Publications by authors named "J Prattingerova"
[An outbreak of septic conditions following surgery in the operating theatres of a primary hospital].
Epidemiol Mikrobiol Imunol
November 2024
A systematic investigation of an outbreak of postoperative sepsis in nine patients following surgery in the operating rooms of a primary-type hospital between November 26 and 28, 2018 was conducted to determine the extent of the outbreak, the vehicle, and the route of transmission. The comprehensive investigation included epidemiological, microbiological, molecular biological, and environmental methods. A retrospective cohort study was used to find associations between individual exposure factors and outcomes, the respective septic conditions.
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- The first suspected case of the omicron variant of SARS-CoV-2 was reported in Liberec, Czech Republic, following a woman returning from Namibia with flu-like symptoms.
- On November 26, the woman tested positive for the virus, leading to immediate contact tracing and quarantine of eleven individuals, with only one testing positive.
- This incident highlights the rapid spread of the virus, the effectiveness of the public health response, and emphasizes the importance of booster vaccinations.
We investigated surgical site infections (SSIs) following hip and knee arthroplasties to evaluate predictors of SSI. We found a significant increase in deep Staphylococcus aureus (SA) SSIs despite the decreasing overall SSI rate. The risk of deep SA-SSI differed between genders and among age groups and was affected by timing of surgery.
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