Time-dependent analysis of extra length of stay and mortality due to ventilator-associated pneumonia in intensive-care units of ten limited-resources countries: findings of the International Nosocomial Infection Control Consortium (INICC)V D Rosenthal
International Nosocomial Infection Control Consortium, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Epidemiol Infect 139:1757-63. 2011
..VAP prolonged LoS by an average of 2·03 days (95% CI 1·52-2·54 days), and increased the risk of death by 14% (95% CI 2-27). The increased risk of death due to VAP was explained by confounding with patient morbidity...
- Impact of the International Nosocomial Infection Control Consortium (INICC) multidimensional hand hygiene approach over 13 years in 51 cities of 19 limited-resource countries from Latin America, Asia, the Middle East, and Europe
Victor D Rosenthal
International Nosocomial Infection Control Consortium, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 34:415-23. 2013
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- Findings of the International Nosocomial Infection Control Consortium (INICC), Part III: Effectiveness of a Multidimensional Infection Control Approach to Reduce Central Line-Associated Bloodstream Infections in the Neonatal Intensive Care Units of 4 Deve
Victor Daniel Rosenthal
International Nosocomial Infection Control Consortium, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 34:229-37. 2013
..07 during the final period of the study (more than 45 months). Conclusions. Implementation of a multidimensional infection control approach was associated with a significant reduction in CLABSI rates in NICUs...
- International Nosocomial Infection Control Consortium (INICC) report, data summary of 36 countries, for 2004-2009
Victor D Rosenthal
International Nosocomial Infection Control Consortium, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Am J Infect Control 40:396-407. 2012
..8%), were also higher in the consortium's ICUs, and the crude unadjusted excess mortalities of device-related infections ranged from 7.3% (for catheter-associated urinary tract infection) to 15.2% (for ventilator-associated pneumonia)...
- Effectiveness of a multidimensional approach for prevention of ventilator-associated pneumonia in adult intensive care units from 14 developing countries of four continents: findings of the International Nosocomial Infection Control Consortium
Victor D Rosenthal
Infection Control Department VDR, International Nosocomial Infection Control Consortium, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Crit Care Med 40:3121-8. 2012
..The aim of this study was to analyze the effect of the International Nosocomial Infection Control Consortium's multidimensional approach on the reduction of ventilator-associated pneumonia in patients hospitalized in intensive care units...
- Impact of a multidimensional infection control strategy on catheter-associated urinary tract infection rates in the adult intensive care units of 15 developing countries: findings of the International Nosocomial Infection Control Consortium (INICC)
V D Rosenthal
International Nosocomial Infection Control Consortium, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Infection 40:517-26. 2012
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- Effectiveness of a multidimensional approach to reduce ventilator-associated pneumonia in pediatric intensive care units of 5 developing countries: International Nosocomial Infection Control Consortium findings
Victor D Rosenthal
International Nosocomial Infection Control Consortium, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Am J Infect Control 40:497-501. 2012
..Practice bundles have been shown to reduce VAP rates in PICUs in developed countries; however, the impact of a multidimensional approach, including a bundle, has not been analyzed in PICUs from developing countries...
- Socioeconomic impact on device-associated infections in pediatric intensive care units of 16 limited-resource countries: international Nosocomial Infection Control Consortium findings
Victor D Rosenthal
International Nosocomial Infection Control Consortium, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Pediatr Crit Care Med 13:399-406. 2012
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- Findings of the International Nosocomial Infection Control Consortium (INICC), Part II: Impact of a multidimensional strategy to reduce ventilator-associated pneumonia in neonatal intensive care units in 10 developing countries
Victor D Rosenthal
International Nosocomial Infection Control Consortium, Avenue Corrientes4580, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 33:704-10. 2012
..Conclusions. Our results demonstrate that an implementation of the INICC multidimensional infection control program was associated with a significant reduction in VAP rate in NICUs in developing countries...
- Findings of the International Nosocomial Infection Control Consortium (INICC), Part I: Effectiveness of a multidimensional infection control approach on catheter-associated urinary tract infection rates in pediatric intensive care units of 6 developing co
Victor D Rosenthal
International Nosocomial Infection Control Consortium, Avenue Corrientes4580, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 33:696-703. 2012
..A before-after prospective surveillance study to assess the impact of a multidimensional infection control approach for the reduction of catheter-associated urinary tract infection (CAUTI) rates...
- Impact of a multidimensional infection control strategy on central line-associated bloodstream infection rates in pediatric intensive care units of five developing countries: findings of the International Nosocomial Infection Control Consortium (INICC)
V D Rosenthal
International Nosocomial Infection Control Consortium, Corrientes Ave 4580, Floor 11, Apt A, 1195 Buenos Aires, Argentina
Infection 40:415-23. 2012
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Hospital costs of central line-associated bloodstream infections and cost-effectiveness of closed vs. open infusion containers. The case of Intensive Care Units in ItalyRosanna Tarricone
CERGAS Bocconi University, via Roentgen 1, 21036 Milan, Italy
Cost Eff Resour Alloc 8:8. 2010
..open (glass) infusion containers...
- Socioeconomic impact on device-associated infections in limited-resource neonatal intensive care units: findings of the INICC
V D Rosenthal
International Nosocomial Infection Control Consortium, Corrientes Ave 4580, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Infection 39:439-50. 2011
..To evaluate the impact of country socioeconomic status and hospital type on device-associated healthcare-associated infections (DA-HAIs) in neonatal intensive care units (NICUs)...
- Time-dependent analysis of length of stay and mortality due to urinary tract infections in ten developing countries: INICC findings
Victor D Rosenthal
International Nosocomial Infection Control Consortium, Buenos Aires, Argentina
J Infect 62:136-41. 2011
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- International Nosocomial Infection Control Consortium (INICC) report, data summary for 2003-2008, issued June 2009
Victor D Rosenthal
International Nosocomial Infection Control Consortium, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Am J Infect Control 38:95-104.e2. 2010
..0% vs 20.2%, respectively) were also far higher in the consortium's ICUs, and the crude unadjusted excess mortalities of device-related infections ranged from 23.6% (CVC-associated bloodstream infections) to 29.3% (VAP)...
Device-associated nosocomial infections in 55 intensive care units of 8 developing countriesVictor D Rosenthal
Medical College of Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Ann Intern Med 145:582-91. 2006
..0 per 1000 CVC days, 5.4 per 1000 mechanical ventilator days, and 3.9 per Foley catheter days, respectively...
- International Nosocomial Infection Control Consortium report, data summary for 2002-2007, issued January 2008
Victor D Rosenthal
Medical College of Buenos Aires and Bernal Medical Center, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Am J Infect Control 36:627-37. 2008
..4% vs 29.1%) were also far higher in the Consortium's ICUs, and the crude unadjusted excess mortalities of device-related infections ranged from 14.3% (CLABs) to 27.5% (ventilator-associated pneumonia)...
- Device-associated nosocomial infections in limited-resources countries: findings of the International Nosocomial Infection Control Consortium (INICC)
Victor D Rosenthal
International Nosocomial Infection Control Consortium, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Am J Infect Control 36:S171.e7-12. 2008
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- Central line-associated bloodstream infections in limited-resource countries: a review of the literature
Victor D Rosenthal
International Nosocomial Infection Control Consortium, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Clin Infect Dis 49:1899-907. 2009
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- Impact of International Nosocomial Infection Control Consortium (INICC) strategy on central line-associated bloodstream infection rates in the intensive care units of 15 developing countries
Victor D Rosenthal
Medical College of Buenos Aires, Argentina
Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 31:1264-72. 2010
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- Reduction in nosocomial infection with improved hand hygiene in intensive care units of a tertiary care hospital in Argentina
Victor D Rosenthal
Section of Infectious Diseases and Hospital Epidemiology, Colegiales Hospital, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Am J Infect Control 33:392-7. 2005
..We attempted to enhance compliance with hand hygiene by implementing education, training, and performance feedback. We measured nosocomial infections in parallel...
- Impact of an infection control program on rates of ventilator-associated pneumonia in intensive care units in 2 Argentinean hospitals
Victor D Rosenthal
Bernal Medical Center, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Am J Infect Control 34:58-63. 2006
..Hospitalized, critically ill patients have a significant risk of developing nosocomial infection. Most episodes of nosocomial pneumonia occur in patients undergoing mechanical ventilation (MV)...
- The International Nosocomial Infection Control Consortium (INICC): goals and objectives, description of surveillance methods, and operational activities
Victor D Rosenthal
Medical College of Buenos Aires and Bernal Medical Center, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Am J Infect Control 36:e1-12. 2008
..The INICC will continue to evolve in its quest to find more effective and efficient ways to assess patient risk and improve patient safety in hospitals...
- The attributable cost and length of hospital stay because of nosocomial pneumonia in intensive care units in 3 hospitals in Argentina: a prospective, matched analysis
Victor D Rosenthal
Department of Infectious Diseases and Hospital of Epidemiology, Bernal Medical Center, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Am J Infect Control 33:157-61. 2005
..No information is available on the financial impact of nosocomial pneumonia in Argentina. To calculate the cost of nosocomial pneumonia in intensive care units, a 5-year, matched cohort study was undertaken at 3 hospitals in Argentina...
- Surgical Site Infections, International Nosocomial Infection Control Consortium (INICC) Report, Data Summary of 30 Countries, 2005-2010
Victor D Rosenthal
International Nosocomial Infection Control Consortium, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 34:597-604. 2013
..05 [95% CI, 1.6-2.6]; [Formula: see text]); ventricular shunt, 12.9% vs 5.6% (RR, 2.3 [95% CI, 1.9-2.6]; [Formula: see text]), and others. Conclusions. SSI rates were higher for most SPs in INICC hospitals compared with CDC-NHSN data...
- Should we use closed or open infusion containers for prevention of bloodstream infections?
Manuel S Rangel-Frausto
Medical College of Buenos Aires, Argentina
Ann Clin Microbiol Antimicrob 9:6. 2010
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- Device-associated infection rates and mortality in intensive care units of Peruvian hospitals: findings of the International Nosocomial Infection Control Consortium
Luis E Cuellar
Division of Infection Control, Instituto Nacional de Enfermedades Neoplásicas INEN, Lima, Peru
Rev Panam Salud Publica 24:16-24. 2008
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- Device-associated infection rate and mortality in intensive care units of 9 Colombian hospitals: findings of the International Nosocomial Infection Control Consortium
Carlos Alvarez Moreno
Simon Bolivar Hospital, Bogata, Columbia
Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 27:349-56. 2006
..These data show the need for more-effective infection control interventions in Colombia...
- Prospective study of the impact of open and closed infusion systems on rates of central venous catheter-associated bacteremia
Victor D Rosenthal
Infection Control and Infectious Diseases Department, Bernal Medical Center and Colegiales Medical Center, Arengreen 1366, 1405 Buenos Aires, Argentina
Am J Infect Control 32:135-41. 2004
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