Publications by authors named "A Yinnon"

Objective: To upgrade cleaning and disinfection of patient rooms in a crowded emergency department (ED).

Setting: Tertiary referral hospital.

Design: Prospective, 3-component, before-and-after intervention study.

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Background: C-reactive protein (CRP) is increasingly being used as an inflammatory marker in sepsis. Its main use is for diagnosis, less for prognosis, while it is increasingly used for serial monitoring of response to treatment - with little evidence to support this practice.

Objectives: Assessment of the effectiveness of serial measurements of CRP in the management of patients with blood stream infection (BSI).

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Background: Repeat department-wide surveys are commonly employed for infection control. There remains debate concerning their cost-effectivess. The aim of the study was to measure the impact of repeat department-wide surveys in major in-patient departments (IPDs) and ambulatory facilities (AFs) in a tertiary care hospital.

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Background: Blood culture contamination is associated with health care costs and potential patient harm. Diversion of the initial blood specimen reduces blood culture contamination. We report results of the "real-life" clinical implementation of this technique.

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