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Antimicrobial Resistance & Infection Control

Issue 1/2025

Content (155 Articles)

Healthcare worker views on antimicrobial resistance in chronic respiratory disease

Sachin Ananth, Adekunle O. Adeoti, Animesh Ray, Peter G. Middleton, Miquel Ekkelenkamp, Stephanie Thee, Anand Shah, Abayomi Fadeyi, Abdoul Risgou Ouedraogo, Addishiwot Melesse Seminew, Adele Roux, Adnan Zafar, Aizhamal Tabyshova, Aleksandra Barac, Alex Gileles-Hillel, Alexander Kiefer, Alexandra Hebestreit, Alice Tebboth, Amelia Shoemark, Ana Machado, André Santos-Silva, Andrea Gramegna, Andriy Serediuk, Angela Tramontano, Anna Salina, Annie Navarro Rolon, Anoop Prakash, António Gonçalves, Aran Singanayagam, Arun H. Mahadevaiah, Asha Muthusami, Avinash Aujayeb, Ayşe Önal Aral, Barbara Kahl, Ben Huggon, Bohdana Pereviznyk, Braulio Chevalier Vidal, Bukar Bakki, Bulent Karadag, Bushra Ahmed, Calmés Doriane, Cao Pham Ha Giang, Carmelo Sofia, Catia Cilloniz, Cátia Paixão, Charl Verwey, Charles Feldman, Charlotte Carter, Chiara Premuda, Chizoba Efobi, Clementine Fraser, Corentine Alauzet, Damir Vukoja, Danial Naqvi, Daniela Maria Cirillo, Dareen Marghlani, Daryl Butler, David Abelson, David Stickells, Deepa Kumari Shrestha, Deepa Patel, Devesh J. Dhasmana, Devi Jyoti Dash, Diana Ergle, Dilara Ömer Topçu, Dominic L. Sykes, Dorina Rama Esendagli, Dumitras Tatiana, Efthymia Papadopoulou, Elsa Branco, Eva Van Braeckel, Evans Frexon Liseki, Evie Alexandra Robson, Fapohunda Temitope Victoria, Maria de Fatima Magalhaes Gonzaga, Felix Bongomin, Felix C. Ringshausen, Felix Manyeruke, Freddy Frost, Friso de Weert, Garante Carmela Melania, Garry McDonald, Geneviève Héry-Arnaud, Giancarlo De Leo, Gina Amanda, Gioia Piatti, Giovanna Manfredini, Grillon Antoine, Guillaume Thouvenin, Gunar Günther, Hélida Conceição Cavalcante Torres, Helle Krogh Johansen, Henny Azmanov, Hussein Elkhayat, Hussein Mohamed Ahmed, Ian Clifton, Ignacio Martin-Loeches, Indiane Putri Ningtias, Ines Azevedo, Inge Muylle, Irfan Shafiq, Iwein Gyselinck, Joel Israëls, Jaber S. Alqahtani, James Ayodele Ogunmodede, Jamil Jubrail, Jatin G. Nagar, Jeanne-Marie Perotin, Jimstan Periselneris, Jo Congleton, Johnmary T. Arinze, Joseph Fadare, Joy Eze, Justus Simba, Kartik Kumar, Katharine Hurt, Kay Roy, Koen Verbeke, Kristi Reveli, Krystyna Poplawska, Kwok Wang Chun, Lawani Olufemi Ademola, Leidy Prada, Leonardo Gori, Letizia Corinna Morlacchi, Linda Aprillia Rolobessy, Lisa Nwankwo, Lorenzo Carriera, Loskova Elena Vladimirovna, Lydia Finney, Mai S. Elsheikh, Malvina Hoxha, Marcos I. Restrepo, Margarete Lopes Teixeira Arrais, Maria Gabrovska, Maria Grazia Cagnazzo, Maria Joana Catarata, Marialuisa Bocchino, Mario Di Stasio, Marrah Lachowicz-Scroggins, Mary Wambura, Matlawene John Mpe, Matthew Pavitt, Mattia Nigro, Melanie Sue Collins, Michelle Uno, Miguel Gallego, Milind Sathe, Mine Kalyoncu, Mohammad Abdullah, Mona Lichtblau, Mukesh Singh, Mwanaada Ahmad Kilima, Natalie Lorent, Nazanin Farahbakhsh, Ngoc Duong-Minh, Nguyen Pham Anh Hong, Nicola Ronan, Nicola Travaglini, Nilotpal Bhattacherjee, Nilüfer Aylin Acet Öztürk, Nina Ratu Nur Kharima, Niranjan Chandramal Lehupe Bandarage, Nishith Kumar, Nita Corry Agustine Nias, Nwosu Nnamdi Ikechukwu, Oleksandr Mazulov, Olga Bielousova, Olga Mashedi, Omer Elneima, Ophir Bar-On, Özge Aydın Güçlü, Pabitra Banerjee, Pavel Yordanov, Pedro Gonçalo Ferreira, Pieter Goeminne, Prakash Mohan Jeena, Priti Kenia, Priyanka Poda, Pujan H. Patel, Rafiuk Cosmos Yakubu, Rameesha Khalid, Ranganath Thippanahalli Ganga, Rasheedat Mobolaji Ibraheem, Ravini Karunatillake, Rawya Ahmed, Ricardo Figueiredo, Richard Hewitt, Ridzuan Mohsin, Rodrigo Abensur Athanazio, Rohit Kumar, Rosanel Amaro, SRaghul Raj, Sabi Hippolyte, Sabrine Louhaichi, Salvatore Tripodi, Sandra Rovira-Amigo, Sanem Eryılmaz Polat, Sara Manti, Sarah Loof, Saurabh Singh, Sega Pathmanathan, Serena Romeo, Shirley V. Cuan-Escobar, Silvia Castillo-Corullón, Sinchuk Nataliya, Siobhan B. Carr, Siyu Dai, Snezhina Lazova, Sonja van Scheijen, Sophie Gohy, Soumitra Mondal, Srimali Wijesundara, Stavros Tryfon, Stefano Aliberti, Stephan Illing, Suleiman Sherifat Tinuke, Sumudu Withanage, Susanne Hämmerling, Tariq Qadeer, Tavs Qvist, Tehreem Ahmad, Temitope Victoria Fapohunda, Thomas Guillard, Till Othmer, Tim Felton, Tony De Soyza, Toufic Chaaban, Vanessa Kahr, Vânia Fernandes, Vera Clérigo, Veroniek Saegeman, Vikram Damaraju, Vipula Rasanga Bataduwaarachchi, Vivek Gundappa, Yannick Vande Weygaerde

In vitro long-term exposure to chlorhexidine or triclosan induces cross-resistance against azoles in Nakaseomyces glabratus

  • Open Access
  • Research

Kathrin Spettel, Dominik Bumberger, Richard Kriz, Sarah Frank, Madita Loy, Sonia Galazka, Miranda Suchomel, Heimo Lagler, Athanasios Makristathis, Birgit Willinger

Carbapenem-resistant Enterobacterales infection and colonization in patients with severe burns: a retrospective cohort study in a single burn center

Myongjin Kim, Kibum Jeon, Dohern Kym, Jinsun Jung, Yu Jin Jang, Seung Beom Han

Changing dynamics of bloodstream infections due to methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus and vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium in Germany, 2017–2023: a continued burden of disease approach

Simon Brinkwirth, Marcel Feig, Ines Noll, Tim Eckmanns, Achim Dörre, Sebastian Haller, Niklas Willrich

Improving antibiotic utilization in West Africa: enhancing interventions through systematic review and evidence synthesis

Eric S. Donkor, Abdul-Halim Osman, Bill Clinton Aglomasa, Aaron Awere-Duodu, Alex Odoom, Bismark Opoku-Asare, Gilbert Lazarus

The rapid detection of a neonatal unit outbreak of a wild-type Klebsiella variicola using decentralized Oxford Nanopore sequencing

  • Open Access
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Rhys T. White, Michelle Balm, Megan Burton, Samantha Hutton, Jamaal Jeram, Matthew Kelly, Donia Macartney-Coxson, Tanya Sinha, Henrietta Sushames, David J. Winter, Maxim G. Bloomfield

The antibiotic procurement saga: a long-neglected stewardship target to combat antimicrobial resistance in Pakistan

Shairyar Afzal, Mishal Bajwa, Nabeel Ahmed, Jawaria Jabeen, Mian Shahzeb Haroon, Rana Muhammad Zahid Mushtaq, Zikria Saleem

Investigating the implementation of infection prevention and control practices in neonatal care across country income levels: a systematic review

  • Open Access
  • Review

Emanuela Nyantakyi, Julia Baenziger, Laura Caci, Kathrin Blum, Aline Wolfensberger, Angela Dramowski, Bianca Albers, Marta Castro, Marie-Therese Schultes, Lauren Clack

Antimicrobial stewardship in the community setting: a qualitative exploratory study

Rose I Okonkwo, Henry Ndukwe, Gary Grant, Sohil Khan

Global trends of ceftazidime–avibactam resistance in gram-negative bacteria: systematic review and meta-analysis

Yang Wang, Mohammad Sholeh, LunDi Yang, Matin Zafar Shakourzadeh, Masoumeh Beig, Khalil Azizian

Infection prevention and control without borders: comparison of guidelines on multidrug-resistant organisms in the northern Dutch-German cross-border region

Cansu Cimen, Matthijs S. Berends, Mariëtte Lokate, Corinna Glasner, Jörg Herrmann, Erik Bathoorn, Axel Hamprecht, Andreas Voss

Knowledge, attitude, and practices regarding antibiotic use and antimicrobial resistance among urban slum dwellers in Uganda

Regina Ndagire, Ekwaro A. Obuku, Ivan Segawa, Fiona Atim, Catherine Nassozi Lwanira, Rachel Nante Wangi, Moses Ocan

Awareness and perception of antimicrobial stewardship program among healthcare professionals in the hospitals of ministry of health and population, Egypt: antimicrobial stewardship toolkit survey

Yara Mohsen Abd El Azeem Khalaf , Zahira Metwally Gad, Mostafa Ahmed Arafa, Marwa Shawky Abdou

Implementing intranasal povidone-iodine in the orthopedic trauma surgery setting to prevent surgical site infections: a qualitative study of healthcare provider perspectives

AM Racila, Erin C. Balkenende, Loreen A. Herwaldt, Michael C. Willey, Linda D. Boyken, Jean G. Pottinger, Brennan S. Ayres, Kimberly C. Dukes, Melissa A. Ward, Marin L. Schweizer

A mixed-method study on antimicrobial resistance infection drivers in neonatal intensive care units: pathways, risks, and solutions

Almaw Genet Yeshiwas, Gashaw Melkie Bayeh, Tilahun Degu Tsega, Sintayehu Simie Tsega, Asay Alamneh Gebeyehu, Zufan Alamrie Asmare, Rahel Mulatie Anteneh, Amare Genetu Ejigu, Ahmed Fentaw Ahmed, Zeamanuel Anteneh Yigzaw, Abathun Temesgen, Anley Shiferaw Enawgaw, Getasew Yirdaw, Wosenyelesh Desalegn, Chalachew Yenew

Unveiling antimicrobial stewardship competence among Italian nurses: results from a nationwide survey

  • Open Access
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Matteo Danielis, Tania Buttiron Webber, Chiara Barchielli, Maria Mongardi, Domenico Regano

Risk factors for detection of Pseudomonas aeruginosa in clinical samples upon hospital admission

Romeo Reyle, Frank Schwab, Selin Saydan, Michael Behnke, Rasmus Leistner, Petra Gastmeier, Christine Geffers, Tobias Siegfried Kramer

State of infection prevention and control in Austrian hospitals: data from 81 hospitals completing the WHO Infection Prevention and Control Assessment Framework (IPCAF)

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Ferenc Darius Rüther, Andrea Grisold, Agnes Wechsler-Fördös, Alexander Gropmann, Michael Behnke, Sonja Hansen, Christine Geffers, Seven Johannes Sam Aghdassi

Establishing carbapenem resistant organism surveillance, prevention, and control in a middle-income country: implementation of a hospital-based program in Fiji

Aneley Getahun Strobel, Savneel Shivam Kumar, Shammi Prasad, Tracey Young-Sharma, Matthew Richards, Ashlyn Datt, Alvina Lata, Sisilia Assisi Genaro, Timaima Ratusela, Ilisapeci Nabose, Alipate Vakamocea, Sanjeshni Autar, Farheen Hussein, Ravi Naidu, Ana Suka, Donna Cameron, Chantel Lin, Courtney R. Lane, Alison Macintyre, Kylie Hui, Rodney James, Bernadette Kennedy, Benjamin P. Howden, Kirsty Buising

Bodily waste management and related hygiene practices in nursing homes of Vaud: findings from a multicentre cross-sectional survey as a basis for targeted interventions

  • Open Access
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Emmanouil Glampedakis, Marie-Catherine Snoussi, Béatrix Sobgoui, Firmino Battistella, Patricia Cuiña Iglesias, Coralie Riccio, Laetitia Qalla-Widmer, Alessandro Cassini, Marie Immaculée Nahimana Tessemo

Compliance with transmission-based precautions, and associated factors among healthcare providers in Cameroon: a cross-sectional study

  • Open Access
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Leslie Tasha Mbapah, Midrelle Syntyche Tsague, Denise Georges Teuwafeu, Mbapah Tracy Ngwanui, Sandra Tabe Etaka, Fombo Enjeh Jabbossung, Brandon Carl Monika Pouekoua, Longsti Scarlet Tabot Enanga, Taljaard Jantjie

High incidence of multidrug-resistant organisms and modifiable risk factors associated with surgical site infections: a cohort study in a tertiary medical center in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia from 2020 to 2023

Anis Najwa Muhamad, Cindy Shuan Ju Teh, Mohd Rusdi Draman, Yohan Khirusman Adnan, Azlina Amir Abbas, Tak Loon Khong, Vairavan Narayanan, Soo Nee Tang, Rina Karunakaran, Norhafizah Ab Manan, Anjanna Kukreja, Siti Zuhairah Mohamad Razali, Chun Yoong Cham, Robert D. Hontz, Michael J. Gregory, Anca Selariu, Huy C. Nguyen, Andrew G. Letizia, Sasheela Sri La Sri Ponnampalavanar

Development of a strain-specific PCR as a diagnostic tool for surveillance, detection, and monitoring of vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium during outbreak

Artur J. Sabat, Lilli Gard, Monika A. Fliss, Viktoria Akkerboom, Robin F. J. Benus, Mariette Lokate, Andreas Voss, Erik Bathoorn

Healthcare-associated bloodstream infections caused by bacterial and fungal contamination of intravenous fluids and medicines in healthcare facilities in low- and middle-income countries: a scoping review

  • Open Access
  • Review

Jemima Nyandwaro, Peter Hyland, Raffaella Ravinetto, Jan Jacobs

Enhancing antimicrobial resistance surveillance and research: a systematic scoping review on the possibilities, yield and methods of data linkage studies

S. A. M. van Kessel, C. C. H. Wielders, A. F. Schoffelen, A. Verbon

Implementation of hospital antimicrobial stewardship programmes in low- and middle-income countries: a qualitative study from a multi-professional perspective in the Global-PPS network

  • Open Access
  • Research

Ines Pauwels, Ann Versporten, Diane Ashiru-Oredope, Silvia Figueiredo Costa, Herberth Maldonado, Ana Paula Matos Porto, Shaheen Mehtar, Herman Goossens, Sibyl Anthierens, Erika Vlieghe

Successful termination of a multi-year wastewater-associated outbreak of NDM-5-carrying E. coli in a hemato-oncological center

Heidrun Kerschner, Linda Jernej, Adriana Cabal, Patrick Hyden, Sigrid Machherndl-Spandl, Lucia Berning, Anna Blaimschein, Werner Ruppitsch, Petra Apfalter, Rainer Hartl

Associations between hospital structure, infection control and incidence of hospital-acquired viral respiratory infections: a 10-year surveillance study

Costa Salachas, Quentin Le Hingrat, Skerdi Haviari, Audrey Valdes, Vincent Mackiewicz, Isabelle Lolom, Nadhira Fidouh, Benoît Visseaux, Donia Bouzid, Diane Descamps, Jean-Christophe Lucet, Charlotte Charpentier, Solen Kernéis

Assessing barriers and opportunities for the improvement of laboratory performance and robust surveillance of antimicrobial resistance in Nigeria– a quantitative study

  • Open Access
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Obiageli J. Okolie, Sanda U. Ismail, Uzoma Igwe, Emmanuel C. Adukwu

Investigation of an outbreak of carbapenem resistant Acinetobacter baumannii in an intensive care unit during the COVID-19 epidemic

Yi Kong, Ting Liu, Yanru Zhang, Hui Wang, Hongyi Lin

Clarithromycin-resistant Helicobacter pylori in Africa: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Komla Mawunyo Dossouvi, Tchilabalo Bouyo, Simon Sognonnou, Ephraim Ehidiamen Ibadin, Lu-chao Lv, Bissoume Sambe Ba, Abdoulaye Seck, Sika Dossim, Fábio Parra Sellera, Makhtar Camara, Amr El Kelish, Stella Ifeanyi Smith

Integrated assessment of antimicrobial stewardship in carbapenem resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae prevalent hospitals in China: a multidisciplinary surveillance network-based survey

Haishaerjiang Wushouer, Weibin Li, Junxuan Yu, Lin Hu, Xiaodong Guan, Xiaolin Liu, Anhua Wu, Xiaoqiang Yang, Minggui Wang, Yingchun Xu, Yanping Luo, Xun Huang, Luwen Shi

Evaluation of the feasibility, appropriateness, and acceptability of an environmental cleaning program improvement toolkit at a tertiary care hospital in Nigeria

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Cori Dennison, Matthew Hudson, Damilola Adeniyi, Folasade Ogunsola, Hanako Osuka, Lisa P. Oakley, Paul Malpiedi, Amber Vasquez, Molly Patrick

Use of a national repository of Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy spectra enables fast detection of silent outbreaks and prevention of spread of new antibiotic-resistant sequence types

Mor N. Lurie-Weinberger, Elizabeth Temkin, Ophir Kastel, Moshe Bechor, Darya Bychenko-Banyas, Reut Efrati-Epchtien, Gabrielle D. Levi, Nadya Rakovitsky, Alona Keren-Paz, Yehuda Carmeli, Orit Golan-Shany, Danielle Keidar-Friedman, Jonathan Lellouche, Chen Levy-Sadot, Lina Haider-Morgan, Ruth Bar Nathan, Ola Salach, Yehudit Schindler, Orna Schwartz Harari, Merav Strauss

Correction: Antimicrobial stewardship in the community setting: a qualitative exploratory study

  • Open Access
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Rose I Okonkwo, Henry Ndukwe, Gary Grant, Sohil Khan

Enhancing bedding hygiene in long-term care facilities: investigating the impact of multilevel antimicrobial polymers (MAP-1) on bacterial and MDRO reduction

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Awais Farid, Wei Han, Joseph K.C. Kwan, King Lun Yeung

Prevalence of fungi and their antifungal and disinfectant resistance in hospital environments: insights into combating nosocomial mycoses

Soudabeh Ghodsi, Mahnaz Nikaeen, Shima Aboutalebian, Rasoul Mohammadi, Hossein Mirhendi

Impact of standard precautions and unrestricted movements of carbapenemase-producing Enterobacterales (CPE) carriers on CPE transmission in a nursing home in Singapore: a prospective cohort study

Kyaw Zaw Linn, Xiaowei Huan, Pei Yun Hon, Sharifah Farhanah Syed Husen, Natascha May Thevasagayam, Oon Tek Ng, Shawn Vasoo, Moi Lin Ling, Dale Fisher, Kalisvar Marimuthu

Duration of hospitalization increases the risk for long-term carriage of linezolid-resistant enterococci in critically ill patients

Vera Rauschenberger, Heike Claus, Charlotte Polzin, Vera Blaschke, Stefanie Kampmeier

Management and microbial monitoring of final rinse water for flexible endoscopes in 290 hospitals in Jiangsu Province, China: a multicenter cross-sectional study

Zhanjie Li, Bo Liu, Qingtang Zhu, Zijun Ge, Feng Zang, Wensen Chen, Yongxiang Zhang, Xiafen Ding, Jing Ding, Weihong Zhang

High rate of multi-drug resistant Escherichia coli isolated from patients with urinary tract infections in Ifakara-Tanzania: implications for empirical antibiotic treatment guidelines and stewardship programs

Magreth Erick Macha, Philipp Kohler, Anja Bösch, Honorathy Msami Urassa, Weihong Qi, Salome N. Seiffert, Sabine Haller, Erin West, Maja Weisser Rohacek, Baharak Babouee Flury

Isolation and identification of Klebsiella pneumoniae phage ΦK2046: optimizing its antibacterial potential in combination with chlorhexidine

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Panjie Hu, Yao Sun, Zeyong Zhong, Sichen Liu, Deyi Zhao, Weijun Chen, Ying Zhang, Zhexiao Ma, Jianming Cao, Tieli Zhou

Correction: 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

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

Genomic surveillance reveals different transmission patterns between third-generation cephalosporin and carbapenem resistance in Klebsiella pneumoniae in the Comunidad Valenciana (Spain), 2018–2020

Neris García-González, Beatriz Beamud, Jordi Sevilla-Fortuny, Victoria Sánchez-Hellín, Inmaculada Vidal, Juan Carlos Rodríguez, Begoña Fuster, Nuria Tormo, Carme Salvador, Concepción Gimeno, Barbara Gomila-Sard, Salvador Giner, Olalla Martínez, Javier Colomina, David Navarro, Victoria Domínguez, Llúcia Martínez, Antonio Burgos, Rosario Moreno, Antonia Sánchez, Fernando González-Candelas

Digitalised measures for the prevention of central line-associated bloodstream infections: a scoping review

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Basilice Minka Obama, Rebecca Grant, Stephan Harbarth, Niccolò Buetti, Gaud Catho

Non-typhoidal Salmonella transmission reservoirs in sub-Saharan Africa: a genomic assessment from a One Health perspective

Thorsten Thye, Ralf Krumkamp, John P. A. Lusingu, Linda Aurelia Ofori, Daniel T. R. Minja, Antje Flieger, Samwel Gesase, Richard Phillips, Sandra Simon, Kwasi Obiri-Danso, Charity Wiafe Akenten, Joyce Mbwana, Ellis Paintsil, Oumou Maiga Ascofare, Anna Jaeger, Maike Lamshöft, Daniel Eibach, Wibke Loag, Stefan Berg, Jürgen May, Denise Dekker

Global knowledge, attitudes, and practices towards antimicrobial resistance among healthcare workers: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Abdolreza Sotoodeh Jahromi, Negin Namavari, Mohammad Jokar, Nader Sharifi, Samira Soleimanpour, Negin Naserzadeh, Vahid Rahmanian

Infection control interventions against carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii and Klebsiella pneumoniae in an Iranian referral university hospital: A quasi-experimental study

Mojtaba Akbari, Christian G. Giske, Malihe Alenaseri, Ahmad Zarei, Narjes Karimi, Hamid Solgi

Risk factors and outcome for bloodstream infections due to fluconazole-resistant Candida parapsilosis: a 22-year single-center retrospective study

Cihan Semet, Esra Kazak, Beyza Ener, Seçil Ak, Güven Özkaya, Harun Ağca, Yasemin Heper, Emel Yılmaz, Halis Akalın

Between heuristic and deliberative thinking: a multi-center qualitative study of physicians’ decision-making in infection prevention practice

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Miriam Schutte, Mireille Dekker, Jonne Sikkens, Rosa van Mansfeld

Trends of antibiotic use for acute upper respiratory infections in Chinese emergency departments and the impact of COVID-19: a cross-sectional study

Tingxi Wu, Tongxu Li, Heng Guo, Bin Zhu, Yang Zhang, Zhigang Zhao

Quick and dirty: improper glove use increases infection risk and has global consequences

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Alexandra Peters, Martina Močenić, Alberto Spitilli, Sally Bloomfield, Mahmood F. Bhutta

Risk factors for Clostridioides difficile infection caused by ribotype 027 strains in the Veterans Affairs Healthcare System: a matched case-control study

Sandra Y. Silva, Brigid M. Wilson, Curtis J. Donskey

Investigation and control of two consecutive Serratia marcescens outbreaks linked to reusable LigaSure devices in an operating room

Mahsa Mazaheri Tirani, Samaneh Pourajam, Vajihe Sadat Nikbin, Mohammad Shirzadi, Hamid Solgi

Antimicrobial resistance in the Nordics: mapping existing surveillance systems and assessing the impact of COVID-19 using regression models

Tam T. Tran, Adriana Krolicka, Ananda Tiwari, Tarja Pitkänen, Rolf Lood, Ásta Margrét Ásmundsdóttir, Odd-Gunnar Wikmark

Whole genome sequence analysis reveals limited diversity among Clostridioides difficile ribotype 027 and 078 isolates collected in 22 hospitals in Berlin and Brandenburg, Germany

Esther E. Dirks, Vanessa Pfiffer, Genevieve Sohl, Fabian K. Berger, Ina Friesen, Johannes Friesen, Ralf Ignatius, Johannes Elias, Alexander Mellmann, Mardjan Arvand

Cultural differences in attitudes towards surgical site infections among French anesthetists and surgeons in digestive surgery in 2022

Antoine Deslandes, Niki Christou, Patrice Baillet, Joseph Hajjar, Philippe Marre, Hubert Johanet, Marc Leone, Gabriel Birgand

Risk factors for household colonization by extended-spectrum cephalosporin-resistant enterobacterales (ESCrE) in Botswana

Sukaina Shivji, Naledi Mannathoko, Mosepele Mosepele, Robert Gross, Leigh Cressman, Anne Jaskowiak-Barr, Warren B. Bilker, Kevin Alby, Laurel Glaser, Melissa Richard-Greenblatt, Laura Cowden, Alexa Patel, Kgotlaetsile Sewawa, Dimpho Otukile, Giacomo Maria. Paganotti, Margaret Mokomane, Evan Snitkin, Ebbing Lautenbach

The neglected model validation of antimicrobial resistance transmission models – a systematic review

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Maja L. Brinch, Andrea Palladino, Jeroen Geurtsen, Thierry Van Effelterre, Lorenzo Argante, Michael J. McConnell, Lene Christiansen, Michelle A. Pihl, Natasja K. Lund, Tine Hald

Value of collaborative investigation by hospital infection control, public health services and a national reference laboratory during an increase in puerperal sepsis

Irene V. Hoogendijk, Diane de Zwart - Slats, Stefan A. Boers, Boas C.L. van der Putten, Nina M. van Sorge, Bibi D.H. Molenaar, Myrthe M.A. Toorop, Marieke B. Veenhof, Karin Ellen Veldkamp, Adriënne S. van der Schoor, Joffrey van Prehn

Strengthening neonatal care through ward assistants: a Kenyan case study in enhancing infection prevention and control practices

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Michuki Maina, Nancy Odinga, Vincent Kagonya, Gloria Ngaiza, Sebastian Fuller, Onesmus Onyango, Caroline Waithira, Dorothy Oluoch, David Gathara, Peter Mwangi, Loise Mwangi, Penina Musyoka, Lucy Kinyua, Lydia Thuranira, Virginia Njoroge, Ngina Mwangi, Zainab Kioni, Mike English, Edna Mutua

Environmental investigation of 10 cases of nosocomial Bacillus cereus bacteraemia between 2018 and 2023

Elissa Maalouf, Barthélémy Tosello, Sophie Schipani, Frédérique Gouriet, Claire Nicaise, Alix Lamoureux, Farah Beih, Agnès Delaby, Véronique Roux, Remi N. Charrel, Carole Eldin

Rapid identification of a Serratia marcescens outbreak in a neonatal intensive care unit by third-generation long-read nanopore sequencing

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Desiree Henares, Meritxell Cubero, Irene Martinez-de-Albeniz, Alba Arranz, Muntsa Rocafort, Pedro Brotons, Amaresh Perez-Argüello, Maria Jose Troyano, Amadeu Gene, Aleix Lluansi, Marti Iriondo-Sanz, Iolanda Jordan, Claudia Fortuny, Mireia Urrea, C Muñoz-Almagro

Virtual reality for education on infection prevention and control: the impact on medical students’ knowledge, attitudes and practices

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Bente Schippers, Olga Coenen, Franka Luk, Mark Graner, Frans van Hoek, Nike Stikkelbroeck, Machteld Dronkers, Edmée Bowles, Alma Tostmann

Assessing infection control training in ICUs using the Kirkpatrick model: a prospective cohort study

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Sahar Elsheikh, Afaf Magdy, Lamiaa Asem

Continuous versus intermittent cuff pressure monitoring in preventing ventilator-associated pneumonia: a multicentre randomised controlled trial

Yanshuo Wu, Yunhao Su, Liping Zhao, Xi Wang, Kun Zhang, Yuhong Chen, Xiaokun Zhang, Peng Gao, Kangkang Shen, Chencong Li, Yanling Yin, Congcong Zhao

Impact of educational interventions provided to patients with a central venous catheter and their informal caregivers: a systematic review

L. Foucault-Fruchard, N. van der Mee, C. Reinprecht, C. Durand, J. Cailhol, J. R. Zahar, S. Kerneis

The effect of five versus two personnel on bacterial air contamination during preparation of sterile surgical goods in the operating room: a randomised controlled trial

Camilla Wistrand, Bo Söderquist, Ann-Sofie Sundqvist

Reprocessing status of flexible bronchoscopes in 202 intensive care units in Hubei province, China: a multicentre cross-sectional study

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Yaqi Yu, Weijun Peng, Li Tan, Qi Xiao, Yixuan Wang, Chunling Guo, Juan Deng, Mengyao Jiang

Effect of catheter dwell time on the risk of central line-associated bloodstream infections in central venous catheters and peripherally inserted central catheters

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Assessment of the risk of aerosol transmission of CRKP during bronchoscopy in the intensive care unit

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Source-tracking Klebsiella outbreaks in premature infants using a novel amplicon fingerprinting method

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Diversity versus clonality in carbapenem-resistant A. baumannii: a two-year surveillance study in four intensive care units at a large teaching hospital in Rome, Italy

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Assessment of the implementation of the Italian National action plan to combact antimicrobial resistance (PNCAR) 2017–2021 through SPiNCAR-1: results for the Piedmont Region, 2022

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Broad-spectrum and Watch antimicrobials are commonly used to treat hospital-acquired infections in German acute care hospitals: results from the 2022 national point prevalence survey

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Risk factors and economic burden of healthcare-associated infections among patients supported by extracorporeal membrane oxygenation in the ICU: a cohort study from China

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Assessment of dry-fogged hydrogen peroxide as an “untact” room disinfection automation system for rapid terminal decontamination of a single isolation room in a healthcare institution

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Healthcare workers´ perspectives on antibiotic utilization in children under five years of age in the Eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo

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Rapid and actionable nasal-swab screening supports antimicrobial stewardship in patients with pneumonia: a prospective study

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Incidence, clinical and genomic trends of hospital- and Non-hospital-onset KPC-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae infections before and during the COVID-19 era: a ten-year interrupted time series study

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Secular trends of bloodstream infections in hemodialysis patients: insights from a longitudinal Swiss study

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Impact of surgical field disinfection on vaginal microbiome in transvaginal urogynecological surgery: a prospective cohort study

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The impact of central line-specific dwell-times for neonatal central line associated bloodstream infections

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Neonatal infection with Staphylococcus capitis NRCS-A in Iceland: A 12-year longitudinal, retrospective study of strains from patients, staff and the environment in a neonatal intensive care unit

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Etiology and antimicrobial resistance patterns of sepsis in infants 0–59 days old in Jimma, Ethiopia: a longitudinal study

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Prevalence of AmpC beta-lactamase producing Escherichia coli and Klebsiella pneumoniae in Africa: a systematic review and meta-analysis

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Pattern and appropriateness of antimicrobial prescription for acute respiratory tract infection in primary healthcare settings in Ethiopia

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Clean Hospitals Day 2025: the human factors of healthcare environmental hygiene

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Clinical risk factors associated with nosocomial Pseudomonas aeruginosa bacteraemia in patients within a tertiary care healthcare setting – a case control study

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Impact of targeted interventions on healthcare-acquired infection prevention and control of Clostridium difficile infections

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Differences in surgical site infection rates by state according to state-mandated operating room air changes per hour

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Central venous catheter infections: building a causal model with expert domain knowledge to inform future clinical trials

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Aerosolization of Mycobacterium chelonae from heater-cooler-devices: a continuing risk of exposure during cardiac surgery

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Multimodal assessment of the prevention of surgical site infections in breast surgery in a French university hospital

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Barriers, facilitators, and opportunities for hospital antimicrobial stewardship in low and lower middle - income countries in the Eastern Mediterranean region: results from a mixed methods study

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Temporal trend and individual and hospital characteristics associated to vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium bloodstream infections: a retrospective analysis from the national surveillance system, Italy 2015–2023

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Parental involvement in infection prevention and control in low- and middle-income country neonatal units: a scoping review

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Safe and respectful? Birth attendants’ hand hygiene compliance and its determinants using nationally representative data from Kenya, Malawi and Nepal

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Genomic analysis of carbapenem resistant Acinetobacter baumannii outbreak in a burn intensive care unit of a tertiary-care hospital in Madrid, Spain

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Asymptomatic faecal carriage of vancomycin-resistant Enterococci among inpatients and outpatients in a Kenyan hospital: a cross-sectional study

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Adherence to national recommendations for the control of multidrug-resistant microorganisms in Swiss acute care hospitals – an updated national survey

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Infection risk of peripheral intravenous catheters: meta-synthesis of 18 prospective studies with 14,606 catheters

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Parental knowledge, attitudes, and practices toward antibiotic use for childhood Upper Respiratory Tract Infections in Khartoum, Sudan

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Enhancing hand hygiene compliance in healthcare environmental services staff: a systematic approach to indicator development

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A nationwide cross-sectional study of antimicrobial resistance in Palestinian hospitals: insights from 10,000 clinical isolates

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Strategies and challenges in containing antimicrobial resistance in East Africa: a focus on laboratory-based surveillance

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Dutch guideline for the prevention and control of multidrug-resistant organisms in the hospital setting, 2024 update

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Implementing a surveillance and prevention program for post-caesarean surgical site infections in Kenya

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Antimicrobial resistance interventions in Latin America and the Caribbean: a scoping review of reported interventions between 2018–2024

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From declarations to accountability: Nigeria 2026 and the global fight against antimicrobial resistance

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Sustained effect of a multifaceted VAP prevention program over more than seven years including the COVID-19 pandemic

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Impact of COVID-19 isolation measures on ICU microbial resistance dynamics: simulation-based statistical modeling analysis

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Antimicrobial stewardship interventions in the WHO Eastern Mediterranean Region Countries: a scoping review of clinical, economic, and consumption outcomes

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Infections and antibiotic treatment in long-term care facilities: results from 1-year cross sectional study in three Polish settings

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Evaluation of microbiological efficacy of 2% chlorhexidine gluconate cloths versus 4% chlorhexidine gluconate soap for preoperative preparation/shower in total joint arthroplasty: a single-centre randomised controlled trial

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Systematic review and meta-analysis of outcomes associated with incisional and organ/space surgical site infections in abdominal surgery patients

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Impact of an integrated stewardship intervention at a secondary care hospital in Ras Al Khaimah, United Arab Emirates: findings from September 2018-March 2019

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Implementation of infection prevention and control strategies in Italian intensive care units: results from the SPIN-UTI network

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Susceptibility of Acinetobacter baumannii isolates from different sources to biocides: a matter of biofilm

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Knowledge, attitude, and practice of clinicians regarding antimicrobial stewardship: a cross-sectional study in a tertiary hospital of East China

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Incidence of central venous catheter-related bloodstream infections before, during, and after the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic: a registry-based cohort study

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