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Current knowledge and attitudes of nurses: Technicians regarding hospital aquired infections [PDF]

Sestrinska reč, 2021
Introduction: Intrahospital infections have a great impact on the mortality rate and morbidity of hospitalized patients. The importance of nosocomial infections makes it important for nurses to know and implement preventive measures during provision of ...
Marjanović Jelena, Šumonja Sanja, Požar Hajnalka   +2 more
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Low Proportion of Linezolid and Daptomycin Resistance Among Bloodborne Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococcus faecium and Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Infections in Europe

Frontiers in Microbiology, 2021
Vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium (VREF) and methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) are associated with significant health burden. We investigated linezolid and daptomycin resistance among VREF and MRSA in the EU/EEA between 2014 and ...
Robby Markwart, Niklas Willrich, Tim Eckmanns, Guido Werner, Olaniyi Ayobami   +4 more
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The ongoing challenge of vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium and Enterococcus faecalis in Europe: an epidemiological analysis of bloodstream infections

Emerging Microbes and Infections, 2020
Vancomycin-resistant enterococci infections are of great public health significance due to limited therapeutic options. We investigated epidemiological trends and risk factors of vancomycin resistance in enterococci isolates from patients with ...
Olaniyi Ayobami, Niklas Willrich, Annicka Reuss, Tim Eckmanns, Robby Markwart   +4 more
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Diagnostic and prognostic performance of urinary neutrophil gelatinase‐associated lipocalin in patients with cirrhosis and acute kidney injury

Hepatology, EarlyView., 2022
Diagnostic and prognostic ability of urinary NGAL in patients with cirrhosis and AKI. Abstract Background and Aims Acute kidney injury (AKI) commonly occurs in patients with decompensated cirrhosis. Urinary neutrophil gelatinase–associated lipocalin (uNGAL) could help discriminate between different etiologies of AKI.
Carmine Gambino, Salvatore Piano, Matteo Stenico, Marta Tonon, Alessandra Brocca, Valeria Calvino, Simone Incicco, Nicola Zeni, Roberta Gagliardi, Chiara Cosma, Martina Zaninotto, Patrizia Burra, Umberto Cillo, Daniela Basso, Paolo Angeli   +14 more
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Nosocomial Infection in MICU: An Observational Study

APIK Journal of Internal Medicine, 2023
Introduction: Nosocomial infections are infections; patients acquire while admitted to a health-care facility and generally develop 48 h or later after admission. These infections can lead to serious problems such as sepsis and even death.
Chennakesavulu Dara, Surendra Babu Darivemula, Triven Sagar Sandepogu, M. Saranya, N. Vijayalakshmi, S. Swetha   +5 more
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The incidence and prevalence of hospital-acquired (carbapenem-resistant) Acinetobacter baumannii in Europe, Eastern Mediterranean and Africa: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Emerging Microbes and Infections, 2019
Due to therapeutic challenges, hospital-acquired infections (HAIs) caused by Acinetobacter baumannii (HA-AB), particularly carbapenem-resistant strains (HA-CRAB) pose a serious health threat to patients worldwide.
Olaniyi Ayobami, Niklas Willrich, Thomas Harder, Iruka N. Okeke, Tim Eckmanns, Robby Markwart   +5 more
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Prolonged outbreak of clonal MDR Pseudomonas aeruginosa on an intensive care unit: contaminated sinks and contamination of ultra-filtrate bags as possible route of transmission?

Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control, 2016
Background We report on an outbreak in a surgical, interdisciplinary intensive care unit (ICU) of a tertiary care hospital. We detected a cluster of ICU patients colonized or infected with multidrug-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa.
Florian Salm, Maria Deja, Petra Gastmeier, Axel Kola, Sonja Hansen, Michael Behnke, Désirée Gruhl, Rasmus Leistner   +7 more
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Relationship between hospital ward design and healthcare-associated infection rates: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control, 2016
Background The influence of the hospital’s infrastructure on healthcare-associated colonization and infection rates has thus far infrequently been examined.
Andrea Stiller, Florian Salm, Peter Bischoff, Petra Gastmeier   +3 more
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Nosocomial Infections in Adult Patients Supported by Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation in a Cardiac Intensive Care Unit

, 2023
The use of venoarterial (VA) extracorporeal membrane oxygenation therapy (ECMO) in patients admitted to cardiac intensive care units (CICU) has increased. Data regarding infections in this population are scarce.
Silvia Corcione, Machado, Marina, Corcione, Silvia, Olmedo, María, Bouza Santiago, Emilio, Ana Alvarez-Uria, María Olmedo, Emilio Bouza, Marina Machado, Manuel Martínez-Sellés, Miriam Juàrez Fernández, Francisco Fernández-Avilés, Jorge García Carreño, Martínez-Sellés D Oliveira Soares, Manuel, Juàrez Fernández, Miriam, Álvarez Uría, Ana, Iago Sousa Casasnovas, Devesa Cordero, Carolina, De Rosa, Francesco Giuseppe, Simone Mornese Pinna, Galar, Alicia, Fernández Avilés, Francisco, García Carreño, Jorge, Alicia Galar, Maricela Valerio, Carolina Devesa-Cordero, Francesco Giuseppe De Rosa, Sousa Casasnovas, Iago, Muñoz García, Patricia Carmen, Valerio Minero, Maricela, Mornese Pinna, Simone, Patricia Muñoz   +31 more
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Rate of antibiotic prescriptions in German outpatient care – are the guidelines followed or are they still exceeded?

GMS Hygiene and Infection Control, 2018
Aim: The consequences of antibiotic overuse are substantial. We combined and analyzed the infection diagnoses and antibiotic prescribing practices of physicians in outpatient settings.
Zweigner, Janine, Meyer, Elisabeth, Gastmeier, Petra, Schwab, Frank   +3 more
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