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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

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
Clinical Management of Infectious Diarrhea.
Siciliano V, Nista EC, Rosà T, Brigida M, Franceschi F
Rev Recent Clin Trials 2020;15(4):298-308. doi: 10.2174/1574887115666200628144128. PMID: 32598272
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

Outcome and Clinical Characteristics of Nosocomial Infection in Adult Patients Undergoing Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.
Li X, Wang L, Wang H, Hou X
Front Public Health 2022;10:857873. Epub 2022 Jun 24 doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2022.857873. PMID: 35812481Free PMC Article
Changes in prevalence of nosocomial infection pre- and post-COVID-19 pandemic from a tertiary Hospital in China.
Su C, Zhang Z, Zhao X, Peng H, Hong Y, Huang L, Huang J, Yan X, Wu S, Bai Z
BMC Infect Dis 2021 Jul 20;21(1):693. doi: 10.1186/s12879-021-06396-x. PMID: 34281515Free 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
Nosocomial infection by Klebsiella pneumoniae among neonates: a molecular epidemiological study.
Luo K, Tang J, Qu Y, Yang X, Zhang L, Chen Z, Kuang L, Su M, Mu D
J Hosp Infect 2021 Feb;108:174-180. Epub 2020 Dec 5 doi: 10.1016/j.jhin.2020.11.028. PMID: 33290814
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

Diagnosis

Outcomes sensitive to critical care nurse staffing levels: A systematic review.
Rae PJL, Pearce S, Greaves PJ, Dall'Ora C, Griffiths P, Endacott R
Intensive Crit Care Nurs 2021 Dec;67:103110. Epub 2021 Jul 9 doi: 10.1016/j.iccn.2021.103110. PMID: 34247936
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
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
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
Acute diarrhea.
Barr W, Smith A
Am Fam Physician 2014 Feb 1;89(3):180-9. PMID: 24506120

Therapy

Outcome and Clinical Characteristics of Nosocomial Infection in Adult Patients Undergoing Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.
Li X, Wang L, Wang H, Hou X
Front Public Health 2022;10:857873. Epub 2022 Jun 24 doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2022.857873. PMID: 35812481Free 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
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

Outcome and Clinical Characteristics of Nosocomial Infection in Adult Patients Undergoing Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.
Li X, Wang L, Wang H, Hou X
Front Public Health 2022;10:857873. Epub 2022 Jun 24 doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2022.857873. PMID: 35812481Free PMC Article
Advances in Immune Monitoring Approaches for Sepsis-Induced Immunosuppression.
Yao RQ, Ren C, Zheng LY, Xia ZF, Yao YM
Front Immunol 2022;13:891024. Epub 2022 May 10 doi: 10.3389/fimmu.2022.891024. PMID: 35619710Free PMC Article
Nosocomial infections associated to COVID-19 in the intensive care unit: clinical characteristics and outcome.
Bardi T, Pintado V, Gomez-Rojo M, Escudero-Sanchez R, Azzam Lopez A, Diez-Remesal Y, Martinez Castro N, Ruiz-Garbajosa P, Pestaña D
Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis 2021 Mar;40(3):495-502. Epub 2021 Jan 3 doi: 10.1007/s10096-020-04142-w. PMID: 33389263Free PMC Article
Incidence and risk factors for surgical site infection in general surgeries.
Carvalho RLR, Campos CC, Franco LMC, Rocha AM, Ercole FF
Rev Lat Am Enfermagem 2017 Dec 4;25:e2848. doi: 10.1590/1518-8345.1502.2848. PMID: 29211190Free PMC Article
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

Clinical prediction guides

Effect of a real-time automatic nosocomial infection surveillance system on hospital-acquired infection prevention and control.
Wen R, Li X, Liu T, Lin G
BMC Infect Dis 2022 Nov 16;22(1):857. doi: 10.1186/s12879-022-07873-7. PMID: 36384499Free PMC Article
Outcome and Clinical Characteristics of Nosocomial Infection in Adult Patients Undergoing Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.
Li X, Wang L, Wang H, Hou X
Front Public Health 2022;10:857873. Epub 2022 Jun 24 doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2022.857873. PMID: 35812481Free PMC Article
Changes in prevalence of nosocomial infection pre- and post-COVID-19 pandemic from a tertiary Hospital in China.
Su C, Zhang Z, Zhao X, Peng H, Hong Y, Huang L, Huang J, Yan X, Wu S, Bai Z
BMC Infect Dis 2021 Jul 20;21(1):693. doi: 10.1186/s12879-021-06396-x. PMID: 34281515Free PMC Article
Urinary tract infection caused by Enterococcus spp.: Risk factors and mortality. An observational study.
Álvarez-Artero E, Campo-Nuñez A, García-García I, García-Bravo M, Cores-Calvo O, Galindo-Pérez I, Pendones-Ulerio J, López-Bernus A, Belhassen-García M, Pardo-Lledías J
Rev Clin Esp (Barc) 2021 Aug-Sep;221(7):375-383. Epub 2021 May 29 doi: 10.1016/j.rceng.2020.09.004. PMID: 34074626
Nosocomial infections associated to COVID-19 in the intensive care unit: clinical characteristics and outcome.
Bardi T, Pintado V, Gomez-Rojo M, Escudero-Sanchez R, Azzam Lopez A, Diez-Remesal Y, Martinez Castro N, Ruiz-Garbajosa P, Pestaña D
Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis 2021 Mar;40(3):495-502. Epub 2021 Jan 3 doi: 10.1007/s10096-020-04142-w. PMID: 33389263Free PMC Article

Recent systematic reviews

Outcome and Clinical Characteristics of Nosocomial Infection in Adult Patients Undergoing Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.
Li X, Wang L, Wang H, Hou X
Front Public Health 2022;10:857873. Epub 2022 Jun 24 doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2022.857873. PMID: 35812481Free 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
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
Impact of nosocomial infections surveillance on nosocomial infection rates: A systematic review.
Li Y, Gong Z, Lu Y, Hu G, Cai R, Chen Z
Int J Surg 2017 Jun;42:164-169. Epub 2017 May 3 doi: 10.1016/j.ijsu.2017.04.065. PMID: 28476543
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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