Ausgabe Sonderheft 1/2015
Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control: Abstracts from the 3rd International Conference on Prevention and Infection Control (ICPIC 2015)
Inhalt (373 Artikel)
Evaluation of the performance of a chlorhexidine gel containing CVC dressing in a clinical environment
T Karpanen, A Casey, T Whitehouse, P Nightingale, I Das, TS Elliott
Structure-based optimization and discovery of novel 1,3,5-triazine derivatives as bacterial translation inhibitor with favourable metabolic fate
UP Singh, JK Srivastava, HR Bhat
In vitro evidence for the anti-staphylococcal activity of a cationic polymer compound–preliminary results
P François, C Landelle, A Arndt, E-J Bonetti, A Renzoni, D Pittet, S Harbarth
Development of antimicrobial peptides for catheter-related bloodstream infectionprevention
TA Camesano, T Alexander, L Lozeau
Investigation into combination of an antimicrobial peptide with existing antibiotics against antibiotic resistant clinical isolates of Escherichia coli
Y Hu, J Shallop, Y Liu, A Coates
Inactivation of Pseudomonas aeruginosa by zinc oxide nanoparticles in aqueous solution
A Maleki, M Ahmadi Jebeli, E Kalantar, H Daraei, B Davari, M Safari
QED disinfection of Ebola and drinking water in the developing world
T Prevenslik
Infection prevention and patient safety improvement in developing countries thanks to sodium hypochlorite production devices
D von der Weid
Use of an innovative colour-based personality-profiling (PP) tool to guide culture-change strategies among different healthcare worker (HCW) groups
L Grayson, N Macesic, C Xuereb
Teaching good infection control practices with fun: impact of the serious game Flu.0
A-G Venier, S Marie, T Duroux, C Bervas, P Parneix
Nurses’ self-improvement hand-hygiene compliance in a hospital ward: combining indoor location with gamification data presentation
LV Lapao, R Marques, J Gregorio, M Mira-da-Silva
The use of creative and humorous designs as vehicles for health education and infection control
SWL Soh
Rapid molecular diagnosis using femA mecA real-time PCR for staphylococcal bacteraemia improves early appropriate antibiotic prescribing: a randomised clinical trial
S Emonet, PG Charles, S Harbarth, G Renzi, A Cherkaoui, M Rougemont, J Schrenzel
Antimicrobial prescription behavior in 16 German intensive care units: room for improvement in pneumonia therapy
S Schneider, J Zweigner, F Schwab, M Behnke, E Meyer, P Gastmeier
Optimizing antimicrobial prescription through e-health: setting, dosing, timing and stewardship
C Palos, A Bispo, P Rodrigues, L França, M Capoulas
Preoperative prevalence of methicilline-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) in non-hospitalized population in the Netherlands during a 5-year period
V Weterings, D Arens, C Verhulst, J Kluytmans
Clinical effectiveness of mupirocin for preventing S. aureus infections in non-surgical settings: a meta-analysis
R Nair, E Perencevich, A Blevins, M Goto, R Nelson, ML Schweizer
Randomized, placebo-controlled, double-blind clinical trial to evaluate the efficacy of polyhexanide for topical decolonization of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) carriers
C Landelle, E Von Dach, T Haustein, A Agostinho, G Renzi, A Renzoni, D Pittet, J Schrenzel, P François, S Harbarth
Evaluation of the efficacy of nasal application of silver sulfadiazine for decolonization of patients with methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in hospitals
LR Ferreira, MG Menegueti, GG Gaspar, MFI Silva, G David, NM Anselmo, MJF Gabriel, LM Sakamoto, R Martinez, F Bellissimo-Rodrigues
Ten years of MRSA surveillance in Switzerland: similarities and differences with Europe
F Olearo, W Albrich, S Harbarth, A Kronenberg
Secular trends of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) at Geneva University Hospitals (HUG) over a 14-year period
C Fankhauser, J Schrenzel, P Francois, D Pittet, S Harbarth
Baseline evaluation of infection prevention and control (IPC) in the context of Ebola virus disease (EVD) in nine healthcare facilities in the city of Conakry, Guinea
A Diallo, M Diallo, Y Hyjazi, R Waxman, T Pleah
Identifying infection prevention and control gaps in healthcare facilities operating in Rivers state during the EVD outbreak in Nigeria 2014
TJ Okwor, C Tobin-West, O Oduyebo, N Anayochukwu-Ugwu, O Adebola, F Shuaib, O Idigbe, F Ogunsola
IPC training in Sierra Leone- ICAN's role in fighting Ebola
S Mehtar, B Hakizimana
Efficacy of chlorine solutions used for hand hygiene and gloves disinfection in Ebola settings: a systematic review
J Hopman, Z Kubilay, T Allen, H Edrees, D Pittet, B Allegranzi
Burden for the infection control programme of a European hospital of getting prepared and treat a patient (PT) with Ebola virus disease (EVD)
A Iten, MN Charaïti, C Ginet, P Brennenstuhl, D Pittet
MOOCs (massive online open courses) as innovative tools in education in infection prevention and control: reflections from the first MOOC on Ebola
R Ruiz De Castaneda, A Valticos, D Pittet, A Flahault
Effectiveness of a hospital-wide educational programme for infection control to reduce the rate of healthcare associated infections and related sepsis (ALERTS)
S Hagel, K Ludewig, A Moeser, C Pausch, A Scherag, P Gastmeier, S Harbarth, FM Brunkhorst
Implementation of WHO multimodal hand hygiene (HH) improvement strategy to reduce healthcare-associated infections (HAI) and VAP (ventilator-associated pneumonia) caused by multi-drug resistant acinetobacter baumanii (MDRAB) at Siloam Hospitals Surabaya (SHBS), Indonesia
B Indah Mustikawati, N Syitharini, S Widyaningtyastuti, L Gunawan
Impact of a multimodal hand hygiene improvement intervention in a 1000-bed hospital in NE Thailand: a stepped wedge clustered randomized controlled trial
M Hongsuwan, P Srisamang, NPJ Day, D Limmathurotsakul, BS Cooper
Effectiveness after 5 years of the who hand hygiene promotion strategy to reduce health-care-associated infections at Hung Vuong Hospital, Vietnam
PT Hang, TTT Hang, DPP Anh, W Zingg, D Pittet
Multimodal hand hygiene program: twelve years of continuous improvement in the hospital
JY Kawagoe, AR Toniolo, CM Santos, CV Silva, FG Menezes, HF Castagna, MF Cardoso, P Gonçalves, LG Pontes, L Correa
Rates of central line associated bloodstream infection in tertiary care hospitals in three Arabian Gulf countries; six-year surveillance study
HH Balkhy, A El-Saed, H Alansari, A Althaqafi, J Jameela, Z AL Maskari, A El Gammal, W Al Nasser, A AlJardani, SS Al-Abri
The epidemiology of vascular catheter-related bacteraemia outside ICUs in a tertiary care centre
A Hornero, P Saliba, E Shaw, R Escofet, D Garcia, C Ardanuy, F Tubau, M Pujol
Preventing central venous catheter-related bloodstream infections through implementation of a bundle intervention in the developing world: a quasi-experimental study
MG Menegueti, AM Laus, M Auxiliadora-Martins, GG Gaspar, KMM Ardison, OA Martins-Filho, A Basile-Filho, F Bellissimo-Rodrigues
Longterm reduction rate in catheter related bloodstream infections after implementation of a new strategy
M Logar, M Prosen, T Lejko Zupanc
Fitness of use of Biopatch® and TegadermTM CHG for protecting central venous catheters and arterial lines in critically ill patients
P Eggimann, C Joseph, M-J Thévenin
Incidence of Propionibacterium acnes infection in orthopedic and trauma surgery
I Uckay, A Agostinho, C Landelle, E Coppens, G Cunningham, D Pittet
The effect of body mass index on the risk of surgical site infection
AP Meijs, SC de Greeff, MC Vos, SE Geerlings, MB Koek
Do different intraoperative glove practices reduce surgical site infections? A systematic review
C Landelle, Z Kubilay, N Damani, T Allen, SL Gans, D Pittet, B Allegranzi
Reducing surgical site infections (SSI) in breast surgeries, including a newly identified risk for sentinel node biopsies
M Catlin, C Blue, R Thompson, A Nelson
A hygienic intervention program to decrease post-operative wound infections following CABG
B Lytsy, RPF Lindblom, U Ransjö, CL Swenne
Prevalence of asymptomatic Clostridium difficile colonization in tertiary hospital patients in Australia
L Furuya Kanamori, DL Paterson, TV Riley, NF Foster, C Huber, J Marquess, T Harris-Brown, S Havers, SJ McKenzie, L Yakob, AC Clements
Clostridium difficile infection in medical wards – a mathematical model
V Schechner, Y Carmeli, M Leshno
Clostridium difficile infection at a geriatric acute-care hospital in Switzerland between 2008 and 2014: a retrospective cohort study
D Pires, V Sauvan, V Zanichelli, V Prendki, J Reny, S Harbarth, B Huttner
The determinants of C. difficile infection in long-term care facilities: a portrait of patient- and facility-level factors across 90 care regions in the veterans affairs health care system
KA Brown, M Jones, F Adler, M Leecaster, K Nechodom, V Stevens, M Samore, J Mayer
US costs and outcomes associated with Clostridium difficile infections: a systematic literature review, meta-analysis, and mathematical model
ML Schweizer, R Nelson, M Samore, S Nelson, K Khader, H-Y Chiang, M Chorazy, L Herwaldt, D Diekema, A Blevins, M Ward, E Perencevich
Recurrence and mortality following treatment for Clostridum difficile infection with metronidazole or vancomycin
V Stevens, R Nelson, K Khader, M Jones, K Brown, M Samore, M Rubin
Probiotics prevent necrotizing enterocolitis, sepsis and mortality in preterm infants: a multicenter analysis of more than 10,000 VLBW infants in German NICUs
LA Denkel, F Schwab, C Geffers, P Gastmeier, L Garten, B Piening
Reduced rate of MDROs after introducing ‘water-free patient care’ on a large intensive care unit in the Netherlands
J Hopman, R Bos, A Voss, E Kolwijck, P Sturm, P Pickkers, A Tostmann, HVD Hoeven
Halting NDM-producing enterobacteriaceae spread with the reactive infection control strategy: a real-world experience analyzed using a novel spatiotemporal epidemiologic risk measure (Epi-score) and whole-genome sequencing (WGS)
K Marimuthu, O Ng, W Khong, E Xia, W Xu, Y Teo, E Tan, RT Ong, D Lye, A Chow, P Krishnan, B Ang
Trends in antibiotic resistance among bacteria isolated from blood cultures using a large private laboratory network data in India: 2008-2014
S Gandra, N Mojica, A Ashok, BR Das, R Laxminarayan
Prevalence of colonisation with third generation cephalosporin-resistant enterobacteriacae (3GCREB) on admission - a cross-sectional study in 6 university hospitals
AM Rohde, J Zweigner, M Wiese-Posselt, A Hamprecht, W Kern, P Gastmeier, H Seifert
Regional trends in extended-spectrum beta-lactamase-producing enterobacteriaceae (ESBLE), E. coli SBLE and K. pneumonia SBLE between 2009 and 2013
I Arnaud, V Jarlier, P Astagneau
Impact of six multimodal country-wide campaigns to promote hand hygiene in Belgian hospitals
S Fonguh, N Hammami, B Catry, A Simon
Implementation of the Australian national hand hygiene initiative
AJ Stewardson, PL Russo, M Cruickshank, ML Grayson
Promoting hygienic hand disinfection as an ongoing task: results of a cluster-randomized controlled trial to (re-)raise compliance of physicians and nurses based on psychological tailoring in a tertiary intensive care setting
T von Lengerke, B Lutze, C Krauth, K Lange, JT Stahmeyer, IF Chaberny
Implementation of an educational intervention among Iranian hajj pilgrims for the prevention of influenza-like illness
MH Aelami, M Khajehdalouee, H Yagoubian, S Amel Jamahdar, D Pittet
Hand hygiene techniques: still a requirement for evidence for practice?
L Price, J Reilly, S Lang, C Robertson, F Cheater, A Chow
Cost-effectiveness of hand hygiene promotion for MRSA blood stream infection in ICU settings
N Luangasanatip, M Hongsuwan, Y Lubell, D Limmathurotsakul, P Srisamang, NPJ Day, N Graves, BS Cooper
Combined use of adapted Salmonella bacteriophage for isolation and elimination of large outbreak of nosocomial Salmonellosis
V Akimkin
Use of ward closure to control outbreaks among hospitalized patients in acute care settings: a systematic review
H Wong, K Eso, A Ip, J Jones, Y Kwon, S Powelson, J de Grood, R Geransar, M Santana, AM Joffe, G Taylor, B Missaghi, C Pearce, W Ghali, J Conly
Implementation of an electronic hospital outbreak detection system
M Behnke, LA Peña Diaz, B Piening, G Pilarski, P Gastmeier, C Schröder
The cost bloodstream infections caused by antimicrobial susceptible and non-susceptible Enterobacteriaceae and Staphylococcus aureus in European hospitals
AJ Stewardson, N Graves, A Allignol, S Harbarth
Economic analysis of veterans affairs initiative to prevent methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus infections
RE Nelson, MH Samore, K Khader, M Jones, VW Stevens, ME Evans, ML Schweizer, E Perencevich, MA Rubin
Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-Cov) screening of exposed healthcare workers in a tertiary care hospital in Saudi Arabia
K Alameer, B Abukhzam, W Khan, A El-Saed, H Balkhy
Infection prevention and control strategies for the Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus and outcome in Oman
KSA Al Harthy, A Al Maani, M Elsheikh
Frequency of nosocomial influenza cases in a tertiary hospital during the 2012-13 to 2014-15 seasons
JL Mendoza García, JG Mora Muriel, I Tenza Iglesias, P García Shimizu, M Fuster Perez, V García Roman, JL Carretero Ares, M El Attabi, J Sánchez Payá
Influence of observable and unobservable exposure on the patient's risk of acquiring influenza-like illness at hospital
C Payet, N Voirin, P Vanhems, R Ecochard
Masking healthcare workers (HCW) and visitors was effective to reduce nosocomial (NOSO) influenza (I) during 2014/15 epidemic with reduced vaccine effectiveness
A Iten, C Bonfillon, S Boymond, Y Thomas, S Cordey, C-A Siegrist, L Kaiser, D Pittet
Comparing Ebola virus disease and antimicrobial resistance outbreaks in Nigeria- a cross sectional survey of awareness level of health care workers and members of community
I Yusuf, AH Arzai, M Yushau, L Garba
Experience feedback on the management of an Ebola patient in a Guinea-based healthcare facility
B Ndoye, OF Bangoura, AO Diallo
A surveillance and control of Ebola Outbreak Disease at Télimélé, Guinea Conakry 2014
JMV Namahoro, U Hogan
Knowledge of health care workers and ability of healthcare facilities in preventing of Ebola virus diseases/lassa fever in Benin
AK Aissi, AT Ahoyo, CB Orou Yorou, L Toko, L Affovehounde, MT Gounoungbe, C Glele Kakaï, DA Kinde Gazard
Lessons learnt and challenges in adopting the ECDC and who Ebola guidelines at Mater Dei Hospital
N Abela, E Tartari Bonnici, AR Parascandalo, MA Borg
Ensuring healthcare workers’ safety in the management of Ebola virus disease: a novel competency assessment checklist for proper PPE use
E Tartari, AR Falzon Parascandalo, MA Borg
Degree of satisfaction of healthcare workers (HCW) with the training received on the use of personal protective equipment (PPE) for the care of patients with suspected Ebola virus disease (EVE): final results
I Tenza Iglesias, JG Mora Muriel, EJ Silva Contreras, JL Mendoza García, CO Villanueva Ruiz, J Barrenengoa Sañudo, E López Gonzalez, J Bravo Miro, J Sánchez Payá
Local production of alcohol based handrub solution (ABHS) in Liberia during the Ebola outbreak
H Olivier, T Tarty Tyee, J Mulbah, M Massaquoi, B Dahn, L Bengaly, P Bonnabry, L Cingria, MB Matthey- Khouiti, S Weber, L Riegger, A Deuble, S Wallis, P Comtesse, D Pittet
Skin side effects of chlorine solutions used for hand hygiene: a systematic review
Z Kubilay, J Hopman, T Allen, H Edrees, B Allegranzi
Influenza as a cause of severe acute respiratory infection through sentinel surveillance at national and provincial hospitals in Vietnam
TP Nguyen, YTT Nguyen, TB Nguyen, TH Nguyen, HH Vu, MTQ Le, DN Tran, JM Partridge, JC Kile, TT Do, HT Nguyen
Influenza-related severe acute respiratory infection in the north of Vietnam: healthcare burden and economic impact
YTT Nguyen, TB Nguyen, TP Nguyen, TH Nguyen, HH Vu, MTQ Le, DN Tran, TT Do, JM Partridge, JC Kile, TV Nguyen, HT Nguyen
Healthcare seeking behavior for respiratory illness in a northern province of Vietnam
YTT Nguyen, TB Nguyen, TP Nguyen, TH Nguyen, HH Vu, TV Nguyen, TH Pham, TT Do, HT Duong, LH Nguyen, JM Partridge, JC Kile, A Iuliano, HT Nguyen
Improving vaccination against seasonal influenza among healthcare workers, 1994-2015
A Iten, C Bonfillon, S Boymond, C-A Siegrist, D Pittet
Influenza vaccination coverage in healthcare workers during the 2014-2015 season
S Chyderiotis, E Seringe, K Blanckaert, L Guet, Z Kadi, P Astagneau
Knowledge, attitudes, risk perception of influenza and influenza vaccination among final year nursing students in Singapore: an exploratory study
R Leong
Molecular characterization of potential healthcare associated respiratory syncytial virus in three referral hospitals in Kenya, 2009-2011
LM Mayieka, G Arunga, Z Ng'ang'a, S Khamadi, J Oundo, CL Otieno, L Ndegwa
Cost analysis of an active surveillance strategy for Clostridium difficile using an agent-based simulation
M Rubin, M Leecaster, W Ray, R Nelson, K Khader, D Toth, V Stevens
Surveillance of Clostridium difficile infections in Finnish acute care hospitals, 2008-2014: trends, diagnostics and control measures
DK Arifulla, S Mentula, SM Kotila, J Ollgren, T Möttönen, O Lyytikäinen
Community- vs. healthcare-associated Clostridium difficile infections, Finland, 2008-2013: incidence, case fatality and genotypes
SM Kotila, S Mentula, J Ollgren, A Virolainen-Julkunen, O Lyytikäinen
Health care associated Clostridium difficile infections in University Hospital Trnava during last five years (2010 – 2014)
A Streharova, M Garabasova, JS Brnova
Epidemiology and mortality of Clostridium difficile infection: a 5-year retrospective laboratory-based study in a large teaching hospital in Northern Italy
A Orsi, C Alicino, V Faccio, M Zacconi, F Ansaldi, P Durando, G Icardi
Waiting for test results before isolating patients with Clostridium difficiledisease may be associated with increased transmission
M Kiernan, A Chalmers, G Griffiths
Effectiveness of FMT in recurrent Clostridium difficile infection
P Grzesiowski, A Hermann, A Dubaniewicz, J Kasprzyk, D Pawlik, Z Zak-Pulawska
Comparing ATP values with bacterial contamination in a nursing home
IT Overdevest, I Willemsen, YJ Hendriks, CJ Verhulst, JA Kluytmans
Assessment of the quality of cleaning of surfaces in care rooms of intensive care units: feasibility of the use of ATP-metry
J Stuck, P Batailler, P Saviuc, B Allenet, M-R Mallaret
Monitoring hospital hygiene by luminescence methodology
F Vieira, I Neves, I Devesa, D Peres
Modelling the risk of infection transmission due to environmental contamination in hospital single and multi-bed rooms
M-F King, C Noakes, A Sleigh
The use of educational intervention on cleaning process in a secondary hospital
AF Sola, FS Vasques, CCD Oliveira, ACC Pignatari
Residual antiseptic efficacy of octenidine dihydrochloride versus chlorhexidine gluconate in alcoholic solutions
FHH Brill, N Radischat, P Goroncy-Bermes, J Siebert
Is your antiseptic effective against clinical multidrug-resistant microorganisms? A chlorhexidine digluconate formulation demonstrates efficacy even in lower concentrations
NT Mutters, F Günther, S Kaiser, T Fries, U Frank
Microbial deactivation properties of generation 2 and 4 poly(amidoamine) dendrimers on common bacteria found in the aqueous environment
A Maleki, M Ahmadi Jebelli, B Hayati, H Daraei, F Gharibi
Susceptibility of fabrics in office furniture to microbial attack: microbial burden and health implications
LO Egwari, MI Oniha, OO Ayepola
Study of enzymatic detergents with both cleaning efficacy and disinfecting action for medical devices
Y Kato, Y Toga, Y Oda, E Kawamukai, Y Hirata
Evaluation of biocompatibility of novel and commonly-used antiseptics by cell culture method
M Yamamoto, R Matsumura, Y Hirata, H Nagamune
The role of the mobile communication devices in the spread of healthcare-associated infections: a systematic review
R Szabó, J Morvai
Effects of disinfectant wipes on sensitive healthcare surfaces
D Del Re, C Ikeno, K Smid, D Swift
Efficacy of HyperDRYmist® technology in reducing residual environmental MDR bacterial contamination in tertiary hospital
M Ferrari, A Bocconi, A Anesi, S Asticcioli, D Baroni, C Garzoni
Quaternary ammonium compounds (QAC) issues encountered in an environmental services (EVS) department
L Sullivan, JM Boyce, A Brown, J Baker
Evaluation of the effectiveness of environmental disinfection by no touch hydrogen peroxide technology against MDR bacteria contamination and comparison with active chlorine disinfectant
M Ferrari, A Bocconi, A Anesi
Efficiency of micro-nebulized hydrogen peroxide dry mist in improving disinfection of titanium and polypropylene surfaces used in the medical area
ML Cavalleri, L Brambilla, C Meroni, P Rinaldoni
Efficacy of copper surfaces in the healthcare environment: a systematic review
S Chyderiotis, C Legeay, D Verjat-Trannoy, F Le Gallou, P Astagneau, D Lepelletier
Complex application of bacteriophages as a method of healthcare-associated infections control
E Brusina, O Drozdova, L Zueva, V Akimkin, L Fedorova
Measures for disinfection and sterilization as the most significant concept in health care infection control system in Russia
N Shestopalov, V Akimkin, L Panteleeva, L Fedorova, I Abramova
Sterilization process control in health centre Bijeljina
R Jelisic, Z Maksimovic, S Mijatovic, SS Peric, C Radovanovic
First ICAN SSD survey- what do we have in Africa?
B Hakizimana, S Mehtar
Efficiency of different airborne disinfection products for reducing the risk of Aspergillus fumigatus infection from hospital false ceiling exposure
S Loeffert, M-P Gustin, P Cassier, P Bouche, C Lion, M Massacrier, M Perraud, P Vanhems
Microbiological assessment of the indoor air quality of a university health centre in Nigeria
OO Ayepola, LO Egwari, GI Olasehinde
Testing a compact mobile air purification unit, does it do the job
P De Waegemaeker, J Boelens, I Leroux-Roels
Point-of-use water filters: do they provide sterile water over the entire time of the manufacturer’s warranty?
M Dangel, A Widmer
A multi-site clinical field study to evaluate the effectiveness of manual cleaning for flexible gastrointestinal endoscopes
M Bommarito, G Thornhill, D Morse, H Reuter
Comparison of two storage methods for flexible, thermolabile endoscopes: is there a difference in microbiological contamination?
D Scalia-Perreard, C Landelle, A Gayet-Ageron, AP Dos Santos, C Mounir, D Pittet
Monitoring the efficacy of the cleaning and disinfection process for flexible endoscopes by quantification of multiple biological markers
M Bommarito, J Stahl, D Morse, H Reuter
Infectious diseases linked to cross-contamination of flexible endoscopes
N Kenters, EGW Huijskens, C Meier, A Voss
New Zealand Health Quality & Safety Commission infection prevention and control programmes: evidence for sustained improvement in infection prevention interventions
S Roberts, D Jowitt
The Hong Kong Infection Control Nurses’ Association – the key to success
RFY Chan, Conita HS Lam, Queenie WL Chan, Chi Ping Chen, Christina WY Cheung, Radley HC Ching, Gloria CS Chiu, Chun Hoi Kan, Shirley SY Lee, Annie FY Leung, Isadora LC Wong, Ida KS Yip, Patricia TY Ching
Knowledge, attitudes and practices of registered nurses regarding the spread of nosocomial infections and the impact of organizational support
E Kamunge, T Cahill, G Zipp, R Parasher
Electronic epidemiological query on admission: early detection of high risk patients for pulmonary tuberculosis
C Palos, A Bispo, P Rodrigues, V Pinto, J Mapril
Air contamination with A.baumannii during wound dressing change in burn patients but not in surgical patients
S Messler, M Malecki, PC Fuchs, F Mattner
Bloodstream infections and local access site infection surveillance program in hemodialysis, Vaud, Switzerland
A Deschamps, M Attinger, D Zbinden, C Petignat
Implementation of S. aureus surveillance for prevention of blood stream infections in hemodialysis patients
L Coucke, C Verfaillie, J Van Acker, M De Clippele, J Donck, A-M Van den Abeele
Free-flow duration prior as an influential factor on microorganism and endotoxin amount of reverse osmosis water for dialysis
Y Jao, SW Wu, TY Lin, CT Hung, PW Yang, CH Huang, CY Lin, WR Lin, YH Chen, PL Lu
Improving environmental cleaning process in hemodialysis unit at King Saud Medical City
HA Amer, H Amer, D Kumar, H Alzoman, N Gul, A Hossam, S Ali
Developing a model for analysis the extra costs associated with surgical site infections (SSIs): an orthopaedic and traumatological study run by the Gaetano Pini Orthopaedic Institute
M Nobile, P Navone, A Orzella, R Colciago, F Auxilia, G Calori
Wound leakage in the early postoperative phase correlates with surgical site infections following total hip and knee arthroplastry, a case control study
S Camps, K Kremers-van de Hei, S Köeter, A Tostmann, M Nabuurs-Franssen, A Voss
Enterococci in orthopedic infections: who is at risk?
I Uckay, C Landelle, B Kressmann, A Agostinho, S Emonet, D Pittet
Anaerobes in clean orthopedic surgery? Is it a problem?
I Uckay, B Kressmann, A Agostinho, C Landelle, M Al-Mayahi, D Pittet
Which patients and orthopedic material do get infected with Gram-negative non-fermenting rods?
I Uckay, C Landelle, A Agostinho, M Al-Mayahi, D Pittet
Infection risk in cardiothoracic surgery due to contaminated heater cooler units
T Götting, D Jonas, D Scheibert, S Klassen, W Ebner
Surgical site infection: main cause of readmission of patients undergoing cardiac surgery
BRN Barreiros, EF Bianchi, RTN Turrini, RA Lacerda, V De Brito Poveda
Surgical site infection among patients undergoing cardiac transplantation
JASN Rodrigues, REL Ferretti-Rebustini, RNT Turrini, RA Lacerda, V de Brito Poveda
The effect of surveillance program for surgical site infection of hepato-biliary-pancreatic surgery for 5 years: a prospective study in a tertiary hospital in Korea
EJ Kim, EH Choi, NJ Kim, BR Oh, JH Lim
Cost of organ/space infection in elective colorectal surgery. Is it just a problem of rates?
E Shaw, A Gomila, M Piriz, F Obradors, R Escofet, R Vazquez, JM Badia, L Martin, D Fraccalvieri, M Brugués, MC Nicolás, E Espejo, A Castro, A Cruz, E Limón, F Gudiol, M Pujol
Surgical site infections rates among patients with craniotomy. Results of a prospective surveillance program in a university teaching hospital
P Ciercoles, A Soriano, E Shaw, A Gabarrós, I Pelegrin, C Cabellos, D Garcia, M Pujol
Strategies for reducing surgical site infection in neurosurgery: experience from a Brazilian hospital
R Saad, P Vidal, S Lessa, V Bastos, R Ito, C Genari, C Vasconcelos, M Queiroz
Compliance with antibiotic prophylaxis guidelines in a university hospital’s neurosurgical unit: a 7-year follow-up
A Agostinho, F Olearo, D Delannoy, F Fouchard-Chavatte, M-C Goascoz, M Ares, I Cabrilo, O Gautschi, E Tessitore, P Bijlenga, C Czarnetzki, C Lysakowski, K Schaller, S Harbarth
Characteristics and institutional initiatives that improve the surgical antibiotic prophylaxis use
C Schmitt, RA Lacerda
An audit and feedback strategy does not improve compliance with surgical antimicrobial prophylaxis guidelines
V Vitrat, A Jean, J Fiot, C Janssen, S Nguyen, F Guerin, L Pagani
Results of the implementation of target zero program for surgical site infections in a middle-sized private hospital in Southern Brazil
CC Ponzi, C Pompermayer
The measurements to reduce the rate of surgical site infection in a tertiary teaching hospital
PW Yang, MH Hsieh, MC Chen, FY Tasia, JW Huang, CT Hung, PS Shie, CY Lin, YH Chen
Role of procalcitonin as an early market in diagnosis and follow up of surgical site infection in Al Azhar University Hospital – New Damietta, Egypt
M Abdelnasser, M Gohar, M Saleh, M Abdelhamid, M Balboula
The risk of transmission of infectious agents in orthodontic surgery
E Sedlatá Jurásková, I Matoušková
Multimodal approach for surgical site infection prevention – results from a pilot site in Kenya
P Ntumba, C Mwangi, J Barasa, A Aiken, Z Kubilay, B Allegranzi
A continuous process of creating responsiveness among healthcare workers results in maintaining good lab practices & increasing awareness regarding safe & hygienic work environment
A-U- Kabeer, SA Muhammad, K Minhas
Anesthiologist’s current infection control training program needs in Palestine: a quantitative study
AS Abu Tayeh
Teaching methods in the prevention of catheter-related bloodstream infection: a systematic review
CES Pelaes, TR Santos, MC Padoveze
Preliminary results of a French multi-centre audit on transmission-based precautions
M Giard, M-A Ertzscheid, N Garreau, E Caillat-Vallet, N Vernier, D Landriu, C Laland, D Zaro-Goni, A Savey, M Aupée
Factors associated with influenza vaccination compliance at a tertiary care teaching hospital in Argentina
RE Quirós, A Novau, L Davide, A Parisotto
Risk factors for delayed isolation of tuberculosis patients in a tertiary care hospital in a low-incidence country
J Severin, S Ruhe-van der Werff, M Bakker, MC Vos
Air change rate vs airflow pathway: bioaerosol containment and removal in patient rooms
K Grosskopf
Experience of source isolation during hospitalization – a qualitative study
AF Madsen
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P Fascia, N Khouider, A Fine, I Fourcade, S Laroche, A Savey
Quantifying the magnitude of hazardous incidents among laboratory staff in Kenya; preliminary results of a national health care workers survey, 2014-2015
BK Burmen, J Osoga
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L Yang, KH Chan, L Suen, CM Wong
Survival and re-aerosolization in dust of Mycobacterium smegmatis, a surrogate marker for Mycobacterium tuberculosis
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A Sargazi, Z Sepehri, A Sargazi, PK Nadakkavukaran Jim, Z Kiani
Eastern Mediterranean region tuberculosis economic burden in 2014
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Public health management of group A streptococcal infection in mother-baby pairs in England; a case series review
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An audit on pneumococcal vaccination rates among adult patients with asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) in a local polyclinic
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Innovation of stamp campaign for strengthening of routine immunization eradication of polio
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Awareness of HIV transmission, attitudes and practices amongst secondary students in an urban metropolis in Ibadan, south west Nigeria 2012
OT Olugbade, A Aderinoye
Mitigating the impact of HIV/AIDS among in and out of school youth through peer education using family life HIV education in federal capital territory ABUJA NIGERIA
FO Agbaje
Accreditation of HIV services to improve infection control system of hospital – experience from India
R Lalthanmawia
Prevalence of Staphylococcus aureus, Escherichia coli and Salmonella spp. isolated from meat and cooked meat at Khon Kaen Municipality Schools
A Polpakdee, S Angkititrakul
The effectiveness of health education programs on the Opisthorchi viverrini in junior high school, Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand
S Kaewpitoon, N Kaewpitoon
Using of geographic information system for risk area analysis of liver flukes in Thailand
N Kaewpitoon, S Kaewpitoon, R Rujirakul
Utility of Xpert Carba-R® in diagnostic laboratory for early detection of carbapenems resistant Enterobacteriaceae
S Aljohani, T Al Enizi
Knowledge and practice of infection control – in the NDM1 era
V Lakshmi, A Ghafur, K Mageshkumar, C Karupusamy
Automatic discontinuation of isolation precautions and electronic alerts of MDRO positive patients: safe or sorry?
M Bos, A Voss, A Tostmann, J Hopman
Prevalence of extended-spectrum betalactamase producing–Enterobacteriaceae (ESBL-E) carriage on admission at Geneva University Hospitals (HUG)
C Fankhauser, J Schrenzel, V Prendki, F Ris, E Schiffer, P Gastmeier, Y Carmeli, D Pittet, S Harbarth
Extended spectrum beta-lactamase (ESBL) strains of E. coli as a cause of urinary tract infections in hospitalized patients
V Gerasimovska, B Gerasimovska-Kitanovska
Extended spectrum-beta-lactamase producing Enterobacteriaceae causing nosocomial infection in a tertiary care hospital, Nepal
MK Sah
Trends in extended spectrum beta-lactamase (ESBL) producing Enterobacteriaceae and ESBL genes in a Dutch teaching hospital, measured in 5 yearly point prevalence surveys (2010-2014)
I Willemsen, S Oome, C Verhulst, A Pettersson, K Verduin, J Kluytmans
More than half of ESBL-E are susceptible to fluoroquinolones: admission prevalence data from eight non-ICUs in a German university hospital
F Maechler, N Thoma, P Dem, A Kola, S Hansen, P Gastmeier
Clinical features of ESBL-producing E. coli responsible for bloodstream infections in French patients and molecular characterization of isolates
A Gaultier, N Girard, X Bertrand, R Quentin, NL Van Der Mee-Marquet
First report of OXA-48 carbapenemase-producing Escherichia coli in Taiwan
Y Jao, P-S Lee, C-T Hung, C-F Wang, MH Hsieh, C-Y Lin, Y-H Chen, P-L Lu
Transferable resistance in multiresistant Gram-negative bacteria isolated from hemocultures in Slovakia
N Kulkova, L Michalikova, JS Brnova, V Krcmery
Point prevalence, lab-based survey of antimicrobial resistance in referral and regional hospitals in Oman
B Zayed, K AL Harthy, B AL Abri
Detection of colistin resistant Klebsiella pneumonia co-producing extended spectrum, AmpC beta lactamase and carbapenemase in a tertiary hospital in Nigeria
I Yusuf, SM Qabli, AM Magashi, AI Balarabe, A Kabir, MR Kabir, ES Olivia, R Abbas
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C Tsioutis, S Karageorgos, S Stratakou, E Bolikas, E Astrinaki, A Messaritaki, M Adami, A Georgiladakis, A Kassimati, A Gikas
Epidemiological study of Klebsiella pneumonia isolates producing KPC-2 carbapenemase in a general hospital over a four year period in Greece
A Tatsiopoulos, K Tryfinopoulou, A Stamatiou, P Giakouppi, E Petinaki
Epidemiology of bloodstream infections sustained by carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumonia in a large teaching hospital in northern Italy
C Alicino, DR Giacobbe, A Orsi, F Tassinari, C Trucchi, G Sarteschi, F Copello, V Del Bono, C Viscoli, G Icardi
Epidemiology of carbapenem resistance among multi-drug resistant Enterobacteriaea
V Katawera, L Ampaire
Comparative risk factors for nosocomial New Delhi metallo-beta-lactamase (NDM-1) producing Enterobacteriaceae and non-carbapenemase producing (NCP) Enterobacteriaceae
E Izharuddin, K Marimuthu, P Bee Fong, K Jia Qi, A Chow, DC Lye, P Krishnan, B Ang
Emergence of gut colonization of carbapenem resistant Gram negatives in intensive care unit patients: a report from a middle income country
E Alp, D Altun, E Berk, A UluKilic, A Ulgey, R Coskun, H Kilic
Characterization of carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii strains isolated from hospitalized patients in Palestine
R Handal, L Qunibi, I Sahouri, M Juhari, H Marzouqa, M Hindiyeh
Carbapenemase-producing Acinetobacter baumannii in a surgical intensive care unit – take time for tracking
T Götting, W Ebner, D Jonas, A Serr, G Häcker, M Dettenkofer
Bloodstream infections caused by multidrug-resistant non-fermentative bacilli in southern of Poland in 2013
A Chmielarczyk, M Pomorska-Wesołowska, M Pobiega, G Ziółkowski, D Romaniszyn, J Wojkowska-Mach
Molecular characteristic of imipenem-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa isolated from unrinary tract infections in Southern Poland
M Pobiega, J Maciag, A Chmielarczyk, D Romaniszyn, M Monika Pomorska-Wesolowska, G Ziolkowski, J Wojkowska-Mach, PB Heczko
Seasonal variations on prevalence and antimicrobial resistance of Salmonella isolated from dogs in Khon Kaen province, Northeast Thailand
P Sringam, S Angkititrakul
Detection of extended spectrum beta lactamases (ESBLS) and carbapenemases in Escherichia coli isolated from cow-dungs and poultry droppings
ES Olivia, I Yusuf, SA Ahmad
Factors associated with hand hygiene compliance at a tertiary care teaching hospital in Argentina
RE Quirós, A Novau, D Latugaye, G Desmery
The keys to success: initial findings from the Hand Hygiene Australia (HHA) program review
K Ryan, S Havers, K Olsen, A Stewardson, M Cruickshank, ML Grayson
Hand hygiene improvement in Nigeria: challenges and opportunities
S Kama-Kieghe, B Okeke
How to keep alive the “Clean Your Hands” campaign in a hospital setting: six years after
I Neves, D Peres, F Vieira, I Devesa
Improved individual hand hygiene compliance with a multimodal hand hygiene intervention – the results of the PROHIBIT (Prevention of Hospital Infections By Intervention and Training) project
T Van Der Kooi, H Boshuizen, S de Greeff, H Grundmann, W Zingg
Hand hygiene excellence award winner: spreading the experience countrywide in Romania
A Moldovan, M Capilna, I Cotoara, B Moldovan
Afghan hurdles: from signing the pledge in 2012 to hand hygiene implementation in 2014
JG Böttrich, Z Tokhi, B Roth, D Pittet, K-W Stahl
Hand hygiene: dreams come true “Clean Care is Safer Care”
C Hon Chung Radley, L Conita, W Isadora, KCH, L Shirley, L Annie, C Gloria, CCP, C Regina, Y Ida, C Queenie, C Patricia, C Christina
The current situation in compliance with hand hygiene in dental surgeries in the Czech Republic
E SedlatáJurásková, I Matoušková
WHO multimodal strategy for improving hand hygiene supported within the organization’s management system, Mater Dei Hospital, Belo Horizonte, Brazil
SB Ricardo, LC Belo, PT Leite, AM Lara, RF Rocha
Implementation of the who multimodal hand hygiene improvement strategy in selected wards of Asella Teaching Hospital, Ethiopia
F Pfäfflin, N Schmidt, TB Tufa, T Feldt
The support of Pelé: how to spread the compliance and commitment to hand hygiene
HIG Giamberardino, JA Carneiro
Hand hygiene multimodal strategy and the decrease on central line-associated bloodstream infection in a Brazilian neonatal intensive care unit
R Richtmann, G Pereira, T Rodrigues, ACO Filhiolino, KM Gama, C Dealmeida Silva, L Dias
Hand hygiene compliance to five moments in pediatric and neonatal intensive care units
HIG Giamberardino, APO Pacheco, JM Webler, BM Domiciana, JN Malta
Hand hygiene compliance on two icus at hannover medical school: indication-specific analysis of compliance rates per bedside
L Schwadtke, C Krauth, JT Stahmeyer, T von Lengerke, B Lutze, IF Chaberny
Compliance of hand hygiene of healthcare workers in emergency care unit in a private tertiary hospital in São Paulo.
EA Tito, J Kawagoe, P Gonçalves
A survey about surgical hand antisepsis and implementation among surgeons in a newly-opened hospital in China
S Xu
Hand hygiene campaign to all the residential care home for elderly (RCHE) in Hong Kong
J Leung, A Wong, T Wong
The impact of hand hygiene in the primary care: to go beyond the hospital setting
I Devesa, I Neves, D Peres, F Vieira, G Poças
Surgical hands antisepsis with alcohol-based preparations: cost-effectiveness, compliance of professionals and ecological benefits in the Brazilian healthcare scenario
ME Graf, A Machado, LL Mensor, D Zampieri, R Campos
Alcohol preparation compared to traditional surgical hand antisepsis: acceptance by surgical team at a private hospital in Brazil
JY Kawagoe, AR Toniolo, CV Silva, FG Menezes, M Hutter, P Zimmer, L Barbosa, L Correa, Camila Santos, Leonilda Pontes, Helena Castagna, Maria F Cardoso, Priscila Gonçalves
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Drug resistance bacterial isolates in inpatients at Cocody University Hospital, Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire in 2014
KN Adele
In vitro evaluation of the combination between some antibiotics and essential oils of clove and rosemary against Pseudomonas aeruginosa
L El Hosseiny, M El-Shenawy
Candida non albicans isolates with a high antibiotic resistance: a real threat for cancer patients in Karaj City
E Kalantar, M Asadi, S Hatami, M Agha Barari, M Hadi Naseh, E Mahmoudi, K Kabir
Correlation between multi-drug resistant organisms and antimicrobial use among in-hospital patients at a tertiary hospital in the Philippines from July 2010 to June 2014
RK So, MM Mendoza
Validation of national hospital antimicrobial consumption data in England
B Muller-Pebody, D Ladenheim, C Fuller, D Ashiru-Oredope, S Hopkins
Antimicrobial stewardship program in a pediatric intensive care unit of a tertiary care children’s hospital in Saudi Arabia – a pilot study
LS AlAwdah, D AlShahrani, M AlShehri, T AlFawaz, N ElSidig, A AlAwfi, K Baba, A AlAqeel, A AlSharif, I AlHarfi, S Amjad, A AlDarwish, S Rasheed
Antibiotic prescribing in neonatal intensive care units of two tertiary care hospitals at central India
M Sharma, C Hauge, J Mandaliya, G Marrone, C StålsbyLundborg
A change for the antibacterial treatment policy to decrease carbapenem consumption at a hematopoieteic stem cell transplant center
G Metan, L Kaynar, N Yozgat, F Elmali, C Altay Kurkcuoglu, E Alp, M Cetin
Perioperative antibiotic prescribing in two private sector hospitals in central India
J Sparrentoft, M Sharma
Evaluation of surgical antimicrobial prophylaxis practices in a tertiary care center in Oman, 2015
WI El-Shoubary, M Elsheikh, A Al Maani
“Capacity building to implement state of the art surveillance systems for antibiotic consumption and resistance in kosovo”: results of European Union research project in Kosovo
L Raka, H Goosens, G Mulliqi, A Versporten, S Krasniqi, T Kostyanev, A Kurti, C Lammens, A Kurti, F Paasch, V Uka, A Jakupi, A Loku, D Raka
The change of a district hospital antimicrobial consumption in and after national antimicrobial appropriate use intervention, China
Y-X Chen, L-J Zhao, B-Y Liu, J-L Cao, D-M Dong, L-L Chen, S Feng, B Gao
Implementation of a hospital antibiotic stewardship program: first results
I Neves, V Alves, A Duraes, R Correia Abreu, S Jordão, M Guimaraes, MJ Soares, D Peres, F Vieira, I Devesa
Consumption of carbapenems in different intensive care units in a Saudi tertiary care hospital
HH Balkhy, A Al Othman, IH Baffoe Bonnie, YM Arabi, A El-Saed
Antimicrobial consumption assessment as a part of infection control surveillance exemplified by bloodstream infection treatment in NICUs
A Różańska, J Wójkowska-Mach, M Bulanda
Cambodia: the first national study of antibiotic prescribing and resistance using mixed methods approach
C Om, M-L McLaws, E Vlieghe, F Daily, JC McLaughlin
Review of the annual reports on antibiotic policy data from hospitals, private clinics, and rehabilitation facilities in Paris city
JF Westphal
Antibiotic consumption in post-acute care and geriatric hospitals in Israel, 2014
E Temkin, M Schwaber, S Masawra, Y Carmeli
The Bavarian working group on antibiotic resistant pathogens (LARE)
U Kandler, V Lehner-Reindl, G Valenza, C Herr, B Liebl, C Höller
A cognitive perspective of an antibiotic timeout program
M Jones, J Butler, C Graber, P Glassman, MH Samore, C Weir, MB Goetz
Workload associated with mrsa control in surgery: a prospective study alongside a controlled clinical trial
S Bahrami, AS Lee, S Harbarth, S Malhotra-Kumar, C Brun-Buisson, I Durand-Zaleski
“Screening at the door” - continuous rapid molecular screening for MRSA at emergency department is efficacious and effective
BSP Ang, SY Tay, M Umayam, BF Poh, PU Krishnan
MRSA at patient admission: the right question to identify the colonized patient
A Bispo, C Palos
Advanced age and long-term care facility stay as risk factors for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus infection
M Pobiega, A Chmielarczyk, M Pomorska-Wesołowska, G Ziolkowski, J Wojkowska-Mach
Determinants of successful mrsa decolonization among patients included in a clinical trial of polyhexanide
E von Dach, C Landelle, T Haustein, A Agostinho, A Renzoni, P François, G Renzi, J Schrenzel, D Pittet, S Harbarth
SCCMEC and SPA typing of meticillin resistance Staphylococcus aureus isolated from infections from Southern Poland
A Chmielarczyk, M Pobiega, J Natkaniec, D Romaniszyn, I Myjak, K Malyszek, J Wojkowska-Mach
Clonal dissemination of methicillin sensitive and resistant Staphylococcus aureus among indigenous populations of the amazon and the southeast region in Brazil
LM Abraão, CMCB Fortaleza, TA Barbosa, EP Lino Pereira-Franchi, DF Riboli, CH Camargo, RM de Souza, MDLR de Souza da Cunha
Antibiotic resistance profile of Staphylococcusaureus clinical isolates from Nigeria
OO Ayepola, L Egwari, GI Olasehinde
One step PCR for detection of Staphylococcus aureus specific sequence gene and mecA gene in Northwestern Nigerian hospitals
AS Kumurya
Comparative genomics to investigate the emergence of community-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (CA-MRSA) USA300 clone in Geneva, Switzerland
SM Diene, E Von Dach, C Fankhauser, E-J Bonetti, J Schrenzel, S Harbarth, P François
Prevalence of colonisation with vancomycin-resistant enterococci on admission - a cross-sectional study in 6 German university hospitals, 2014
M Wiese-Possselt, J Zweígner, AM Rohde, F Schwab, W Kern, H Seifert, P Gastmeier
Succesfull control of vancomycin-resitant enterococci outbreak in a hematology unit
H Jansens, F Van Laer, E Goovaerts, K Loens
Controlling a VRE cluster on a surgical ward
C Bandiera-Clerc, C Coccault-Duverger, F Bellissimo-Rodrigues, P Albrecht, G Renzi, F Ris, S Harbarth
MiBalert, a realtime alert of multidrug-resistant bacteria in the electronic medical record
B Olesen, K Rasmussen, M Voldstedlund
Evaluation of terminal room cleaning and disinfection after patients infected/colonized with vancomycin-resistant enterococci (VRE) discharge in an adult intensive care unit of a medical center
SW Wu, Y-T Jao, C-T Hung, P-W Yang, T-H Hung, S-H Lin, CH Huang, C-Y Lin, Y-H Chen
Two-year prevalence study of hospital-acquired bloodstream infections in university hospital Trnava, Slovakia
M Garabasova, JS Brnova, M Betkova, A Streharova
One million global catheters PIVC worldwide prevalence study: building alliances to put vascular access device management and infection prevention on the world stage from Australia to the Democratic Republic of Congo
EK Kabululu, G Ray-Barruel, E Alexandrou, CM Rickard
Catheter-related bloodstream infections in hemato-oncology paediatric patients
HIG Giamberardino, U Coelho, N Bevilaqua, P Rett
Central venous catheter-related nosocomial bloodstream infections in children on long-term parenteral nutrition : the impact of the move to a new university hospital.
M-L Valdeyron, N Peretti, J Grando, P Vanhems
Hospital-acquired bloodstream infections in neurological and neurosurgical units in Hungary, 2005-2013
R Szabó, A Kurcz
Device-associated infection and mortality in a Tunisian intensive care unit
N Bouafia, M Mahjoub, I Chouchéne, A Bencheikh, O Ezzi, S Bouchoucha, M Njah
Bacterial colonization of central venous catheters after heart valve surgery: a risk factor study
A De La Chapelle, A Mihoubi, N Balarac, M Raucoules-Aime, P Dellamonica
Peripheral venous catheter in cardiology: root cause analysis of an adverse event during patient transport in radiology
D Verjat-Trannoy, A Abdelaziz, V Chauvin, C Hovasse, L Hubas, P Astagneau
The effect of bundle care on central line associated bloodstream infections in two medical ICUS
Y-W Sung, C-T Hung, M-J Huang, S-H Chen, J-R Tsai, Y-H Chen
Reducing central line associated blood stream infections at intensive care unit
HA Amer, Hala A Amer, Hind A Alzoman, Hassan Abdallah, Hanem Jomaa
A multifaceted approach in reducing central line associated bloodstream infections (CLABSI) in pediatric icus at a tertiary hospital
H Balkhy, AM Al Shehri, NL Dagunton, N Dagunton
Sutureless securement of central venous catheters and peripherally inserted central catheters with a novel securement system
K Gregerson, L Rutledge, P Parks
Outbreak of bacterial phlebitis related to peripheral intravenous catheters at a general hospital in Brazil
B Quental, R Saad, L Duarte, J Oliveira, A Frazilio
Evaluation of a campaign to reduce the catheter associated urinary infection
F Vieira, I Devesa, D Peres, I Neves
Change management with empowerment of nursing staff to reduce urinary catheter use
N Bartlomé, A Conen, E Bucheli, S Schirlo, CA Fux
Careful indication of the indwelling urinary catheter: impact on catheter-associated urinary tract infection rates
MG Menegueti, AM Laus, M Auxiliadora-Martins, GG Gaspar, ML Puga, CA Feliciano, A Basile-Filho, F Bellissimo-Rodrigues
Determination of bacteria migration speed through urinary catheter systems in case of urostomy
FHH Brill, H Braunwarth, D Hegeholz, W Droste
Antimicrobial prescribing for urinary tract infections in patients undergoing total hip or knee arthroplasty (THA/TKA)
S Bailin, N Noiseux, J Pottinger, B Johannsson, A Haleem, S Johnson, L Herwaldt
Urinary tract infection in cancer patients in a tertiary cancer setting in India: microbial spectrum and antibiotic susceptibility pattern
P Parikh, V Bhat
Multidrug resistant bacterial isolates causing nosocomial urinary tract infection in a tertiary care hospital, Nepal
MK Sah
N-alkyl/aralkyl-4-(3-substituted-3-phenylpropyl)piperazine-1-carbodithioate derivatives to tackle resistant trichomoniasis
V Bala, B Kushwaha, G Gupta, VL Sharma
Management of a Serratia marcescens outbreak in a neonatal unit – improving hand hygiene does the job
I Soulake, A Gayet-Ageron, DG Pichoud, R Pfister, G Renzi, D Pittet, W Zingg
MRSA outbreak at neonatal ICU in Saudi Arabia
N Dagunton, K Salman, S Al-Saif, B Hanan
Burden of nosocomial rotavirus gastroenteritis in the paediatric population in Slovakia
M Stefkovicova, Z Kristufkova, J Brnova
A Legionnaires’ disease outbreak associated with cooling towers in Warstein, Germany, August 2013
A Jurke, A Maisa, F Renken, A Brockmann, C Lück, M Exner, I Daniels-Haardt
Bloodstream infection outbreak caused by burkholderia cepacia complex: the role of genetic sequencing in the investigation
C Schmitt, ALP Maciel, MM Baraldi, MMMB Simonetti, M Cantarelli, G Turcato Jr, LFV Oliveira, Í Boszczowski
A nosocomial hepatitis viral c transmission in an auto-dialysis center: risk factors using a root-causes analysis
L Haudebourg, E Seringe, M Aggoune, M Bertrand, F Boulot, P Astagneau
Implementing an Euregional databasis webtool for transborder surveillance of notifiable infectious diseases
A Jurke, S Thole, M Lunemann, M Rohde, R Köck, K Soethoudt, A Friedrich, I Daniels-Haardt
Epidemiological investigations in a digital era: methods and tools to identify infectious disease outbreaks
T Braun, J Tarabeia, V Schechner, Y Carmeli
Antibiotics’ consumption to early detect epidemics of P. aeruginosa in a burn center: a paradigm shift in the epidemiological surveillance of nosocomial infections
A Fournier, P Eggimann, O Pantet, M Krähenbühl, C-L Bonnemain, C Fournier, J-L Pagani, J-P Revelly, E Dupuis-Lozeron, F Sadeghipour, A Pannatier, P Voirol, Y-A Que
Proactive infection control measures to prevent hospital outbreaks in a regional hospital in Hong Kong: approaching zero outbreaks in a 5-year time period
VC Cheng, JW Tai, K-Y Yuen
Barriers to investigate and to report nosocomial outbreaks to health authorities in São Paulo, Brazil: a mixed method approach
ALP Maciel, BA Carvalho, MC Padoveze
Signalling disease outbreaks: cost-effectiveness analysis of early warnings and response systems in the case of dengue control
H-C Stahl, V-M Butenschön, D Sonntag, A Farlow
National results and 6 years trends of nosocomial infection surveillance in French intensive care units (REA-RAISIN network)
A Savey, A Machut, A Lepape, F L’heriteau, M Aupee, C Bervas, S Boussat, I Russell, K Chami, S Vaux
Risk factors for enterobacter cloacae colonisation at a neonatal intensive care unit in the Netherlands
J Hopman, I Maat, ED Jong, D Liem, WD Boode, A Voss, A Tostmann
Surveillance of health care associated infections in bavarian intensive care units
C Höller, N Grundmann, U Kandler, S Kolb, S Nickel, E Tomasic, G Valenza, V Lehner-Reindl
Skin decontamination in critically ill patients. Comparison of two daily bathing methods: traditional bath versus 2% chlorexidine gluconate (CHG) cloths
G Tura, N Marcatelli, P Leardini
Decrease ventilator-associated pneumonia by bundle care in cardiac surgery intensive care unit
CT Hung, MH Hsieh, P-W Yang, S-W Wu, C-Y Lin, Y-H Chen
Pneumonia in trauma patients
HIG Giamberardino, B Schelmezer, HZ Adamante, T Betim, M Ducroquet
Oral care quality improvement intervention results in decreased ventilator associated pneumonia ratio and increased productivity
Y Kenmotsu
Interdiciplinares impactanto actions on prevention of ventilator-associated pneumonia in patients of trauma intensive care unit
A Sola
Rates of ventilator-associated pneumonia in critical care units in three Arabian Gulf countries; six-year surveillance study
A El-Saed, HH Balkhy, H Alansari, A Althaqafi, J Alsalman, Z Al Maskari, A El Gammal, W Al Nasser, A Al Jardani, SS Al-Abri
Bacterial contamination of the hands of intensive care unit staff during respiratory tract care: preliminary results
C Landelle, A De Gea-Hominal, S Touveneau, E Genevois, N Colaizzi, A Gayet-Ageron, D Scalia, V Sauvan, J Schrenzel, P Francois, J Pugin, D Pittet
Nosocomial meningitis associated with external ventricular drainage at neurosurgical intensive care unit
N Kurdyumova, GV Danilov, O Ershova, M Shifrin, I Savin, I Alexandrova, E Sokolova
Survey of infection control resources and services in outpatient settings in China
F Qiao, W Huang, Y Wang, Z Zong
Understanding barriers to the provision of hand hygiene products in Africa – a WHO POPS/APPS project
J Storr, C Kilpatrick, S Syed, J Dixon Hightower, D Pittet
Impact of the involvement of hospitals in Benin in the actions of the world program “Save Lives: Clean Your Hands» edition 2014
TA Ahoyo, S Assavedo, AK Aissi, L Toko, TB Orou Yorou, DA Kinde Gazard
Using mobile technology for effective detection and prevention
S Batra, S Ahuja, V Lauria, N Harshe
Preventing infection transfer from health facilities to rural communities
CO Nwuba, NF Onyemelukwe, E Agbata
Interventions for enhancing an online infection control course for Latin American countries
M Gonzalez, M Homsi, G Relyea, M Caniza
Prevention of nosocomial bacteremia associated with Staphylococcus aureus in Benin
TA Ahoyo, AK Aissi, S Assavedo, TB Orou Yorou, VT Dougnon, DA Kinde Gazard
Too many too soon - fever following PET CT
A Ghafur, PR Vidyalakshmi, K Mageshkumar, C Karupusamy, I Poojary
Knowledge and attitude regarding hepatitis B virus infection and vaccine among hospital patients
SS Katpattil
Noma disease: 10 years of research in the quest of a microbial etiology
P François, K Whiteson, D Baratti Mayer, J Schrenzel, D Pittet
Life conditions and dental behavior as risk factors for noma among children in Niger; preliminary results
D Baratti-Mayer, A Gayet-Ageron, D Pittet
Congenital rubella syndrome exposure in a pediatric hospital: experience from developing world
D Sureshkumar, R Gopalakrishnan, L Jessani
Utilization of paediatric isolation facilities in a TB-endemic setting
A Dramowski, M Cotton, A Whitelaw
Urinary tract infections caused by Pseudomonas aeruginos among children in southern Poland
M Pobiega, J Maciąg, A Chmielarczyk, D Romaniszyn, M Pomorska-Wesolowska, G Ziolkowski, J Wojkowska-Mach, PB Heczko
Perineal hygiene in recurrent urinary tract infections - protective or predisposing?
DPCKA Lal
Successful containment of a nosocomial outbreak of Burkholderia cepacia in a special care baby unit of a base hospital in Sri Lanka
YC Waniganayake, UA Wijetunga, L Karunanayake, R Abeysinghe
Late presentation of paediatric patients to clinics: a major barrier to uptake of laboratory services in nigeria
CO Okolo
ORION, a new method for root cause analysis of blood and body fluid exposures
C Bervas, S Lafossas, V Fichet, A-G Venier, P Parneix
The right patient in the right place: the central role of infection control
V Pinto, A Bispo, C Palos, L Caldas
Medical device-vigilance in Tunisian Center Est University Hospital: knowledge, attitudes and practices of medical staff
M Mohamed, N Bouafia, W Bannour, R Hellali, Z Nawel, A Asma, N Mansor
Patient’s safety culture among health care professionals in Tunisian Center-Est University Hospital
N Bouafia, M Mahjoub, R Hellali, W Bannour, A Bencheikh, O Ezzi, A Asma, Z Nawel, N Mansor
Improving the knowledge and adherence of nursing staff to infection control ecommendations: a quality improvement pilot program
V Sauvan, C Hudry, Y Registe-Rameau, B Huttner, D Pittet
Prevention and infection control programs related to health assistance: diagnosis of hospitals in the state of Paraná, Brazil
DCI Alves, V de Brito Poveda, RA Lacerda
The effectiveness of hepa filtered rooms plus fluconazol prophylaxis for preventation of invasive fungal diseases in allogenic stem cell transplant patients
C Altay Kurkcuoglu, G Metan, L Kaynar, F Elmali, E Alp, M Cetin
Surveillance of healthcare associated infections in Dutch nursing homes
K Halonen, A Haenen, E Smid, S de Greeff
Surveillance of hospital acquired infections according to ECDC definitions in Polish hospital - a pilot study
A Różańska, J Wójkowska-Mach, M Bulanda
Point prevalence survey of healthcare-associated infections in Slovakia: from zero to real data
M Stefkovicova, I Rovny, J Brnova
Hospital acquired infection prevalence survey: is there any Franc-Comtois paradox?
N Floret, L Paulet, A-L Parmentier, F Mauny
Electronic epidemiological query on admission: one year results of an e-health based tool designed to risk assessment and infection control
C Palos, A Bispo
PDCA cycle reports: a quality tool to improve physician hand hygiene compliance
P Gonçalves, JY Kawagoe, MFDS Cardoso, CV Silva, ADR Toniolo, HMF Castagna, CM dos Santos, FG de Menezes, L Correa
Pursuing nurses’ work effectiveness and better hand-hygiene compliance in a intensive care unit (ICU) ward: application of lean methodologies
J Gregório, I Santos, F Pinheiro, P Póvoa, L Lapão
Nursing schools curricula: good hand hygiene guaranteed?
DA De Wandel, S Blot, D Vogelaers
Lessons in hand washing: what we should know?
LO Egwari, OO Ayepola, MI Oniha, GI Olasehinde
Promoting hand hygiene in intensive care: “PCI Licence”
D Joubert, C Landelle, E Genevois, J Pugin, S Harbarth, D Pittet
Train the trainers: replicating the message of hand hygiene promotion through the training of national experts, preliminary results
F Bellissimo-Rodrigues, A Agostinho, D Pittet
Medical students’ knowledge of the very basic principles of hand hygiene
A Różańska, J Wójkowska-Mach, M Bulanda
The effects of immediate and delayed feedback on hand hygiene compliance
E Gavrieli, A Drach-Zahavy, I Tal, G Rahav, D Ben-David
The role of direct feedback in improving hand hygiene technique
Á Lehotsky, L Szilágyi, G Wéber, P Róna, R Pethes, P Szerémy, T Haidegger
Implementation of an interactive training module on hand hygiene
L Qalla-Widmer, M Attinger, R Blanc, I Amherdt, F Boiron, D Zbinden, C Petignat
The role of parents on hand hygiene promotion in the pediatric setting – a systematic review
F Bellissimo-Rodrigues, W Zingg, D Pittet
Message to the caregivers: communicating to patients on hand hygiene improves your practices!
D Verjat-Trannoy, M-A Ertzscheid, S Monier, N Jouzeau, D Zaro-Goni, P Astagneau
Alcohol-based hand rub consumption surveillance in German hospitals – latest results
M Behnke, JO Clausmeyer, C Reichardt, P Gastmeier
Use of hand hygiene agents as a surrogate marker of compliance in hungarian long-term care facilities: first nationwide survey
R Szabó, J Morvai, F Bellissimo-Rodrigues, D Pittet
Measuring alcohol-based hand rub volume used by healthcare workers in practice
RA Leslie, CJ Donskey, TF Zabarsky, AE Parker, DR Macinga, O Assadian
Malaysia: can ABHR purchasing data used to measure hand hygiene compliance?
H Merican, YF Lee, R Nallusamy, LM Ong, P Mohamed Nazir, H Sham, N Ismail, M McLaws
Why, what, who, when and how? Hand hygiene measured in India?
J Hemalatha, D Sureshkumar
Impact of hand hygiene product accessibility on 5 moment compliance within an acute care facility ward
DP Limbert, M Nabuurs-Franssen, P Besselink-Quint, F van den Wildenberg, J Schaafstra, J Hines, A Voss
Comparison of hand hygiene opportunities (HHOS) between a us study and in acute care facilities in three other countries
M-L McLaws, J Hines, C Kilpatrick, J Storr, A Voss, C Leroy, D Limbert
Comparing traditional audits with electronic measurements: bringing a new perspective to measurement of compliance with hand hygiene protocols
J Hayhurst, H Gentry, J Kirk, J Arbogast, C Galani, AN Eaton
Non-compliance of hand hygiene using covert and overt methodology among healthcare workers at a tertiary care hospital in Saudi Arabia
A El-Saed, S Noushad, HH Balkhy
Should alcohol-based handrub volume be customized according to the size of healthcare workers’ hands?
F Bellissimo-Rodrigues, H Soule, A Gayet-Ageron, Y Martin, D Pittet
Relationship between hand size, volume of alcohol-based handrub and time needed to dry hands. An experimental laboratory-based study
A Gayet-Ageron, F Bellissimo-Rodrigues, H Soule, Y Martin, D Pittet
Do international standards for hygienic handrubs reflect realistic usage?
MAC Wilkinson, C Bradley, J Hines, K Ormandy, A Fraise
Comparison of hand hygiene antimicrobial efficacy: Melaleucaalternifolia essential oil versus triclosan versus chlorhexidine
JR Gnatta, FMG Pinto, CQM Bruna, MC Padoveze, KU Graziano, MJPD Silva
Suitability of enterococcus faecalis as a test organism to evaluate in vivo efficacy of alcohol-based handrubs
RA Leslie, DR Macinga, FH Brill, M Suchomel