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Antimicrobial Resistance & Infection Control

Issue 1/2024

Content (157 Articles)

Investigating environmental transmission to resolve a Bacillus cereus group outbreak in a neonatal intensive care unit using core genome multilocus sequence typing

  • Open Access
  • Research

Hauke Tönnies, Axel Heep, Jörg Herrmann, Matthias Lange, Alexander Mellmann, Axel Hamprecht

Exploring factors for antibiotic over-prescription in children with acute upper respiratory tract infections in Assiut, Egypt: a qualitative study

Mahmoud Attia AbdEl-Aty, Mariam Taher Amin, Sabra Mohamed Ahmed, Ghada Omar Elsedfy, Amira Fathy El-Gazzar

On-site evaluation as external quality assessment of microbiology laboratories involved in sentinel laboratory-based antimicrobial resistance surveillance network in Burkina Faso

  • Open Access
  • Research

Emmanuel Zongo, Emilie Dama, Dame Yenyetou, Merci Muhigwa, Abdoulaye Nikiema, Georges Anicet Dahourou, Abdoul-Salam Ouedraogo

Implementation of the WHO core components of an infection prevention and control programme in two sub-saharan African acute health-care facilities: a mixed methods study

  • Open Access
  • Research

R. Wood, W. Tembele, A. Hema, A. Somé, E. Kinganda-Lusamaki, C. Basilubo, R. Lumembe, N. Alama, G. Mbunsu, A. Zongo, S. Ahuka, J. J. Muyembe, F. Leendertz, T. Eckmanns, G. Schubert, T. Kagoné, S. Makiala, S. Tomczyk

Efficacy of an antimicrobial stewardship intervention for early adaptation of antibiotic therapy in high-risk neutropenic patients

Claire Durand, Karine Risso, Michael Loschi, Nicolas Retur, Audrey Emery, Johan Courjon, Thomas Cluzeau, Michel Carles

Knowledge, attitudes and practices towards community-acquired pneumonia and COVID-19 among general population: a cross-sectional study

Er Hong, Jia Mao, Zhicheng Ke, Wei Tao

Hand hygiene compliance in a Brazilian COVID-19 unit: the impact of moments and contact precautions

Marília Duarte Valim, Jéssica Regina Rossetto, Juliano Bortolini, Loreen Herwaldt

Barriers, facilitators, perceptions and impact of interventions in implementing antimicrobial stewardship programs in hospitals of low-middle and middle countries: a scoping review

Md. Golam Dostogir Harun, Shariful Amin Sumon, Istiaque Hasan, Fairoze Masuda Akther, Md. Saiful Islam, Md. Mahabub Ul Anwar

Reported antibiotic use among patients in the multicenter ANDEMIA infectious diseases surveillance study in sub-saharan Africa

Imke Wieters, Siobhan Johnstone, Sheila Makiala-Mandanda, Armel Poda, Chantal Akoua-Koffi, Muna Abu Sin, Tim Eckmanns, Valentina Galeone, Firmin Nongodo Kaboré, François Kahwata, Fabian H. Leendertz, Benoit Mputu, Abdoul-Salam Ouedraogo, Nicola Page, Susanne B. Schink, Fidèle Sounan Touré, Adjaratou Traoré, Marietjie Venter, Ann Christin Vietor, Grit Schubert, Sara Tomczyk

Incidence of catheter-associated urinary tract infections by Gram-negative bacilli and their ESBL and carbapenemase production in specialized hospitals of Bahir Dar, northwest Ethiopia

Zelalem Asmare, Tewachew Awoke, Chalachew Genet, Alemale Admas, Addisu Melese, Wondemagegn Mulu

Healthcare-associated infections and antimicrobial use in acute care hospitals in Greece, 2022; results of the third point prevalence survey

Konstantinos Palaiopanos, Dimitra Krystallaki, Kassiani Mellou, Petros Kotoulas, Christina-Anna Kavakioti, Styliani Vorre, Georgia Vertsioti, Maria Gkova, Antonios Maragkos, Kyriaki Tryfinopoulou, Dimitrios Paraskevis, Sotirios Tsiodras, Theoklis Zaoutis

Health system barriers to the implementation of the national action plan to combat antimicrobial resistance in Vietnam: a scoping review

Giang N. Pham, Tho T. H. Dang, Thu-Anh Nguyen, Shukry Zawahir, Hien T. T. Le, Joel Negin, Carmen Huckel Schneider, Greg J. Fox

Perinatal colonization with extended-spectrum beta-lactamase-producing and carbapenem-resistant Gram-negative bacteria: a hospital-based cohort study

Ashley Styczynski, Mohammed Badrul Amin, Kazi Injamamul Hoque, Shahana Parveen, Abu Faisal Md Pervez, Dilruba Zeba, Akhi Akhter, Helen Pitchik, Mohammad Aminul Islam, Muhammed Iqbal Hossain, Sumita Rani Saha, Emily S. Gurley, Stephen Luby

Clinically relevant sequence types of carbapenemase-producing Escherichia coli and Klebsiella pneumoniae detected in Finnish wastewater in 2021–2022

Viivi Heljanko, Olga Tyni, Venla Johansson, Jussa-Pekka Virtanen, Kati Räisänen, Kirsi-Maarit Lehto, Anssi Lipponen, Sami Oikarinen, Tarja Pitkänen, Ahmad Al-Mustapha, Paula Kurittu, Annika Länsivaara, Rafiqul Hyder, Erja Janhonen, Ananda Tiwari, Anna-Maria Hokajärvi, Aleksi Kolehmainen, Teemu Möttönen, Oskari Luomala, Aapo Juutinen, Soile Blomqvist, Carita Savolainen-Kopra, Anniina Sarekoski, Annamari Heikinheimo

The accuracy of fully-automated algorithms for the surveillance of central venous catheter-related bloodstream infection in hospitalised patients

Moa Karmefors Idvall, Hideyuki Tanushi, Andreas Berge, Pontus Nauclér, Suzanne Desirée van der Werff

Challenges and success stories of the implementation of infection control and antimicrobial stewardship strategies: proceedings of the 5th Global Ministerial Summit on Patient Safety, 2023

Andrea C. Büchler, Murielle Haddad Galas, Niccolò Buetti, Emine Alp, Anucha Apisarnthanarak, Gerald Dziekan, Valeria Fabre, Simon Gottwalt, Kazuaki Jindai, Babacar Ndoye, Hilda Márquez Villareal, Fernando Otaiza, Didier Pittet, Natalie Schellack, Céline Gardiol, Stephan Harbarth

Hip prosthesis and colon surgery, a decade of surveillance on surgical site infections in Italy, a prospective cohort study: rates, trends, and disease burden in DALYs

Valerio Bordino, Costanza Vicentini, Alessandro Roberto Cornio, Maria Michela Gianino, Carla Maria Zotti

On the onset and dispersal of a major MDR TB clone among HIV-negative patients, Tunisia

Naira Dekhil, Helmi Mardassi

Closing the antimicrobial stewardship gap - a call for LMICs to embrace the global antimicrobial stewardship accreditation scheme

  • Open Access
  • Correspondence

Bashar Haruna Gulumbe, Mohammed Bashar Danlami, Abdulrakib Abdulrahim

Introduction and spread of vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium (VREfm) at a German tertiary care medical center from 2004 until 2010: a retrospective whole-genome sequencing (WGS) study of the molecular epidemiology of VREfm

Aila Caplunik-Pratsch, Bärbel Kieninger, Veronika A. Donauer, Johanna M. Brauer, Vanessa M. K. Meier, Corinna Seisenberger, Anca Rath, Daniel Loibl, Anja Eichner, Jürgen Fritsch, Wulf Schneider-Brachert

Prevalence, regional distribution, and trends of antimicrobial resistance among female outpatients with urine Klebsiella spp. isolates: a multicenter evaluation in the United States between 2011 and 2019

Keith S. Kaye, Vikas Gupta, Aruni Mulgirigama, Ashish V. Joshi, Gang Ye, Nicole E. Scangarella-Oman, Kalvin Yu, Fanny S. Mitrani-Gold

The prevalence and clinical context of antimicrobial resistance amongst medical inpatients at a referral hospital in Rwanda: a cohort study

Olivier Bizimungu, Peter Crook, Jean Félix Babane, Léopold Bitunguhari

The combined application of hand hygiene and non-sterile gloves by nurses in a tertiary hospital: a multi methods study

Mireille Dekker, Rosa van Mansfeld, Marjon Borgert, Jolanda Maaskant, Frederique Paulus, Annamarike Seller, Irene P. Jongerden

Prevalence of colistin resistance in clinical isolates of Acinetobacter baumannii: a systematic review and meta-analysis

  • Open Access
  • Review

Narjess Bostanghadiri, Negar Narimisa, Maryam Mirshekar, Leila Dadgar-Zankbar, Elahe Taki, Tahereh Navidifar, Davood Darban-Sarokhalil

Systematic scoping review of automated systems for the surveillance of healthcare-associated bloodstream infections related to intravascular catheters

Nasim Lotfinejad, Jean-Marie Januel, Sarah Tschudin-Sutter, Peter W Schreiber, Bruno Grandbastien, Lauro Damonti, Elia Lo Priore, Alexandra Scherrer, Stephan Harbarth, Gaud Catho, Niccolò Buetti

Updates and future directions regarding hand hygiene in the healthcare setting: insights from the 3rd ICPIC alcohol-based handrub (ABHR) task force

  • Open Access
  • Meeting Report

Ermira Tartari, Fernando Bellissimo-Rodrigues, Daniela Pires, Carolina Fankhauser, Nasim Lotfinejad, Hiroki Saito, Miranda Suchomel, Axel Kramer, Benedetta Allegranzi, John Boyce, Hugo Sax, Andrew J. Stewardson, Didier Pittet, Aeschbach Rodin, Kumashita Yuichi, Alléard Benjamin, Lee Pamela, Lu Tingxu, Arbogast Jim, Mermel Leonard, Azzouz Chedly, Barrett Emma, Park Ben, Quan Lelyn, Bühler Martina, Capilna Andreea, Serna Jiménez César, Damani Nizam, Eggerstedt Sven, Teska Peter, van Hall Nicole, Hansen Sonja, Vos Margreet, Hennig Thomas, Widmer Andreas, Herwaldt Loreen, Yakata Kazuko, Yokoe Deborah, Bell Mike, Bertho Jean Noel, Borzykowski Tcheun-How, Conly John, Da Silva Carlos, Yakata Kazuko, Geva Ariel, Haidegger Tamas, Herwaldt Loreen, Holland Carolyn, Okeke Bonnie, Ormandy Kevin, Parneix Pierre, Peters Alexandra, Pouget Vanessa, Robert Lionel, Serna Jimenez Cesar, Zingg Walter

Comparison of disease and economic burden between MRSA infection and MRSA colonization in a university hospital: a retrospective data integration study

Aki Hirabayashi, Koji Yahara, Keisuke Oka, Toshiki Kajihara, Teruko Ohkura, Yumiko Hosaka, Keigo Shibayama, Motoyuki Sugai, Tetsuya Yagi

Emergence and clonal expansion of Aeromonas hydrophila ST1172 that simultaneously produces MOX-13 and OXA-724

Xinfei Chen, Minya Lu, Yao Wang, Han Zhang, Xinmiao Jia, Peiyao Jia, Wenhang Yang, Jiawei Chen, Guobin Song, Jianguo Zhang, Yingchun Xu

Resident-, prescriber-, and facility-level factors associated with antibiotic use in long-term care facilities: a systematic review of quantitative studies

Aurélie Bocquier, Berkehan Erkilic, Martin Babinet, Céline Pulcini, Nelly Agrinier

Automated surveillance of non-ventilator-associated hospital-acquired pneumonia (nvHAP): a systematic literature review

Aline Wolfensberger, Alexandra U. Scherrer, Hugo Sax

Uncovering the spread of drug-resistant bacteria through next-generation sequencing based surveillance: transmission of extended-spectrum β-lactamase-producing Enterobacterales by a contaminated duodenoscope

Cansu Cimen, Erik Bathoorn, Arjo J. Loeve, Monika Fliss, Matthijs S. Berends, Wouter B. Nagengast, Axel Hamprecht, Andreas Voss, Mariëtte Lokate

Compliance with infection prevention and control standard precautions and factors associated with noncompliance among healthcare workers working in public hospitals in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

  • Open Access
  • Research

Feyissa Regassa Senbato, Deneke Wolde, Merga Belina, Kehabtimer Shiferaw Kotiso, Girmay Medhin, Wondwossen Amogne, Tadesse Eguale

Correction: Usefulness of dynamic regression time series models for studying the relationship between antimicrobial consumption and bacterial antimicrobial resistance in hospitals: a systematic review

  • Open Access
  • Correction

Paul Laffont-Lozes, Romaric Larcher, Florian Salipante, Geraldine Leguelinel-Blache, Catherine Dunyach-Remy, Jean-Philippe Lavigne, Albert Sotto, Paul Loubet

Assessing the potential for improved predictive capacity of antimicrobial resistance in outpatient Staphylococcus aureus isolates using seasonal and spatial antibiograms

Margaret Carrel, Qianyi Shi, Gosia S. Clore, Shinya Hasegawa, Matthew Smith, Eli N. Perencevich, Michihiko Goto

Knowledge and attitude of healthcare prescribers and pharmacists toward antimicrobial stewardship program and the barriers for its implementation

Anan S. Jarab, Tasneem O. AL-Alawneh, Osama Y. Alshogran, Shrouq Abu Heshmeh, Tareq L. Mukattash, Yara A. Naser, Eman Alefishat

Assessing the impact of a cleaning programme on environmental hygiene in labour and neonatal wards: an exploratory study in The Gambia

  • Open Access
  • Research

Uduak Okomo, Giorgia Gon, Saffiatou Darboe, Isatou C. M. Sey, Oluwatosin Nkereuwem, Lamin Leigh, Nfamara Camara, Lamin Makalo, Abdoulie Keita, Stephanie J. Dancer, Wendy Graham, Alexander M. Aiken

Prevalence of meropenem-resistant Pseudomonas Aeruginosa in Ethiopia: a systematic review and meta‑analysis

Mengistie Yirsaw Gobezie, Minimize Hassen, Nuhamin Alemayehu Tesfaye, Tewodros Solomon, Mulat Belete Demessie, Tesfaye Dessale Kassa, Teklehaimanot Fentie Wendie, Abel Andualem, Ermiyas Alemayehu, Yaschilal Muche Belayneh

Surveillance of catheter-associated bloodstream infections: development and validation of a fully automated algorithm

  • Open Access
  • Research

Gaud Catho, Loïc Fortchantre, Daniel Teixeira, Murielle Galas-Haddad, Filippo Boroli, Marie-Noëlle Chraïti, Mohamed Abbas, Stephan Harbarth, Niccolò Buetti, Carlo Balmelli, Delphine Berthod, Philipp Jent, Jonas Marschall, Hugo Sax, Matthias Schlegel, Alexander Schweiger, Laurence Senn, Rami Sommerstein, Sarah Tschudin-Sutter, Nicolas Troillet, Danielle Vuichard-Gysin, Andreas F. Widmer, Aline Wolfensberger, Walter Zingg

Level of implementation of multimodal strategies for infection prevention and control interventions and prevalence of healthcare-associated infections in Northern Italy

  • Open Access
  • Research

Costanza Vicentini, Roberta Bussolino, Claudia Gastaldo, Marta Castagnotto, Fortunato “Paolo” D’Ancona, Carla Maria Zotti, Fabrizio Bert, Cesare Bolla, Roberta Broda, Francesco D’Aloia, Francesco De Gregorio, Francesco Di Nardo, Piero Fenu, Gerolamo Ferrauto, Mauro Franco, Scipione Gatti, Franca Gremo, Agostino Maiello, Domenica Morabito, Aida Muca, Roberta Palladino, Alessandro Paudice, Paolo Pellegrino, Claudio Plazzotta, Simone Porretto, Giorgio Ripamonti, Maurizio Salvatico, Paola Silvaplana, Carlo Silvestre, Domenico Tangolo, Valentina Venturino, Maria Rita Viroletti

Pseudomonas fluorescens CRBSI outbreak: complying with the standardization of invasive procedures is a step ahead in the fight against antimicrobial resistance

Patricia Volkow, Tania Guadalupe Chávez-Chávez, Bertha García-Pineda, Consuelo Velázquez-Acosta, Daniel Carpio-Guadarrama, Diana Vilar-Compte, Cyntia Ibanes-Gutiérrez

World Health Organization World Hand Hygiene Day, 5 May 2024. SAVE LIVES: clean your hands campaign: promoting knowledge and capacity building on infection prevention and control, including hand hygiene, among health and care workers

  • Open Access
  • Editorial

Claire Kilpatrick, Ermira Tartari, Miranda Deeves, Didier Pittet, Benedetta Allegranzi

Development and validation of machine learning-based models for predicting healthcare-associated bacterial/fungal infections among COVID-19 inpatients: a retrospective cohort study

Min Wang, Wenjuan Li, Hui Wang, Peixin Song

Implementation of an antimicrobial stewardship program for urinary tract infections in long-term care facilities: a cluster-controlled intervention study

Elisabeth König, Lisa Kriegl, Christian Pux, Michael Uhlmann, Walter Schippinger, Alexander Avian, Robert Krause, Ines Zollner-Schwetz

Knowledge, awareness, and risk practices related to bacterial contamination of antiseptics, disinfectants, and hand hygiene products among healthcare workers in sub-saharan Africa: a cross-sectional survey in three tertiary care hospitals (Benin, Burkina Faso, and DR Congo)

  • Open Access
  • Research

Palpouguini Lompo, Anne-Sophie Heroes, Kadija Ouédraogo, Patient Okitale, Abel Wakpo, Jocelyne Kalema, Octavie Lunguya, Halidou Tinto, Dissou Affolabi, Lassana Sangaré, Jan Jacobs

Ten years of hand hygiene excellence: a summary of outcomes, and a comparison of indicators, from award-winning hospitals worldwide

  • Open Access
  • Research

Ermira Tartari, Jacopo Garlasco, Marcela Hernández-de Mezerville, Moi Lin Ling, Hilda Márquez-Villarreal, Wing-Hong Seto, Anne Simon, Thomas-Jörg Hennig, Didier Pittet

Development of a risk prediction model for subsequent infection after colonization with carbapenem-resistant Enterobacterales: a retrospective cohort study

Guanhao Zheng, Jiaqi Cai, Han Deng, Haoyu Yang, Wenling Xiong, Erzhen Chen, Hao Bai, Juan He

Knowledge, attitudes and perceptions of Latin American healthcare workers relating to antibiotic stewardship and antibiotic use: a cross-sectional multi-country study

Valeria Fabre, Sara E. Cosgrove, Fernanda C. Lessa, Twisha S. Patel, Guadalupe Reyes-Morales, Washington R. Aleman, Andrea Alvarado Alvarez, Bowen Aquiles, Ana B. Arauz, Facundo Arguello, Maria Fernanda Barberis, Laura Barcan, Maria P. Bernachea, Marisa L. Bernan, Carlos Buitrago, Maria Del Carmen Bangher, Ximena Castañeda, Angel M. Colque, Alfredo Canton, Rosa Contreras, Silvia Correa, Gustavo Costilla Campero, Lidia Espinola, Clara Esquivel, Cecilia Ezcurra, Leandro A. Falleroni, Johana Fernandez, Sandra Ferrari, Natalia Frassone, Carlos Garcia Cruz, Maria Isabel Garzón, Carlos H. Gomez Quintero, José A. Gonzalez, Lucrecia Guaymas, Fausto Guerrero-Toapanta, Sandra Lambert, Diego Laplume, Paola R. Lazarte, César G. Lemir, Angelica Lopez, Itzel L. Lopez, Herberth Maldonado, Guadalupe Martinez, Diego M. Maurizi, Mario Melgar, Florencia Mesplet, Carlos Morales Pertuz, Cristina Moreno, Gabriela L. Moya, Yanina Nuccetelli, Glendys Núñez, Carolina Osuna, Belén Palacio, Florencia Pellice, Carla Raffo, Fanny Reino Choto, Gerardo Ricoy, Viviana Rodriguez, Federico Romero, Juan J. Romero, Maria Eugenia Russo, Graciela Sadino, Nancy Sandoval, Mirta G. Silva, Alejandra M. Urueña, Ligia Vence Reyes, Hugo Videla, Marisol Valle, Silvia Vera Amate Perez, Hernan Vergara-Samur, Silvina Villamandos, Olmedo Villarreal, Alejandra Viteri, Eduardo Warley, Rodolfo E. Quiros

Impact of COVID-19 on antimicrobial stewardship activities in Italy: a region-wide assessment

Costanza Vicentini, Silvia Corcione, Giuseppina Lo Moro, Alessandro Mara, Francesco Giuseppe De Rosa, Carla Maria Zotti, Fabrizio Bert, Cesare Bolla, Valentina Blengini, Roberta Broda, Francesco D’ Aloia, Francesco Di Nardo, Gerolamo Farrauto, Mauro Franco, Scipione Gatti, Franca Gremo, Agostino Maiello, Barbara Mitola, Domenica Morabito, Aida Muca, Orietta Ossola, Alessandro Paudice, Paolo Pellegrino, Claudio Plazzotta, Maurizio Salvatico, Paola Silvaplana, Carlo Silvestre, Pasquale Toscano, Valentina Venturino

Rinse, gel, and foam – is there any evidence for a difference in their effectiveness in preventing infections?

  • Open Access
  • Research

John M. Boyce, Didier Pittet

Teaching prudent antibiotic use on the go: a descriptive report on development, utilization and listener satisfaction of an educational podcast format for medical students and young professionals

Sandra Schneider, Clara Bergmann, Felicia Becker, Lukas Risse, Caroline Isner, Hartmut Stocker, Markus A. Feufel, Alina Röhrig, Oliver Kurzai, Thiên-Trí Lâm, Stefan Hagel, Mathias W. Pletz, Petra Gastmeier, Miriam Wiese-Posselt

Correction: Review and analysis of the overlapping threats of carbapenem and polymyxin resistant E. Coli and Klebsiella in Africa

Danielle M. Venne, David M. Hartley, Marissa D. Malchione, Michala Koch, Anjali Y. Britto, Jesse L. Goodman

Identifying excessive length of antibiotic treatment duration for hospital-acquired infections: a semi-automated approach to support antimicrobial stewardship

Suzanne M.E. Kuijpers, Koen J. van Haeringen, Thomas Groot, Kim C.E. Sigaloff, Reinier M. van Hest, Jan M. Prins, Rogier P. Schade

An evaluation of a Stenotrophomonas maltophilia outbreak due to commercial arterial blood gas collection kit

Esra Kazak, Uğur Önal, Nazmiye Ülkü Tüzemen, Funda Aslan, Gül Çalışkan, Hüsniye Şimşek, Zekiye Bakkaloğlu, Yasemin Numanoğlu Çevik, Yasemin Heper, Solmaz Çelebi, Emel Yılmaz, Mustafa Kemal Hacımustafaoğlu, Cüneyt Özakın, Emin Halis Akalın

Implications of deduplication on the detection rates of multidrug-resistant organism (MDRO) in various specimens: insights from the hospital infection surveillance program

Zhanjie Li, Dan Zhu, Xiaoju Ma, Feng Zang, Weihong Zhang, Can Luo, Chuanlong Zhu, Wensen Chen, Ping Zhu

Under Armour – Use of personal protective equipment for simulated CPR of COVID-19 patients: an observational study

S. Kraus, R. Macherey, L. Rimkus, S. Tschudin-Sutter, S. Marsch, Timur Sellmann

Mind the gap: knowledge, attitudes and perceptions on antimicrobial resistance, antimicrobial stewardship and infection prevention and control in long-term care facilities for people with disabilities in the Netherlands

S. Hidad, S. C. de Greeff, A. Haenen, F. de Haan, G. L. Leusink, A. Timen

Insertion site and risk of peripheral intravenous catheter colonization and/or local infection: a post hoc analysis of the CLEAN 3 study including more than 800 catheters

  • Open Access
  • Brief Report

Bertrand Drugeon, Nicolas Marjanovic, Matthieu Boisson, Niccolò Buetti, Olivier Mimoz, Jérémy Guenezan

Investigation of multiple nosocomial infections using a semi-Markov multi-state model

Xiao Zhong, Dong-Li Wang, Li-Hua Xiao, Yan Liu, Shan-Wen Yang, Lan-Fang Mo, Qin-Fei Wu, Mei Lin, Lan-Fang He, Xiao-Feng Luo

Surveillance of close contacts of patients with infectious tuberculosis: a prospective cohort study

Zichun Ma, Shujuan Duan, Wei Wang, Rongmei Liu, Shanshan Li, Yuanyuan Shang, Xuxia Zhang, Jinfeng Yuan, Mengqiu Gao, Yu Pang

Consumption of antibiotics in Brazil - an analysis of sales data between 2014 and 2019

Luciane Cruz Lopes, Fabiane R. Motter, Mônica Da Luz Carvalho-Soares

Prevalence and predictors of self-medication with antibiotics in Ethiopia: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Wondim Ayenew, Tewodros Ayalew Tessema, Yeniewa Kerie Anagaw, Ebrahim Abdela Siraj, Segenet Zewdie, Wudneh Simegn, Liknaw Workie Limenh, Chernet Tafere, Ashagrachew Tewabe Yayehrad

Development and application of a risk nomogram for the prediction of risk of carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii infections in neuro-intensive care unit: a mixed method study

Yuping Li, Xianru Gao, Haiqing Diao, Tian Shi, Jingyue Zhang, Yuting Liu, Qingping Zeng, JiaLi Ding, Juan Chen, Kai Yang, Qiang Ma, Xiaoguang Liu, Hailong Yu, Guangyu Lu

Evaluation of a multifaceted implementation strategy for semi-automated surveillance of surgical site infections after total hip or knee arthroplasty: a multicentre pilot study in the Netherlands

Manon Brekelmans, Titia Hopmans, Maaike van Mourik, Sabine de Greeff, Julie Swillens, Stephanie van Rooden

Association of institutional masking policies with healthcare-associated SARS-CoV-2 infections in Swiss acute care hospitals during the BA.4/5 wave (CH-SUR study): a retrospective observational study

Tamara Dörr, Sabine Güsewell, Domenica Flury, Maria Süveges, Camille Beatrice Gaza Valera, Sara Botero-Mesa, Marie-Céline Zanella, Anne Iten, Carlo Balmelli, Nicolas Troillet, Sarah Tschudin-Sutter, Peter W Schreiber, Philipp Jent, Lauro Damonti, Rami Sommerstein, Lea Portmann, Danielle Vuichard-Gysin, Alexia Cusini, Yvonne Nussbaumer-Ochsner, Ulrich Heininger, Christoph Berger, Petra Zimmermann, Céline Gardiol, Olivia Keiser, Matthias Schlegel, Philipp Kohler, Stefan P Kuster

Gram-negative bacterial infections in surgical intensive care unit patients following abdominal surgery: high mortality associated with Stenotrophomonas maltophilia infection

Ting-Lung Lin, Po-Hsun Chang, Yueh-Wei Liu, Wei-Hung Lai, Ying-Ju Chen, I-Ling Chen, Wei-Feng Li, Chih-Chi Wang, Ing-Kit Lee

Dissemination of clinical Escherichia coli strains harboring mcr-1, blaNDM−7 and siderophore-producing plasmids in a Chinese hospital

Lihua Liu, Mingqi Zhao, Yanhua Tang, Aihua Shen, Xiao Yang, Li Yao, Dongxing Tian

Automated surveillance of antimicrobial consumption in intensive care, northern Sweden: an observational case study

Andreas Winroth, Mattias Andersson, Peter Fjällström, Anders F. Johansson, Alicia Lind

Temporal trends of skin and soft tissue infections caused by methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in Gabon

Christiane Sidonie Gouleu, Maradona Agbanrin Daouda, Sam O’neilla Oye Bingono, Matthew Benjamin Bransby McCall, Abraham Sunday Alabi, Ayola Akim Adegnika, Frieder Schaumburg, Tobias Grebe

Comparing automated surveillance systems for detection of pathogen-related clusters in healthcare settings

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Jean Xiang Ying Sim, Susanne Pinto, Maaike S. M. van Mourik

Genomic characterization of Klebsiella pneumoniae carbapenemase-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae (KPC-Kp) strains circulating in three university hospitals in Northern Italy over three years

Valeria Fox, Davide Mangioni, Silvia Renica, Agnese Comelli, Antonio Teri, Michela Zatelli, Beatrice Silvia Orena, Cristina Scuderi, Annalisa Cavallero, Marianna Rossi, Maddalena Casana, Ludovica Mela, Alessandra Bielli, Rossana Scutari, Paola Morelli, Lisa Cariani, Erminia Casari, Chiara Silvia Vismara, Caterina Matinato, Annapaola Callegaro, Barbara Bottazzi, Barbara Cassani, Carlo Federico Perno, Andrea Gori, Antonio Muscatello, Alessandra Bandera, Claudia Alteri

Embedding community and public voices in co-created solutions to mitigate antimicrobial resistance (AMR) in Thailand using the ‘Responsive Dialogues’ public engagement framework

Tassawan Poomchaichote, Niyada Kiatying-Angsulee, Kanpong Boonthaworn, Bhensri Naemiratch, Supanat Ruangkajorn, Ravikanya Prapharsavat, Chaiwat Thirapantu, Karnjariya Sukrung, Direk Limmathurotsakul, Anne Osterrieder, Phaik Yeong Cheah

Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on extended-spectrum β-lactamase producing Escherichia coli in urinary tract and blood stream infections: results from a nationwide surveillance network, Finland, 2018 to 2022

Heikki Ilmavirta, Jukka Ollgren, Kati Räisänen, Tuure Kinnunen, Antti Juhani Hakanen, Kaisu Rantakokko-Jalava, Jari Jalava, Outi Lyytikäinen

Secondary attack rate following on-site isolation of patients with suspected COVID-19 in multiple-bed rooms

Silvio Ragozzino, Richard Kuehl, Karoline Leuzinger, Pascal Schläpfer, Pascal Urwyler, Ana Durovic, Sandra Zingg, Matthias von Rotz, Manuel Battegay, Andreas F Widmer, Hans H Hirsch, Stefano Bassetti, Sarah Tschudin-Sutter

Development and validation of machine learning models to predict MDRO colonization or infection on ICU admission by using electronic health record data

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Yun Li, Yuan Cao, Min Wang, Lu Wang, Yiqi Wu, Yuan Fang, Yan Zhao, Yong Fan, Xiaoli Liu, Hong Liang, Mengmeng Yang, Rui Yuan, Feihu Zhou, Zhengbo Zhang, Hongjun Kang

Staphylococcus aureus screening and preoperative decolonisation with Mupirocin and Chlorhexidine to reduce the risk of surgical site infections in orthopaedic surgery: a pre-post study

Antoine Portais, Meghann Gallouche, Patricia Pavese, Yvan Caspar, Jean-Luc Bosson, Pascal Astagneau, Regis Pailhé, Jérôme Tonetti, Brice Rubens Duval, Caroline Landelle

Understanding the impact of COVID-19 on antibiotic use in Canadian primary care: a matched-cohort study using EMR data

Rachael Morkem, Glenys Smith, Braden Knight, Sabrina T. Wong, David Barber

Performance and acceptability of the STREAM Disinfectant Generator for infection prevention and control practices in primary health care facilities in Uganda

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Adam Drolet, Thomas Mugumya, Shan Hsu, Jonathan Izudi, Martin Ruhweza, Emmanuel Mugisha, Rony Bahatungire, Patricia S. Coffey

A qualitative, multi-centre approach to the current state of digitalisation and automation of surveillance in infection prevention and control in German hospitals

Michael Eisenmann, Cord Spreckelsen, Vera Rauschenberger, Manuel Krone, Stefanie Kampmeier

Healthcare workers’ knowledge, attitude and practices on infection prevention and control in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic at the Faranah regional hospital and associated healthcare centers, Guinea

Lena Landsmann, Anna Borodova, Carlos Rocha, Aziz Amadou Diallo, Kamis Mamadou Diallo, Matthias Borchert, Mardjan Arvand, Mamadou Diallo, Rebekah R. Wood, Sophie A. Müller

Assessment of antimicrobial stewardship programmes and antibiotic use among children admitted to two hospitals in Sierra Leone: a cross-sectional study

Ibrahim Franklyn Kamara, Bobson Derrick Fofanah, Innocent Nuwagira, Kadijatu Nabie Kamara, Sia Morenike Tengbe, Onome Abiri, Rugiatu Z. Kamara, Sulaiman Lakoh, Lynda Farma, Abibatu Kollia Kamara, Binyam Hailu, Djossaya Dove, James Sylvester Squire, Selassi A. D’Almeida, Bockarie Sheriff, Ayeshatu Mustapha, Najima Bawa, Hailemariam Lagesse, Aminata Tigiedankay Koroma, Joseph Sam Kanu

The surgical interval between robot-assisted SEEG and epilepsy resection surgery is an influencing factor of SSI

Xiaolian Xie, Hongwu Yao, Hulin Zhao, Bowei Liu, Yanling Bai, Huan Li, Yunxi Liu, Mingmei Du

Carbapenemase-producing enterobacterales colonisation status does not lead to more frequent admissions: a linked patient study

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Michael J. Lydeamore, Tjibbe Donker, David Wu, Claire Gorrie, Annabelle Turner, Marion Easton, Daneeta Hennessy, Nicholas Geard, Benjamin P. Howden, Ben S. Cooper, Andrew Wilson, Anton Y. Peleg, Andrew J. Stewardson

Trends in the antimicrobial susceptibility among Chinese neonates from 2012 to 2021: a multicenter study

Zhanghua Yin, Jintong Tan, Huafei Huang, Jianyuan Zhao, Xiaohui Gong, Jing Li, Chao Chen, Fei Luo, Xiaoyi Huang, Huaiyan Wang, Hongyan Lu, Mingfu Wu, Renqiang Yu, Xiaoping Lei, Qian Zhang, Fengdan Xu, Ning Li, Hong Jiang, Jianhua Fu, Rui Cheng, Yan Chen, Yongjun Zhang

Carbapenem-resistant Enterobacterales sepsis following endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography: risk factors for 30-day all-cause mortality and the development of a nomogram based on a retrospective cohort

Hongchen Zhang, Yue Wang, Xiaochen Zhang, Chenshan Xu, Dongchao Xu, Hongzhang Shen, Hangbin Jin, Jianfeng Yang, Xiaofeng Zhang

Development and validation of prediction models for nosocomial infection and prognosis in hospitalized patients with cirrhosis

Shuwen Li, Yu Zhang, Yushi Lin, Luyan Zheng, Kailu Fang, Jie Wu

Effectiveness of annual influenza campaigns and vaccination in reducing influenza burden in nursing homes of Canton Vaud in Switzerland

Emmanouil Glampedakis, Patricia Cuiña Iglesias, Flaminia Chiesa, Laetitia Qalla-Widmer, May-Kou Ku Moroni, Coralie Riccio, Béatrix Sobgoui, Marie Immaculée Nahimana Tessemo, Alessandro Cassini

Extended spectrum and metalo beta lactamase producing gram negative bacterial pathogens from cockroaches collected at hospital, Southern Ethiopia

Fithamlak Solomon Bisetegn, Habtamu Azene, Khawaja Shakeel Ahmed, Fiseha Wadilo, Efrata Girma Tufa

Infection prevention and control in 2030: a first qualitative survey by the Crystal Ball Initiative

Hugo Sax, Jonas Marschall, Sue Barnes, John M. Boyce, Suzanne F. Bradley, Dale Fisher, Andrea Grisold, Stephan Harbarth, Anita Huis, Elaine Larson, Andie Lee, Grace Lee, Yves Longtin, Jean-Christophe Lucet, Eli Perencevich, Simone Scheithauer, Julie Storr, Jason-Anthony Tetro, Erich Tschirky, Diana Vilar-Compte

Antibiotic consumption in hospitals in humanitarian settings in Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Democratic Republic of Congo, Ethiopia and South Sudan

Kristina Skender, Gabriel Versace, Annick Danyele Lenglet, Kate Clezy

Surgical site infection surveillance in knee and hip arthroplasty: optimizing an algorithm to detect high-risk patients based on electronic health records

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Mariana Guedes, Francisco Almeida, Paulo Andrade, Lucybell Moreira, Afonso Pedrosa, Ana Azevedo, Nuno Rocha-Pereira

Predicting early appropriate therapy for patients infected by carbapenem-resistant Gram-negative pathogens in intensive care units in Italy

Matteo Bassetti, Gianpaola Monti, Anne Santerre Henriksen, Christopher Longshaw

Rate of nosocomial MRSA transmission evaluated via contact screening

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Maria Konstantinovski, Crista van Geest, Marguerite Bruijning, Lindsay Kroon-de Keizer, Jacco Wallinga, Nathalie van Burgel, Karin-Ellen Veldkamp

Nurses’ contribution to antimicrobial stewardship: business as usual?

Maria Bos, Cindy de Bot, Hester Vermeulen, Marlies Hulscher, Jeroen Schouten

Exploring drivers of self-treatment with antibiotics in three agricultural communities of northern Tanzania

Kathrin Loosli, Fortunata Nasuwa, Matayo Melubo, Kunda Mnzava, Louise Matthews, Stephen E. Mshana, Blandina T. Mmbaga, Adrian Muwonge, Alicia Davis, Tiziana Lembo

Risk of nosocomial coronavirus disease 2019: comparison between single- and multiple-occupancy rooms

Hyeon Jae Jo, Pyoeng Gyun Choe, Ji Seon Kim, Mimi Lee, Minkyeong Lee, Jiyeon Bae, Chan Mi Lee, Chang Kyung Kang, Wan Beom Park, Nam Joong Kim

Efficacy and safety of preventing catheter-associated urinary tract infection by inhibiting catheter bacterial biofilm formation: a multicenter randomized controlled trial

Wei He, Peifen Ma, Lu Li, Dongmin Wang, Xin Li, Xingqiao Wen, Yi Zuo, Qin Guo, Yanhong Zhang, Ru Cheng, Zhiping Wang

“What if the patient has a severe reaction, and it is my fault?” A qualitative study exploring factors for sustainable implementation of penicillin allergy delabelling

Marie Bjørbak Alnæs, Brita Skodvin, Jan Anker Jahnsen, Grete Kalleklev Velure, Oddvar Oppegaard, Bård Reiakvam Kittang, Torgeir Storaas, Margrethe Aase Schaufel

Knowledge, attitudes, and readiness about critical antimicrobial resistant organisms among healthcare workers at colonial war memorial hospital in Fiji: a pre and post intervention study

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Kirsty Buising, Ravi Naidu, Shammi Prasad, Matthew Richards, Savneel Shivam Kumar, Alvina Lata, Ashlyn Datt, Sisilia Assisi Genaro, Timaima Ratusela, Ilisapeci Nabose, Donna Cameron, Ana Suka, Tracey Young-Sharma, Benjamin P Howden, Aneley Getahun Strobel

Molecular epidemiology, microbiological features and infection control strategies for carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii in a German burn and plastic surgery center (2020–2022)

Marius Vital, Sabrina Woltemate, Dirk Schlüter, Nicco Krezdorn, Thorben Dieck, Khaled Dastagir, Franz-Christoph Bange, Ella Ebadi, Peter M. Vogt, Leonard Knegendorf, Claas Baier

Integration of IPC/WASH critical conditions into quality of care and quality improvement tools and processes: Bangladesh case study

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Martha Embrey, Shahnaz Parveen, Tamara Hafner, Hafijul Islam, Abu Zahid, Mohan P. Joshi

Surveillance of antimicrobial utilization in Africa: a systematic review and meta-analysis of prescription rates, indications, and quality of use from point prevalence surveys

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Mengistie Yirsaw Gobezie, Nuhamin Alemayehu Tesfaye, Abebe Getie Faris, Minimize Hassen

One decade of point-prevalence surveys for carriage of extended-spectrum beta-lactamase-producing enterobacterales: whole genome sequencing based prevalence and genetic characterization in a large Dutch teaching hospital from 2013 to 2022

K. M.G. Houkes, V. Weterings, W. van den Bijllaardt, M. A.G.M. Tinga, P. G.H. Mulder, J. A.J.W. Kluytmans, M. M.L. van Rijen, J. J. Verweij, J. L. Murk, J. J.J.M. Stohr

Assessing infection prevention and control structures in German hospitals after the COVID-19 pandemic using the WHO infection prevention and control assessment framework (IPCAF): results from 660 hospitals and comparison with a pre-pandemic survey

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Ferenc Darius Rüther, Alexander Gropmann, Sonja Hansen, Michael Behnke, Christine Geffers, Seven Johannes Sam Aghdassi

Pharmacies and use of antibiotics: a cross sectional study in 19 Arab countries

Hadeer Hafez, Mohamed Saad Rakab, Adham Elshehaby, Ahmed Ibrahim Gebreel, Mohamed Hany, Mohammad BaniAmer, Mona Sajed, Sara Yunis, Sondos Mahmoud, Marwan Hamed, Maha Abdellatif, Aseel Nabeel Alomari, Amr Esam Moqbel, Omnia Samy El-Sayed, Mohamed Elshenawy, Mohamed Tolba, Muhammad Saeed

Should my child be given antibiotics? A systematic review of parental decision making in rural and remote locations

Stephanie A. Marsh, Sara Parsafar, Mitchell K. Byrne

Prevalence of self-medication practices with antibiotics and associated factors among students in five colleges in Eritrea: a cross-sectional study

Nahom Kiros Gebregziabher, Tesfit Brhane Netsereab, Bethiel Tekie Franchesko, Hanna Habte Ghebreamlak, Natnael Mulugeta Yihdego

The genetic relationship between human and pet isolates: a core genome multilocus sequence analysis of multidrug-resistant bacteria

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Antonia Genath, Carolin Hackmann, Luisa Denkel, Anna Weber, Friederike Maechler, Axel Kola, Stefan Schwarz, Petra Gastmeier, Rasmus Leistner

Baseline evaluation of the World Health Organization (WHO) infection prevention and control (IPC) core components in Pacific Island Countries and Territories (PICTs)

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Margaret Leong, Rochelle Picton, Melanie Wratten, Ana Mahe, Peta-Anne Zimmerman

Correction: Development and application of a risk nomogram for the prediction of risk of carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii infections in neuro-intensive care unit: a mixed method study

Yuping Li, Xianru Gao, Haiqing Diao, Tian Shi, Jingyue Zhang, Yuting Liu, Qingping Zeng, JiaLi Ding, Juan Chen, Kai Yang, Qiang Ma, Xiaoguang Liu, Hailong Yu, Guangyu Lu

Hand and environmental hygiene: respective roles for MRSA, multi-resistant gram negatives, Clostridioides difficile, and Candida spp.

John M. Boyce

Occurrence of chlorine-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa in hospital water systems: threat of waterborne infections for patients

Sahar Gholipour, Mahnaz Nikaeen, Mohammadmehdi Mehdipour, Farzaneh Mohammadi, Davarkhah Rabbani

Research priorities to strengthen environmental cleaning in healthcare facilities: the CLEAN Group Consensus

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Giorgia Gon, Angela Dramowski, Emilio Hornsey, Wendy Graham, Nasser Fardousi, Alexander Aiken, Benedetta Allegranzi, Darcy Anderson, James Bartram, Sanjay Bhattacharya, John Brogan, An Caluwaerts, Maria Clara Padoveze, Nizam Damani, Stephanie Dancer, Miranda Deeves, Lindsay Denny, Nicholas Feasey, Lisa Hall, Joost Hopman, Laxman Kharal Chettry, Martin Kiernan, Claire Kilpatrick, Shaheen Mehtar, Christine Moe, Stephen Nurse-Findlay, Folasade Ogunsola, Tochi Okwor, Bruno Pascual, Molly Patrick, Oliver Pearse, Alexandra Peters, Didier Pittet, Julie Storr, Sara Tomczyk, Thomas G. Weiser, Habib Yakubu

Federated systems for automated infection surveillance: a perspective

Stephanie M. van Rooden, Suzanne D. van der Werff, Maaike S. M. van Mourik, Frederikke Lomholt, Karina Lauenborg Møller, Sarah Valk, Carolina dos Santos Ribeiro, Albert Wong, Saskia Haitjema, Michael Behnke, Eugenia Rinaldi

Evaluation of an automated far ultraviolet-C light technology for decontamination of surfaces and aerosolized viruses in bathrooms

Claire E. Kaple, Samir Memic, Jennifer L. Cadnum, Curtis J. Donskey

Determinants of antibiotic prescribing in primary care in Vietnam: a qualitative study using the Theoretical Domains Framework

Duy Vu Minh, Yen Nguyen Thi Hong, Shobhana Nagraj, Nga Do Thi Thuy, Huong Vu Thi Lan, Nam Nguyen Vinh, Tu Nguyen Thi Cam, Yen Nguyen Hai, Huong Cai Ngoc Thien, Hang Tran Thi, Nhi Nguyen Yen, Hannah Alban, Vinh Khuong Thanh, Huyen Duong Thi Thanh, Hoang Tran Huy, Jennifer Van Nuil, Sonia Lewycka

Analysis of antibiotic strategies to prevent vascular graft or endograft infection after surgical treatment for infective native aortic aneurysms: a systematic review

Shye-Jao Wu, Shen Sun, Yu-Hern Tan, Chen-Yen Chien

Impact of sterile gloving during proximal manipulation of central line catheter hub: the multicenter observational study CleanHandPROX

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Sandra Dos Santos, Anne-Sophie Valentin, Mathilde Farizon, Nathalie van der Mee-Marquet, Alexandra Allaire, Sophie Allemon-Dewulf, Amina Azzam, Frédéric Barbut, Magali Bauer, Virginie Bayon, Laetitia Bernadou, Bénédicte Bogard, Sundy Bordelais, Laetitia Borrelys, Cécile Bourgain, Céline Chatelet, Lydia Decruyenaere, Peggy Delavault, Claudia Douat-Beyries, Julie Douay, Marlène Ducasse-Mege, Fatia El-Boundri, Elisabeth Fino, Clotilde Groleau, Christelle Guillard, Danielle Jaafar, Emmanuelle Joseph, Gratienne Laethem, Adeline Ledez, Florence Malfondet, Nadine Mertel, Nadine Negrin, Anne Perez, Aline Prenant, Morgane Valsaque, Marie-Christine Gadras

The state of hand rub dispensers in healthcare settings – a multicenter assessment in 19 German healthcare facilities

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Christiane Herzer, Torsten Berg, Christine Hegemann, Tobias Gebhardt, Heide Niesalla, Christoph Senges

Can probiotics trigger a paradigm shift for cleaning healthcare environments? A narrative review

Luisa A. Denkel, Andreas Voss, Elisabetta Caselli, Stephanie J. Dancer, Rasmus Leistner, Petra Gastmeier, Andreas F. Widmer

Increase in PVC-BSI during the second COVID-19 pandemic year: analysis of catheter and patient characteristics

Eva Pianca, Marie-Céline Zanella, Basilice Minka Obama, Aude Nguyen, Loïc Fortchantre, Marie-Noëlle Chraiti, Stephan Harbarth, Gaud Catho, Aleece MacPhail, Niccolò Buetti

Exploring barriers to and facilitators of infection prevention and control practices in the Pediatrics and Child Health Department of Tikur Anbessa Specialized Hospital, Ethiopia

Mengistu Yilma, Girma Taye, Muluwork Tefera, Berhan Tassew, Atalay Mulu Fentie, Workeabeba Abebe

Impact of an educational training about healthcare waste management on practices skills of healthcare workers: a prexperimental study in a tertiary Tunisian hospital

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Rania Bannour, Asma Ben Cheikh, Sana Bhiri, Hela Ghali, Salwa Khefacha, Mohamed Ben Rejeb, Houyem Said Laatiri

An outbreak of blaKPC−4- and blaVIM−1-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae and Klebsiella variicola at a single hospital in South Korea

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Jiyon Chu, Jaeki Choi, Seul Ki Ji, Chulmin Park, Seung-Hyun Jung, Sun Hee Park, Dong-Gun Lee

Clean Hospitals Day 2024: the technical domains of healthcare environmental hygiene

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Alexandra Peters, Pierre Parneix, Didier Pittet

Drug-resistance characteristics, genetic diversity, and transmission dynamics of multidrug-resistant or rifampicin-resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis from 2019 to 2021 in Sichuan, China

Wenfeng Gao, Weina Wang, Jing Li, Yuan Gao, Shu Zhang, Hui Lei, Lu He, Ting Li, Jinge He

Predictors of early and interim culture un-conversion in multidrug-resistant/rifampicin-resistant tuberculosis: a retrospective multi-center cohort study in China

Qing Chen, Wei He, Juan Du, Wanli Kang, Liping Zou, Xianzhen Tang, Peijun Tang, Chunhui Guo, Qing Pan, Qingdong Zhu, Song Yang, Zhouli Guo, Guihui Wu, Shenjie Tang

Outbreak with OXA-23-producing Acinetobacter baumannii in a COVID-19 ICU cohort: unraveling routes of transmission

Sandra Zingg, Sabine Kuster, Matthias von Rotz, Aurore Portmann, Adrian Egli, Helena M.B. Seth-Smith, Pascal Schlaepfer, Daniel Goldenberger, Stefano Bassetti, Stephan Marsch, Hans Pargger, Richard Kuehl, Sarah Tschudin-Sutter

A multicenter study comparing the bacterial reduction on flexible endoscopes without a working channel between UV-C light disinfection versus standard endoscope Washer Disinfection: a randomized controlled trial

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Yana Halmans, D. J. Wellenstein, M. Romijn, A. J. M. van Bemmel, H. van den Berge, R. A. Scheeren, J. S. Kalpoe, R. Klont, J. H. van Zeijl, H. Sikkema, S. M. Euser, J. Hopman, R. P. Takes, G. B. van den Broek

Antimicrobial surface coating in the emergency department as protective technology for infection control (ASEPTIC): a pilot randomized controlled trial

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Lenard Cheng, Shun Yee Low, Yuru Boon, Carmen Goh, Abigail Ng, Alexander Jet Yue Ng, Joshua Teo, Nur Humaira Johari, Yong Hao Pua, Mui Teng Chua, Win Sen Kuan

Successful control of an environmental reservoir of NDM-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae associated with nosocomial transmissions in a low-incidence setting

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Estelle Moulin, Paraskevas Filippidis, Corinne Aymon Paire-Ficout, Dominique S. Blanc, Bruno Grandbastien, Laurence Senn

Surgical site infection and antimicrobial use following caesarean section at QECH in Blantyre, Malawi: a prospective cohort study

Amos Tumizani Kachipedzu, David King Kulapani, Samuel James Meja, Janelisa Musaya

Contextual barriers to infection prevention and control program implementation in hospitals in Latin America: a mixed methods evaluation

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Valeria Fabre, Clara Secaira, Carolyn Herzig, Elizabeth Bancroft, Maria Paula Bernachea, Lucy Anchiraico Galarza, Bowen Aquiles, Ana Belén Arauz, Maria Del Carmen Bangher, Marisa Liliana Bernan, Sol Burokas, Alfredo Canton, Iris L. Cazali, Angel Colque, Marisabel Comas, Rosa Verónica Contreras, Wanda Cornistein, Maria Gabriela Cordoba, Silvia Mabel Correa, Gustavo Costilla Campero, Marta Isabel Chamorro Ayala, Nuria Chavez, Gabriela De Ascencao, Carlos Cruz García, Clara Esquivel, Cecilia Ezcurra, Leonardo Fabbro, Leandro Falleroni, Johana Fernandez, Sandra Ferrari, Veronica Freire, Maria Isabel Garzón, José Anel Gonzales, Lucrecia Guaymas, Fausto Guerrero-Toapanta, Diego Laplume, Sandra Lambert, César Guillermo Lemir, Paola Romina Lazarte, Itzel L. Lopez, Herberth Maldonado, Guadalupe Martínez, Diego M. Maurizi, Florencia Mesplet, Cristina Moreno Izquierdo, Gabriela Luciana Moya, Mariela Nájera, Yanina Nuccetelli, Argelis Olmedo, Belén Palacio, Florencia Pellice, Carla Lorena Raffo, Carolina Ramos, Fanny Reino, Viviana Rodriguez, Federico Romero, Juan José Romero, Graciela Sadino, Nancy Sandoval, Mariana Suarez, Maria Victoria Suayter, Maria Alejandra Ureña, Marisol Valle, Ligia Vence Reyes, Silvia Vera Amate Perez, Hugo Videla, Silvina Villamandos, Olmedo Villarreal, Maria Alejandra Viteri, Eduardo Warley, Rodolfo E. Quiros

WHO/INRUD prescribing indicators with a focus on antibiotics utilization patterns at outpatient department of Adigrat general hospital, Tigrai, Ethiopia: a retrospective cross-sectional study

Gebretekle Gebremichael Hailesilase, Brhane Gebrehiwot Welegebrial, Mezgebe Gidey Weres, Senait Abera Gebrewahd

Environmental cleaning barriers and mitigation measures identified through two initiatives in four countries, 2018–2023: a commentary

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Molly Patrick, Claire Kilpatrick, Julie Storr, Giorgia Gon, Tuan Huynh, Phung Manh Thang, Damilola Adeniyi, Folasade Ogunsola, Fatuma Manzi, Ir Por, Bernice Sarpong, Yovitha Sedekia, Ma Sokvy, Vouchnea Tang, Sreytouch Vong, Wendy Graham

Enhancing clinical microbiology for genomic surveillance of antimicrobial resistance implementation in Africa

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Henry M Kajumbula, Daniel Gyamfi Amoako, Sofonias K Tessema, Mabel Kamweli Aworh, Francis Chikuse, Iruka N Okeke, Uduak Okomo, Sabelle Jallow, Beverly Egyir, Aquillah M Kanzi, Abdul Karim Sesay, Yewande Habibat Alimi, Kwabena O Duedu, Olga Perovic

Effects of establishing infection control program with core components of World Health Organization on reducing the risk of residents’ infections and improving staff infection control competency in a nursing home

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Min Hye Lee, Yu Mi Yi, Eun-Young Noh, Yeon-Hwan Park

A multicentric survey and single-centre observational study of usage behaviour of sinks in intensive care: training is needed to minimize risk

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Giovanni-Battista Fucini, Robert Abe, Elke Lemke, Petra Gastmeier

The impact of enhanced cleaning on bacterial contamination of the hospital environmental surfaces: a clinical trial in critical care unit in an Egyptian hospital

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Nermine Mahmoud Hassan Hamed, Osama Ahmed Deif, Aleya Hanafy El-Zoka, Magda Mohamed Abdel-Atty, Mohamed Fakhry Hussein

Impact of universal contact precautions and chlorhexidine bathing on the acquisition of carbapenem-resistant enterobacterales in the intensive care unit: a cohort study

Jongtak Jung, Hyein Park, Sunmi Oh, Jiseon Choi, Seoyun An, Yeonsu Jeong, Jinhwa Kim, Yae Jee Baek, Eunjung Lee, Tae Hyong Kim

Determinants of non-adherence to antibiotic treatment guidelines in hospitalized adults with suspected community-acquired pneumonia: a prospective study

Dagfinn Lunde Markussen, Jannicke Slettli Wathne, Christian Ritz, Cornelis H. van Werkhoven, Sondre Serigstad, Rune Oskar Bjørneklett, Elling Ulvestad, Siri Tandberg Knoop, Synne Jenum, Harleen M. S. Grewal

Multidrug-resistant ESBL-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae complex in Czech hospitals, wastewaters and surface waters

Lenka Davidova-Gerzova, Jarmila Lausova, Iva Sukkar, Lucie Nechutna, Petra Kubackova, Marcela Krutova, Matej Bezdicek, Monika Dolejska

Antimicrobial prescribing in French nursing homes and interventions for antimicrobial stewardship: a qualitative study

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Marie Hamard, Claire Durand, Laurène Deconinck, Claire Amaris Hobson, François-Xavier Lescure, Yazdan Yazdanpanah, Nathan Peiffer-Smadja, Agathe Raynaud-Simon

Oral vancomycin use and incidence of vancomycin-resistant enterococci: time-series analysis

Seongman Bae, Kyungkeun Cho, Inah Park, Jiae Kim, Hyewon Han, Jiwon Jung, Sung-Han Kim, Sang-Oh Lee

Implementing a healthcare-associated bloodstream infection surveillance network in India: a mixed-methods study on the best practices, challenges and opportunities, 2022

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Srividya K. Vedachalam, Valan A. Siromany, Daniel VanderEnde, Paul Malpiedi, Amber Vasquez, Tanzin Dikid, Kamini Walia, Purva Mathur

Prevalence and molecular characterization of ESBL-producing Enterobacteriaceae in Egypt: a systematic review and meta-analysis of hospital and community-acquired infections

Ahmed Azzam, Heba Khaled, Dareen Samer, Wedad M. Nageeb

Correction: Multidrug-resistant ESBL-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae complex in Czech hospitals, wastewaters and surface waters

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Lenka Davidova-Gerzova, Jarmila Lausova, Iva Sukkar, Lucie Nechutna, Petra Kubackova, Marcela Krutova, Matej Bezdicek, Monika Dolejska

Rates of post procedural prophylactic antibiotic use following cardiac implantable electronic device insertion and the impact on surgical site infections in Alberta, Canada

Elissa Rennert-May, Jenine Leal, Zuying Zhang, Irina Rajakumar, Stephanie Smith, John M Conly, Derek Exner, Vikas Kuriachan, Derek Chew

The burden of left ventricular assist device (LVAD) infections on costs, lengths of stay, antimicrobial consumption and resistance: a prospective case control approach

Matthew Ficinski, Jennifer West, Shannon Glassman, Katrina Wojciechowski, Jennifer Gutowski, Maryrose Laguio-Vila, Scott Feitell, Emil Lesho

Fecal carriage of ESBL-producing E. coli and genetic characterization in rural children and livestock in the Somali region, Ethiopia: a one health approach

Abdifatah Muhummed, Ashenafi Alemu, Salome Hosch, Yahya Osman, Rea Tschopp, Simon Yersin, Tobias Schindler, Jan Hattendorf, Jakob Zinsstag, Guéladio Cissé, Pascale Vonaesch

External validation of the ICU-CARB score to predict carbapenem-resistant gram-negative bacteria carriage in critically ill patients upon ICU admission: a multicenter analysis

Tong Wu, Xiaoli Wang, Ziyun Shen, Zhongwei Zhang, Yuhao Liu, Rong Fang, Qian Wang, Sheng Wang, Quanhong Zhou, Hongping Qu, Yunqi Dai, Ruoming Tan

Temporal trends in antimicrobial resistance of medically important pathogens on Curaçao

Peter M. C. Klein Klouwenberg, Claudy Oliveira dos Santos, Diederik van de Wetering, Lisette Provacia

Bacterial contamination of mobile handwashing stations in hospital settings in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

Jocelyne Kalema, Anne-Sophie Heroes, Immaculée Kahindo, Peter Hyland, Jacques Muzinga, Octavie Lunguya, Jan Jacobs

Identifying risk factors for carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii carriage upon admission: a case-case control study

Debby Ben-David, Bar Roshansky, Yael Cohen, Niv Sylvie, Lili Raviv, Ariel Zimerman, Orna Schwartz

Promoting hand hygiene in a chemotherapy day center: the role of a robot

Shuk-Ching Wong, Stephen Chun-Yat Ip, Monica Oi-Tung Kwok, Crystal Yuen-Ki Siu, Jonathan Hon-Kwan Chen, Simon Yung-Chun So, Kelvin Hei-Yeung Chiu, Kwok-Keung Yuen, Vincent Chi-Chung Cheng

Automated surveillance for surgical site infections (SSI) in hospitals and surveillance networks–expert perspectives for implementation

Luisa A. Denkel, Isabelle Arnaud, Manon Brekelmans, Mireia Puig-Asensio, Hoger Amin, Sophie Gubbels, Pernille Iversen, Mohamed Abbas, Elisabeth Presterl, Pascal Astagneau, Stephanie van Rooden, Seven Aghdassi, Heike Düsseldorf, Karl Mertens, Maaike S. M. van Mourik, Suzanne D. van der Werff

The environmental impact and sustainability of infection control practices: a systematic scoping review

Oliver Lim, Wei Yu Chua, Andrew Wong, Ryan Ruiyang Ling, Hwang Ching Chan, Swee Chye Quek, Sean Wu, Jyoti Somani

Screening sites for detection of carbapenemase-producers– a retrospective cohort study

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Isabelle Vock, Silvio Ragozzino, Pascal Urwyler, Michelle Baumann, Gioele Capoferri, Peter M. Keller, Sarah Tschudin-Sutter

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