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31	Variation in pediatric gastroenteritis admissions among Florida counties, 1995-2002 Lee, Jean. January 2006 (has links) Dissertation (Ph.D.)--University of South Florida, 2006. / Title from PDF of title page. Document formatted into pages; contains 95 pages. Includes vita. Includes bibliographical references.
32	Use of Emergency Departments by the Elderly in Rural Areas Hamdy, Ronald C., Forrest, L J., Moore, S W., Cancellaro, L. 01 June 1997 (has links) Sparse information is available concerning use of emergency departments (EDs) by the elderly in rural areas. We reviewed records of all patients seeking care at EDs of three rural hospitals during 7 days in October 1991. We found that elderly people did not use EDs in proportion to their numbers in the community (15.2% versus 19.3%). Compared with younger ED patients, more elderly patients required an ambulance (40.8% versus 10.7%), more needed hospitalization (38.4% versus 11.9%), and their ED stays were longer (140 minutes versus 89 minutes). Falls/injuries (18.7%) and cardiac illness (18.1%) were the most frequent reasons for ED visits by the elderly, and relatively few (2.8%) had confusion. More elderly patients arrived during daytime hours than during the night, and more on weekends than weekdays. Also, we found no difference between patients in the 65- to 74-year-old age group and those aged 75 years and older. adult age factors aged aged 80 and over confusion (epidemiology) diagnosis emergency service female heart diseases (epidemiology) humans male retrospective studies tennessee (epidemiology) time factors wounds and injuries (epidemiology) QCOM
33	Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus Aureus in Canadian Hospitals from 1995 to 2007: A Comparison of Adult and Pediatric Inpatients Locke, Tiffany 12 September 2013 (has links) The literature directly comparing the epidemiology of MRSA among adult and pediatric hospitalized patients is strikingly minimal. The objective of this thesis was to identify any differences between these two patient groups. The Canadian Nosocomial Infections Surveillance Program MRSA data (1995 to 2007: n=1,262 pediatric and 35,907 adult cases) were used to compare MRSA clinical and molecular characteristics and rates. Hospital characteristics were modeled using repeated measures Poisson regressions. The molecular and epidemiological characteristics of MRSA differed significantly between adults and children. Compared to children, MRSA in adults was more likely to be healthcare-associated, colonization, SCCmec type II, PVL negative, and resistant to most antibiotics. Rates of MRSA in Canada increased in both populations over time but were significantly higher in adults. The hospital characteristics associated with increased MRSA rates differed in adult and pediatric facilities. Implications for infection prevention and control strategies are discussed. Epidemiology Humans Cross Infection Hospitals Drug resistance, antimicrobial Infant Child Infant, newborn Child, preschool Age factors Sentinel Surveillance Population Surveilance Canada Hospitals, pediatric Community-Acquired Infections Hospitalization Methicillin Resistance Incidence Molecular Epidemiology Molecular Typing Cluster Analysis Staphylococcal Infection/epidemiology Healthcare Associated Infections Panton-Valentine leukocidin Age Groups Adult Aged Nosocomial Infections MRSA Adolescent Aged, 80 and over Young adult Drug Resistance, Multiple, Bacterial Infection Control Infection Control Practitioners Hospital Bed Capacity Bed Occupancy Pediatrics Epidemiologic Factors Health Facilities Risk Factors Length of Stay Patient Admission Staphylococcus aureus Public Health Agency of Canada
34	Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus Aureus in Canadian Hospitals from 1995 to 2007: A Comparison of Adult and Pediatric Inpatients Locke, Tiffany January 2013 (has links) The literature directly comparing the epidemiology of MRSA among adult and pediatric hospitalized patients is strikingly minimal. The objective of this thesis was to identify any differences between these two patient groups. The Canadian Nosocomial Infections Surveillance Program MRSA data (1995 to 2007: n=1,262 pediatric and 35,907 adult cases) were used to compare MRSA clinical and molecular characteristics and rates. Hospital characteristics were modeled using repeated measures Poisson regressions. The molecular and epidemiological characteristics of MRSA differed significantly between adults and children. Compared to children, MRSA in adults was more likely to be healthcare-associated, colonization, SCCmec type II, PVL negative, and resistant to most antibiotics. Rates of MRSA in Canada increased in both populations over time but were significantly higher in adults. The hospital characteristics associated with increased MRSA rates differed in adult and pediatric facilities. Implications for infection prevention and control strategies are discussed. Epidemiology Humans Cross Infection Hospitals Drug resistance, antimicrobial Infant Child Infant, newborn Child, preschool Age factors Sentinel Surveillance Population Surveilance Canada Hospitals, pediatric Community-Acquired Infections Hospitalization Methicillin Resistance Incidence Molecular Epidemiology Molecular Typing Cluster Analysis Staphylococcal Infection/epidemiology Healthcare Associated Infections Panton-Valentine leukocidin Age Groups Adult Aged Nosocomial Infections MRSA Adolescent Aged, 80 and over Young adult Drug Resistance, Multiple, Bacterial Infection Control Infection Control Practitioners Hospital Bed Capacity Bed Occupancy Pediatrics Epidemiologic Factors Health Facilities Risk Factors Length of Stay Patient Admission Staphylococcus aureus Public Health Agency of Canada

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