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Evaluation of the feasibility, appropriateness, and acceptability of an environmental cleaning program improvement toolkit at a tertiary care hospital in Nigeria
Evaluation of the feasibility, appropriateness, and acceptability of an environmental cleaning program improvement toolkit at a tertiary care hospital in Nigeria
Environmental cleaning is a key infection prevention and control (IPC) intervention in healthcare settings. The U.S. Cente...
Use of a national repository of Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy spectra enables fast detection of silent outbreaks and prevention of spread of new antibiotic-resistant sequence types
Use of a national repository of Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy spectra enables fast detection of silent outbreaks and prevention of spread of new antibiotic-resistant sequence types
The reference microbiology laboratory of Israel’s National Institute for Antibiotic Resistance and Infection Control...
Prevalence of fungi and their antifungal and disinfectant resistance in hospital environments: insights into combating nosocomial mycoses
Prevalence of fungi and their antifungal and disinfectant resistance in hospital environments: insights into combating nosocomial mycoses
Fungal infections are increasingly recognized as a global health concern, contributing to considerable morbidity and morta...
Enhancing bedding hygiene in long-term care facilities: investigating the impact of multilevel antimicrobial polymers (MAP-1) on bacterial and MDRO reduction
Enhancing bedding hygiene in long-term care facilities: investigating the impact of multilevel antimicrobial polymers (MAP-1) on bacterial and MDRO reduction
This study aims to assess the bactericidal efficacy of Multilevel Antimicrobial Polymer (MAP-1) on standard bedsheets in L...
An outbreak of blaKPC−4- and blaVIM−1-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae and Klebsiella variicola at a single hospital in South Korea
An outbreak of blaKPC−4- and blaVIM−1-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae and Klebsiella variicola at a single hospital in South Korea
The dissemination of Klebsiella spp. producing multiple carbapenemases has been increasingly recognized. Between July 2019...
Drug-resistance characteristics, genetic diversity, and transmission dynamics of multidrug-resistant or rifampicin-resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis from 2019 to 2021 in Sichuan, China
Drug-resistance characteristics, genetic diversity, and transmission dynamics of multidrug-resistant or rifampicin-resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis from 2019 to 2021 in Sichuan, China
Multidrug- or rifampicin-resistant tuberculosis (TB; MDR/RR-TB) is a significant public health threat. However, the mechan...
Predictors of early and interim culture un-conversion in multidrug-resistant/rifampicin-resistant tuberculosis: a retrospective multi-center cohort study in China
Predictors of early and interim culture un-conversion in multidrug-resistant/rifampicin-resistant tuberculosis: a retrospective multi-center cohort study in China
We aimed to evaluate the predictors for early and interim culture conversion within 2 months and 6 months of treatment in ...
Clean Hospitals Day 2024: the technical domains of healthcare environmental hygiene
Clean Hospitals Day 2024: the technical domains of healthcare environmental hygiene
Open Access This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4....
Outbreak with OXA-23-producing Acinetobacter baumannii in a COVID-19 ICU cohort: unraveling routes of transmission
Outbreak with OXA-23-producing Acinetobacter baumannii in a COVID-19 ICU cohort: unraveling routes of transmission
An outbreak of OXA-23-producing carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii amongst ICU-patients with COVID-19 likely occ...
Dissemination of clinical Escherichia coli strains harboring mcr-1, blaNDM−7 and siderophore-producing plasmids in a Chinese hospital
Dissemination of clinical Escherichia coli strains harboring mcr-1, blaNDM−7 and siderophore-producing plasmids in a Chinese hospital
Carbapenem-resistant E. coli (CREco) pose a significant public health threat due to their multidrug resistance. Colistin i...
Temporal trends of skin and soft tissue infections caused by methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in Gabon
Temporal trends of skin and soft tissue infections caused by methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in Gabon
Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is one of the leading causes of mortality due to bacterial antimicrobia...
Comparing automated surveillance systems for detection of pathogen-related clusters in healthcare settings
Comparing automated surveillance systems for detection of pathogen-related clusters in healthcare settings
Detection of pathogen-related clusters within a hospital is key to early intervention to prevent onward transmission. Vari...
Updates and future directions regarding hand hygiene in the healthcare setting: insights from the 3rd ICPIC alcohol-based handrub (ABHR) task force
Updates and future directions regarding hand hygiene in the healthcare setting: insights from the 3rd ICPIC alcohol-based handrub (ABHR) task force
Healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) and antimicrobial resistance (AMR) pose threats to global health. Effective hand h...
Emergence and clonal expansion of Aeromonas hydrophila ST1172 that simultaneously produces MOX-13 and OXA-724
Emergence and clonal expansion of Aeromonas hydrophila ST1172 that simultaneously produces MOX-13 and OXA-724
Aeromonas hydrophila infections can cause gastrointestinal symptoms such as diarrhea; however, deep infections are rarely ...
Automated surveillance of non-ventilator-associated hospital-acquired pneumonia (nvHAP): a systematic literature review
Automated surveillance of non-ventilator-associated hospital-acquired pneumonia (nvHAP): a systematic literature review
Hospital-acquired pneumonia (HAP) and its specific subset, non-ventilator hospital-acquired pneumonia (nvHAP) are signific...
Resident-, prescriber-, and facility-level factors associated with antibiotic use in long-term care facilities: a systematic review of quantitative studies
Resident-, prescriber-, and facility-level factors associated with antibiotic use in long-term care facilities: a systematic review of quantitative studies
Antimicrobial stewardship programmes are needed in long-term care facilities (LTCFs) to tackle antimicrobial resistance. W...
Description of a nationwide structure for monitoring nosocomial outbreaks of (highly resistant) microorganisms in the Netherlands: characteristics of outbreaks in 2012–2021
Description of a nationwide structure for monitoring nosocomial outbreaks of (highly resistant) microorganisms in the Netherlands: characteristics of outbreaks in 2012–2021
Before 2012, established national surveillance systems in the Netherlands were not able to provide a timely, comprehensive...
Epidemiology of multidrug-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae infection in clinical setting in South-Eastern Asia: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Epidemiology of multidrug-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae infection in clinical setting in South-Eastern Asia: a systematic review and meta-analysis
The rising prevalence of multidrug-resistant (MDR) and extended-spectrum beta lactamase-resistant (ESBL) Klebsiella pneumo...
The economic burden of cardiac implantable electronic device infections in Alberta, Canada: a population-based study using validated administrative data
The economic burden of cardiac implantable electronic device infections in Alberta, Canada: a population-based study using validated administrative data
Cardiac implantable electronic devices (CIED) are being inserted with increasing frequency. Severe surgical site infection...
Gamified antimicrobial decision support app (GADSA) changes antibiotics prescription behaviour in surgeons in Nigeria: a hospital-based pilot study
Gamified antimicrobial decision support app (GADSA) changes antibiotics prescription behaviour in surgeons in Nigeria: a hospital-based pilot study
Surgical Antibiotic Prophylaxis (SAP) in Nigeria is often not evidence based. The aim of this study is to test if the GADS...
Patterns and outcomes of health-care associated infections in the medical wards at Bugando medical centre: a longitudinal cohort study
Patterns and outcomes of health-care associated infections in the medical wards at Bugando medical centre: a longitudinal cohort study
The burden of healthcare associated infections (HCAIs) in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) remains underestimated ...
Antibiotic prophylaxis after 48 h postoperatively are not associated with decreased surgical site infections and other healthcare associated infections in pancreatic surgery patients: a retrospective cohort study
Antibiotic prophylaxis after 48 h postoperatively are not associated with decreased surgical site infections and other healthcare associated infections in pancreatic surgery patients: a retrospective cohort study
It is controversial whether antibiotic should be used prophylactically 48 h after pancreatic surgery. Hence, the ...
Seroprevalence of SARS-CoV-2 antibodies among healthcare workers in Dutch hospitals after the 2020 first wave: a multicentre cross-sectional study with prospective follow-up
Seroprevalence of SARS-CoV-2 antibodies among healthcare workers in Dutch hospitals after the 2020 first wave: a multicentre cross-sectional study with prospective follow-up
We aimed to estimate the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) seroprevalence and describe its dete...
Acinetobacter baumannii: assessing susceptibility patterns, management practices, and mortality predictors in a tertiary teaching hospital in Lebanon
Acinetobacter baumannii: assessing susceptibility patterns, management practices, and mortality predictors in a tertiary teaching hospital in Lebanon
Acinetobacter baumannii is a major nosocomial pathogen capable of causing life-threatening infections. This bacterium is h...
Effectiveness of tailored screening for multidrug-resistant organisms upon admission to an intensive care unit in the United Arab Emirates
Effectiveness of tailored screening for multidrug-resistant organisms upon admission to an intensive care unit in the United Arab Emirates
Multidrug-resistant organism (MDRO) screening may identify high-risk patients for MDRO infection and curb the spread of th...
Association between quality of governance, antibiotic consumption, and antimicrobial resistance: an analysis of Italian regions
Association between quality of governance, antibiotic consumption, and antimicrobial resistance: an analysis of Italian regions
Emerging research has provided evidence suggesting the potential influence of governance on the development and spread of ...
Evaluation of a novel surface-coating formulation with time-extended antimicrobial activity for healthcare environment disinfection
Evaluation of a novel surface-coating formulation with time-extended antimicrobial activity for healthcare environment disinfection
The importance of environmental contamination in the transmission of pathogens among hospitalized patients is universally ...
Estimating antibiotics consumption in a tertiary care hospital in Islamabad using a WHO’s defined daily dose methodology
Estimating antibiotics consumption in a tertiary care hospital in Islamabad using a WHO’s defined daily dose methodology
Antibiotics have helped to reduce the incidence of common infectious diseases in all modern healthcare systems, but improp...
Protocols, policies and practices for antimicrobial stewardship in hospitalized patients in least-developed and low-income countries: a systematic review
Protocols, policies and practices for antimicrobial stewardship in hospitalized patients in least-developed and low-income countries: a systematic review
We aimed to identify interventions used to implement antimicrobial stewardship practices among hospitalized patients in le...
Association between the introduction of a national targeted intervention program and the incidence of surgical site infections in Swiss acute care hospitals
Association between the introduction of a national targeted intervention program and the incidence of surgical site infections in Swiss acute care hospitals
In Switzerland, the national surgical site infection (SSI) surveillance program showed a modest decrease in SSI rates for ...
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