Publications by authors named "K Morikane"
Background: Meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is a common causative agent of serious healthcare-related infections in neonatal intensive care units (NICUs). In adult ICUs, pulsed-xenon ultraviolet (PX-UV) disinfection of environmental surfaces, along with alcohol-based hand hygiene and terminal cleaning, has been demonstrated to reduce the MRSA acquisition rate.
Aim: To explore the impact of PX-UV use in NICUs on reducing MRSA transmission.
Article Synopsis
- Early identification of patients at high risk for PIVC-related phlebitis is crucial to prevent complications associated with medical devices.
- The study developed and validated four machine learning models to predict phlebitis incidence in critically ill patients, using a large dataset of 3429 PIVCs.
- Results showed that the Random Survival Forest (RSF) model had the best performance for predicting phlebitis, while key predictive factors included insertion site, catheter material, age, and medication use.
Introduction: The performance of MALDI-TOF MS combined with analysis platform for identification of toxin-producing Clostridiodes difficile is yet to be known.
Methods: Between August 2018 and September 2020, 61 isolates from stool specimens of patients with C. difficile-associated diarrhea were analyzed using the MALDI Biotyper system.
Healthcare-associated infection control practices in Japan were not commonly acknowledged until mid-1980s, when an academic society focusing on infection control was founded and large academic hospitals began to establish infection control departments. In the late 1990s, the society established a nationwide surveillance system mainly focusing on surgical site infection (SSI). Coincidentally, the guideline for the prevention of SSI published by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) was revised in 1999.
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