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Antimicrobial Resistance & Infection Control

Issue 1/2017

Content (129 Articles)

Bacterial etiology of bloodstream infections and antimicrobial resistance in Dhaka, Bangladesh, 2005–2014

  • Open Access
  • Research

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

  • Open Access
  • Research

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

  • Open Access
  • Research

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

  • Open Access
  • Research

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

  • Open Access
  • Guidelines article

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

  • Open Access
  • Research

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

  • Open Access
  • Letter to the Editor

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

  • Open Access
  • Research

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

  • Open Access
  • Research

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

  • Open Access
  • Research

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

  • Open Access
  • Research

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

  • Open Access
  • Research

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

  • Open Access
  • Research

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

  • Open Access
  • Research

Ido Orlin, Assaf Rokney, Avi Onn, Daniel Glikman, Avi Peretz

Prospective surveillance of healthcare associated infections in a Cambodian pediatric hospital

  • Open Access
  • Research

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

  • Open Access
  • Research

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

  • Open Access
  • Research

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

  • Open Access
  • Research

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

  • Open Access
  • Research

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

  • Open Access
  • Research

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

  • Open Access
  • Research

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

  • Open Access
  • Research

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

  • Open Access
  • Research

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

  • Open Access
  • Research

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

  • Open Access
  • Research

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

  • Open Access
  • Short report

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

  • Open Access
  • Research

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

  • Open Access
  • Research

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

  • Open Access
  • Research

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?

  • Open Access
  • Research

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

  • Open Access
  • Letter to the Editor

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?

  • Open Access
  • Short report

Kevin T. Kavanagh, Said Abusalem, Lindsay E. Calderon

Barriers and facilitators to infection control at a hospital in northern India: a qualitative study

  • Open Access
  • Research

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

  • Open Access
  • Research

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

  • Open Access
  • Letter to the Editor

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

  • Open Access
  • Short report

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'

  • Open Access
  • Commentary

Ermira Tartari, Daniela Pires, Didier Pittet

Risk factors and outcomes of organ-space surgical site infections after elective colon and rectal surgery

  • Open Access
  • Research

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

  • Open Access
  • Research

Muhammad Atif, Muhammad Azeem, Anum Saqib, Shane Scahill

Reliability and validity of using telephone calls for post-discharge surveillance of surgical site infection following caesarean section at a tertiary hospital in Tanzania

  • Open Access
  • Short report

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

Patient engagement with surgical site infection prevention: an expert panel perspective

  • Open Access
  • Review

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

  • Open Access
  • Research

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

  • Open Access
  • Review

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

  • Open Access
  • Research

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

  • Open Access
  • Research

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

  • Open Access
  • Research

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)

  • Open Access
  • Erratum

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

  • Open Access
  • Review

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

  • Open Access
  • Research

N. Kenters, E. G. W. Huijskens, S. C. J. de Wit, I. G. J. M. Sanders, J. van Rosmalen, E. J. Kuijper, A. Voss

Virulence traits associated with Burkholderia cenocepacia ST856 epidemic strain isolated from cystic fibrosis patients

  • Open Access
  • Research

Milka Malešević, Zorica Vasiljević, Aleksandar Sovtić, Brankica Filipić, Katarina Novović, Milan Kojić, Branko Jovčić

Antimicrobial susceptibility of Clostridium difficile isolated in Thailand

  • Open Access
  • Research

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

  • Open Access
  • Research

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

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  • Research

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

  • Open Access
  • Research

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

  • Open Access
  • Research

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

  • Open Access
  • Research

Lamiaa Mohsen, Nermin Ramy, Dalia Saied, Dina Akmal, Niveen Salama, Mona M. Abdel Haleim, Hany Aly

Why language matters: a tour through hand hygiene literature

  • Open Access
  • Short report

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

  • Open Access
  • Research

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

  • Open Access
  • Research

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

  • Open Access
  • Research

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

  • Open Access
  • Research

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

  • Open Access
  • Research

Negash Hadera Gebrekirstos, Birhanu Demeke Workneh, Yosef Sibhatu Gebregiorgis, Kebede Haile Misgina, Negassie Berhe Weldehaweria, Meresa Gebremedhin Weldu, Hailay Siyum Belay

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

  • Open Access
  • Research

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

  • Open Access
  • Research

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

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Gutema Taressa Tura, Wondwossen Birke Eshete, Gudina Terefe Tucho

Evaluation of automated systems for aminoglycosides and fluoroquinolones susceptibility testing for Carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae

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  • Research

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

  • Open Access
  • Research

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

  • Open Access
  • Short report

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

  • Open Access
  • Research

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

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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

  • Open Access
  • Research

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

  • Open Access
  • Letter to the Editor

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

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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

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  • Research

Serawit Deyno, Sintayehu Fekadu, Ayalew Astatkie

Pseudomonas Endocarditis with an unstable phenotype: the challenges of isolate characterization and Carbapenem stewardship with a partial review of the literature

  • Open Access
  • Case report

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

  • Open Access
  • Research

Seyda Ignak, Yasar Nakipoglu, Bulent Gurler

Infection control at an urban hospital in Manila, Philippines: a systems engineering assessment of barriers and facilitators

  • Open Access
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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

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Katrin Zurfluh, Magdalena Nüesch-Inderbinen, Jochen Klumpp, Laurent Poirel, Patrice Nordmann, Roger Stephan

Outbreak of Fusarium oxysporum infections in children with cancer: an experience with 7 episodes of catheter-related fungemia

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  • Research

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

  • Open Access
  • Letter to the Editor

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

  • Open Access
  • Research

Cornelius Remschmidt, Michael Behnke, Axel Kola, Luis A. Peña Diaz, Anna M. Rohde, Petra Gastmeier, Frank Schwab

Newest data on fluoroquinolone resistance mechanism of Shigella flexneri isolates in Jiangsu Province of China

  • Open Access
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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

  • Open Access
  • Research

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

  • Open Access
  • Research

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

  • Open Access
  • Research

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

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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

Phenotypic and genotypic characterization of antibiotic resistance of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus isolated from hospital food

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  • Research

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

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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

“First-person view” of pathogen transmission and hand hygiene – use of a new head-mounted video capture and coding tool

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Lauren Clack, Manuela Scotoni, Aline Wolfensberger, Hugo Sax

Anti-Candida activity of antimicrobial impregnated central venous catheters

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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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Inappropriate use of antibiotics among communities of Gondar town, Ethiopia: a threat to the development of antimicrobial resistance

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Virucidal efficacy of peracetic acid for instrument disinfection

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Evaluation of a Stenotrophomonas maltophilia bacteremia cluster in hematopoietic stem cell transplantation recipients using whole genome sequencing

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Sub-minimum inhibitory concentration of rifampin: a potential risk factor for resuscitation of Mycobacterium tuberculosis

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Impact of single room design on the spread of multi-drug resistant bacteria in an intensive care unit

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Teysir Halaby, Nashwan al Naiemi, Bert Beishuizen, Roel Verkooijen, José A. Ferreira, Rob Klont, Christina vandenbroucke-Grauls

Prevalence and characteristics of ST131 clone among unselected clinical Escherichia coli in a Chinese university hospital

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Genome sequencing and analysis of the first spontaneous Nanosilver resistant bacterium Proteus mirabilis strain SCDR1

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Novel antibiotic combinations proposed for treatment of Burkholderia cepacia complex infections

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Omar M. El-Halfawy, Marwa M. Naguib, Miguel A. Valvano

Seasonal clustering of sinopulmonary mucormycosis in patients with hematologic malignancies at a large comprehensive cancer center

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30-day readmission, antibiotics costs and costs of delay to adequate treatment of Enterobacteriaceae UTI, pneumonia, and sepsis: a retrospective cohort study

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Management and investigation of a Serratia marcescens outbreak in a neonatal unit in Switzerland – the role of hand hygiene and whole genome sequencing

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No apparent transmission of livestock-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus CC398 in a survey of staff at a regional Danish hospital

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Can a toxin gene NAAT be used to predict toxin EIA and the severity of Clostridium difficile infection?

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Mark I. Garvey, Craig W. Bradley, Martyn A. C. Wilkinson, Elisabeth Holden

Alcohol-based hand rub and incidence of healthcare associated infections in a rural regional referral and teaching hospital in Uganda (‘WardGel’ study)

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Antimicrobial susceptibility of Brucella melitensis in Kazakhstan

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Post-ERCP infection and its epidemiological and clinical characteristics in a large Chinese tertiary hospital: a 4-year surveillance study

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Urinary pathogenic bacterial profile, antibiogram of isolates and associated risk factors among pregnant women in Ambo town, Central Ethiopia: a cross-sectional study

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Keynote series | Spotlight on menopause

Menopause can have a significant impact on the body, with effects ranging beyond the endocrine and reproductive systems. Learn about the systemic effects of menopause, so you can help patients in your clinics through the transition.   

Prof. Martha Hickey
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Keynote webinar | Spotlight on adolescent vaping

Growing numbers of young people are using e-cigarettes, despite warnings of respiratory effects and addiction. How can doctors tackle the epidemic, and what health effects should you prepare to manage in your clinics?

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Keynote webinar | Spotlight on modern management of frailty

Frailty has a significant impact on health and wellbeing, especially in older adults. Our experts explain the factors that contribute to the development of frailty and how you can manage the condition and reduce the risk of disability, dependency, and mortality in your patients.

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A quick guide to ECGs

Improve your ECG interpretation skills with this comprehensive, rapid, interactive course. Expert advice provides detailed feedback as you work through 50 ECGs covering the most common cardiac presentations to ensure your practice stays up to date. 

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At a glance: The STEP trials

A round-up of the STEP phase 3 clinical trials evaluating semaglutide for weight loss in people with overweight or obesity.

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