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Time to Detection with BacT/Alert FA Plus Compared to BacT/Alert FA Blood Culture Media
Rapid identification of the causative pathogen in patients with bacteremia allows adjustment of antibiotic therapy and improves patient outcomes. We compared in vitro and real-life time to detection (TTD) of two ...
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Detection and characterization of carbapenemase-producing Enterobacteriaceae in wounded Syrian patients admitted to hospitals in northern Israel
Since 2013, four hospitals in northern Israel have been providing care for Syrian nationals, primarily those wounded in the ongoing civil war. We analyzed carbapenemase-producing Enterobacteriaceae (CPE) isola...
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Open AccessAntibiotic consumption in post-acute care and geriatric hospitals in Israel, 2014
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Open AccessEpidemiological investigations in a digital era: methods and tools to identify infectious disease outbreaks
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Open AccessPrevalence of extended-spectrum betalactamase producing–Enterobacteriaceae (ESBL-E) carriage on admission at Geneva University Hospitals (HUG)
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Open AccessClostridium difficile infection in medical wards – a mathematical model
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High rates of intestinal colonisation with fluoroquinolone-resistant ESBL-harbouring Enterobacteriaceae in hospitalised patients with antibiotic-associated diarrhoea
The purposes of this study were to investigate the intestinal carriage of extended-spectrum β-lactamase-harbouring Enterobacteriaceae (ESBL-EN) and associated fluoroquinolone resistance (FQ-R) in 120 hospitali...
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Laboratory evaluation of different agar media for isolation of carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter spp.
The optimal method for surveillance of carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter spp. (CRAB) is unknown. A collection of CRAB strains (n = 42), carbapenem-susceptible strains (CSAB), and non-Acinetobacter strains (n = 1...
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Ceftobiprole medocaril is an effective treatment against methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) mediastinitis in a rat model
Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) mediastinitis after median sternotomy is a major complication of cardiac surgery with significant morbidity and mortality rates. We evaluated the efficacy of cef...
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Open AccessP283: The challenge of preventing nosocomial exposure to tuberculosis (TB) related to migrants from high incidence countries
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The emergence and dissemination of CTX-M-producing Escherichia coli sequence type 131 causing community-onset bacteremia in Israel
Community-onset bloodstream infections caused by extended-spectrum β-lactamase-producing Escherichia coli (ESBL-EC-COBSIs) were investigated over a 7-year-period (2003–2009) in our institution. ESBL-EC-COBSI incl...
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Culture-based detection of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus by a network of European laboratories: an external quality assessment study
Twenty-three hospital laboratories from Europe and Israel participated in an external quality assessment (EQA) of the culture-based detection of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA). Participants al...
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Laboratory evaluation of the ESwab transport system for the recovery of carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii
Microbiological surveillance for detection of carbapenem-resistant A. baumannii is important, but recovery of A. baumannii is inadequate. We studied A. baumannii recovery by a particular transport system that is ...
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Open AccessPrevalence and risk factors for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) carriage on admission to different hospital sectors in two European countries
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Antimicrobial susceptibility of intra-abdominal Gram-negative bacilli from Europe: SMART Europe 2008
As part of the worldwide Study for Monitoring Antimicrobial Resistance Trends (SMART), a total of 3,030 clinical isolates of Gram-negative bacilli from intra-abdominal infections were collected from 43 hospita...
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SCCmec and spa types of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus strains in Israel. Detection of SCCmec type V
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SCCmec and spa types of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus strains in Israel. Detection of SCCmec type V
Molecular characterization of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus isolates from three hospitals in Israel was the aim of the study presented here. We identified 11 distinct genetic clones by pulsed-field ...
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Impact of multi-drug-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii on clinical outcomes
We conducted a retrospective matched cohort study to examine the impact of isolation of multi-drug-resistant (MDR) Acinetobacter baumannii on patient outcomes. Cases from whom MDR A. baumannii was isolated in a c...
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Extended-spectrum β-lactamase-producing Shigella strains in Israel, 2000–2004
Routine susceptibility testing of 5,616 Shigella isolates at the National Shigella Reference Centre in Israel over a 5-year period (2000–2004) revealed resistance to ceftriaxone in one strain of Shigella boydii 2...
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Prevalence and genetic relatedness of community-acquired methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in Israel
The aims of the study presented here were to determine the prevalence of Staphylococcus aureus carriage and, specifically, community-acquired methicillin-resistant S. aureus (CA-MRSA) carriage in children and the...
