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Catheter-related urinary nosocomial infections in intensive care units: An epidemiologic study in North of Iran

Caspian Journal of Internal Medicine, 2017
Background: Urinary tract infection (UTI) is one of the most common infections in developing countries. The aim of this study was to investigate the incidence of nosocomial catheter- associated UTI and its related factors in hospitalized patients in ...
Mohammad-Sadegh Rezai, Masomeh Bagheri-Nesami, Attieh Nikkhah   +2 more
doaj  

Comparison of ANN and LR models for predicting Carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae isolates from a southern province of China's RNSS data

Journal of Global Antimicrobial Resistance
: Objectives: Carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae (CRKP) is a serious threat to public health due to its limited treatment options and high mortality rate.
Bangwei Zeng, Peijun Liu, Xiaoyan Wu, Feng Zheng, Jiehong Jiang, Yangmei Zhang, Xiaohua Liao   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Hypervirulent Klebsiella pneumoniae is emerging as an increasingly prevalent K. pneumoniae pathotype responsible for nosocomial and healthcare-associated infections in Beijing, China

Virulence, 2020
Objectives Hypervirulent Klebsiella pneumoniae(hvKp) is an increasingly important pathogen. Tracking its epidemiology and evolving antimicrobial resistance will facilitate care. Methods A retrospective study was conducted in two hospitals.
Chao Liu, P. Du, Nan Xiao, Fansen Ji, T. Russo, Jun Guo   +5 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Heteromultivalent Nanogels as Highly Potent Inhibitors of Pseudomonas Aeruginosa

Angewandte Chemie International Edition, EarlyView.
A heteromultivalent polyglycerol nanogel system integrates fucose/galactose and short‐chain antibacterial peptides to achieve strong bactericidal and anti‐biofilm effects at low concentration by efficient multivalent binding with bacterial lectins.
Yuhang Jiang, Chuanxiong Nie, Boyu Zheng, Vinod Khatri, Denis Puccio, Yanping Long, Mathias Dimde, Rainer Haag, Sumati Bhatia   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Genome sequences of two clinical Escherichia coli isolates harboring the novel colistin-resistance gene variants mcr-1.26 and mcr-1.27

Gut Pathogens, 2020
Background Colistin is still a widely used antibiotic in veterinary medicine although it is a last-line treatment option for hospitalized patients with infections caused by multidrug-resistant Gram-negative bacteria.
Bernd Neumann, Wiebke Rackwitz, Klaus-Peter Hunfeld, Stephan Fuchs, Guido Werner, Yvonne Pfeifer   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Can we measure hospital quality from physicians' choices? [PDF]

, 2008
In this paper, we propose an alternative methodology for ranking hospitals based on the choices of Medical School graduates over hospital training vacancies. Our methodology is therefore a revealed preference approach.
Machado, Matilde P., Mora, Ricardo, Romero-Medina, Antonio   +2 more
core   +1 more source

Molecular epidemiology of endemic Clostridium difficile infection [PDF]

, 2001
This is the first study to provide a comprehensive insight into the molecular epidemiology of endemic Clostridium difficile and particularly that associated with a recently recognized epidemic strain. We DNA fingerprinted all C.
Fawley, W.N., Wilcox, M.H.
core   +2 more sources

Exploring variations in IPC competencies: a cross-sectional study among healthcare professionals in Northwest China

BMC Infectious Diseases
Background This cross-sectional study investigates infection prevention and control (IPC) competencies among healthcare professionals in northwest China, examining the influence of demographic factors, job titles, education, work experience, and hospital
Qinglan Zhao, Xiaoqing Cui, Ting Liu, Hanxue Li, Miaoyue Shi, Li Wang   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Distribution of SCCmec Elements and Presence of Panton-Valentine Leukocidin in Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus epidermidis Isolated from Clinical Samples in a University Hospital of Isfahan City, Iran [PDF]

Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research, 2017
Introduction: Coagulase Negative Staphylococcus (CoNS) is considered as a major pathogen of nosocomial infections among immunosuppressed patients. Aim: The aim of this study was to identify the types of Staphylococcal Cassette Chromosome mec (SCCmec)
Mehrdad Halaji, Ashkan Karimi, Parisa Shoaei, Mohamm Adreza Nahaei, Farzin Khorvash, Behrooz Ataei, Majid Yaran, Seyed Asghar Havaei   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Clostridium difficile colitis in patients after kidney and pancreas-kidney transplantation [PDF]

, 2004
Limited data exist about Clostridium difficile colitis (CDC) in solid organ transplant patients. Between 1/1/99 and 12/31/02, 600 kidney and 102 pancreas–kidney allograft recipients were transplanted.
Basu, A, Fung, JJ, Keven, K, Marcos, A, Re, L, Shapiro, R, Simmons, RL, Starzl, TE, Tan, H   +8 more
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