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Development and validation of potential structure indicators for evaluating antimicrobial stewardship programmes in European hospitals
This study describes the development of structure indicators for hospital antimicrobial stewardship programmes and pilot validation across European hospitals. A multi-disciplinary panel from four European coun...
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Community-acquired methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus clones circulating in Belgium from 2005 to 2009: changing epidemiology
The present study reports the evolution of the demographic characteristics and the molecular epidemiology of community-acquired methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (CA-MRSA) in Belgium from 2005 to 2009. ...
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Previous healthcare exposure is the main antecedent for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus carriage on hospital admission in Belgium
This study aimed to estimate the prevalence of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) carriage upon hospital admission and to study the molecular epidemiology of MRSA in order to assess the proportion...
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Positive predictive value of the Xpert MRSA assay diagnostic for universal patient screening at hospital admission: influence of the local ecology
The purpose of this study was to assess the accuracy of the Xpert MRSA assay (XP) for the detection of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) carriage upon hospital admission. Nasal swabs were prospec...
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Evaluation of the Xpert MRSA assay for rapid detection of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus from nares swabs of geriatric hospitalized patients and failure to detect a specific SCCmec type IV variant
Rapid and reliable detection of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) carriers is crucial for control of MRSA nosocomial transmission. We aimed to evaluate the performance of the GeneXpert real-time ...
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Comparison of three chromogenic media and enrichment broth media for the detection of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus from mucocutaneous screening specimens
This study compares the performance of three chromogenic culture agar plates, chromID MRSA, MRSA-Screen and MRSA-Select, by challenging with a collection of Staphylococcus aureus strains and screening samples obt...
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Bacillus cereus pneumonia in a patient with acute lymphoblastic leukemia
Reported here is a case of Bacillus cereus pneumonia that occurred in a patient with acute lymphoblastic leukemia. The presentation was severe, essentially marked by respiratory distress and pleuritic chest pain....
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Haemophilus parainfluenzae: an Underdiagnosed Pathogen of Biliary Tract Infections?
Presented here is a case of monobacterial peritonitis complicating cholecystitis and caused by an uncommon agent of gastrointestinal infections, Haemophilus parainfluenzae. The pathogenic role of this organism i...
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Ommaya-Catheter-Related Staphylococcus epidermidis Cerebritis and Recurrent Bacteremia Documented by Molecular Ty**
A 26-year-old woman receiving intrathecal chemotherapy for acute leukemia developed Ommaya-catheter-associated cerebritis and bacteremia caused by two clones of Staphylococcus epidermidis. Genomic fingerprinting...
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Chorioamnionitis as an Apparent Source of Vertical Transmission of Staphylococcus cohnii and Ureaplasma urealyticum to a Neonate
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Evaluation of pulsed-field gel electrophoresis and rep-PCR for the epidemiological analysis ofOchrobactrum anthropi strains
Pulsed-field gel electrophoresis and polymerase chain reaction genome fingerprinting based on repetitive chromosomal sequences (rep-PCR) were used for ty** 14 strains ofOchrobactrum anthropi. Six strains isolat...
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Lung abscess due toEikenella corrodens: Three cases and review
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National survey of methicillin-resistantStaphylococcus aureus in Belgian hospitals: Detection methods, prevalence trends and infection control measures
A questionnaire survey of Belgian acute care hospitals was conducted to determine the methods used for detection of methicillin-resistantStaphylococcus aureus (MRSA), to estimate the prevalence of this organism d...
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Role of bacterial and host factors in the pathogenesis ofShigella septicemia
To determine the role of bacterial and host factors in the pathogenesis of shigellemia, blood and fecalShigella isolates were compared for serum resistance and siderophore production, and shigellemic patients wer...