Equipment Contamination

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  Subject Areas on Research

  • A clustering of epidural abscesses in chronic hemodialysis patients: risks of salvaging access catheters in cases of infection. 
  • A medical-toxicological view of tattooing. 
  • A pseudo-outbreak of Aureobasidium species lower respiratory tract infections caused by reuse of single-use stopcocks during bronchoscopy. 
  • Ancient DNA from Megaladapis edwardsi. 
  • Bacteremia, central catheters, and neonates: when to pull the line. 
  • Bacterial biofilm within diseased pancreatic and biliary tracts. 
  • Bacterial biofilms and implantable prosthetic devices. 
  • Bacterial contamination of needles used for intravitreal injections: a prospective, multicenter study. 
  • Biochemical analysis of cultured chorionic villi for the prenatal diagnosis of peroxisomal disorders: biochemical thresholds and molecular sensitivity for maternal cell contamination detection. 
  • Biofilm formation on clinically noninfected penile prostheses. 
  • Cat germs! Pleuropulmonary pasteurella infection in an old man. 
  • Central line "attention" is their best prevention. 
  • Composite sampling of a Bacillus anthracis surrogate with cellulose sponge surface samplers from a nonporous surface. 
  • Contamination of catheter-drawn blood cultures. 
  • Contamination of nebulizer equipment with cockroach allergen: there's a bug in the system! 
  • Current definitions of central line-associated bloodstream infection: is the emperor wearing clothes? 
  • Device-related infections in children. 
  • Differential inhibition of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 in peripheral blood mononuclear cells and TZM-bl cells by endotoxin-mediated chemokine and gamma interferon production. 
  • Evaluation of a preprimed microporous hollow-fiber membrane for rapid response neonatal extracorporeal membrane oxygenation. 
  • HIV transmission in a dental practice. 
  • Impact of central venous catheter type and methods on catheter-related colonization and bacteraemia. 
  • Increased environmental sample area and recovery of Clostridium difficile spores from hospital surfaces by quantitative PCR and enrichment culture. 
  • Infection Rates of Electrical Leads Used for Percutaneous Neurostimulation of the Peripheral Nervous System. 
  • Intensive care unit environmental cleaning: an evaluation in sixteen hospitals using a novel assessment tool. 
  • Late hematogenous infection of penile prostheses. 
  • Locating, quantifying and characterising radiation hazards in contaminated nuclear facilities using a novel passive non-electrical polymer based radiation imaging device. 
  • Microbial colonization of electrocardiographic telemetry systems before and after cleaning. 
  • Microbiology of ventilator-associated pneumonia compared with that of hospital-acquired pneumonia. 
  • Mycobacteria. General culture methodology and safety considerations. 
  • Operative environment. 
  • Optimizing therapy for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia. 
  • Pneumatic transport exacerbates interference of room air contamination in blood gas samples. 
  • Potential NICU Environmental Influences on the Neonate's Microbiome: A Systematic Review. 
  • Prevention and management of intrathecal drug delivery and spinal cord stimulation system infections. 
  • Pyrogenic reactions in hemodialysis patients, Hanoi, Vietnam. 
  • Rapid identification of laboratory contamination with Mycobacterium tuberculosis using variable number tandem repeat analysis. 
  • Recurrent pseudobacteremias traced to a radiometric blood culture device. 
  • Reducing central venous catheter-related bloodstream infections in children with cancer. 
  • Relative risks of ventriculostomy infection and morbidity. 
  • Relevance of the number of positive bottles in determining clinical significance of coagulase-negative staphylococci in blood cultures. 
  • Removal of ammonia from contaminated air in a biotrickling filter - denitrifying bioreactor combination system. 
  • Sampling and mass spectrometric analytical methods for five antineoplastic drugs in the healthcare environment. 
  • Self-monitoring by Environmental Services May Not Accurately Measure Thoroughness of Hospital Room Cleaning. 
  • Surgical site infections. 
  • The Antimicrobial Scrub Contamination and Transmission (ASCOT) Trial: A Three-Arm, Blinded, Randomized Controlled Trial With Crossover Design to Determine the Efficacy of Antimicrobial-Impregnated Scrubs in Preventing Healthcare Provider Contamination. 
  • The Effect of Adding Comorbidities to Current Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Central-Line-Associated Bloodstream Infection Risk-Adjustment Methodology. 
  • Urinary catheter capable of repeated on-demand removal of infectious biofilms via active deformation. 
  • Use of triple-lumen subclavian catheters for administration of total parenteral nutrition. 
  • Viral contamination of intradermal skin test syringes. 
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  • Mruthyunjaya, Prithvi, Adjunct Associate Professor in the Department of Ophthalmology, Ophthalmology, Vitreoretinal Diseases & Surgery