Ausgabe 1/2017
Inhalt (129 Artikel)
Bacterial etiology of bloodstream infections and antimicrobial resistance in Dhaka, Bangladesh, 2005–2014
Dilruba Ahmed, Md Ausrafuggaman Nahid, Abdullah Bashar Sami, Farhana Halim, Nasrin Akter, Tuhin Sadique, Md Sohel Rana, Md Shahriar Bin Elahi, Md Mahbubur Rahman
Implementation of the WHO multimodal Hand Hygiene Improvement Strategy in a University Hospital in Central Ethiopia
Frieder Pfäfflin, Tafese Beyene Tufa, Million Getachew, Tsehaynesh Nigussie, Andreas Schönfeld, Dieter Häussinger, Torsten Feldt, Nicole Schmidt
Shiga (Vero)-toxin producing Escherichia coli isolated from the hospital foods; virulence factors, o-serogroups and antimicrobial resistance properties
Reza Ranjbar, Mojtaba Masoudimanesh, Farhad Safarpoor Dehkordi, Nematollah Jonaidi-Jafari, Ebrahim Rahimi
The emergence of carbapenem resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae in Malaysia: correlation between microbiological trends with host characteristics and clinical factors
Ye-Mun Low, Polly Soo-Xi Yap, Kartini Abdul Jabar, Sasheela Ponnampalavanar, Rina Karunakaran, Rukumani Velayuthan, Chun-Wie Chong, Sazaly Abu Bakar, Mohd Yasim Md Yusof, Cindy Shuan-Ju Teh
Core components for effective infection prevention and control programmes: new WHO evidence-based recommendations
Julie Storr, Anthony Twyman, Walter Zingg, Nizam Damani, Claire Kilpatrick, Jacqui Reilly, Lesley Price, Matthias Egger, M. Lindsay Grayson, Edward Kelley, Benedetta Allegranzi, An Caluwaerts, Riham El-Asady, Dale Fisher, Petra Gastmeier, Alison Holmes, Kushlani Jayatilleke, Mary-Louise McLaws, Geeta Mehta, Shaheen Mehtar, Babacar Ndoye, Fernando Otaíza, Maria Clara Padoveze, Benjamin Park, Pierre Parneix, Didier Pittet, Valerie Robertson, Nanah Sesay-Kamara, Wing Hong Seto, Maha Talaat, Akeau Unahalekhaka, Evangelina Vazquez Curiel
A prospective survey of Pseudomonas aeruginosa colonization and infection in the intensive care unit
Regev Cohen, Frida Babushkin, Shoshana Cohen, Marina Afraimov, Maurice Shapiro, Martina Uda, Efrat Khabra, Amos Adler, Ronen Ben Ami, Svetlana Paikin
Effect of handrubbing using locally-manufactured alcohol-based handrubs in paediatric wards in Harare, Zimbabwe
Muchaneta Gudza-Mugabe, Marcelyn T. Magwenzi, Hilda A. Mujuru, Mutsa Bwakura-Dangarembizi, Valerie Robertson, Alexander M. Aiken
High rates of multidrug resistance among uropathogenic Escherichia coli in children and analyses of ESBL producers from Nepal
Narayan Prasad Parajuli, Pooja Maharjan, Hridaya Parajuli, Govardhan Joshi, Deliya Paudel, Sujan Sayami, Puspa Raj Khanal
Carriage of antibiotic-resistant Enterobacteriaceae in hospitalised children in tertiary hospitals in Harare, Zimbabwe
Marcelyn T. Magwenzi, Muchaneta Gudza-Mugabe, Hilda A. Mujuru, Mutsa Dangarembizi-Bwakura, Valerie Robertson, Alexander M. Aiken
Behaviour change interventions to influence antimicrobial prescribing: a cross-sectional analysis of reports from UK state-of-the-art scientific conferences
T. M. Rawson, L. S. P. Moore, A. M. Tivey, A. Tsao, M. Gilchrist, E. Charani, A. H. Holmes
Implementation of short incubation MALDI-TOF MS identification from positive blood cultures in routine diagnostics and effects on empiric antimicrobial therapy
Robin Köck, Jörg Wüllenweber, Dagmar Horn, Christian Lanckohr, Karsten Becker, Evgeny A. Idelevich
Genetic markers associated with resistance to beta-lactam and quinolone antimicrobials in non-typhoidal Salmonella isolates from humans and animals in central Ethiopia
Tadesse Eguale, Josephine Birungi, Daniel Asrat, Moses N. Njahira, Joyce Njuguna, Wondwossen A. Gebreyes, John S. Gunn, Appolinaire Djikeng, Ephrem Engidawork
Risk factors for relapse or persistence of bacteraemia caused by Enterobacter spp.: a case–control study
Patrick N. A. Harris, Anna M. Peri, Anita M. Pelecanos, Carly M. Hughes, David L. Paterson, John K. Ferguson
Hospital clones of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus are carried by medical students even before healthcare exposure
Ido Orlin, Assaf Rokney, Avi Onn, Daniel Glikman, Avi Peretz
Prospective surveillance of healthcare associated infections in a Cambodian pediatric hospital
Pasco Hearn, Thyl Miliya, Soklin Seng, Chanpheaktra Ngoun, Nicholas P. J. Day, Yoel Lubell, Claudia Turner, Paul Turner
Anti-bacterial efficacy of alcoholic hand rubs in the Kenyan market, 2015
Missiani Ochwoto, Lucy Muita, Keith Talaam, Cecilia Wanjala, Frank Ogeto, Faith Wachira, Saida Osman, James Kimotho, Linus Ndegwa
Complications with peripherally inserted central catheters (PICCs) used in hospitalized patients and outpatients: a prospective cohort study
Delphine Grau, Béatrice Clarivet, Anne Lotthé, Sébastien Bommart, Sylvie Parer
Detection of diverse genotypes of Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus from hospital personnel and the environment in Armenia
Hermine V. Mkrtchyan, Zhen Xu, Maria Yacoub, Mary M. Ter-Stepanyan, Hayk D. Karapetyan, Angela M. Kearns, Ronald R. Cutler, Bruno Pichon, Armen Dz Hambardzumyan
Ralstonia mannitolilytica infections in an oncologic day ward: description of a cluster among high-risk patients
Claudia Lucarelli, Enea Gino Di Domenico, Luigi Toma, Domenico Bracco, Grazia Prignano, Maria Fortunati, Lorella Pelagalli, Fabrizio Ensoli, Patrizio Pezzotti, Aurora García-Fernández, Annalisa Pantosti, Loredana Ingrosso
Co-existence of bla OXA-23 and bla NDM-1 genes of Acinetobacter baumannii isolated from Nepal: antimicrobial resistance and clinical significance
Prabhu Raj Joshi, Mahesh Acharya, Trishna Kakshapati, Udomluk Leungtongkam, Rapee Thummeepak, Sutthirat Sitthisak
Management of a cluster of Clostridium difficile infections among patients with osteoarticular infections
Jacqueline Färber, Sebastian Illiger, Fabian Berger, Barbara Gärtner, Lutz von Müller, Christoph H. Lohmann, Katja Bauer, Christina Grabau, Stefanie Zibolka, Dirk Schlüter, Gernot Geginat
Intervening with healthcare workers’ hand hygiene compliance, knowledge, and perception in a limited-resource hospital in Indonesia: a randomized controlled trial study
Dewi Santosaningsih, Dewi Erikawati, Sanarto Santoso, Noorhamdani Noorhamdani, Irene Ratridewi, Didi Candradikusuma, Iin N. Chozin, Thomas E. C. J. Huwae, Gwen van der Donk, Eva van Boven, Anne F. Voor in ’t holt, Henri A. Verbrugh, Juliëtte A. Severin
The sink as a potential source of transmission of carbapenemase-producing Enterobacteriaceae in the intensive care unit
Deborah De Geyter, Lieve Blommaert, Nicole Verbraeken, Mark Sevenois, Luc Huyghens, Helena Martini, Lieve Covens, Denis Piérard, Ingrid Wybo
Transcriptional analysis of bla NDM-1 and copy number alteration under carbapenem stress
Deepjyoti Paul, Amitabha Bhattacharjee, Dibyojyoti Bhattacharjee, Debadatta Dhar, Anand Prakash Maurya, Atanu Chakravarty
Candidemia in a major regional tertiary referral hospital – epidemiology, practice patterns and outcomes
Jocelyn Qi-Min Teo, Samuel Rocky Candra, Shannon Jing-Yi Lee, Shannon Yu-Hng Chia, Hui Leck, Ai-Ling Tan, Hui-Peng Neo, Kenneth Wei-Liang Leow, Yiying Cai, Rachel Pui-Lai Ee, Tze-Peng Lim, Winnie Lee, Andrea Lay-Hoon Kwa
Screening for fecal carriage of MCR-producing Enterobacteriaceae in healthy humans and primary care patients
Katrin Zurfluh, Roger Stephan, Andreas Widmer, Laurent Poirel, Patrice Nordmann, Hans-Jakob Nüesch, Herbert Hächler, Magdalena Nüesch-Inderbinen
Retrospective report of antimicrobial susceptibility observed in bacterial pathogens isolated from ocular samples at Mount Sinai Hospital, 2010 to 2015
Marko Oydanich, Tanis C. Dingle, Camille L. Hamula, Claudia Ghisa, Penny Asbell
Pervasive antibiotic misuse in the Cambodian community: antibiotic-seeking behaviour with unrestricted access
Chhorvoin Om, Frances Daily, Erika Vlieghe, James C. McLaughlin, Mary-Louise McLaws
Risk factors for Clostridium difficile infection in surgical patients hospitalized in a tertiary hospital in Belgrade, Serbia: a case–control study
Vesna Šuljagić, Ivan Miljković, Srđan Starčević, Nenad Stepić, Zoran Kostić, Dragutin Jovanović, Jelena Brusić-Renaud, Biljana Mijović, Sandra Šipetić-Grujičić
MRSA decolonization failure—are biofilms the missing link?
Frank Günther, Brigitte Blessing, Evelina Tacconelli, Nico T. Mutters
Inappropriate prescribing in outpatient healthcare: an evaluation of respiratory infection visits among veterans in teaching versus non-teaching primary care clinics
Diane M. Parente, Tristan T. Timbrook, Aisling R. Caffrey, Kerry L. LaPlante
The incidence of MRSA infections in the United States: is a more comprehensive tracking system needed?
Kevin T. Kavanagh, Said Abusalem, Lindsay E. Calderon
Barriers and facilitators to infection control at a hospital in northern India: a qualitative study
Anna K. Barker, Kelli Brown, Dawd Siraj, Muneeb Ahsan, Sharmila Sengupta, Nasia Safdar
In vitro evaluation of the susceptibility of Acinetobacter baumannii isolates to antiseptics and disinfectants: comparison between clinical and environmental isolates
Sanae Lanjri, Jean Uwingabiye, Mohammed Frikh, Lina Abdellatifi, Jalal Kasouati, Adil Maleb, Abdelouahed Bait, Abdelhay Lemnouer, Mostafa Elouennass
Screening and contact precautions – A survey on infection control measures for multidrug-resistant bacteria in German university hospitals
Lena M. Biehl, Hartmut Bertz, Johannes Bogner, Ute-Helke Dobermann, Johanna Kessel, Carolin Krämer, Sebastian Lemmen, Marie von Lilienfeld-Toal, Silke Peter, Mathias W. Pletz, Holger Rohde, Stefan Schmiedel, Sören Schubert, Andrew J. Ullmann, Gerd Fätkenheuer, Maria J. G. T. Vehreschild
P. aeruginosa colonization at ICU admission as a risk factor for developing P. aeruginosa ICU pneumonia
Fleur P. Paling, Martin Wolkewitz, Pieter Depuydt, Liesbet de Bus, Frangiscos Sifakis, Marc J. M. Bonten, Jan A. J. W. Kluytmans
Clean Your Hands 5th May 2017: 'Fight antibiotic resistance - it's in your hands'
Ermira Tartari, Daniela Pires, Didier Pittet
Risk factors and outcomes of organ-space surgical site infections after elective colon and rectal surgery
Aina Gomila, Jordi Carratalà, Daniel Camprubí, Evelyn Shaw, Josep Mª Badia, Antoni Cruz, Francesc Aguilar, Carmen Nicolás, Anna Marrón, Laura Mora, Rafel Perez, Lydia Martin, Rosa Vázquez, Ana Felisa Lopez, Enric Limón, Francesc Gudiol, Miquel Pujol
Investigation of antimicrobial use at a tertiary care hospital in Southern Punjab, Pakistan using WHO methodology
Muhammad Atif, Muhammad Azeem, Anum Saqib, Shane Scahill
High burden of Carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae (CRE) fecal carriage at a teaching hospital: cost-effectiveness of screening in low-resource setting
Abdul Rahman Zaidah, Nurul Izzah Mohammad, Siti Suraiya, Azian Harun
Reliability and validity of using telephone calls for post-discharge surveillance of surgical site infection following caesarean section at a tertiary hospital in Tanzania
Boniface Nguhuni, Pasquale De Nardo, Elisa Gentilotti, Zainab Chaula, Caroline Damian, Paola Mencarini, Emanuele Nicastri, Arnold Fulment, Alessandro Piscini, Francesco Vairo, Alexander M. Aiken, Giuseppe Ippolito
Prevalence and pattern of antibiotic resistance of Staphylococcus aureus isolated from door handles and other points of contact in public hospitals in Ghana
Courage Kosi Setsoafia Saba, Jean Kwadwo Amenyona, Stephen Wilson Kpordze
Patient engagement with surgical site infection prevention: an expert panel perspective
E. Tartari, V. Weterings, P. Gastmeier, J. Rodríguez Baño, A. Widmer, J. Kluytmans, A. Voss
Sites of colonization in hospitalized patients with infections caused by extended-spectrum beta-lactamase organisms: a prospective cohort study
Zeina A. Kanafani, Sukayna M. Fadlallah, Sarah Assaf, Khalil Anouti, Kohar Annie B. Kissoyan, Jad Sfeir, Tamara Nawar, Mohamad Yasmin, Ghassan M. Matar
The threat of antimicrobial resistance in developing countries: causes and control strategies
James A. Ayukekbong, Michel Ntemgwa, Andrew N. Atabe
Weekly screening supports terminating nosocomial transmissions of vancomycin-resistant enterococci on an oncologic ward – a retrospective analysis
Stefanie Kampmeier, Dennis Knaack, Annelene Kossow, Stefanie Willems, Christoph Schliemann, Wolfgang E. Berdel, Frank Kipp, Alexander Mellmann
Colonization of long term care facility patients with MDR-Gram-negatives during an Acinetobacter baumannii outbreak
Ines Zollner-Schwetz, Elisabeth Zechner, Elisabeth Ullrich, Josefa Luxner, Christian Pux, Gerald Pichler, Walter Schippinger, Robert Krause, Eva Leitner
Characterization of the novel In1059 harbouring VIM gene cassette
Dongguo Wang, Jinhong Yang, Meiyu Fang, Wei He, Ying Zhang, Caixia Liu, Dongsheng Zhou
Erratum to: Abstracts from the 8th International Congress of the Asia Pacific Society of Infection Control (APSIC)
Teresa Conceição, Hermínia de Lencastre, Marta Aires-de-Sousa, Rocio Alvarez Marin, Marta Aires de Sousa, Nicolas Kieffer, Patrice Nordmann, Laurent Poirel, Wison Laochareonsuk, Sireekul Petyu, Pawin Wanasitchaiwat, Sutasinee Thana, Chollathip Bunyaphongphan, Woranan Boonsomsuk, Pakpoom Maneepongpermpoon, Silom Jamulitrat, Terrence Rohan Chinniah, Kavitha Prabu, Rashidah Ahmad, Susylawathi Magon, Jauharatud DiniSuhaimi, Aizzuddin Mirasin, Nurul Morni, Boon Chu, Azizah Samsuddin, Aliyah Ahmad, Amalina Sidek, Noraini Ajis, Amalina AbuBakar, Amanie Shafiee, Julaini Safar, Ming-Chin Chan, Chih-Chien Wang, Nattawipa Boonkirdram, Wilawan Picheansathian, Pimpaporn Klunklin, Hang Thi Phan, Anh Pham Phuong Dinh, Tuyet Thi Kim Nguyen
How externalities impact an evaluation of strategies to prevent antimicrobial resistance in health care organizations
Jenine R. Leal, John Conly, Elizabeth Ann Henderson, Braden J. Manns
Effectiveness of various cleaning and disinfectant products on Clostridium difficile spores of PCR ribotypes 010, 014 and 027
N. Kenters, E. G. W. Huijskens, S. C. J. de Wit, I. G. J. M. Sanders, J. van Rosmalen, E. J. Kuijper, A. Voss
Diffusion of clindamycin-resistant and erythromycin-resistant methicillin-susceptible Staphylococcus aureus (MSSA), potential ST398, in United States Veterans Health Administration Hospitals, 2003-2014
Margaret Carrel, Michihiko Goto, Marin L. Schweizer, Michael Z. David, Daniel Livorsi, Eli N. Perencevich
Surveillance of surgical site infections by Pseudomonas aeruginosa and strain characterization in Tanzanian hospitals does not provide proof for a role of hospital water plumbing systems in transmission
Nyambura Moremi, Heike Claus, Ulrich Vogel, Stephen E. Mshana
Virulence traits associated with Burkholderia cenocepacia ST856 epidemic strain isolated from cystic fibrosis patients
Milka Malešević, Zorica Vasiljević, Aleksandar Sovtić, Brankica Filipić, Katarina Novović, Milan Kojić, Branko Jovčić
Antimicrobial susceptibility of Clostridium difficile isolated in Thailand
Papanin Putsathit, Monthira Maneerattanaporn, Pipat Piewngam, Daniel R. Knight, Pattarachai Kiratisin, Thomas V. Riley
Reduced rate of intensive care unit acquired gram-negative bacilli after removal of sinks and introduction of ‘water-free’ patient care
Joost Hopman, Alma Tostmann, Heiman Wertheim, Maria Bos, Eva Kolwijck, Reinier Akkermans, Patrick Sturm, Andreas Voss, Peter Pickkers, Hans vd Hoeven
Comparison of subsequent infection in methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus nasal carriers between ST72 community-genotype and hospital genotypes: a retrospective cohort study
So Yeon Park, Doo Ryeon Chung, Yu Ri Kang, So Hyun Kim, Sun Young Cho, Young Eun Ha, Cheol-In Kang, Kyong Ran Peck, Jae-Hoon Song
Effectiveness of surface coatings containing silver ions in bacterial decontamination in a recovery unit
Rafael Manuel Ortí-Lucas, Julio Muñoz-Miguel
Fecal carriage of extended-spectrum β-lactamase- and carbapenemase-producing Enterobacteriaceae in Egyptian patients with community-onset gastrointestinal complaints: a hospital -based cross-sectional study
H.M. Abdallah, N. Alnaiemi, E.A. Reuland, B.B. Wintermans, A. Koek, A.M. Abdelwahab, A. Samy, K.W. Abdelsalam, C.M.J.E. Vandenbroucke-Grauls
Emerging antimicrobial resistance in early and late-onset neonatal sepsis
Lamiaa Mohsen, Nermin Ramy, Dalia Saied, Dina Akmal, Niveen Salama, Mona M. Abdel Haleim, Hany Aly
Prevalence of antimicrobial resistant pathogens from blood cultures: results from a laboratory based nationwide surveillance in Ghana
Japheth Awuletey Opintan, Mercy Jemima Newman
Why language matters: a tour through hand hygiene literature
Daniela Pires, Ermira Tartari, Fernando Bellissimo-Rodrigues, Didier Pittet
Incidence and risk factors for surgical site infections in obstetric and gynecological surgeries from a teaching hospital in rural India
Ashish Pathak, Kalpana Mahadik, Manmat B. Swami, Pulak K. Roy, Megha Sharma, Vijay K. Mahadik, Cecilia Stålsby Lundborg
High burden of antimicrobial resistance among gram negative bacteria causing healthcare associated infections in a critical care unit of Nepal
Narayan Prasad Parajuli, Subhash Prasad Acharya, Shyam Kumar Mishra, Keshab Parajuli, Basista Prasad Rijal, Bharat Mani Pokhrel
Use of 90% ethanol to decontaminate stethoscopes in resource limited settings
Bijendra Raj Raghubanshi, Supriya Sapkota, Arjab Adhikari, Aman Dutta, Utsuk Bhattarai, Rastriyata Bhandari
No nosocomial transmission under standard hygiene precautions in short term contact patients in case of an unexpected ESBL or Q&A E. coli positive patient: a one-year prospective cohort study within three regional hospitals
Dennis Souverein, Sjoerd M. Euser, Bjorn L. Herpers, Corry Hattink, Patricia Houtman, Amerens Popma, Jan Kluytmans, John W. A. Rossen, Jeroen W. Den Boer
Non-prescribed antimicrobial use and associated factors among customers in drug retail outlet in Central Zone of Tigray, northern Ethiopia: a cross-sectional study
Negash Hadera Gebrekirstos, Birhanu Demeke Workneh, Yosef Sibhatu Gebregiorgis, Kebede Haile Misgina, Negassie Berhe Weldehaweria, Meresa Gebremedhin Weldu, Hailay Siyum Belay
Relationship between hospital ward design and healthcare associated infection rates: what does the evidence really tell us? Comment on Stiller et al. 2016
Jennie Wilson, Andrew Dunnett, Heather Loveday
Influence of glycerol and an alternative humectant on the immediate and 3-hours bactericidal efficacies of two isopropanol-based antiseptics in laboratory experiments in vivo according to EN 12791
Miranda Suchomel, Martina Weinlich, Michael Kundi
Incidence, clinical characteristics, and outcomes of nosocomial Enterococcus spp. bloodstream infections in a tertiary-care hospital in Beijing, China: a four-year retrospective study
Yangyang Zhang, Mingmei Du, Yan Chang, Liang-an Chen, Qing Zhang
The impact of methicillin-resistant S. aureus on length of stay, readmissions and costs: a register based case-control study of patients hospitalized in Norway
A. Elizabeth S. Andreassen, Caroline M. Jacobsen, BirgitteFreiesleben de Blasio, Richard White, Ivar Sønbø Kristiansen, Petter Elstrøm
Antimicrobial use and antimicrobial susceptibility in Escherichia coli on small- and medium-scale pig farms in north-eastern Thailand
G. Ström, M. Halje, D. Karlsson, J. Jiwakanon, M. Pringle, L.-L. Fernström, U. Magnusson
Antibacterial efficacy of local plants and their contribution to public health in rural Ethiopia
Gutema Taressa Tura, Wondwossen Birke Eshete, Gudina Terefe Tucho
Evaluation of automated systems for aminoglycosides and fluoroquinolones susceptibility testing for Carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae
Zhichang Zhao, Fangjun Lan, Maobai Liu, Weiyuan Chen, Liya Huang, Qili Lin, Bin Li
Plasmid-mediated mcr-1 colistin resistance in Escherichia coli and Klebsiella spp. clinical isolates from the Western Cape region of South Africa
Mae Newton-Foot, Yolandi Snyman, Motlatji Reratilwe Bonnie Maloba, Andrew Christopher Whitelaw
Knowledge sharing in infection prevention in routine and outbreak situations: a survey of the Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America Research Network
Rami Sommerstein, Sonja Geser, Andrew Atkinson, Franziska Tschan, Daniel J. Morgan, Jonas Marschall
Antibiotic resistance, ability to form biofilm and susceptibility to copper alloys of selected staphylococcal strains isolated from touch surfaces in Polish hospital wards
Anna Różańska, Agnieszka Chmielarczyk, Dorota Romaniszyn, Małgorzata Bulanda, Monika Walkowicz, Piotr Osuch, Tadeusz Knych
An electronic trigger tool to optimise intravenous to oral antibiotic switch: a controlled, interrupted time series study
Marvin A. H. Berrevoets, Johannes (Hans) L. W. Pot, Anne E. Houterman, Anton (Ton) S. M. Dofferhoff, Marrigje H. Nabuurs-Franssen, Hanneke W. H. A. Fleuren, Bart-Jan Kullberg, Jeroen A. Schouten, Tom Sprong
The function of the thyroid gland in patients with multi-drug resistant tuberculosis
S. L. Matveyeva, O. S. Shevchenko, O. O. Pogorelova
High prevalence of the mcr-1 gene in retail chicken meat in the Netherlands in 2015
Eefje J. A. Schrauwen, Pepijn Huizinga, Nick van Spreuwel, Carlo Verhulst, Marjolein F. Q. Kluytmans-van den Bergh, Jan A. J. W. Kluytmans
Genetic characterization of novel class 1 Integrons In0, In1069 and In1287 to In1290, and the inference of In1069-associated integron evolution in Enterobacteriaceae
Dongguo Wang, Jianfeng Zhu, Kaiyu Zhou, Jiayu Chen, Zhe Yin, Jiao Feng, Liman Ma, Dongsheng Zhou
Resistance of Staphylococcus aureus to antimicrobial agents in Ethiopia: a meta-analysis
Serawit Deyno, Sintayehu Fekadu, Ayalew Astatkie
Duration of colonization with and risk factors for prolonged carriage of multidrug resistant organisms among residents in long-term care facilities
I-Wen Lin, Chiao-Yu Huang, Sung-Ching Pan, Yng-Chyi Chen, Chia-Ming Li
Pseudomonas Endocarditis with an unstable phenotype: the challenges of isolate characterization and Carbapenem stewardship with a partial review of the literature
Emil Lesho, Erik Snesrud, Yoon Kwak, Ana Ong, Rosslyn Maybank, Maryrose Laguio-Vila, Ann R. Falsey, Mary Hinkle
Frequency of antiseptic resistance genes in clinical staphycocci and enterococci isolates in Turkey
Seyda Ignak, Yasar Nakipoglu, Bulent Gurler
Antibiotic resistance and biofilm formation among coagulase-negative staphylococci isolated from clinical samples at a tertiary care hospital of eastern Nepal
Lok Bahadur Shrestha, Narayan Raj Bhattarai, Basudha Khanal
Infection control at an urban hospital in Manila, Philippines: a systems engineering assessment of barriers and facilitators
Kaitlin F. Mitchell, Anna K. Barker, Cybele L. Abad, Nasia Safdar
Key features of mcr-1-bearing plasmids from Escherichia coli isolated from humans and food
Katrin Zurfluh, Magdalena Nüesch-Inderbinen, Jochen Klumpp, Laurent Poirel, Patrice Nordmann, Roger Stephan
Epidemic characterization and molecular genotyping of Shigella flexneri isolated from calves with diarrhea in Northwest China
Zhen Zhu, Mingze Cao, Xuzheng Zhou, Bing Li, Jiyu Zhang
Outbreak of Fusarium oxysporum infections in children with cancer: an experience with 7 episodes of catheter-related fungemia
Fabianne Carlesse, Anna-Paula C. Amaral, Sarah S. Gonçalves, Hemilio Xafranski, Maria-Lucia M. Lee, Victor Zecchin, Antonio S. Petrilli, Abdullah M. Al-Hatmi, Ferry Hagen, Jacques F. Meis, Arnaldo L. Colombo
Prevalence of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) in retail food in Singapore
Kyaw Thu Aung, Li Yang Hsu, Tse Hsien Koh, Hapuarachchige Chanditha Hapuarachchi, Man Ling Chau, Ramona Alikiiteaga Gutiérrez, Lee Ching Ng
The effect of antibiotic use on prevalence of nosocomial vancomycin-resistant enterococci- an ecologic study
Cornelius Remschmidt, Michael Behnke, Axel Kola, Luis A. Peña Diaz, Anna M. Rohde, Petra Gastmeier, Frank Schwab
Chlorhexidine is not an essential component in alcohol-based surgical hand preparation: a comparative study of two handrubs based on a modified EN 12791 test protocol
Thomas-Jörg Hennig, Sebastian Werner, Kathrin Naujox, Andreas Arndt
Newest data on fluoroquinolone resistance mechanism of Shigella flexneri isolates in Jiangsu Province of China
Tingting Qin, Huimin Qian, Wenting Fan, Ping Ma, Lu Zhou, Chen Dong, Bing Gu, Xiang Huo
Implementation of WHO multimodal strategy for improvement of hand hygiene: a quasi-experimental study in a Traditional Chinese Medicine hospital in Xi’an, China
Li Shen, Xiaoqing Wang, Junming An, Jialu An, Ning Zhou, Lu Sun, Hong Chen, Lin Feng, Jing Han, Xiaorong Liu
Clonal diversity and detection of carbapenem resistance encoding genes among multidrug-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii isolates recovered from patients and environment in two intensive care units in a Moroccan hospital
Jean Uwingabiye, Abdelhay Lemnouer, Ignasi Roca, Tarek Alouane, Mohammed Frikh, Bouchra Belefquih, Fatna Bssaibis, Adil Maleb, Yassine Benlahlou, Jalal Kassouati, Nawfal Doghmi, Abdelouahed Bait, Charki Haimeur, Lhoussain Louzi, Azeddine Ibrahimi, Jordi Vila, Mostafa Elouennass
Assessment of the potential for resistance to antimicrobial violet-blue light in Staphylococcus aureus
Rachael M. Tomb, Michelle Maclean, John E. Coia, Scott J. MacGregor, John G. Anderson
Readiness for antimicrobial resistance (AMR) surveillance in Pakistan; a model for laboratory strengthening
Dania Khalid Saeed, Rumina Hasan, Mahwish Naim, Afia Zafar, Erum Khan, Kausar Jabeen, Seema Irfan, Imran Ahmed, Mohammad Zeeshan, Zabin Wajidali, Joveria Farooqi, Sadia Shakoor, Abdul Chagla, Jason Rao
Clinical and molecular characteristics, risk factors and outcomes of Carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae bloodstream infections in the intensive care unit
Xia Zheng, Jian-feng Wang, Wang-lan Xu, Jun Xu, Juan Hu
Implementation of central line-associated bloodstream infection prevention bundles in a surgical intensive care unit using peer tutoring
Sang-Won Park, Suhui Ko, Hye-sun An, Ji Hwan Bang, Woo-Young Chung
Phenotypic and genotypic characterization of antibiotic resistance of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus isolated from hospital food
Farhad Safarpoor Dehkordi, Hasan Gandomi, Afshin Akhondzadeh Basti, Ali Misaghi, Ebrahim Rahimi
Phenotypic and genotypic characteristics of ESBL and AmpC producing organisms associated with bacteraemia in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Nguyen Phu Huong Lan, Nguyen Huu Hien, Tu Le Thi Phuong, Duy Pham Thanh, Nga Tran Vu Thieu, Dung Tran Thi Ngoc, Ha Thanh Tuyen, Phat Voong Vinh, Matthew J. Ellington, Guy E. Thwaites, Nguyen Van Vinh Chau, Stephen Baker, Christine J. Boinett
Extended spectrum and metalo beta-lactamase producing airborne Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Acinetobacter baumanii in restricted settings of a referral hospital: a neglected condition
Fithamlak Bisetegen Solomon, Fiseha Wadilo, Efrata Girma Tufa, Meseret Mitiku
Cost-effectiveness of ceftolozane/tazobactam plus metronidazole versus piperacillin/tazobactam as initial empiric therapy for the treatment of complicated intra-abdominal infections based on pathogen distributions drawn from national surveillance data in the United States
Vimalanand S. Prabhu, Joseph S. Solomkin, Goran Medic, Jason Foo, Rebekah H. Borse, Teresa Kauf, Benjamin Miller, Shuvayu S. Sen, Anirban Basu
“First-person view” of pathogen transmission and hand hygiene – use of a new head-mounted video capture and coding tool
Lauren Clack, Manuela Scotoni, Aline Wolfensberger, Hugo Sax
A twenty-four-hour observational study of hand hygiene compliance among health-care workers in Debre Berhan referral hospital, Ethiopia
Tufa Kolola, Takele Gezahegn
Anti-Candida activity of antimicrobial impregnated central venous catheters
L. Cobrado, A. Silva-Dias, M. M. Azevedo, A. Rodrigues
“Who has to do it at the end of the day? Programme officials or hospital authorities?” Airborne infection control at drug resistant tuberculosis (DR-TB) centres of Karnataka, India: a mixed-methods study
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