scholarly journals Active Surveillance for Carbapenem-Resistant Enterobacteriaceae Using Stool Specimens Submitted for Testing for Clostridium difficile

2014 ◽  
Vol 35 (1) ◽  
pp. 82-84 ◽  
Author(s):  
David B. Banach ◽  
Jeannette Francois ◽  
Stephanie Blash ◽  
Gopi Patel ◽  
Stephen G. Jenkins ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factor ◽  
Clostridium Difficile ◽  
Active Surveillance ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
Healthcare Facilities ◽  
Carbapenem Resistant ◽  
Cost Strategy ◽  
Stool Specimens ◽  
Low Cost Strategy ◽  
Carbapenem Resistant Enterobacteriaceae

Active surveillance to identify asymptomatic carriers of carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae (CRE) is a recommended strategy for CRE control in healthcare facilities. Active surveillance using stool specimens tested for Clostridium difficile is a relatively low-cost strategy to detect CRE carriers. Further evaluation of this and other risk factor-based active surveillance strategies is warranted.

Current infection prevention and antibiotic stewardship program practices: A survey of the Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America (SHEA) Research Network (SRN)

2019 ◽  
Vol 40 (9) ◽  
pp. 1046-1049
Author(s):  
Kathleen Chiotos ◽  
Clare Rock ◽  
Marin L. Schweizer ◽  
Valerie M. Deloney ◽  
Daniel J. Morgan ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Active Surveillance ◽  
Antibiotic Stewardship ◽  
Infection Prevention ◽  
Research Network ◽  
Healthcare Facilities ◽  
Carbapenem Resistant ◽  
Stewardship Program ◽  
Current Infection ◽  
Healthcare Epidemiology ◽  
Carbapenem Resistant Enterobacteriaceae

AbstractWe used a survey to characterize contemporary infection prevention and antibiotic stewardship program practices across 64 healthcare facilities, and we compared these findings to those of a similar 2013 survey. Notable findings include decreased frequency of active surveillance for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, frequent active surveillance for carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae, and increased support for antibiotic stewardship programs.

Investigation of in-feed organic acids as a low cost strategy to combat Salmonella in grower pigs

2017 ◽  
Vol 139 ◽  
pp. 50-57 ◽  
Author(s):  
H. Lynch ◽  
F.C. Leonard ◽  
K. Walia ◽  
P.G. Lawlor ◽  
G. Duffy ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Organic Acids ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
Cost Strategy ◽  
Low Cost Strategy

scholarly journals Performance of the dynamically dimensioned search algorithm: influence of parameter initialization strategy when calibrating a physically based hydrological model

2017 ◽  
Vol 49 (4) ◽  
pp. 971-988 ◽  
Author(s):  
Franck Lespinas ◽  
Ashu Dastoor ◽  
Vincent Fortin
Keyword(s):  
Search Algorithm ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
Initial Parameter ◽  
Cost Strategy ◽  
Physically Based ◽  
Physically Based Models ◽  
Calibration Solution ◽  
Low Cost Strategy ◽  
Parameter Values ◽  
Initialization Strategy

Abstract This study presents an evaluation of the performance of the dynamically dimensioned search (DDS) algorithm when calibrating the hydrological component of the Visualizing Ecosystems for Land Management Assessments (VELMA) ecohydrological model. Two calibration strategies were tested for the initial parameter values: (1) a ‘high-cost strategy’, where 100 sets of initial parameter values were randomly chosen within the overall parameter space, and (2) a ‘low-cost strategy’, where a unique set of initial parameter values was derived from the available field data. Both strategies were tested for six different values of the maximum number of model evaluations ranging between 100 and 10,000. Results revealed that DDS is able to converge rapidly to a good parameter calibration solution of the VELMA hydrological component regardless of the parameter initialization strategy used. The accuracy and convergence efficiency of the DDS algorithm were, however, slightly better for the low-cost strategy. This study suggests that initializing the parameter values of complex physically based models using information on the watershed characteristics can increase the efficiency of the automatic calibration procedures.

Induction motor downsizing as a low-cost strategy to save energy

2012 ◽  
Vol 24 ◽  
pp. 117-131 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fernando J.T.E. Ferreira ◽  
Aníbal T. de Almeida
Keyword(s):  
Induction Motor ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
Cost Strategy ◽  
Low Cost Strategy ◽  
Save Energy

scholarly journals Business Strategy, State-Owned Equity and Cost Stickiness: Evidence from Chinese Firms

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (5) ◽  
pp. 1850
Author(s):  
Tingyong Zhong ◽  
Fangcheng Sun ◽  
Haiyan Zhou ◽  
Jeoung Yul Lee
Keyword(s):  
Business Strategy ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
Differentiation Strategy ◽  
Cost Strategy ◽  
Cost Behavior ◽  
Low Cost Strategy ◽  
The Cost ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Management Expectations ◽  
Cost Stickiness

This paper investigates the relationship between business strategy and cost stickiness under different ownership. Using the data from listed firms in China from 2002 to 2015, we find that first, firms with different strategies exhibit different cost behavior. The cost stickiness of choosing a differentiation strategy is higher than that of choosing a low-cost strategy. Second, management expectations will affect cost stickiness. Optimistic expectations will increase cost stickiness, while pessimistic expectations will reduce cost stickiness. Third, management expectations can adjust the relationship between business strategy and cost stickiness in terms of government-created advantages (GCAs). If management expectations tend to be optimistic, the cost stickiness is higher with a differentiation strategy than with a low-cost strategy. If management expectations tend to be pessimistic, then cost stickiness is higher with a low-cost strategy than with a differentiation strategy. Finally, the state-owned equity affects the extent of the effect of a differentiation strategy on cost stickiness. State-owned firms, which receive more GCAs than non-state-owned firms, have stronger cost stickiness than non-state-owned firms, even if both categories of firms use more differentiation strategy.

scholarly journals Testing criteria for 22q11.2 deletion syndrome: preliminary results of a low cost strategy for public health

2019 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ilária Cristina Sgardioli ◽  
Fabíola Paoli Monteiro ◽  
Paulo Fanti ◽  
Társis Paiva Vieira ◽  
Vera Lúcia Gil-da-Silva-Lopes
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
22Q11.2 Deletion Syndrome ◽  
Deletion Syndrome ◽  
22Q11.2 Deletion ◽  
Preliminary Results ◽  
Cost Strategy ◽  
Low Cost Strategy ◽  
Testing Criteria
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