867Free PMC Article
Guideline for diagnosis and treatment of spine trauma in the epidemic of COVID-19.
Wang YL, Zhu FZ, Zeng L, Telemacque D, Saleem Alshorman JA, Zhou JG, Xiong ZK, Sun TF, Qu YZ, Yao S, Sun TS, Feng SQ, Guo XD; Group of Spinal Injury and Functional Reconstruction, Neural Regeneration and Repair Committee, Chinese Research Hospital Association; Spinal Cord Basic Research Group, Spinal Cord Committee of Chinese Society of Rehabilitation Medicine; Spinal Cord Injury and Rehabilitation Group, Chinese Association Of Rehabilitation Medicine
Chin J Traumatol 2020 Aug;23(4):196-201. Epub 2020 Jun 17 doi: 10.1016/j.cjtee.2020.06.003. PMID: 32674856Free PMC Article

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Urinary tract infections in inpatients: that challenge.
Vásquez V, Ampuero D, Padilla B
Rev Esp Quimioter 2017 Sep;30 Suppl 1:39-41. PMID: 28882014
Shunt infection.
Haines SJ
J Neurosurg 2007 Jan;106(1 Suppl):13-4; discussion 14. doi: 10.3171/ped.2007.106.1.13. PMID: 17233306
Pathophysiology of pneumonia.
Alcón A, Fàbregas N, Torres A
Clin Chest Med 2005 Mar;26(1):39-46. doi: 10.1016/j.ccm.2004.10.013. PMID: 15802164
Infection control.
May D
Nurs Stand 2000 Mar 29-Apr 4;14(28):51-7; quiz 58-9. doi: 10.7748/ns2000.03.14.28.51.c2802. PMID: 11310071
Clostridium difficile.
Settle CD
Br J Hosp Med 1996 Oct 16-Nov 5;56(8):398-400. PMID: 8909713

Diagnosis

Fever of Unknown Origin.
Haidar G, Singh N
N Engl J Med 2022 Feb 3;386(5):463-477. doi: 10.1056/NEJMra2111003. PMID: 35108471
Prevention of Healthcare-associated Infections in Intensive Care Unit Patients.
Mazzeffi M, Galvagno S, Rock C
Anesthesiology 2021 Dec 1;135(6):1122-1131. doi: 10.1097/ALN.0000000000004017. PMID: 34731244
Ventilator-associated pneumonia in the ICU.
Kalanuria AA, Ziai W, Mirski M
Crit Care 2014 Mar 18;18(2):208. doi: 10.1186/cc13775. PMID: 25029020Free PMC Article
Pneumonia in the elderly.
Cunha BA
Clin Microbiol Infect 2001 Nov;7(11):581-8. doi: 10.1046/j.1198-743x.2001.00328.x. PMID: 11737082
Acinetobacter spp. as nosocomial pathogens: microbiological, clinical, and epidemiological features.
Bergogne-Bérézin E, Towner KJ
Clin Microbiol Rev 1996 Apr;9(2):148-65. doi: 10.1128/CMR.9.2.148. PMID: 8964033Free PMC Article

Therapy

Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infections in Adult Patients.
Kranz J, Schmidt S, Wagenlehner F, Schneidewind L
Dtsch Arztebl Int 2020 Feb 7;117(6):83-88. doi: 10.3238/arztebl.2020.0083. PMID: 32102727Free PMC Article
Interventions to improve hand hygiene compliance in patient care.
Gould DJ, Moralejo D, Drey N, Chudleigh JH, Taljaard M
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2017 Sep 1;9(9):CD005186. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD005186.pub4. PMID: 28862335Free PMC Article
Interventions to improve antibiotic prescribing practices for hospital inpatients.
Davey P, Marwick CA, Scott CL, Charani E, McNeil K, Brown E, Gould IM, Ramsay CR, Michie S
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2017 Feb 9;2(2):CD003543. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD003543.pub4. PMID: 28178770Free PMC Article
Sepsis: pathophysiology and clinical management.
Gotts JE, Matthay MA
BMJ 2016 May 23;353:i1585. doi: 10.1136/bmj.i1585. PMID: 27217054
Treatment of Acinetobacter infections.
Michalopoulos A, Falagas ME
Expert Opin Pharmacother 2010 Apr;11(5):779-88. doi: 10.1517/14656561003596350. PMID: 20210684

Prognosis

Hand hygiene compliance in the prevention of hospital-acquired infections: a systematic review.
Mouajou V, Adams K, DeLisle G, Quach C
J Hosp Infect 2022 Jan;119:33-48. Epub 2021 Sep 25 doi: 10.1016/j.jhin.2021.09.016. PMID: 34582962
Epidemiology of SARS-CoV-2.
Salzberger B, Buder F, Lampl B, Ehrenstein B, Hitzenbichler F, Holzmann T, Schmidt B, Hanses F
Infection 2021 Apr;49(2):233-239. Epub 2020 Oct 8 doi: 10.1007/s15010-020-01531-3. PMID: 33034020Free PMC Article
Epidemiology and burden of sepsis acquired in hospitals and intensive care units: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
Markwart R, Saito H, Harder T, Tomczyk S, Cassini A, Fleischmann-Struzek C, Reichert F, Eckmanns T, Allegranzi B
Intensive Care Med 2020 Aug;46(8):1536-1551. Epub 2020 Jun 26 doi: 10.1007/s00134-020-06106-2. PMID: 32591853Free PMC Article
Trends in U.S. Burden of Clostridioides difficile Infection and Outcomes.
Guh AY, Mu Y, Winston LG, Johnston H, Olson D, Farley MM, Wilson LE, Holzbauer SM, Phipps EC, Dumyati GK, Beldavs ZG, Kainer MA, Karlsson M, Gerding DN, McDonald LC; Emerging Infections Program Clostridioides difficile Infection Working Group
N Engl J Med 2020 Apr 2;382(14):1320-1330. doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa1910215. PMID: 32242357Free PMC Article
Epidemiology of Invasive Fungal Disease in Children.
Pana ZD, Roilides E, Warris A, Groll AH, Zaoutis T
J Pediatric Infect Dis Soc 2017 Sep 1;6(suppl_1):S3-S11. doi: 10.1093/jpids/pix046. PMID: 28927200Free PMC Article

Clinical prediction guides

Efficacy and safety of magnetic guided capsule gastroscopy in gastric diseases.
Rauya E, Sha O, Darwazeh R, Zhang BQ
Acta Gastroenterol Belg 2019 Oct-Dec;82(4):507-513. PMID: 31950806
Tackling the recurrence of Clostridium difficile infection.
Petrosillo N
Med Mal Infect 2018 Feb;48(1):18-22. Epub 2018 Jan 12 doi: 10.1016/j.medmal.2017.10.007. PMID: 29336928
The current status of biomarkers for the diagnosis of nosocomial pneumonias.
Salluh JIF, Souza-Dantas VC, Póvoa P
Curr Opin Crit Care 2017 Oct;23(5):391-397. doi: 10.1097/MCC.0000000000000442. PMID: 28759466
Editorial Comment: Proceedings of the 2015 Musculoskeletal Infection Society.
Zalavras CG, Schmitt SK
Clin Orthop Relat Res 2016 Jul;474(7):1581-2. doi: 10.1007/s11999-016-4795-2. PMID: 27020423Free PMC Article
Ventilator-associated pneumonia: present understanding and ongoing debates.
Nair GB, Niederman MS
Intensive Care Med 2015 Jan;41(1):34-48. Epub 2014 Nov 27 doi: 10.1007/s00134-014-3564-5. PMID: 25427866Free PMC Article

Recent systematic reviews

The challenge of preventing and containing outbreaks of multidrug-resistant organisms and Candida auris during the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic: report of a carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii outbreak and a systematic review of the literature.
Thoma R, Seneghini M, Seiffert SN, Vuichard Gysin D, Scanferla G, Haller S, Flury D, Boggian K, Kleger GR, Filipovic M, Nolte O, Schlegel M, Kohler P
Antimicrob Resist Infect Control 2022 Jan 21;11(1):12. doi: 10.1186/s13756-022-01052-8. PMID: 35063032Free PMC Article
Hand hygiene compliance in the prevention of hospital-acquired infections: a systematic review.
Mouajou V, Adams K, DeLisle G, Quach C
J Hosp Infect 2022 Jan;119:33-48. Epub 2021 Sep 25 doi: 10.1016/j.jhin.2021.09.016. PMID: 34582962
Mortality and morbidity in acutely ill adults treated with liberal versus conservative oxygen therapy (IOTA): a systematic review and meta-analysis.
Chu DK, Kim LH, Young PJ, Zamiri N, Almenawer SA, Jaeschke R, Szczeklik W, Schünemann HJ, Neary JD, Alhazzani W
Lancet 2018 Apr 28;391(10131):1693-1705. Epub 2018 Apr 26 doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(18)30479-3. PMID: 29726345
Vancomycin and the Risk of AKI: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.
Sinha Ray A, Haikal A, Hammoud KA, Yu ASL
Clin J Am Soc Nephrol 2016 Dec 7;11(12):2132-2140. Epub 2016 Nov 28 doi: 10.2215/CJN.05920616. PMID: 27895134Free PMC Article
Burden of endemic health-care-associated infection in developing countries: systematic review and meta-analysis.
Allegranzi B, Bagheri Nejad S, Combescure C, Graafmans W, Attar H, Donaldson L, Pittet D
Lancet 2011 Jan 15;377(9761):228-41. Epub 2010 Dec 9 doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(10)61458-4. PMID: 21146207

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