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Nosocomial infection

MedGen UID:
61441
•Concept ID:
C0205721
•
Disease or Syndrome
Synonyms: Hospital Infection; Hospital Infections; Infection, Hospital; Infection, Nosocomial; Infections, Hospital; Infections, Nosocomial; Nosocomial Infection; Nosocomial Infections
 
Monarch Initiative: MONDO:0043544

Definition

An infection acquired in a hospital or other healthcare setting. [from NCI]

Term Hierarchy

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

Professional guidelines

PubMed

ACR Appropriateness Criteria® Acute Pyelonephritis: 2022 Update.
Expert Panel on Urological Imaging, Smith AD, Nikolaidis P, Khatri G, Chong ST, De Leon AD, Ganeshan D, Gore JL, Gupta RT, Kwun R, Lyshchik A, Nicola R, Purysko AS, Savage SJ, Taffel MT, Yoo DC, Delaney EW, Lockhart ME
J Am Coll Radiol 2022 Nov;19(11S):S224-S239. doi: 10.1016/j.jacr.2022.09.017. PMID: 36436954
Updates in Late-Onset Sepsis: Risk Assessment, Therapy, and Outcomes.
Coggins SA, Glaser K
Neoreviews 2022 Nov 1;23(11):738-755. doi: 10.1542/neo.23-10-e738. PMID: 36316254Free PMC Article
Practical approach to the management of catheter-related bloodstream infection.
Cantón-Bulnes ML, Garnacho-Montero J
Rev Esp Quimioter 2019 Sep;32 Suppl 2(Suppl 2):38-41. PMID: 31475809Free PMC Article

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

ABO blood groups and nosocomial infection.
Zhong X, Wang DL, Xiao LH, Mo LF, Luo XF
Epidemiol Infect 2023 Apr 3;151:e64. doi: 10.1017/S0950268823000432. PMID: 37009679Free PMC Article
Central nervous system injury-induced immune suppression.
Sribnick EA, Popovich PG, Hall MW
Neurosurg Focus 2022 Feb;52(2):E10. doi: 10.3171/2021.11.FOCUS21586. PMID: 35104790Free PMC Article
Nosocomial Infection.
Kollef MH, Torres A, Shorr AF, Martin-Loeches I, Micek ST
Crit Care Med 2021 Feb 1;49(2):169-187. doi: 10.1097/CCM.0000000000004783. PMID: 33438970
Preventing Ventilator-Associated Infections.
Mehta A, Bhagat R
Clin Chest Med 2016 Dec;37(4):683-692. Epub 2016 Oct 14 doi: 10.1016/j.ccm.2016.07.008. PMID: 27842748
Tuberculosis and anaesthesia.
Chandra A, Banavaliker JN, Bhatnagar A
J Indian Med Assoc 2013 Mar;111(3):178, 180-3. PMID: 24592759

Diagnosis

Clostridioides (Clostridium) difficile: A silent nosocomial pathogen.
Al-Zahrani IA
Saudi Med J 2023 Sep;44(9):825-835. doi: 10.15537/smj.2023.44.9.20230216. PMID: 37717961Free PMC Article
Diarrhea as a Clinical Challenge: General Practitioner Approach.
Sokic-Milutinovic A, Pavlovic-Markovic A, Tomasevic RS, Lukic S
Dig Dis 2022;40(3):282-289. Epub 2021 May 10 doi: 10.1159/000517111. PMID: 33971655
Candida auris and Nosocomial Infection.
Dahiya S, Chhillar AK, Sharma N, Choudhary P, Punia A, Balhara M, Kaushik K, Parmar VS
Curr Drug Targets 2020;21(4):365-373. doi: 10.2174/1389450120666190924155631. PMID: 31549952
Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia: New Definitions.
Spalding MC, Cripps MW, Minshall CT
Crit Care Clin 2017 Apr;33(2):277-292. Epub 2017 Jan 18 doi: 10.1016/j.ccc.2016.12.009. PMID: 28284295Free PMC Article
Biomarkers of sepsis.
Faix JD
Crit Rev Clin Lab Sci 2013 Jan-Feb;50(1):23-36. doi: 10.3109/10408363.2013.764490. PMID: 23480440Free PMC Article

Therapy

Shorter versus longer duration of antibiotic treatment in children with bacterial meningitis: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
Sudo RYU, Câmara MCC, Kieling SV, Marques IR, Mesquita Y, Piepenbrink BE, Mari PC
Eur J Pediatr 2024 Jan;183(1):61-71. Epub 2023 Oct 23 doi: 10.1007/s00431-023-05275-8. PMID: 37870611
Nosocomial Infection.
Kollef MH, Torres A, Shorr AF, Martin-Loeches I, Micek ST
Crit Care Med 2021 Feb 1;49(2):169-187. doi: 10.1097/CCM.0000000000004783. PMID: 33438970
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 prevent hypothermia at birth in preterm and/or low birth weight infants.
McCall EM, Alderdice F, Halliday HL, Vohra S, Johnston L
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2018 Feb 12;2(2):CD004210. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD004210.pub5. PMID: 29431872Free PMC Article
Kangaroo mother care to reduce morbidity and mortality in low birthweight infants.
Conde-Agudelo A, Díaz-Rossello JL
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2016 Aug 23;2016(8):CD002771. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD002771.pub4. PMID: 27552521Free PMC Article

Prognosis

Incidence of Urinary Tract Infection Among Patients: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.
Mengistu DA, Alemu A, Abdukadir AA, Mohammed Husen A, Ahmed F, Mohammed B
Inquiry 2023 Jan-Dec;60:469580231168746. doi: 10.1177/00469580231168746. PMID: 37096884Free PMC Article
Global Incidence of Surgical Site Infection Among Patients: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.
Mengistu DA, Alemu A, Abdukadir AA, Mohammed Husen A, Ahmed F, Mohammed B, Musa I
Inquiry 2023 Jan-Dec;60:469580231162549. doi: 10.1177/00469580231162549. PMID: 36964747Free PMC Article
Ventilator-associated pneumonia.
Vincent JL
J Hosp Infect 2004 Aug;57(4):272-80. doi: 10.1016/j.jhin.2003.06.001. PMID: 15262388
Epidemiology of urinary tract infections: incidence, morbidity, and economic costs.
Foxman B
Dis Mon 2003 Feb;49(2):53-70. doi: 10.1067/mda.2003.7. PMID: 12601337
Neonatal infections.
Greenough A
Curr Opin Pediatr 1996 Feb;8(1):6-10. doi: 10.1097/00008480-199602000-00003. PMID: 8680517

Clinical prediction guides

Prevalence of intestinal colonization and nosocomial infection with carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriales in children: a retrospective study.
Pan F, Chen P, Duan Y, Yu F, Weng W, Zhang H
Front Public Health 2023;11:1251609. Epub 2023 Nov 23 doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2023.1251609. PMID: 38074706Free PMC Article
ABO blood groups and nosocomial infection.
Zhong X, Wang DL, Xiao LH, Mo LF, Luo XF
Epidemiol Infect 2023 Apr 3;151:e64. doi: 10.1017/S0950268823000432. PMID: 37009679Free PMC Article
A score for predicting invasive pulmonary aspergillosis in immunocompetent critically ill patients.
Li W, Chen G, Lin F, Yang H, Cui Y, Lu R, Song C, Li H, Li Y, Pan P
Eur J Clin Invest 2023 Jul;53(7):e13985. Epub 2023 Mar 24 doi: 10.1111/eci.13985. PMID: 36920323
Antimycotic Drugs and their Mechanisms of Resistance to Candida Species.
Dahiya S, Sharma N, Punia A, Choudhary P, Gulia P, Parmar VS, Chhillar AK
Curr Drug Targets 2022;23(2):116-125. doi: 10.2174/1389450122666210719124143. PMID: 34551694
Ventilator-associated pneumonia: The central role of transcolonization.
Soussan R, Schimpf C, Pilmis B, Degroote T, Tran M, Bruel C, Philippart F; RESIST Study Group
J Crit Care 2019 Apr;50:155-161. Epub 2018 Dec 6 doi: 10.1016/j.jcrc.2018.12.005. PMID: 30551046

Recent systematic reviews

Incidence of Urinary Tract Infection Among Patients: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.
Mengistu DA, Alemu A, Abdukadir AA, Mohammed Husen A, Ahmed F, Mohammed B
Inquiry 2023 Jan-Dec;60:469580231168746. doi: 10.1177/00469580231168746. PMID: 37096884Free PMC Article
Global Incidence of Surgical Site Infection Among Patients: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.
Mengistu DA, Alemu A, Abdukadir AA, Mohammed Husen A, Ahmed F, Mohammed B, Musa I
Inquiry 2023 Jan-Dec;60:469580231162549. doi: 10.1177/00469580231162549. PMID: 36964747Free PMC Article
Global prevalence of nosocomial infection: A systematic review and meta-analysis.
Raoofi S, Pashazadeh Kan F, Rafiei S, Hosseinipalangi Z, Noorani Mejareh Z, Khani S, Abdollahi B, Seyghalani Talab F, Sanaei M, Zarabi F, Dolati Y, Ahmadi N, Raoofi N, Sarhadi Y, Masoumi M, Sadat Hosseini B, Vali N, Gholamali N, Asadi S, Ahmadi S, Ahmadi B, Beiramy Chomalu Z, Asadollahi E, Rajabi M, Gharagozloo D, Nejatifar Z, Soheylirad R, Jalali S, Aghajani F, Navidriahy M, Deylami S, Nasiri M, Zareei M, Golmohammadi Z, Shabani H, Torabi F, Shabaninejad H, Nemati A, Amerzadeh M, Aryankhesal A, Ghashghaee A
PLoS One 2023;18(1):e0274248. Epub 2023 Jan 27 doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0274248. PMID: 36706112Free PMC Article
A Systematic Review of Clinical Practice Guidelines for the Diagnosis and Management of Bronchiolitis.
Kirolos A, Manti S, Blacow R, Tse G, Wilson T, Lister M, Cunningham S, Campbell A, Nair H, Reeves RM, Fernandes RM, Campbell H; RESCEU Investigators
J Infect Dis 2020 Oct 7;222(Suppl 7):S672-S679. doi: 10.1093/infdis/jiz240. PMID: 31541233
Kangaroo mother care to reduce morbidity and mortality in low birthweight infants.
Conde-Agudelo A, Díaz-Rossello JL
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2016 Aug 23;2016(8):CD002771. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD002771.pub4. PMID: 27552521Free PMC Article

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