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Multidrug-resistant organism bloodstream infection and hospital acquisition among inpatients in three tertiary Greek hospitals during the COVID-19 era
From 2019 (pre-COVID-19) to 2022 (COVID-19 years), three tertiary Greek hospitals monitored MDRO bloodstream infection (BSI) and hospital acquisition...
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The effect of 100% single-occupancy rooms on acquisition of extended-spectrum beta-lactamase-producing Enterobacterales and intra-hospital patient transfers: a prospective before-and-after study
BackgroundExtended-spectrum beta-lactamase-producing Enterobacterales (ESBL-E) are a well-known cause of healthcare-associated infections. The...
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Colonization of patients hospitalized at orthopedic department of tertiary hospital in Uganda with extended-spectrum beta-lactamase-producing enterobacterales
BackgroundBeta-lactamase production remains the most contributing factor to beta-lactam resistance. Extended-Spectrum Beta-Lactamase-Producing...
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Epidemiology of extended-spectrum β-lactamase–producing Enterobacterales infection in kidney transplant recipients
BackgroundExtended-spectrum b-lactamase (ESBL)-producing gram-negative bacilli (ESBL-GNB) are the most important pathogenic bacteria infecting kidney...
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Clinical significance and burden of carbapenem-resistant Enterobacterales (CRE) colonization acquisition in hospitalized patients
BackgroundCarbapenem-resistant Enterobacterales (CRE) infections have a significant morbidity and mortality toll. The clinical significance and...
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Molecular epidemiological analysis and risk factors for acquisition of carbapenemase-producing Enterobacter cloacae complex in a Japanese university hospital
BackgroundTo clarify the molecular epidemiology of carbapenem-resistant Enterobacter cloacae complex (CREC) and the risk factors for acquisition of...
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Biochemical, Molecular, and Computational Techniques for the Determination of Virulence Factors of ESKAPE Pathogens
Emerging antibiotic resistance and its spreading dynamics have reached an alarming level, a global challenge. Overuse and Misuse of effective...
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Dynamics of Staphylococcus aureus in patients and the hospital environment in a tertiary care hospital in the Netherlands
BackgroundThe dynamics of Staphylococcus aureus in patients and the hospital environment are relatively unknown. We studied these dynamics in a...
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Admission screening and cohort care decrease carbapenem resistant enterobacteriaceae in Vietnamese pediatric ICU’s
ObjectivesTo assess if admission screening for Carbapenem Resistant Enterobacteriaceae (CRE) and cohort care can reduce CRE acquisition (CRE...
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Environmental approaches to controlling Clostridioides difficile infection in healthcare settings
As today’s most prevalent and costly healthcare-associated infection, hospital-onset Clostridioides difficile infection (HO-CDI) represents a major...
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Brain opportunistic infections and tumors in people living with HIV — still a challenge in efficient antiretroviral therapy era
The aim of the study was to evaluate the incidence of brain opportunistic pathologies and survival in patients living with HIV from a Romanian...
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Evaluation of hospital pharmacists’ activities using additional reimbursement for infection prevention as an indicator in small and medium-sized hospitals
BackgroundHospitals in Japan established the healthcare delivery system from FY 2018 to 2021 by acquiring an additional reimbursement for infection...
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Patterns of multidrug resistant organism acquisition in an adult specialist burns service: a retrospective review
BackgroundMultidrug resistant organisms (MDROs) occur more commonly in burns patients than in other hospital patients and are an increasingly...
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Longitudinal analysis within one hospital in sub-Saharan Africa over 20 years reveals repeated replacements of dominant clones of Klebsiella pneumoniae and stresses the importance to include temporal patterns for vaccine design considerations
BackgroundInfections caused by multidrug-resistant gram-negative bacteria present a severe threat to global public health. The WHO defines...
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Epidemiological and genetic characteristics of vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium isolates in a University Children's Hospital in Germany: 2019 to 2020
BackgroundVancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium (VREfm) strains are one of the most important pathogens causing nosocomial infections in...
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Auxiliary Diagnosis of Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma Based on Spectral Phenotype
Thyroid cancer, a common endocrine malignancy, is one of the leading death causes among endocrine tumors. The diagnosis of pathological section...
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Real-world experience of how chlorhexidine bathing affects the acquisition and incidence of vancomycin-resistant enterococci (VRE) in a medical intensive care unit with VRE endemicity: a prospective interrupted time-series study
BackgroundCritically ill patients in intensive care units (ICUs) often acquire opportunistic infections or are colonized by vancomycin-resistant...
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Association of institutional masking policies with healthcare-associated SARS-CoV-2 infections in Swiss acute care hospitals during the BA.4/5 wave (CH-SUR study): a retrospective observational study
BackgroundIn the initial phase of the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic, masking has been widely accepted in healthcare institutions to mitigate the risk of...
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Characterisation of human astrovirus in a diarrhoea outbreak using nanopore and Sanger sequencing protocols
Human astroviruses (HAstV) are etiologic agents of acute gastroenteritis that most often afflict young children and elderly adults. Most studies of...
