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ReviewAntimicrobial stewardship & healthcare epidemiology : ASHE2025

Striving for zero traditional and non-traditional healthcare-associated infections (HAI): a target, vision, or philosophy.

Jaffar A Al-Tawfiq

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Review in Antimicrobial stewardship & healthcare epidemiology : ASHE, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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6citing papers in PubMed
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

6 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Beyond the Reported Numbers:Antibiotics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

1 author.

Jaffar A Al-TawfiqInfectious Disease Unit, Specialty Internal Medicine, Johns Hopkins Aramco Healthcare, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5752-2235

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) are a major global health concern, affecting millions of patients each year across a variety of healthcare settings. Originally known as nosocomial infections, HAIs now include infections acquired during medical care other than acute-care hospital admissions. These infections, which range from traditional (eg, CLABSI, CAUTI, SSI, VAP) to non-traditional (eg, outbreaks, EIDs, MDROs), pose a variety of challenges and have a significant impact on patient care outcomes. According to studies, patients with HAIs have longer hospital stays, higher mortality rates (ranging from 7% to 64.6%), and higher healthcare costs as a result of their extended care needs. This review will delve into the prevalence, consequences, and management strategies for both traditional and non-traditional HAIs.

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PMID40612460
PMCPMC12224139

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