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H. Rüden
Internal Medicine
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Different Trends of MRSA and VRE in a German Hospital, 1999–2005
Some of the clinically most menacing nosocomial pathogens are Methicillin-resistent Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) and Vancomycin-resistent Enterococcus (VRE). During the last years both pathogens showed dramati...
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Risk factor analysis of blood stream infection and pneumonia in neutropenic patients after peripheral blood stem-cell transplantation
The purpose of this study was to analyse risk factors for blood stream infection (BSI) and pneumonia in neutropenic patients who have undergone peripheral blood stem-cell transplantation (PBSCT). Data were tak...
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Is the prevalence of Stenotrophomonas maltophilia isolation and nosocomial infection increasing in intensive care units?
The study presented here was conducted over a period of 4 years (2001–2004) to investigate changes in the number of S. maltophilia isolates detected per 1,000 patient days and to look at the incidence density of ...
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Mortality Risk Factors with Nosocomial Staphylococcus aureus Infections in Intensive Care Units: Results from the German Nosocomial Infection Surveillance System (KISS)
As the number of nosocomial methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infections in German intensive care units increases, the problem of MRSA infection as such is becoming ever more serious. The aim of ...
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Surveillance of nosocomial infections in adult recipients of allogeneic and autologous bone marrow and peripheral blood stem-cell transplantation
To identify overall and site-specific rates of nosocomial infections (NIs) during the neutropenic, as compared to the non-neutropenic stage of treatment in adult recipients of allogeneic and autologous bone ma...
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Occurrence of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Infections in German Intensive Care Units
Background: This study aims to describe the occurrence of nosocomial methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infections and the relation between endemic and epidemic nosocomial MRSA in...
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The Practice of Perioperative Antibiotic Prophylaxis in Eight German Hospitals
Background: Although there is consensus in the international literature on the benefits of using perioperative antibiotic prophylaxis (PAP), there is still considerable scope for improving its us...
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Sinnvolle und nicht sinnvolle Hygienemaßnahmen in der internistischen Intensivmedizin
Hospital infections (=nosocomial infections) are complications that have serious individual, social and economic implications. They may at least in part be avoided with help of a well-devised, evidence-based ...
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German Environment Award 2000 Presented to Franz Daschner
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Antimicrobial Susceptibility Among Nosocomial Pathogens Isolated in Intensive Care Units in Germany
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Are Nosocomial Infection Rates in Intensive Care Units Useful Benchmark Parameters?
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Neonatal Nosocomial Infection Surveillance: Incidences by Site and a Cluster of Necrotizing Enterocolitis
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Prävention nosokomialer Harnweginfektionen Empfehlungen des Nationalen Referenzzentrums für Krankenhaushygiene
Urinary tract infections are the most frequent nosocomial infections, accounting for about 40% of all nosocomial infections. In most cases these infections are associated with indwelling urinary catheters. Th...
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Prävention von Infektionen durch intravasale Katheter Empfehlungen des Nationalen Referenzzentrums (NRZ) für Krankenhaushygiene
Infections caused by central venous catheters (CVC) and primary bloodstream infections are the most important infections due to intravascular devices. To prevent these infections, it is important to examine w...
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Prävention der nosokomialen Pneumonie Empfehlungen des Nationalen Referenzzentrums (NRZ) für Krankenhaushygiene 2. Prävention der postoperativen Pneumonie
To prevent nosocomial pneumonia in the postoperative setting, it is important to take into account the endogenous risk factors in the preoperative and postoperative phase. This includes optimal drug therapy o...
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Prävention der nosokomialen Pneumonie Empfehlungen des Nationalen Referenzzentrums (NRZ) für Krankenhaushygiene: 1. Prävention der Beatmungspneumonie
Ventilator associated pneumonia (VAP) is the most important nosocomial infection on intensive care units. The incidence of ventilator-associated pneumonia of 19 German hospitals is 18,5 pneumonias per 1000 ve...
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Comparison of screening methods to identify methicillin-resistantStaphylococcus aureus
Screening methods to identify methicillin-resistantStaphylococcus aureus (MRSA) were compared using 96 isolates representing 17 distinct clones. The sensitivity of four commercial agglutination tests was determin...
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Microbiological contamination of drinking water in a commercial household water filter system
The microbiological quality of filtered water in a commercial water filter system (Brita) was tested in households and in two laboratories. In 24 of 34 filters used in households, bacterial counts increased in...
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Begriffsbestimmung der Antiseptik und Zielstellung der klinischen Anwendung von Antiseptika
Haut und Schleimhaut sind in Abhängigkeit von der Körperregion durch eine mehr oder weniger charakteristische mikrobielle Flora besiedelt (s. Kap. 10, 11, 13–16, 18–20).
