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Open AccessA systematic outbreak investigation of SARS-CoV-2 transmission clusters in a tertiary academic care center
We sought to decipher transmission pathways in healthcare-associated infections with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) within our hospital by epidemiological work-up and complementar...
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Open AccessPatients exposed to vancomycin-resistant enterococci during in-hospital outbreaks in a low endemic setting: a proposal for risk-based screening
The optimal extent of screening of contact patients (CoPat) after exposure to patients infected or colonized with vancomycin-resistant enterococci (VRE) remains controversial.
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Open AccessAgrobacterium species bacteraemia, Switzerland, 2008 to 2019: a molecular epidemiological study
Agrobacterium spp. are infrequent agents of bloodstream infections linked to healthcare-associated outbreaks. However, it is unclear if outbreaks also occur across larger geographic areas. Triggered by two local ...
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Open AccessRisk factors for colonization with multiple species of extended-spectrum beta-lactamase producing Enterobacterales: a case-case–control study
Approximately 11% of patients colonized with extended-spectrum beta-lactamase producing Enterobacterales (ESBL-PE) are colonized with more than one ESBL-producing species. We investigated risk factors associat...
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Open AccessSystematic screening on admission for SARS-CoV-2 to detect asymptomatic infections
The proportion of asymptomatic carriers of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) remains elusive and the potential benefit of systematic screening during the SARS-CoV-2-pandemic is contr...
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Open AccessAgrobacterium spp. nosocomial outbreak assessment using rapid MALDI-TOF MS based ty**, confirmed by whole genome sequencing
A number of episodes of nosocomial Agrobacterium spp. bacteremia (two cases per year) were observed at Bern University Hospital, Switzerland, from 2015 to 2017. This triggered an outbreak investigation.
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Open AccessAntibiotic resistance in Swiss nursing homes: analysis of National Surveillance Data over an 11-year period between 2007 and 2017
We evaluated data from isolates of nursing home (NH) patients sent to the Swiss centre for antibiotic resistance (ANRESIS). We focussed on carbapenem-resistance (CR) among Gram-negative pathogens, extended-spe...