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Antimicrobial Resistance & Infection Control

Issue 1/2020

Content (202 Articles)

European intensive care physicians’ experience of infections due to antibiotic-resistant bacteria

Alain Lepape, Astrid Jean, Jan De Waele, Arnaud Friggeri, Anne Savey, Philippe Vanhems, Marie Paule Gustin, Dominique L. Monnet, José Garnacho-Montero, Anke Kohlenberg

Epidemiology of Carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae in Egyptian intensive care units using National Healthcare–associated Infections Surveillance Data, 2011–2017

Sara Kotb, Meghan Lyman, Ghada Ismail, Mohammad Abd El Fattah, Samia A. Girgis, Ahmed Etman, Soad Hafez, Jehan El-Kholy, Maysaa El Sayed Zaki, Hebat-allah G. Rashed, Ghada M. Khalil, Omar Sayyouh, Maha Talaat

Implementation and impact of pediatric antimicrobial stewardship programs: a systematic scoping review

D. Donà, E. Barbieri, M. Daverio, R. Lundin, C. Giaquinto, T. Zaoutis, M. Sharland

High clonal diversity of ESBL-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae isolates from clinical samples in a non-outbreak situation. A cohort study

  • Open Access
  • Research

Mariona Xercavins, Elena Jiménez, Emma Padilla, Montserrat Riera, Núria Freixas, Lucia Boix-Palop, Josefa Pérez, Esther Calbo

The complex phenomenon of dysrational antibiotics prescribing decisions in German primary healthcare: a qualitative interview study using dual process theory

Regina Poss-Doering, Martina Kamradt, Anna Stuermlinger, Katharina Glassen, Petra Kaufmann-Kolle, Edith Andres, Michel Wensing

Infection prevention practices in the Netherlands: results from a National Survey

Anita Huis, Jeroen Schouten, Dominique Lescure, Sarah Krein, David Ratz, Sanjay Saint, Marlies Hulscher, M. Todd Greene

Active surveillance for highly resistant microorganisms in patients with prolonged hospitalization

  • Open Access
  • Letter to the Editor

Guido J. H. Bastiaens, Tom Baarslag, Corinne Pelgrum, Ellen M. Mascini

Enhanced infection control interventions reduced catheter-related bloodstream infections in the neonatal department of Hung Vuong Hospital, Vietnam, 2011–2012: a pre- and post-intervention study

  • Open Access
  • Research

Hang Thi Phan, Thuan Huu Vo, Hang Thi Thuy Tran, Hanh Thi Ngoc Huynh, Hong Thi Thu Nguyen, Truong Van Nguyen

Antibiotic use in chicken farms in northwestern China

Jingyi Xu, Rassamee Sangthong, Edward McNeil, Rong Tang, Virasakdi Chongsuvivatwong

Point prevalence survey of antimicrobial use and healthcare-associated infections in Belgian acute care hospitals: results of the Global-PPS and ECDC-PPS 2017

Eline Vandael, Katrien Latour, Herman Goossens, Koen Magerman, Nico Drapier, Boudewijn Catry, Ann Versporten, Marie Andre, Samy Aouachria, Mickael Aoun, Kristof Bafort, Sofie Bartholomeus, Sophie Blumental, Anaïs Bothy, Christiane Brands, Laetitia Brassinne, Caroline Briquet, Reinoud Cartuyvels, Clara Ceyssens, Sarah Cooreman, Pierre-Yves Decleire, Philippe Declercq, Liesbeth De Cooman, Inge De Cuyper, Dirk Degraeve, Bénédicte Delaere, Mélanie Delvallée, Marjoleine Desmedt, Victoria Diaz, Ilisei Dragos, Thierry Dugernier, Elodie Elsen, Lorenzo Filippin, Eric Firre, Johan Frans, Patrick Gabriëls, Philippe Gadisseux, Michele Gerard, Bart Glibert, Truus Goegebuer, Viviane Gonissen, Antoine Harrouk, Xavier Holemans, Aline Honore, Louis Ide, Hilde Jansens, François Kidd, Annelies Koch, Deborah Konopnicki, Philippe Lefèvre, Marc Lespagnard, Sophie Lorent, Evelyne Maillart, Martine Mallet, Samuel Markowicz, Delphine Mathieu, Philippe Michel, Séverine Noirhomme, Pauline Papin, Anne Piette, Leen Pollet, Camelia Rossi, Patricia Schatt, Erica Sermijn, Astrid Sterckx, Sophia Steyaert, Walter Swinnen, Liliana Teixeira Lopes, Inge Thoelen, Myriam Turkova, Anne-Marie Van den Abeele, Valérie van den Berg, Danielle Van der beek, Vanessa Vanderper, Marc Vandevelde, Wouter Vandewal, Bruno Van Herendael, Geert Vanheule, Frederik Van Hoecke, Dana Van Kerkhoven, Ann Van Liedekerke, Lorenz Vanneste, Marc Vekemans, Christelle Vercheval, Katia Verhamme, Thessa Verniest, Veerle Westerlinck, Ingrid Wybo

Epidemiological characteristics of carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae collected from 17 hospitals in Nanjing district of China

Hui Zhou, Kui Zhang, Wei Chen, Junhao Chen, Jie Zheng, Chang Liu, Li Cheng, Wanqing Zhou, Han Shen, Xiaoli Cao

An estimation of total antimicrobial usage in humans and animals in Vietnam

  • Open Access
  • Short report

Juan J. Carrique-Mas, Marc Choisy, Nguyen Van Cuong, Guy Thwaites, Stephen Baker

Implementation of human factors engineering approach to improve environmental cleaning and disinfection in a medical center

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  • Research

I-Chen Hung, Hao-Yuan Chang, Aristine Cheng, Mei-Wen Chen, An-Chi Chen, Ling Ting, Yeur-Hur Lai, Jann-Tay Wang, Yee-Chun Chen, Wang-Huei Sheng

Infection control and risk factors for acquisition of carbapenemase-producing enterobacteriaceae. A 5 year (2011–2016) case-control study

Luigi Segagni Lusignani, Elisabeth Presterl, Beata Zatorska, Miriam Van den Nest, Magda Diab-Elschahawi

Spread of multidrug resistance among Ureaplasma serovars, Tunisia

Safa Boujemaa, Béhija Mlik, Amina Ben Allaya, Helmi Mardassi, Boutheina Ben Abdelmoumen Mardassi

Multimodal strategy in surgical site infections control and prevention in orthopaedic patients – a 10-year retrospective observational study at a Polish hospital

Małgorzata Kołpa, Roża Słowik, Marta Wałaszek, Zdzisław Wolak, Anna Różańska, Jadwiga Wójkowska-Mach

Ten-year resistance trends in pathogens causing healthcare-associated infections; reflection of infection control interventions at a multi-hospital healthcare system in Saudi Arabia, 2007–2016

Hanan H. Balkhy, Aiman El-Saed, Majid M. Alshamrani, Asim Alsaedi, Wafa Al Nasser, Ayman El Gammal, Sameera M. Aljohany, Sara Almunif, Yassen Arabi, Saad Alqahtani, Henry Baffoe Bonnie, Majed Alghoribi, Adel Alothman, Saad A. Almohrij

Does vancomycin resistance increase mortality in Enterococcus faecium bacteraemia after orthotopic liver transplantation? A retrospective study

S. Dubler, M. Lenz, S. Zimmermann, D. C. Richter, K. H. Weiss, A. Mehrabi, M. Mieth, T. Bruckner, M. A. Weigand, T. Brenner, A. Heininger

Correction to: Train-the-Trainers in hand hygiene: a standardized approach to guide education in infection prevention and control

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Ermira Tartari, Carolina Fankhauser, Sarah Masson-Roy, Hilda Márquez-Villarreal, Inmaculada Fernández Moreno, Ma Luisa Rodriguez Navas, Odet Sarabia, Fernando Bellissimo-Rodrigues, Marcela Hernández-de Mezerville, Yew Fong Lee, Mohammad Hassan Aelami, Shaheen Mehtar, Américo Agostinho, Liberato Camilleri, Benedetta Allegranzi, Daniela Pires, Didier Pittet

Mortality associated with carbapenem-susceptible and Verona Integron-encoded Metallo-β-lactamase-positive Pseudomonas aeruginosa bacteremia

Marjolein C. Persoon, Anne F. Voor in’t holt, Cornelia C. H. Wielders, Diederik Gommers, Margreet C. Vos, Juliëtte A. Severin

“Infection prevention and control idea challenge” contest: a fresh view on medical education and problem solving

Arash Arianpoor, Ahmadreza Zarifian, Emran Askari, Arash Akhavan-Rezayat, Mojtaba Dayyani, Amin Rahimian, Elahe Amini, Roya Amel, Aghigh Ziaeemehr, Walter Zingg, Mohammad Hasan Aelami, Didier Pittet

Emojis in public health and how they might be used for hand hygiene and infection prevention and control

Nasim Lotfinejad, Reza Assadi, Mohammad Hassan Aelami, Didier Pittet

The role of hospital environment in transmissions of multidrug-resistant gram-negative organisms

Po Ying Chia, Sharmila Sengupta, Anjanna Kukreja, Sasheela S.L. Ponnampalavanar, Oon Tek Ng, Kalisvar Marimuthu

Assessment of hand hygiene facilities and staff compliance in a large tertiary health care facility in northern Nigeria: a cross sectional study

Kenneth I. Onyedibe, Nathan Y. Shehu, Daniela Pires, Samson E. Isa, Mark O. Okolo, Simji S. Gomerep, Comfort Ibrahim, Sunday J. Igbanugo, Rachel U. Odesanya, Adebola Olayinka, Daniel Z. Egah, Didier Pittet

Antimicrobial use among adult inpatients at hospital sites within the Canadian Nosocomial Infection Surveillance Program: 2009 to 2016

Wallis Rudnick, Michelle Science, Daniel J. G. Thirion, Kahina Abdesselam, Kelly B. Choi, Linda Pelude, Kanchana Amaratunga, Jeannette L. Comeau, Bruce Dalton, Johan Delport, Rita Dhami, Joanne Embree, Yannick Émond, Gerald Evans, Charles Frenette, Susan Fryters, Greg German, Jennifer M. Grant, Jennifer Happe, Kevin Katz, Pamela Kibsey, Justin Kosar, Joanne M. Langley, Bonita E. Lee, Marie-Astrid Lefebvre, Jerome A. Leis, Allison McGeer, Heather L. Neville, Andrew Simor, Kathryn Slayter, Kathryn N. Suh, Alena Tse-Chang, Karl Weiss, John Conly

Risk perception of antimicrobial resistance by infection control specialists in Europe: a case-vignette study

Gabriel Birgand, Nico T. Mutters, Raheelah Ahmad, Evelina Tacconelli, Jean-Christophe Lucet, Alison Holmes, Angel Asensio, Cagri Buke, Ljiljana Markovic-Denic, Maria da Graca Domingues Rocha, Jan Kluytmans, Outi Lyytikainen, Jonathan A. Otter, Elisabeth Presterl, Aidyn Salmanov, Kirsten Schaffer, Jesús Rodriguez Bano, Vered Schechner, Emese Szilagyi, Athanassios Tsakris

Flies from a tertiary hospital in Rwanda carry multidrug-resistant Gram-negative pathogens including extended-spectrum beta-lactamase-producing E. coli sequence type 131

Stefan E. Heiden, Mathis S. E. Kurz, Jürgen Bohnert, Claude Bayingana, Jules M. Ndoli, Augustin Sendegeya, Jean Bosco Gahutu, Elias Eger, Frank P. Mockenhaupt, Katharina Schaufler

Effectiveness of a structured, framework-based approach to implementation: the Researching Effective Approaches to Cleaning in Hospitals (REACH) Trial

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Lisa Hall, Nicole M. White, Michelle Allen, Alison Farrington, Brett G. Mitchell, Katie Page, Kate Halton, Thomas V. Riley, Christian A. Gericke, Nicholas Graves, Anne Gardner

Carbapenemase-producing Enterobacteriaceae circulating in the Reunion Island, a French territory in the Southwest Indian Ocean

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Guillaume Miltgen, Pascal Cholley, Daniel Martak, Michelle Thouverez, Paul Seraphin, Alexandre Leclaire, Nicolas Traversier, Bénédicte Roquebert, Marie-Christine Jaffar-Bandjee, Nathalie Lugagne, Céline Ben Cimon, Mahery Ramiandrisoa, Sandrine Picot, Anne Lignereux, Geoffrey Masson, Jérôme Allyn, Nicolas Allou, Patrick Mavingui, Olivier Belmonte, Xavier Bertrand, Didier Hocquet

Antimicrobial use and resistance in food-producing animals and the environment: an African perspective

Zuhura I. Kimera, Stephen E. Mshana, Mark M. Rweyemamu, Leonard E. G. Mboera, Mecky I. N. Matee

Antibiotic resistance in patients with clinical features of healthcare-associated infections in an urban tertiary hospital in Sierra Leone: a cross-sectional study

Sulaiman Lakoh, Letian Li, Stephen Sevalie, Xuejun Guo, Olukemi Adekanmbi, Guang Yang, Oladimeji Adebayo, Le Yi, Joshua M. Coker, Shuchao Wang, Tiecheng Wang, Weiyang Sun, Abdulrazaq G. Habib, Eili Y. Klein

Whole-genome sequencing to explore nosocomial transmission and virulence in neonatal methicillin-susceptible Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia

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Bibi C. G. C. Slingerland, Margreet C. Vos, Willeke Bras, René F. Kornelisse, Dieter De Coninck, Alex van Belkum, Irwin K. M. Reiss, Wil H. F. Goessens, Corné H. W. Klaassen, Nelianne J. Verkaik

The appropriateness of antimicrobial use in the outpatient clinics of three hospitals in the Netherlands

Annemieke K. van den Broek, Reinier M. van Hest, Kamilla D. Lettinga, Afra Jimmink, Fanny N. Lauw, Caroline E. Visser, Jan M. Prins

Prevalence and molecular characterizations of Staphylococcus aureus nasal colonization among patients in pediatric intensive care units in Taiwan

Yu-Hsin Chen, Kuan-Ying A. Huang, Yi-Chuan Huang, Hsin Chi, Chun-Yi Lu, Luan-Yin Chang, Yu-Huai Ho, Chia-Yu Chi, Ching-Chuan Liu, Li-Min Huang, Tien Yu Owen Yang, Yhu-Chering Huang

Infection control link nurse programs in Dutch acute care hospitals; a mixed-methods study

Mireille Dekker, Rosa van Mansfeld, Christina Vandenbroucke-Grauls, Martine de Bruijne, Irene Jongerden

Molecular characterization of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus clinical strains from the endotracheal tubes of patients with nosocomial pneumonia

Roberto Cabrera, Laia Fernández-Barat, Anna Motos, Rubén López-Aladid, Nil Vázquez, Mauro Panigada, Francisco Álvarez-Lerma, Yuly López, Laura Muñoz, Pedro Castro, Jordi Vila, Antoni Torres

Oral colonisation by antimicrobial-resistant Gram-negative bacteria among long-term care facility residents: prevalence, risk factors, and molecular epidemiology

Mi Nguyen-Tra Le, Shizuo Kayama, Mineka Yoshikawa, Toshinori Hara, Seiya Kashiyama, Junzo Hisatsune, Keiko Tsuruda, Makoto Onodera, Hiroki Ohge, Kazuhiro Tsuga, Motoyuki Sugai

Antibiogram and beta-lactamase genes among cefotaxime resistant E. coli from wastewater treatment plant

Anthony Ayodeji Adegoke, Chibuzor Ezinne Madu, Olayinka Ayobami Aiyegoro, Thor Axel Stenström, Anthony Ifeanyi Okoh

The prevalence and molecular mechanisms of mupirocin resistance in Staphylococcus aureus isolates from a Hospital in Cape Town, South Africa

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Shima M. Abdulgader, Tshepiso Lentswe, Andrew Whitelaw, Mae Newton-Foot

Development of amoxicillin resistance in Escherichia coli after exposure to remnants of a non-related phagemid-containing E. coli: an exploratory study

Joep J. J. M. Stohr, Marjolein F. Q. Kluytmans-van den Bergh, Carlo J. M. M. Verhulst, John W. A. Rossen, Jan A. J. W. Kluytmans

Different screening frequencies of carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae in patients undergoing hematopoietic stem cell transplantation: which one is better?

Ting-Ting Yang, Xue-Ping Luo, Qing Yang, Hong-Chao Chen, Yi Luo, Yan-Min Zhao, Yi-Shan Ye, Xiao-Yu Lai, Jian Yu, Ya-Min Tan, Guo-Qing Wei, He Huang, Ji-Min Shi

Candida tropicalis is the most prevalent yeast species causing candidemia in Algeria: the urgent need for antifungal stewardship and infection control measures

Youcef Megri, Amir Arastehfar, Teun Boekhout, Farnaz Daneshnia, Caroline Hörtnagl, Bettina Sartori, Ahmed Hafez, Weihua Pan, Cornelia Lass-Flörl, Boussad Hamrioui

Emerging coexistence of three PMQR genes on a multiple resistance plasmid with a new surrounding genetic structure of qnrS2 in E. coli in China

Ying Tao, Kaixin Zhou, Lianyan Xie, Yanping Xu, Lizhong Han, Yuxing Ni, Jieming Qu, Jingyong Sun

Secular trend analysis of antibiotic utilisation in China’s hospitals 2011–2018, a retrospective analysis of procurement data

Haishaerjiang Wushouer, Yue Zhou, Xi Zhang, Mengyuan Fu, Daiming Fan, Luwen Shi, Xiaodong Guan

“Nurses and midwives: clean care is in your hands”: the 5th May 2020 World Health Organization SAVE LIVES: Clean Your Hands campaign

Alexandra Peters, Nasim Lotfinejad, Chloé Guitart, Alice Simniceanu, Maria Clara Padoveze, Tcheun Borzykowski, Benedetta Allegranzi, Didier Pittet

Persuasive antimicrobial stewardship intervention in the context of a KPC outbreak: a controlled interrupted time series analysis

Nuno Rocha-Pereira, Paulo Figueiredo Dias, Sofia Correia, Shirin Shahriari, João Neves, José Teixeira, José Artur Paiva, Carlos Lima Alves, Ana Azevedo

The great nursing brain drain and its effects on patient safety

Alexandra Peters, Rafael Palomo, Didier Pittet

Bacteremia in critical care units at Bugando Medical Centre, Mwanza, Tanzania: the role of colonization and contaminated cots and mothers’ hands in cross-transmission of multidrug resistant Gram-negative bacteria

Vitus Silago, Dory Kovacs, Delfina R. Msanga, Jeremiah Seni, Louise Matthews, Katarina Oravcová, Ruth N. Zadoks, Athumani M. Lupindu, Abubakar S. Hoza, Stephen E. Mshana

Correction to: Implementation and impact of pediatric antimicrobial stewardship programs: a systematic scoping review

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  • Correction

D. Donà, E. Barbieri, M. Daverio, R. Lundin, C. Giaquinto, T. Zaoutis, M. Sharland

The potential negative impact of antibiotic pack on antibiotic stewardship in primary care in Switzerland: a modelling study

Julia Füri, Andreas Widmer, Delia Bornand, Christoph Berger, Benedikt Huttner, Julia Anna Bielicki

Clinical impact of endemic NDM-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae in intensive care units of the national referral hospital in Jakarta, Indonesia

Yulia Rosa Saharman, Anis Karuniawati, Rudyanto Sedono, Dita Aditianingsih, Wil H. F. Goessens, Corné H. W. Klaassen, Henri A. Verbrugh, Juliëtte A. Severin

Screening for triazole resistance in clinically significant Aspergillus species; report from Pakistan

Safia Moin, Joveria Farooqi, Kauser Jabeen, Sidra Laiq, Afia Zafar

Outbreak investigation of Serratia marcescens neurosurgical site infections associated with a contaminated shaving razors

Eun Jin Kim, Wan Beom Park, Jung-Ki Yoon, Won-Sang Cho, Su Jung Kim, Young Rok Oh, Kang Il Jun, Chang Kyung Kang, Pyeong Gyun Choe, Jong-Il Kim, Eun Hwa Choi, Myoung Don Oh, Nam Joong Kim

Implementation of the WHO hand hygiene strategy in Faranah regional hospital, Guinea

S. A. Müller, A. O. K. Diallo, R. Wood, M. Bayo, T. Eckmanns, O. Tounkara, M. Arvand, M. Diallo, M. Borchert

Predicting the occurrence of multidrug-resistant organism colonization or infection in ICU patients: development and validation of a novel multivariate prediction model

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Li Wang, Xiaolong Huang, Jiating Zhou, Yajing Wang, Weizhang Zhong, Qing Yu, Weiping Wang, Zhiqiao Ye, Qiaoyan Lin, Xing Hong, Ping Zeng, Minwei Zhang

Emergence of β-lactamase- and carbapenemase- producing Enterobacteriaceae at integrated fish farms

Dalia Hamza, Sohad Dorgham, Elshaimaa Ismael, Sherein Ismail Abd El-Moez, Mahmoud Elhariri, Rehab Elhelw, Eman Hamza

Implementing a combined infection prevention and control with antimicrobial stewardship joint program to prevent caesarean section surgical site infections and antimicrobial resistance: a Tanzanian tertiary hospital experience

Elisa Gentilotti, Pasquale De Nardo, Boniface Nguhuni, Alessandro Piscini, Caroline Damian, Francesco Vairo, Zainab Chaula, Paola Mencarini, Peter Torokaa, Alimuddin Zumla, Emanuele Nicastri, Giuseppe Ippolito

Acquisition of multidrug-resistant Enterobacterales during international travel: a systematic review of clinical and microbiological characteristics and meta-analyses of risk factors

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Anne F. Voor in ‘t holt, Kees Mourik, Berend Beishuizen, Adriënne S. van der Schoor, Annelies Verbon, Margreet C. Vos, Juliëtte A. Severin

A national survey of public awareness of antimicrobial resistance in Nigeria

Emelda E. Chukwu, David A. Oladele, Oluwatoyin B. Awoderu, Ebelechukwu E. Afocha, Rahman G. Lawal, Ismail Abdus-salam, Folasade T. Ogunsola, Rosemary A. Audu

First detection of autochthonous extensively drug-resistant NDM-1 Pseudomonas aeruginosa ST235 from a patient with bloodstream infection in Italy, October 2019

Daniela Loconsole, Marisa Accogli, Monica Monaco, Maria Del Grosso, Anna Lisa De Robertis, Anna Morea, Loredana Capozzi, Laura Del Sambro, Annarosa Simone, Vincenzo De Letteriis, Michele Quarto, Antonio Parisi, Maria Chironna

Early discontinuation of empirical antibiotic treatment in neutropenic patients with acute myeloid leukaemia and high-risk myelodysplastic syndrome

F. A. Niessen, M. S. M. van Mourik, A. H. W. Bruns, R. A. P. Raijmakers, M. C. H. de Groot, T. van der Bruggen

Clinical characteristics and risk factors of polymicrobial Staphylococcus aureus bloodstream infections

Cheng Zheng, Shufang Zhang, Qingqing Chen, Li Zhong, Tiancha Huang, Xijiang Zhang, Kai Zhang, Hongwei Zhou, Jiachang Cai, Linlin Du, Changming Wang, Wei Cui, Gensheng Zhang

ATP measurement as an objective method to measure environmental contamination in 9 hospitals in the Dutch/Belgian border area

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Andreas van Arkel, Ina Willemsen, Linda Kilsdonk-Bode, Sindy Vlamings-Wagenaars, Anne van Oudheusden, Pascal De Waegemaeker, Isabel Leroux-Roels, Martine Verelst, Evelien Maas, Anita van Oosten, Patricia Willemse, Esther van Asselen, Ella Klomp-Berens, Karen Franssen, Elise Van Cauwenberg, Jan Kluytmans, Lieke van Alphen, Nicole van den Braak, Caroline Broucke, Anton Buiting, Liselotte Coorevits, Sara Dequeker, Jeroen Dewulf, Wouter Dhaeze, Bram Diederen, Helen Ewalts, Herman Goossens, Inge Gyssens, Casper den Heijer, Christian Hoebe, Casper Jamin, Patricia Jansingh, Jan Kluytmans, Marjolein Kluytmans-van den Bergh, Stefanie van Koeveringe, Sien De Koster, Christine Lammens, Isabel Leroux-Roels, Hanna Masson, Ellen Nieuwkoop, Anita van Oosten, Natascha Perales Selva, Merel Postma, Stijn Raven, Veroniek Saegeman, Paul Savelkoul, Annette Schuermans, Nathalie Sleeckx, Krista van der Slikke, Arjan Stegeman, Tijs Tobias, Paulien Tolsma, Jacobien Veenemans, Dewi van der Vegt, Martine Verelst, Carlo Verhulst, Pascal De Waegemaeker, Veronica Weterings, Clementine Wijkmans, Patricia Willemse-Smits, Ina Willemsen

Impact of hand hygiene intervention: a comparative study in health care facilities in Dodoma region, Tanzania using WHO methodology

Karin Wiedenmayer, Vicky-Sidney Msamba, Fiona Chilunda, James Charles Kiologwe, Jeremiah Seni

Prevalence of Candida auris in Canadian acute care hospitals among at-risk patients, 2018

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Hector Felipe Garcia-Jeldes, Robyn Mitchell, Allison McGeer, Wallis Rudnick, Kanchana Amaratunga, Snigdha Vallabhaneni, Shawn R. Lockhart, Ghada Al-Rawahi, Elizabeth Brodkin, Marthe Charles, Jeannette Comeau, Ian Davis, Johan Delport, Tanis C. Dingle, Philippe Dufresne, Chelsey Ellis, Joanne Embree, Charles Frenette, George Golding, Linda M. Hoang, Susy Hota, Kevin C. Katz, Pamela Kibsey, Julianne V. Kus, Joanne M. Langley, Bonita E. Lee, Marie-Astrid Lefebvre, Yves Longtin, Kathy Malejczyk, Shazia Masud, Dominik Mertz, Michael R. Mulvey, Susan Poutanen, Dale Purych, Rajni Rantelidis, David Richardson, Ilan S. Schwartz, Stephanie Smith, Maxime-Antoine Tremblay, Titus Wong, Deborah Yamamura, Amrita Bharat

Will healthcare workers improve infection prevention and control behaviors as COVID-19 risk emerges and increases, in China?

Xiaoquan Lai, Xuemei Wang, Qiuxia Yang, Xiaojun Xu, Yuqing Tang, Chenxi Liu, Li Tan, Ruying Lai, He Wang, Xinping Zhang, Qian Zhou, Hao Chen

Prevention of severe infectious complications after colorectal surgery using oral non-absorbable antimicrobial prophylaxis: results of a multicenter randomized placebo-controlled clinical trial

Tessa Mulder, Marjolein Kluytmans-van den Bergh, Bart Vlaminckx, Daphne Roos, Anne Marie de Smet, Robert de Vos tot Nederveen Cappel, Paul Verheijen, Alexandra Brandt, Anke Smits, Eric van der Vorm, Erik Bathoorn, Boudewijn van Etten, Jacobien Veenemans, Annemarie Weersink, Margreet Vos, Nils van ’t Veer, Stavros Nikolakopoulos, Marc Bonten, Jan Kluytmans

Hand hygiene in surgery in Benin: opportunities and challenges

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Carine Laurence Yehouenou, Angèle Modupe Dohou, Ariane Dessièdé Fiogbe, Marius Esse, Cyriaque Degbey, Anne Simon, Olivia Dalleur

Effect of extended use N95 respirators and eye protection on personal protective equipment (PPE) utilization during SARS-CoV-2 outbreak in Singapore

Glorijoy Shi En Tan, Kyaw Zaw Linn, Margaret Mei Ling Soon, Shawn Vasoo, Monica Chan, Bee Fong Poh, Oon-Tek Ng, Brenda Sze-Peng Ang, Yee-Sin Leo, Kalisvar Marimuthu

A silent outbreak of vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium in a neonatal intensive care unit

Ronella Marom, Dror Mandel, Alon Haham, Irit Berger, Amit Ovental, Craig Raskind, Galia Grisaru-Soen, Amos Adler, Jonathan Lellouche, David Schwartz, Yehuda Carmeli, Vered Schechner

Critical Reliability Issues of Common Type Alcohol-Based Handrub Dispensers

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Száva Bánsághi, Hervé Soule, Chloé Guitart, Didier Pittet, Tamás Haidegger

Successful control of the first carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae outbreak in a Chinese hospital 2017–2019

Jiaying Zhu, Qi Li, Xiaoxia Li, Jianbang Kang, Yan Song, Junli Song, Donghong Yin, Jinju Duan

Evaluating infection prevention and control programs in Austrian acute care hospitals using the WHO Infection Prevention and Control Assessment Framework

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Seven Johannes Sam Aghdassi, Andrea Grisold, Agnes Wechsler-Fördös, Sonja Hansen, Peter Bischoff, Michael Behnke, Petra Gastmeier

Poor infection prevention and control standards are associated with environmental contamination with carbapenemase-producing Enterobacterales and other multidrug-resistant bacteria in Swiss companion animal clinics

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Janne S. Schmidt, Stefan P. Kuster, Aurélien Nigg, Valentina Dazio, Michael Brilhante, Helene Rohrbach, Odette J. Bernasconi, Thomas Büdel, Edgar I. Campos-Madueno, Stefanie Gobeli Brawand, Simone Schuller, Andrea Endimiani, Vincent Perreten, Barbara Willi

First report of plasmid-mediated colistin resistance mcr-8.1 gene from a clinical Klebsiella pneumoniae isolate from Lebanon

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Tamara Salloum, Balig Panossian, Ibrahim Bitar, Jaroslav Hrabak, George F. Araj, Sima Tokajian

The impact of antimicrobial stewardship program implementation at four tertiary private hospitals: results of a five-years pre-post analysis

Awad Al-Omari, Abbas Al Mutair, Saad Alhumaid, Samer Salih, Ahmed Alanazi, Hesham Albarsan, Maha Abourayan, Maha Al Subaie

Effect of urine reflex culturing on rates of cultures and infections in acute and long-term care

Chelsea S. Lynch, Andrea Appleby-Sigler, Jacqueline T. Bork, Rohini Davé, Kathy Agnes, Molly Sanikop, Doris Heath, Arlene F. Clark, Kimberly Claeys, Min Zhan, Daniel J. Morgan

The association of a reduced susceptibility to moxifloxacin in causative Clostridium (Clostridioides) difficile strain with the clinical outcome of patients

Marcela Krutova, Vaclav Capek, Elka Nycova, Sabina Vojackova, Magda Balejova, Lenka Geigerova, Renata Tejkalova, Lenka Havlinova, Iva Vagnerova, Pavel Cermak, Lenka Ryskova, Petr Jezek, Dana Zamazalova, Denisa Vesela, Alice Kucharova, Dana Nemcova, Martina Curdova, Otakar Nyc, Pavel Drevinek

Mechanisms affecting the implementation of a national antimicrobial stewardship programme; multi-professional perspectives explained using normalisation process theory

Kay Currie, Rebecca Laidlaw, Valerie Ness, Lucyna Gozdzielewska, William Malcom, Jacqueline Sneddon, Ronald Andrew Seaton, Paul Flowers

Risk of SARS-CoV-2 transmission by aerosols, the rational use of masks, and protection of healthcare workers from COVID-19

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Kalliopi Spyridopoulou, Mina Psichogiou, Vana Sypsa, Vivi Miriagou, Amalia Karapanou, Linos Hadjihannas, Leonidas Tzouvelekis, George L. Daikos

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Recommendations for the surveillance of multidrug-resistant bacteria in Italian long-term care facilities by the GLISTer working group of the Italian Association of Clinical Microbiologists (AMCLI)

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The effect of temporary closure and enhanced terminal disinfection using aerosolized hydrogen peroxide of an open-bay intensive care unit on the acquisition of extensively drug-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii

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Healthcare workers’ perspectives on healthcare-associated infections and infection control practices: a video-reflexive ethnography study in the Asir region of Saudi Arabia

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Prevalence and abundance of selected genes conferring macrolide resistance genes in COPD patients during maintenance treatment with azithromycin

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Outbreak of Ralstonia mannitolilytica bacteraemia in patients undergoing haemodialysis at a tertiary hospital in Pretoria, South Africa

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Nasal carriage of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) among undocumented migrants and uninsured legal residents in Amsterdam, the Netherlands: a cross-sectional study

E. van Dulm, S. Klok, A. Boyd, I. K. Joore, M. Prins, A. P. van Dam, G. A. Tramper-Stranders, Y. T. H. P. van Duijnhoven

Are three antiseptic paints needed for safe preparation of the surgical field? A prospective cohort study with 239 patients

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Treating infections with ionizing radiation: a historical perspective and emerging techniques

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Scope of a weekly infection control team rounding in an acute-care teaching hospital: a pilot study

Yeon Su Jeong, Jin Hwa Kim, Seungju Lee, So Young Lee, Sun Mi Oh, Eunjung Lee, Tae Hyong Kim, Se Yoon Park

Development of in vitro resistance to fluoroquinolones in Pseudomonas aeruginosa

Lei Zhao, Shiqi Wang, Xiaobing Li, Xiaojing He, Lingyan Jian

Finding the match between healthcare worker and expert for optimal audit and feedback on antimicrobial resistance prevention measures

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J. Keizer, N. Beerlage-De Jong, N. Al Naiemi, J. E. W. C. van Gemert-Pijnen

Use of medical face masks versus particulate respirators as a component of personal protective equipment for health care workers in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic

John Conly, W. H. Seto, Didier Pittet, Alison Holmes, May Chu, Paul R. Hunter, John Conly, Barry Cookson, Didier Pittet, Alison Holmes, May Chu, Andreas Voss, Anna Sara Shafferman Levin, Wing Hong Seto, Marimuthu Kalisvar, Dale Fisher, Nina Gobat, Paul R. Hunter, Mark Sobsey, Mitchell J. Schwaber, Sara Tomczyk, Moi Lin Ling

Genetic diversity and risk factors for the transmission of antimicrobial resistance across human, animals and environmental compartments in East Africa: a review

Bugwesa Z. Katale, Gerald Misinzo, Stephen E. Mshana, Harriet Chiyangi, Susana Campino, Taane G. Clark, Liam Good, Mark M. Rweyemamu, Mecky I. Matee

High rate of extended-spectrum beta-lactamase-producing gram-negative infections and associated mortality in Ethiopia: a systematic review and meta-analysis

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Tafese B. Tufa, Andre Fuchs, Takele B. Tufa, Loraine Stötter, Achim J. Kaasch, Torsten Feldt, Dieter Häussinger, Colin R. Mackenzie

Enterococcus faecium: from microbiological insights to practical recommendations for infection control and diagnostics

Xuewei Zhou, Rob J. L. Willems, Alexander W. Friedrich, John W. A. Rossen, Erik Bathoorn

CRISPR-Cas system: a potential alternative tool to cope antibiotic resistance

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Predictive factors for sepsis by carbapenem resistant Gram-negative bacilli in adult critical patients in Rio de Janeiro: a case-case-control design in a prospective cohort study

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Azithromycin resistant gonococci: a literature review

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Hand hygiene improvement or antibiotic restriction to control the household transmission of extended-spectrum β-lactamase-producing Escherichia coli: a mathematical modelling study

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Correction to: High rate of extended-spectrum beta-lactamase-producing gram-negative infections and associated mortality in Ethiopia: a systematic review and meta-analysis

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Tafese B. Tufa, Andre Fuchs, Takele B. Tufa, Loraine Stötter, Achim J. Kaasch, Torsten Feldt, Dieter Häussinger, Colin R. Mackenzie

Cross-contamination by disinfectant towelettes varies by product chemistry and strain

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Sepsis related mortality of extremely low gestational age newborns after the introduction of colonization screening for multi-drug resistant organisms

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Linzy Elton, Margaret J. Thomason, John Tembo, Thirumalaisamy P. Velavan, Srinivas Reddy Pallerla, Liã Bárbara Arruda, Francesco Vairo, Chiara Montaldo, Francine Ntoumi, Muzamil M. Abdel Hamid, Najmul Haider, Richard Kock, Giuseppe Ippolito, Alimuddin Zumla, Timothy D. McHugh

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M. J. Loftus, S. J. Curtis, R. Naidu, A. C. Cheng, A. W. J. Jenney, B. G. Mitchell, P. L. Russo, E. Rafai, A. Y. Peleg, A. J. Stewardson

Using an ultraviolet cabinet improves compliance with the World Health Organization’s hand hygiene recommendations by undergraduate medical students: a randomized controlled trial

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Sandrine Dray, Samuel Lehingue, Sabine Valera, Philippe Nouguier, Michel Salah Boussen, Florence Daviet, Delphine Bastian, Estelle Pilarczik, Isabelle Jousset, Sébastien Le Floch, Georgette Grech, Georges Leonetti, Laurent Papazian, Nadim Cassir, Jean-Marie Forel

Point prevalence survey of antimicrobial use in three hospitals in North-Eastern Tanzania

Pius G. Horumpende, Stephen E. Mshana, Elise F. Mouw, Blandina T. Mmbaga, Jaffu O. Chilongola, Quirijn de Mast

Silica nanoparticles with encapsulated DNA (SPED) – a novel surrogate tracer for microbial transmission in healthcare

Manuela Scotoni, Julian Koch, Timothy R. Julian, Lauren Clack, Ana K. Pitol, Aline Wolfensberger, Robert N. Grass, Hugo Sax

A nosocomial cluster of vancomycin resistant enterococci among COVID-19 patients in an intensive care unit

Stefanie Kampmeier, Hauke Tönnies, Carlos L. Correa-Martinez, Alexander Mellmann, Vera Schwierzeck

Increasing use of linezolid in a tertiary NICU during a 10-year period: reasons and concerns for the future

Lucie Matrat, Frank Plaisant, Christine Barreto, Olivier Claris, Marine Butin

Impact of national policy on hand hygiene promotion activities in hospitals in Korea

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Pyoeng Gyun Choe, Jihee Lim, Eun Jin Kim, Jeong Hee Kim, Myoung Jin Shin, Sung Ran Kim, Jun Yong Choi, Young Hwa Choi, Kyung Won Lee, Hyunsook Koo, Hyungmin Lee, Kyoung-Ho Song, Eu Suk Kim, Nam Joong Kim, Myoung-don Oh, Hong Bin Kim

Antimicrobial resistance in Clostridioides (Clostridium) difficile derived from humans: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Mohammad Sholeh, Marcela Krutova, Mehdi Forouzesh, Sergey Mironov, Nourkhoda Sadeghifard, Leila Molaeipour, Abbas Maleki, Ebrahim Kouhsari

Influence of severity of infection on the effect of appropriate antimicrobial therapy for Acinetobacter baumannii bacteremic pneumonia

Fang-Yu Kang, Chorng-Kuang How, Yung-Chih Wang, Aristine Cheng, Ya-Sung Yang, Shu-Chen Kuo, Chang-Pan Liu, Yuag-Meng Liu, Te-Li Chen, Yi-Tzu Lee

The prevalence and mechanism of triclosan resistance in Escherichia coli isolated from urine samples in Wenzhou, China

Weiliang Zeng, Wenya Xu, Ye Xu, Wenli Liao, Yajie Zhao, Xiangkuo Zheng, Chunquan Xu, Tieli Zhou, Jianming Cao

Colonization of a hand washing sink in a veterinary hospital by an Enterobacter hormaechei strain carrying multiple resistances to high importance antimicrobials

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Kanishka Kamathewatta, Rhys Bushell, Fannana Rafa, Glenn Browning, Helen Billman-Jacobe, Marc Marenda

Antibiotic appropriateness and adherence to local guidelines in perioperative prophylaxis: results from an antimicrobial stewardship intervention

Francesco Vladimiro Segala, Rita Murri, Eleonora Taddei, Francesca Giovannenze, Pierluigi Del Vecchio, Emanuela Birocchi, Francesco Taccari, Roberto Cauda, Massimo Fantoni

Nosocomial tuberculosis transmission from 2006 to 2018 in Beijing Chest Hospital, China

Zhongyao Xie, Ning Zhou, Yuqing Chi, Guofang Huang, Jingping Wang, Hui Gao, Na Xie, Qianhui Ma, Nan Yang, Zhenlan Duan, Wenjuan Nie, Zhaogang Sun, Naihui Chu

Global trends of antimicrobial susceptibility to ceftaroline and ceftazidime–avibactam: a surveillance study from the ATLAS program (2012–2016)

Hui Zhang, Yingchun Xu, Peiyao Jia, Ying Zhu, Ge Zhang, Jingjia Zhang, Simeng Duan, Wei Kang, Tong Wang, Ran Jing, Jingwei Cheng, Yali Liu, Qiwen Yang

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Li Wei, Wenzhi Huang, Xiaojun Lu, Yantong Wang, Linzhi Cheng, Rong Deng, Haiyan Long, Zhiyong Zong

Detection of CMY-type beta-lactamases in Escherichia coli isolates from paediatric patients in a tertiary care hospital in Mexico

Jocelin Merida-Vieyra, Agustín De Colsa-Ranero, Yair Calderón-Castañeda, Alejandra Aquino-Andrade

Multidrug-resistant enterobacteriaceae in coastal water: an emerging threat

Regev Cohen, Svetlana Paikin, Assaf Rokney, Maxim Rubin-Blum, Peleg Astrahan

β-lactamase-mediated resistance in MDR-Pseudomonas aeruginosa from Qatar

Mazen A. Sid Ahmed, Faisal Ahmad Khan, Ali A. Sultan, Bo Söderquist, Emad Bashir Ibrahim, Jana Jass, Ali S. Omrani

Risk prediction models to guide antibiotic prescribing: a study on adult patients with uncomplicated upper respiratory tract infections in an emergency department

Joshua Guoxian Wong, Aung-Hein Aung, Weixiang Lian, David Chien Lye, Chee-Kheong Ooi, Angela Chow

Does the problem begin at the beginning? Medical students’ knowledge and beliefs regarding antibiotics and resistance: a systematic review

Natalia Nogueira-Uzal, Maruxa Zapata-Cachafeiro, Olalla Vázquez-Cancela, Ana López-Durán, Maria T. Herdeiro, Adolfo Figueiras

Evaluating antimicrobial appropriateness in a tertiary care pediatric ICU in Saudi Arabia: a retrospective cohort study

Yasser M. Kazzaz, Haneen AlTurki, Lama Aleisa, Bashaer Alahmadi, Nora Alfattoh, Nadia Alattas

Association of sexually-transmitted infection and African–American race with Streptococcus agalactiae colonization in pregnancy

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Carriage of ESBL-producing Gram-negative bacteria by flies captured in a hospital and its suburban surroundings in Ethiopia

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Tafese Beyene Tufa, Andre Fuchs, Tobias Wienemann, Yannik Eggers, Sileshi Abdissa, Marlen Schneider, Björn-Erik Ole Jensen, Johannes G. Bode, Klaus Pfeffer, Dieter Häussinger, Colin R. Mackenzie, Hans Martin Orth, Torsten Feldt

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Carine A. Nkemngong, Gurpreet K. Chaggar, Xiaobao Li, Peter J. Teska, Haley F. Oliver

COVID-19: through the eyes through the front line, an international perspective

Kevin T. Kavanagh, Judith Pare, Christine Pontus

Donor-derived vancomycin-resistant enterococci transmission and bloodstream infection after intestinal transplantation

Carlos L. Correa-Martínez, Felix Becker, Vera Schwierzeck, Alexander Mellmann, Jens G. Brockmann, Stefanie Kampmeier

Antimicrobial use in food animals and human health: time to implement ‘One Health’ approach

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Sunil Pokharel, Priyanka Shrestha, Bipin Adhikari

The carbapenem resistance gene blaOXA-23 is disseminated by a conjugative plasmid containing the novel transposon Tn6681 in Acinetobacter johnsonii M19

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Education and training programmes for infection prevention and control professionals: mapping the current opportunities and local needs in European countries

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Constantinos Tsioutis, Gabriel Birgand, Erik Bathoorn, Aleksander Deptula, Lenny ten Horn, Enrique Castro-Sánchez, Oana Săndulescu, Andreas F. Widmer, Athanasios Tsakris, Giulio Pieve, Evelina Tacconelli, Nico T. Mutters

Artemether–lumefantrin treatment adherence among uncomplicated plasmodium falciparum malaria patients, visiting public health facilities in AsgedeTsimbla district, Tigray, Ethiopia: a cross-sectional study

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Impact of an e-learning module on personal protective equipment knowledge in student paramedics: a randomized controlled trial

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A one health framework to estimate the cost of antimicrobial resistance

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Chantal M. Morel, Richard A. Alm, Christine Årdal, Alessandra Bandera, Giacomo M. Bruno, Elena Carrara, Giorgio L. Colombo, Marlieke E. A. de Kraker, Sabiha Essack, Isabel Frost, Bruno Gonzalez-Zorn, Herman Goossens, Luca Guardabassi, Stephan Harbarth, Peter S. Jørgensen, Souha S. Kanj, Tomislav Kostyanev, Ramanan Laxminarayan, Finola Leonard, Gabriel Levy Hara, Marc Mendelson, Malgorzata Mikulska, Nico T. Mutters, Kevin Outterson, Jesus Rodriguez Baňo, Evelina Tacconelli, Luigia Scudeller

Efficacy of universal preoperative decolonization with Polyhexanide in primary joint arthroplasty on surgical site infections. A multicenter before-and after-study

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Central venous catheter-related bloodstream infection and colonization: the impact of insertion site and distribution of multidrug-resistant pathogens

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Why psychiatry is different - challenges and difficulties in managing a nosocomial outbreak of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in hospital care

J. J. E. Rovers, L. S. van de Linde, N. Kenters, E. M. Bisseling, D. F. Nieuwenhuijse, B. B. Oude Munnink, A. Voss, M. Nabuurs-Franssen

Does respiratory co-infection facilitate dispersal of SARS-CoV-2? investigation of a super-spreading event in an open-space office

Dana Weissberg, Jürg Böni, Silvana K. Rampini, Verena Kufner, Maryam Zaheri, Peter W. Schreiber, Irene A. Abela, Michael Huber, Hugo Sax, Aline Wolfensberger

SARS-Coronavirus-2 cases in healthcare workers may not regularly originate from patient care: lessons from a university hospital on the underestimated risk of healthcare worker to healthcare worker transmission

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Knowledge, attitudes and practices regarding antimicrobial use and resistance among communities of Ilala, Kilosa and Kibaha districts of Tanzania

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Calvin Sindato, Leonard E. G. Mboera, Bugwesa Z. Katale, Gasto Frumence, Sharadhuli Kimera, Taane G. Clark, Helena Legido-Quigley, Stephen E. Mshana, Mark M. Rweyemamu, Mecky Matee

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Comparative evaluation of the effect of different growth media on in vitro sensitivity to azithromycin in multi-drug resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa isolated from cystic fibrosis patients

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Scientific evidence supports aerosol transmission of SARS-COV-2

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