Publications by authors named "Ian-Horng Chen"
Background: Urinary catheters (UCs) with a closed urinary drainage system have been widely used in patients for many years. However, the frequency of replacing and operating these devices may be associated with catheter-associated urinary tract infection (CAUTI).
Purpose: This study was designed to compare the incidence of CAUTI by replacement time (every 14 or ≥ 15 days) of the urinary drainage system.
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- The study investigates microbial infection trends in burn patients, highlighting that infections from multidrug-resistant organisms (MDRO) significantly increase morbidity and mortality.
- Data were gathered from burn wards after a dust explosion, analyzing variables like burn severity, demographics, and lab results from 37 patients with an average total body surface area (TBSA) burned of 46.1%.
- Findings reveal that common bacteria include Staphylococcus spp., and antibiotic resistance is highest in carbapenem-resistant A. baumannii, with the likelihood of MDRO infections rising with TBSA but decreasing with the severity of third-degree burns.
Purpose: This study was to examine the incidence of different types, and isolated pathogens, of healthcare-associated infections (HAIs), and also to determine their prognostic factors for mortality.
Methods: Prospective surveillance was conducted in a medical center from 2005 through to 2016. Multiple logistic regression analysis was performed to assess prognostic factors of mortality.
Background: The operating room (OR) of the hospital is a special unit that requires a relatively clean environment. The microbial concentration of an indoor OR extrinsically influences surgical site infection rates. The aim of this study was to use active sampling methods to assess microbial colony counts in working ORs and to determine the factors affecting air contamination in a tertiary referral medical center.
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