Andolfo, A. Maatoug, R. Peiffer-Smadja, N. Fayolle, C. Blanckaert, K.
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Antimicrobial Resistance & Infection Control
ContextIn the emergency ward, where the use of ultrasound is common (including for sterile procedures), ward equipment is constantly exposed to high risks of microbiological contamination. There are no clear guidelines for disinfection control practices in emergency departments, and it is not known how emergency ward doctors follow good hygiene pra...
Heijting, I. E. Antonius, T. A. J. Tostmann, A. de Boode, W. P. Hogeveen, M. Hopman, J. Kornelisse, R. F. d’ Haens, E. J. Hemels, M. A. C. Termote, J. U. M.
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Antimicrobial Resistance & Infection Control
BackgroundCentral line-associated bloodstream infections (CLABSI) are a main focus of infection prevention and control initiatives in neonatal care. Standardised surveillance of neonatal CLABSI enables intra- and interfacility comparisons which can contribute to quality improvement. To date, there is no national registration system for CLABSI in ne...
Thong, Kah Shuen Chang, Chee Tao Lee, Ming Lee, Jason Choong Yin Tan, Hoo Seng Shafie, Asrul Akmal
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BackgroundAntibiotic resistance is a major public health concern, accelerated by antibiotic overuse. Inadequate knowledge among the public has been associated with inappropriate use of antibiotics. This study determined the impact of a self-developed educational leaflet for addressing specific knowledge gaps in antibiotic use among the public.Metho...
Saporito, Laura Graziano, Giorgio Mescolo, Federica Amodio, Emanuele Insinga, Vincenzo Rinaudo, Grazia Aleo, Aurora Bonura, Celestino Vitaliti, Marcello Corsello, Giovanni
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BackgroundAntimicrobial resistance in neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) patients is a threat, due to the frequent use of antimicrobial treatment and invasive devices in fragile babies. Since 2014 an active surveillance program of multidrug-resistant Gram-negative bacteria (MDR-GNB) carriage has been in place in the five NICUs of Palermo, Italy. I...
Ng, Tat Ming Tan, Sock Hoon Heng, Shi Thong Tay, Hui Lin Yap, Min Yi Chua, Boon Hou Teng, Christine B. Lye, David C. Lee, Tau Hong
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Antimicrobial Resistance & Infection Control
BackgroundThe deployment of antimicrobial stewardship (AMS) teams to deal with the COVID-19 pandemic can lead to a loss of developed frameworks, best practices and leadership resulting in adverse impact on antimicrobial prescribing and resistance. We aim to investigate effects of reduction in AMS resources during the COVID-19 pandemic on antimicrob...
Maurer, Steven M. Kursawe, Laura Rahm, Stefan Prinz, Julia Zinkernagel, Annelies S. Moter, Annette Kuster, Stefan P. Zbinden, Reinhard Zingg, Patrick O. Achermann, Yvonne
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Antimicrobial Resistance & Infection Control
BackgroundThe skin commensal Cutibacterium avidum has been recognized as an emerging pathogen for periprosthetic joint infections (PJI). One currently assumes that the early occurring PJIs are a consequence of skin commensals contaminating the peri-implant tissue during surgery. We addressed whether standard skin antisepsis with povidone-iodine/alc...
Peng, Xiaoshan Zhu, Qingxiong Liu, Jing Zeng, Mei Qiu, Yue Zhu, Chunhui Cheng, Yibing Zhou, Yibo Xu, Yi Chen, Minxia
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Antimicrobial Resistance & Infection Control
BackgroundPediatric bacterial meningitis (PBM) remains a devastating disease that causes substantial neurological morbidity and mortality worldwide. However, there are few large-scale studies on the pathogens causing PBM and their antimicrobial resistance (AMR) patterns in China. The present multicenter survey summarized the features of the etiolog...
Bhatta, Dharm Raj Hosuru Subramanya, Supram Hamal, Deependra Shrestha, Rajani Gauchan, Eva Basnet, Sahisnuta Nayak, Niranjan Gokhale, Shishir
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Antimicrobial Resistance & Infection Control
BackgroundIntensive care units (ICU) are essential healthcare facility for life threatening conditions. Bacterial contamination of objects/instruments in ICU is an important source of nosocomial infections. This study is aimed to determine the level of bacterial contamination of instruments/objects which are commonly touched by healthcare workers a...
Pelfrene, Eric Botgros, Radu Cavaleri, Marco
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Antimicrobial Resistance & Infection Control
BackgroundAntimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a growing global problem to which the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic may further contribute. With resources deployed away from antimicrobial stewardship, evidence of substantial pre-emptive antibiotic use in COVID-19 patients and indirectly, with deteriorating economic conditions fuelling poverty potentially i...
van Rossen, Tessel M. van Prehn, Joffrey Koek, Alex Jonges, Marcel van Houdt, Robin van Mansfeld, Rosa Kuijper, Ed J. Vandenbroucke-Grauls, Christina M. J. E.... Budding, Andries E.
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BackgroundClostridioides difficile is the most common cause of nosocomial diarrhea. Ribotyping of cultured strains by a PCR-based test is used to study potential transmission between patients. We aimed to develop a rapid test that can be applied directly on fecal samples for simultaneous detection and ribotyping of C. difficile, as well as detectio...
