title: Nosocomial infections and nosocomial pneumonia.
abstract: Nosocomial infections are a major source of revenue loss, morbidity, and even mortality to surgical patients. This review presents current issues regarding nosocomial infections and nosocomial pneumonias. This study is a literature review that presents material on nosocomial infections in general and details regarding Clostridium difficile and vancomycin-resistant enterococcus infections. Nosocomial infections, including pneumonias, are serious medical complications, and prevention by strict adherence to barrier precaution is the most important means of protecting the patient from hospital-acquired bacterial flora.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Cornell University Medical College, New York, New York 10021, USA.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Hong
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Davis
mesh_terms: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors; D019072:Antibiotic Prophylaxis; D003428:Cross Infection / Q000517:prevention & control*; D004352:Drug Resistance, Microbial; D016983:Enterococcus / Q000187:drug effects; D004761:Enterocolitis, Pseudomembranous / Q000517:prevention & control; D006801:Humans; D018410:Pneumonia, Bacterial / Q000517:prevention & control*; D013530:Surgical Wound Infection / Q000517:prevention & control; D014552:Urinary Tract Infections / Q000517:prevention & control; D014640:Vancomycin / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D014640:Vancomycin