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Implementation of the Infection Risk Scan (IRIS) in nine hospitals in the Belgian-Dutch border region (i-4-1-Health project)

Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control, 2022
Background A tool, the Infection Risk Scan has been developed to measure the quality of infection control and antimicrobial use. This tool measures various patient-, ward- and care-related variables in a standardized way.
Martine Verelst, Ina Willemsen, Veronica Weterings, Pascal De Waegemaeker, Isabelle Leroux-Roels, Ellen Nieuwkoop, Veroniek Saegeman, Lieke van Alphen, Stefanie van Kleef-van Koeveringe, Marjolein Kluytmans-van den Bergh, Jan Kluytmans, Annette Schuermans, the i-4-1-Health study group   +12 more
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Characteristics and outcomes in adult patients with Staphylococcus lugdunensis bacteremia compared to patients with Staphylococcus epidermidis and Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia: a retrospective study in a 16-year period at the university hospital, Japan

BMC Infectious Diseases, 2023
Background Staphyococcus lugudnensis (S. lugdunensis) is one of coagulase-negative Staphylococcus species with a potential to cause invasive infections. Few studies have evaluated the characteristics and outcomes of patients with S.
Satomi Yukawa, Taro Noguchi, Koh Shinohara, Yasuhiro Tsuchido, Masaki Yamamoto, Yasufumi Matsumura, Miki Nagao   +6 more
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Experiences with regular testing of students for SARS-CoV-2 in primary and secondary schools: results from a cross-sectional study in two Norwegian counties, autumn 2021

BMC Public Health, 2023
Background To allow for normal school attendance during the COVID-19 pandemic, regular testing of students was introduced in the autumn 2021 in Norway to manage COVID-19 transmission.
Léa Franconeri, Sara Stebbings, Petter Heradstveit, Mia Johansen, Ragnhild Løken, Emily MacDonald, Liz Ødeskaug, Umaer Naseer   +7 more
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Association between the introduction of a national targeted intervention program and the incidence of surgical site infections in Swiss acute care hospitals

Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control, 2023
Background In Switzerland, the national surgical site infection (SSI) surveillance program showed a modest decrease in SSI rates for different procedures over the last decade.
Marcus Eder, Rami Sommerstein, Arlette Szelecsenyi, Alexander Schweiger, Matthias Schlegel, Andrew Atkinson, Stefan P. Kuster, Danielle Vuichard-Gysin, Nicolas Troillet, Andreas F. Widmer, for Swissnoso   +10 more
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Characteristics and Mitigation Measures of Candida auris Infection: Descriptive Analysis from a Quaternary Care Hospital in Saudi Arabia, 2021–2022

Journal of Epidemiology and Global Health, 2023
Objective To analyze the characteristics of C. auris cases, and to describe the interventions applied for improving the diagnosis and controlling the transmission. Method Medical records of C.
Hala A. Amer, Sarah AlFaraj, Kholoud Alboqami, Faleh Alshakarh, Mona Alsalam, Deva Kumar, Juhaina Altayieb, Antisar Alsunid, Nazia Khanum, Nadeem Gul Dar, Muhammad Badawi, Hassan Abdallah, Ziad A. Memish   +12 more
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Enhanced infection control interventions reduced catheter-related bloodstream infections in the neonatal department of Hung Vuong Hospital, Vietnam, 2011–2012: a pre- and post-intervention study

Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control, 2020
Background Catheter-related bloodstream infections (CR-BSI) cause high neonatal mortality and are related to inadequate aseptic technique during the care and maintenance of a catheter.
Hang Thi Phan, Thuan Huu Vo, Hang Thi Thuy Tran, Hanh Thi Ngoc Huynh, Hong Thi Thu Nguyen, Truong Van Nguyen   +5 more
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Reduction of the blood culture contamination rate in emergency department: a success story

Antimicrobial Stewardship & Healthcare Epidemiology
Introduction: Blood culture result provides a crucial information for patient care. Contaminated blood culture samples may result in inappropriate antimicrobial prescription, increase the cost and unnecessary prolonged hospitalization.
Nor Reah Mustafa, Fida Mohamad, Fauziah Ismail, Maimunah Hasan, Fauzi Idris, Noraida Muhammad, Azrahamiza Abdullah, Sharizan Awang, Nurul Iza Mat Zan, Hakimah Ab Kadir, Wan Noor Faradilla Mat Latif, Che Siti Noraini Abdullah, Yuslizawati Mohd Shaufi, Syaidatull Asmara Aminudden, Silamai A/P Ea Chum, Siti Suraiya   +15 more
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High prevalence of the mcr-1 gene in retail chicken meat in the Netherlands in 2015

Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control, 2017
Recently, plasmid-mediated colistin resistance was reported in humans, animals and food. We studied the presence of mcr-1 and mcr-2 in Dutch retail chicken meat. The prevalence of mcr-1 was 24,8% (53/214), whereas mcr-2 was not found. The presence of mcr-
Eefje J. A. Schrauwen, Pepijn Huizinga, Nick van Spreuwel, Carlo Verhulst, Marjolein F. Q. Kluytmans-van den Bergh, Jan A. J. W. Kluytmans   +5 more
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Trends in antimicrobial resistance in Israel, 2014–2017

Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control, 2019
We analyzed Israeli national data on antimicrobial susceptibility from bloodstream isolates collected between 2014 and 2017 and compared resistance proportions with those of Europe.
Yaakov Dickstein, Elizabeth Temkin, Michal Ish Shalom, David Schwartz, Yehuda Carmeli, Mitchell J. Schwaber   +5 more
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Are emojis ready to promote the WHO 5 moments for hand hygiene in healthcare?

Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control, 2022
Background Hand hygiene is universally recognized as a cornerstone measure for the prevention of healthcare-associated infections. Although the WHO “My five Moments for hand hygiene” poster has been used for more than a decade to delineate hand hygiene ...
Nasim Lotfinejad, Ermira Tartari, Julien Sauser, Carolina Fankhauser-Rodriguez, Daniela Pires, Didier Pittet   +5 more
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