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Alfredo Lagares-Guzmán
Researcher at Simón Bolívar University
Publications - 3
Citations - 175
Alfredo Lagares-Guzmán is an academic researcher from Simón Bolívar University. The author has contributed to research in topics: Nosocomial infection control & Intensive care. The author has an hindex of 3, co-authored 3 publications receiving 167 citations.
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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)
Victor D. Rosenthal,Bala Ramachandran,Wilmer E. Villamil-Gómez,Alberto Armas-Ruiz,Josephine Anne Navoa-Ng,Lorena Matta-Cortés,M. Pawar,A. Nevzat-Yalcin,Marena Rodríguez-Ferrer,Rıza Dinçer Yıldızdaş,Antonio Menco,Roberto Campuzano,Victoria D. Villanueva,Luis F. Rendón-Campo,Amit Gupta,Özge Turhan,Nayide Barahona-Guzmán,Özden Özgür Horoz,Patrick Arrieta,J. M. Brito,María Corazon V Tolentino,Yamileth Astudillo,Narinder Saini,Nurgul Gunay,Guillermo Sarmiento-Villa,Eylul Gumus,Alfredo Lagares-Guzmán,Oguz Dursun +27 more
TL;DR: This study shows that the implementation of a multidimensional infection control strategy was associated with a significant reduction in the CLAB rates in the PICUs of developing countries.
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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 Countries
Victor D. Rosenthal,Bala Ramachandran,Lourdes Dueñas,Carlos Alvarez-Moreno,Josephine Anne Navoa-Ng,Alberto Armas-Ruiz,Gülden Ersöz,Lorena Matta-Cortés,M. Pawar,A. Nevzat-Yalcin,Marena Rodríguez-Ferrer,Ana Concepción Bran de Casares,Claudia Linares,Victoria D. Villanueva,Roberto Campuzano,Ali Kaya,Luis F. Rendón-Campo,Amit Gupta,Özge Turhan,Nayide Barahona-Guzmán,Lilian de Jesús-Machuca,María Corazon V Tolentino,Jorge Mena-Brito,Necdet Kuyucu,Yamileth Astudillo,Narinder Saini,Nurgul Gunay,Guillermo Sarmiento-Villa,Eylul Gumus,Alfredo Lagares-Guzmán,Oguz Dursun +30 more
TL;DR: It is demonstrated that implementing a multidimensional infection control approach is associated with a significant reduction in the CAUTI rate of PICUs in developing countries.
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Impact of the International Nosocomial Infection Control Consortium (INICC) multidimensional hand hygiene approach in three cities of Colombia
Nayide Barahona-Guzmán,María Eugenia Rodríguez-Calderón,Victor D. Rosenthal,Narda Olarte,Wilmer E. Villamil-Gómez,Catherine Rojas,Marena Rodríguez-Ferrer,Guillermo Sarmiento-Villa,Alfredo Lagares-Guzmán,Alberto Valderrama,Antonio Menco,Patrick Arrieta,Luis Enrique Dajud-Cassas,Mariela Mendoza,Alejandra Sabogal,Yulieth Carvajal,Edwin Silva +16 more
TL;DR: Adherence to HH was increased by 55% with the INICC approach and programs targeted at improving HH in variables found to be predictors of poor compliance should be implemented.