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Risk Factors for Bloodstream Infections in Critically Ill Children: Gram‐Negative Predominance and Complex Chronic Conditions

Acta Paediatrica, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Aim Bloodstream infections (BSIs) remain a significant cause of mortality in paediatric intensive care units (PICUs). This study aimed to identify risk factors associated with the aetiology and outcomes of hospital‐acquired BSIs. Methods This retrospective study analysed 422 blood cultures with pathogenic growth collected from patients ...
Vanessa Vicenzi, Ian Teixeira e Sousa, Jefferson Pedro Piva   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

EPI Update, April 3, 2009 [PDF]

, 2009
Weekly newsletter for Center For Acute Disease Epidemiology of Iowa Department of Public ...

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The Surgical Infection Society revised guidelines on the management of intra-abdominal infection [PDF]

, 2017
Background: Previous evidence-based guidelines on the management of intra-abdominal infection (IAI) were published by the Surgical Infection Society (SIS) in 1992, 2002, and 2010. At the time the most recent guideline was released, the plan was to update
Chang, Phillip K, Diaz, Jose J, Jr, Huston, Jared M, May, Addison K, Mazuski, John E, Mollen, Kevin P, Nadler, Evan P, O\u27Neill, Patrick J, Prince, Jose M, Rosengart, Matthew R, Sawyer, Robert G, Tessier, Jeffrey M   +11 more
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Antimicrobial prescribing guidelines for horses in Australia

Australian Veterinary Journal, EarlyView.
The growing problem of antimicrobial resistance also affects equine veterinarians with increasing frequency. Antimicrobial stewardship and responsible prescribing are essential for a future in which effective antimicrobials are available, as it is unlikely that new antimicrobials will become available for use in horses.
L Hardefeldt, K Thomas, S Page, J Norris, G Browning, C El Hage, A Stewart, J Gilkerson, G Muscatello, D Verwilghen, G van Galen, J Bauquier, R Cuming, B Reynolds, C Whittaker, E Wilkes, J Clulow, C Burden, L Begg   +18 more
wiley   +1 more source

The epidemiological landscape of bloodstream infections in children undergoing chemotherapy or haematopoietic cell transplantation: A retrospective study by Infectious Diseases Working Group of Italian Association of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology (AIEOP)

British Journal of Haematology, EarlyView.
Summary Understanding bloodstream infection (BSI) epidemiology is crucial for optimizing antibiotic therapy in paediatric haematology–oncology patients undergoing chemotherapy or haematopoietic cell transplantation (HCT). However, updated paediatric data remain scarce.
Francesco Baccelli, Francesca Compagno, Gloria Tridello, Francesco Delle Cave, Daniele Zama, Riccardo Masetti, Maria Grazia Petris, Lorenzo Chiusaroli, Manuela Spadea, Francesca Trevisan, Antonella Colombini, Samantha Conci, Cristina Meazza, Paola Muggeo, Maria Vittoria Micheletti, Alessia Pancaldi, Rosamaria Mura, Daniela Onofrillo, Raffaella De Santis, Milena La Spina, Elio Castagnola, Katia Perruccio, Angelica Barone, Nagua Giurici, Angelamaria Petrone, Federico Mercolini, Simona Rinieri, Simone Cesaro, Francesca Carraro7, Annalisa Tondo9, Laura Rachele Bettini10, Elena Pletto2, Olga Nigro11, Roberta Martino12, Eva Parolo13, Giovanni Palazzi12   +35 more
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Wild Nutria (Myocastor coypus) Is a Potential Reservoir of Carbapenem-Resistant and Zoonotic Aeromonas spp. in Korea

Microorganisms, 2019
The emergence and spread of antibiotic-resistant Aeromonas spp. is a serious public and animal health concern. Wild animals serve as reservoirs, vectors, and sentinels of these bacteria and can facilitate their transmission to humans and livestock.
Se Ra Lim, Do-Hun Lee, Seon Young Park, Seungki Lee, Hyo Yeon Kim, Moo-Seung Lee, Jung Ro Lee, Jee Eun Han, Hye Kwon Kim, Ji Hyung Kim   +9 more
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Results on the mandatory notification of carbapenem-resistant Gram-negative bacteria, Hesse, Germany, January 2012 – April 2013

GMS Infectious Diseases, 2014
Carbapenems are important therapeutic agents for treating infections caused by multidrug-resistant Gram-negative bacteria. Mandatory reporting of carbapenem-resistant Gram-negative bacteria (CR-GN) can allow for a better understanding of the changing CR ...
Hauri, Anja M., Kaase, Martin, Hunfeld, Klaus-Peter, Heinmüller, Petra, Imirzalioglu, Can, Wichelhaus, Thomas A., Fitzenberger, Jens, Wirtz, Angela   +7 more
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Repurposing of Meropenem and Nadifloxacin for Treatment of Burn Patients? [PDF]

, 2009
The escalating number of multidrug resistant pathogens has demanded the swift development of new and potent antibiotics (ref. 2). Metallo-[beta]-lactamases (MBLs) continue to evolve, rendering the latest generation of carbapenem antibiotics useless (ref.
Christie E. Costa, James Spencer, Janice D. Thomas, Jeffrey H. Toney, Joseph G. Moloughney, Karla S. Bullon   +5 more
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Biofilm is a major virulence determinant in bacterial colonization of chronic skin ulcers independently from the multidrug resistant phenotype [PDF]

, 2017
Bacterial biofilm is a major factor in delayed wound healing and high levels of biofilm production have been repeatedly described in multidrug resistant organisms (MDROs).
Bordignon, Valentina, Cavallo, Ilaria, Cilli, Laura, De Santis, Alessandra, Di Domenico, Enea Gino, Di Salvo, Fabiola, Ensoli, Fabrizio, Farulla, Ilaria, Gallo, Maria Teresa, La Parola, Ilaria Lesnoni, Pimpinelli, Fulvia, Pontone, Martina, Prignano, Grazia, Sperduti, Isabella, Toma, Luigi, Vespaziani, Matteo   +15 more
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Assessing the Effectiveness of Interventions Implemented by Nurses to Reduce Medication Administration Errors in Hospitalised Acute Adult Patient Settings: Systematic Review and Meta‐Analysis

Journal of Clinical Nursing, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Medication administration errors are high‐risk patient safety issues that could potentially cause harm to patients, thereby delaying recovery and increasing length of hospital stay with additional healthcare costs. Nurses are pivotal to the medication administration process and are considered to be in the position to recognize and ...
Angela Uche Eze, Takawira Marufu, Albert Amagyei, David Nelson, Despina Laparidou, Joseph C Manning   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source