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Emerging vancomycin-non susceptible coagulase negative Staphylococci associated with skin and soft tissue infections
BackgroundsObservable emergence of Vancomycin-Non susceptible Coagulase-negative Staphylococci (VNS-CoNS) associated with skin and soft tissue...
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Comparing ethanol lock therapy versus vancomycin lock in a salvation strategy for totally implantable vascular access device infections due to coagulase-negative staphylococci (the ETHALOCK study): a prospective double-blind randomized clinical trial
ObjectivesLittle is known about efficacy and safety of ethanol lock therapy (ELT) to treat totally implantable venous access device (TIVAD)...
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Staphylococci
Staphylococci are Gram-positive cocci that appear as grape-like clusters. The genus is comprised of more than 40 species, most of which are harmless...
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Antiseptics and mupirocin resistance in clinical, environmental, and colonizing coagulase negative Staphylococcus isolates
BackgroundCoagulase-Negative Staphylococci (CoNS) are opportunistic and nosocomial pathogens. The excessive use of antimicrobial agents, including...
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Phenotypic and genotypic characterization of biofilm producing clinical coagulase negative staphylococci from Nepal and their antibiotic susceptibility pattern
BackgroundCoagulase-negative staphylococci (CNS) survive as commensals of skin, anterior nares and external canals of human and were regarded as...
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The road to success of coagulase-negative staphylococci: clinical significance of small colony variants and their pathogenic role in persistent infections
Bacterial small colony variants represent an important aspect of bacterial variability. They are naturally occurring microbial subpopulations with...
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Coagulase-negative staphylococci (CoNS) as a significant etiological factor of laryngological infections: a review
This review article shows that coagulase-negative staphylococci (CoNS) are widely responsible for laryngological diseases. General characteristics of...
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Identification of hemolysin encoding genes and their association with antimicrobial resistance pattern among clinical isolates of coagulase-negative Staphylococci
ObjectiveCoagulase-negative staphylococci (CoNS) are as considered opportunistic pathogens which capable of producing several toxins, enzymes and...
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The global prevalence of Daptomycin, Tigecycline, Quinupristin/Dalfopristin, and Linezolid-resistant Staphylococcus aureus and coagulase–negative staphylococci strains: a systematic review and meta-analysis
ObjectiveMethicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) and methicillin-resistant coagulase-negative Staphylococcus (MRCoNS) are among the main...
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Effectiveness and safety of cefazolin versus cloxacillin in endocarditis due to methicillin-susceptible Staphylococcus spp.: a multicenter propensity weighted cohort study
PurposeTo compare the effectiveness and safety of cefazolin versus cloxacillin for the treatment of infective endocarditis (IE) due to...
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Assessment of antibacterial drug utilization patterns and antibiogram in infectious diseases: a prospective cross-sectional study
BackgroundAntibacterial drugs are successful in combating most types of infections. Irrational use and higher consumption of these drugs can give...
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A decade of neonatal sepsis in Stockholm, Sweden: Gram-positive pathogens were four times as common as Gram-negatives
PurposeTo assess Gram-positive bacterial (GPB) bloodstream infection (BSI) in neonates, covering incidence, morbidity, mortality, antimicrobial...
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Suction drainage fluid culture during septic orthopaedic surgery, a retrospective study
We evaluated the usefulness of suction drainage fluid culture after septic orthopaedic surgery to predict early surgical reintervention. We conducted...
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Prevalence of blood stream infections and associated factors among febrile neutropenic cancer patients on chemotherapy at Ocean Road Cancer Institute, Tanzania
BackgroundFebrile Neutropenia (FN) caused by bacteria in cancer patients is associated with poor prognosis. The aim of this study was to determine...
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Increasing usage of chlorhexidine in health care settings: blessing or curse? A narrative review of the risk of chlorhexidine resistance and the implications for infection prevention and control
Chlorhexidine digluconate (CHG) is an antiseptic frequently used in hospitals to prevent healthcare-related infections. It is used in different...
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Clinical factors associated with peripherally inserted central catheters (PICC) related bloodstream infections: a single centre retrospective cohort
BackgroundDespite their spread in daily practice, few data is available on clinical factors associated with peripherally inserted central catheter...
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A longitudinal analysis of nosocomial bloodstream infections among preterm neonates
Nosocomial bloodstream infections (NBSIs), commonly due to central-line associated bloodstream infections (CLABSI), contribute substantially to...
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Prosthetic joint infection diagnosis applying the three-level European Bone and Joint Infection Society (EBJIS) approach
Sensitive and specific tests for the diagnosis of prosthetic joint infection (PJI) are lacking. The aim of this study was to report clinical and...
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The potential for the double risk of rabies and antimicrobial resistance in a high rabies endemic setting: detection of antibiotic resistance in bacterial isolates from infected dog bite wounds in Uganda
BackgroundPost-exposure treatment for dog bites in humans aims at alleviating the risk of rabies and promoting wound healing. Wound healing may be...
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The species distribution, antimicrobial resistance and risk factors for poor outcome of coagulase-negative staphylococci bacteraemia in China
ObjectiveCoagulase-negative staphylococci (CoNS) are one of the major opportunistic pathogens and the incidence of CoNS bacteraemia is increasing....
