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Open AccessSystematic sco** review of automated systems for the surveillance of healthcare-associated bloodstream infections related to intravascular catheters
Intravascular catheters are crucial devices in medical practice that increase the risk of healthcare-associated infections (HAIs), and related health-economic adverse outcomes. This sco** review aims to prov...
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Open AccessPredictive performance of automated surveillance algorithms for intravascular catheter bloodstream infections: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Intravascular catheter infections are associated with adverse clinical outcomes. However, a significant proportion of these infections are preventable. Evaluations of the performance of automated surveillance ...
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Open AccessDiabetes mellitus is a risk factor for prolonged SARS-CoV-2 viral shedding in lower respiratory tract samples of critically ill patients
The length of time a critically ill coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) patient remains infectious and should therefore be isolated remains unknown. This prospective study was undertaken in critically ill pati...
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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 AccessEpidemiology of subsequent bloodstream infections in the ICU
Subsequent bloodstream infections (sBSI) occur with a delay after removal of the intravascular catheter (IVC) whose tip revealed microbial growth. Here we describe the epidemiology of sBSI in the intensive car...
