Volume 6, issue 1, December 2017
129 articles in this issue
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Post-ERCP infection and its epidemiological and clinical characteristics in a large Chinese tertiary hospital: a 4-year surveillance study
Authors (first, second and last of 6)
- Mingmei Du
- Jijiang Suo
- Yunxi Liu
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 29 December 2017
- Article: 131
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Antimicrobial susceptibility of Brucella melitensis in Kazakhstan
Authors (first, second and last of 8)
- Alexandr Shevtsov
- Marat Syzdykov
- Yerlan Ramankulov
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 28 December 2017
- Article: 130
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Alcohol-based hand rub and incidence of healthcare associated infections in a rural regional referral and teaching hospital in Uganda (‘WardGel’ study)
Authors (first, second and last of 7)
- Hiroki Saito
- Kyoko Inoue
- Andrew Weeks
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 28 December 2017
- Article: 129
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The common enteric bacterial pathogens and their antimicrobial susceptibility pattern among HIV-infected individuals attending the antiretroviral therapy clinic of Hawassa university hospital, southern Ethiopia
Authors
- Ayele Kebede
- Solomon Aragie
- Techalew Shimelis
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 22 December 2017
- Article: 128
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Can a toxin gene NAAT be used to predict toxin EIA and the severity of Clostridium difficile infection?
Authors (first, second and last of 4)
- Mark I. Garvey
- Craig W. Bradley
- Elisabeth Holden
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 19 December 2017
- Article: 127
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No apparent transmission of livestock-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus CC398 in a survey of staff at a regional Danish hospital
Authors (first, second and last of 13)
- Else Toft Würtz
- Jakob Hjort Bønløkke
- Øyvind Omland
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 13 December 2017
- Article: 126
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Management and investigation of a Serratia marcescens outbreak in a neonatal unit in Switzerland – the role of hand hygiene and whole genome sequencing
Authors (first, second and last of 9)
- Walter Zingg
- Isabelle Soulake
- Patrice Francois
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 11 December 2017
- Article: 125
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30-day readmission, antibiotics costs and costs of delay to adequate treatment of Enterobacteriaceae UTI, pneumonia, and sepsis: a retrospective cohort study
Authors (first, second and last of 5)
- Marya D. Zilberberg
- Brian H. Nathanson
- Andrew F. Shorr
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 06 December 2017
- Article: 124
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Seasonal clustering of sinopulmonary mucormycosis in patients with hematologic malignancies at a large comprehensive cancer center
Authors (first, second and last of 12)
- Shobini Sivagnanam
- Dhruba J. Sengupta
- Steven A. Pergam
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 06 December 2017
- Article: 123
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Morphological bactericidal fast-acting effects of peracetic acid, a high-level disinfectant, against Staphylococcus aureus and Pseudomonas aeruginosa biofilms in tubing
Authors (first, second and last of 4)
- T. Chino
- Y. Nukui
- K. Moriya
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 01 December 2017
- Article: 122
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Genotypic characterization of gentamicin and cephalosporin resistant Escherichia coli isolates from blood cultures in a Norwegian university hospital 2011–2015
Authors
- Øyvind Andreas Fladberg
- Silje Bakken Jørgensen
- Hege Vangstein Aamot
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 29 November 2017
- Article: 121
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Novel antibiotic combinations proposed for treatment of Burkholderia cepacia complex infections
Authors
- Omar M. El-Halfawy
- Marwa M. Naguib
- Miguel A. Valvano
- Content type: Short report
- Open Access
- Published: 25 November 2017
- Article: 120
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Genome sequencing and analysis of the first spontaneous Nanosilver resistant bacterium Proteus mirabilis strain SCDR1
Authors (first, second and last of 5)
- Amr T. M. Saeb
- Khalid A. Al-Rubeaan
- Hamsa T. Tayeb
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 23 November 2017
- Article: 119
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Prevalence and characteristics of ST131 clone among unselected clinical Escherichia coli in a Chinese university hospital
Authors (first, second and last of 6)
- Bin Li
- Yanfang Lu
- Yingping Cao
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 15 November 2017
- Article: 118
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Impact of single room design on the spread of multi-drug resistant bacteria in an intensive care unit
Authors (first, second and last of 7)
- Teysir Halaby
- Nashwan al Naiemi
- Christina vandenbroucke-Grauls
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 15 November 2017
- Article: 117
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Sub-minimum inhibitory concentration of rifampin: a potential risk factor for resuscitation of Mycobacterium tuberculosis
Authors (first, second and last of 7)
- Shahin Pourazar Dizaji
- Alireza Taala
- Farzam Vaziri
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 14 November 2017
- Article: 116
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Evaluation of a Stenotrophomonas maltophilia bacteremia cluster in hematopoietic stem cell transplantation recipients using whole genome sequencing
Authors (first, second and last of 6)
- Stefanie Kampmeier
- Mike H. Pillukat
- Alexander Mellmann
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 13 November 2017
- Article: 115
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Virucidal efficacy of peracetic acid for instrument disinfection
Authors (first, second and last of 8)
- Britta Becker
- Florian H. H. Brill
- Jochen Steinmann
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 10 November 2017
- Article: 114
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Infection prevention and control measures and tools for the prevention of entry of carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae into healthcare settings: guidance from the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control
Authors (first, second and last of 13)
- A. P. Magiorakos
- K. Burns
- J. T. Weber
- Content type: Guidelines article
- Open Access
- Published: 15 November 2017
- Article: 113
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Inappropriate use of antibiotics among communities of Gondar town, Ethiopia: a threat to the development of antimicrobial resistance
Authors
- Daniel Asfaw Erku
- Abebe Basazn Mekuria
- Sewunet Admasu Belachew
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 07 November 2017
- Article: 112
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“Who has to do it at the end of the day? Programme officials or hospital authorities?” Airborne infection control at drug resistant tuberculosis (DR-TB) centres of Karnataka, India: a mixed-methods study
Authors (first, second and last of 7)
- Kibballi Madhukeshwar Akshaya
- Hemant Deepak Shewade
- Anil G. Jacob
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 06 November 2017
- Article: 111
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Anti-Candida activity of antimicrobial impregnated central venous catheters
Authors (first, second and last of 4)
- L. Cobrado
- A. Silva-Dias
- A. Rodrigues
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 03 November 2017
- Article: 110
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A twenty-four-hour observational study of hand hygiene compliance among health-care workers in Debre Berhan referral hospital, Ethiopia
Authors
- Tufa Kolola
- Takele Gezahegn
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 30 October 2017
- Article: 109
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“First-person view” of pathogen transmission and hand hygiene – use of a new head-mounted video capture and coding tool
Authors (first, second and last of 4)
- Lauren Clack
- Manuela Scotoni
- Hugo Sax
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 30 October 2017
- Article: 108
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Cost-effectiveness of ceftolozane/tazobactam plus metronidazole versus piperacillin/tazobactam as initial empiric therapy for the treatment of complicated intra-abdominal infections based on pathogen distributions drawn from national surveillance data in the United States
Authors (first, second and last of 9)
- Vimalanand S. Prabhu
- Joseph S. Solomkin
- Anirban Basu
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 27 October 2017
- Article: 107
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Extended spectrum and metalo beta-lactamase producing airborne Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Acinetobacter baumanii in restricted settings of a referral hospital: a neglected condition
Authors (first, second and last of 4)
- Fithamlak Bisetegen Solomon
- Fiseha Wadilo
- Meseret Mitiku
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 23 October 2017
- Article: 106
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Phenotypic and genotypic characteristics of ESBL and AmpC producing organisms associated with bacteraemia in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Authors (first, second and last of 13)
- Nguyen Phu Huong Lan
- Nguyen Huu Hien
- Christine J. Boinett
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 16 October 2017
- Article: 105
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Phenotypic and genotypic characterization of antibiotic resistance of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus isolated from hospital food
Authors (first, second and last of 5)
- Farhad Safarpoor Dehkordi
- Hasan Gandomi
- Ebrahim Rahimi
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 04 October 2017
- Article: 104
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Implementation of central line-associated bloodstream infection prevention bundles in a surgical intensive care unit using peer tutoring
Authors (first, second and last of 5)
- Sang-Won Park
- Suhui Ko
- Woo-Young Chung
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 02 October 2017
- Article: 103
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Clinical and molecular characteristics, risk factors and outcomes of Carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae bloodstream infections in the intensive care unit
Authors (first, second and last of 5)
- Xia Zheng
- Jian-feng Wang
- Juan Hu
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 02 October 2017
- Article: 102
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Readiness for antimicrobial resistance (AMR) surveillance in Pakistan; a model for laboratory strengthening
Authors (first, second and last of 14)
- Dania Khalid Saeed
- Rumina Hasan
- Jason Rao
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 29 September 2017
- Article: 101
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Assessment of the potential for resistance to antimicrobial violet-blue light in Staphylococcus aureus
Authors (first, second and last of 5)
- Rachael M. Tomb
- Michelle Maclean
- John G. Anderson
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 29 September 2017
- Article: 100
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Clonal diversity and detection of carbapenem resistance encoding genes among multidrug-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii isolates recovered from patients and environment in two intensive care units in a Moroccan hospital
Authors (first, second and last of 17)
- Jean Uwingabiye
- Abdelhay Lemnouer
- Mostafa Elouennass
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 26 September 2017
- Article: 99
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Implementation of WHO multimodal strategy for improvement of hand hygiene: a quasi-experimental study in a Traditional Chinese Medicine hospital in Xi’an, China
Authors (first, second and last of 10)
- Li Shen
- Xiaoqing Wang
- Xiaorong Liu
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 20 September 2017
- Article: 98
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Newest data on fluoroquinolone resistance mechanism of Shigella flexneri isolates in Jiangsu Province of China
Authors (first, second and last of 8)
- Tingting Qin
- Huimin Qian
- Xiang Huo
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 19 September 2017
- Article: 97
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Chlorhexidine is not an essential component in alcohol-based surgical hand preparation: a comparative study of two handrubs based on a modified EN 12791 test protocol
Authors (first, second and last of 4)
- Thomas-Jörg Hennig
- Sebastian Werner
- Andreas Arndt
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 13 September 2017
- Article: 96
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The effect of antibiotic use on prevalence of nosocomial vancomycin-resistant enterococci- an ecologic study
Authors (first, second and last of 7)
- Cornelius Remschmidt
- Michael Behnke
- Frank Schwab
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 13 September 2017
- Article: 95
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Prevalence of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) in retail food in Singapore
Authors (first, second and last of 7)
- Kyaw Thu Aung
- Li Yang Hsu
- Lee Ching Ng
- Content type: Letter to the Editor
- Open Access
- Published: 08 September 2017
- Article: 94
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Outbreak of Fusarium oxysporum infections in children with cancer: an experience with 7 episodes of catheter-related fungemia
Authors (first, second and last of 11)
- Fabianne Carlesse
- Anna-Paula C. Amaral
- Arnaldo L. Colombo
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 07 September 2017
- Article: 93
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Epidemic characterization and molecular genotyping of Shigella flexneri isolated from calves with diarrhea in Northwest China
Authors (first, second and last of 5)
- Zhen Zhu
- Mingze Cao
- Jiyu Zhang
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 06 September 2017
- Article: 92
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Key features of mcr-1-bearing plasmids from Escherichia coli isolated from humans and food
Authors (first, second and last of 6)
- Katrin Zurfluh
- Magdalena Nüesch-Inderbinen
- Roger Stephan
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 06 September 2017
- Article: 91
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Infection control at an urban hospital in Manila, Philippines: a systems engineering assessment of barriers and facilitators
Authors (first, second and last of 4)
- Kaitlin F. Mitchell
- Anna K. Barker
- Nasia Safdar
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 02 September 2017
- Article: 90
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Antibiotic resistance and biofilm formation among coagulase-negative staphylococci isolated from clinical samples at a tertiary care hospital of eastern Nepal
Authors
- Lok Bahadur Shrestha
- Narayan Raj Bhattarai
- Basudha Khanal
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 31 August 2017
- Article: 89
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Frequency of antiseptic resistance genes in clinical staphycocci and enterococci isolates in Turkey
Authors
- Seyda Ignak
- Yasar Nakipoglu
- Bulent Gurler
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 30 August 2017
- Article: 88
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Pseudomonas Endocarditis with an unstable phenotype: the challenges of isolate characterization and Carbapenem stewardship with a partial review of the literature
Authors (first, second and last of 8)
- Emil Lesho
- Erik Snesrud
- Mary Hinkle
- Content type: Case report
- Open Access
- Published: 29 August 2017
- Article: 87
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Duration of colonization with and risk factors for prolonged carriage of multidrug resistant organisms among residents in long-term care facilities
Authors (first, second and last of 5)
- I-Wen Lin
- Chiao-Yu Huang
- Chia-Ming Li
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 25 August 2017
- Article: 86
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Resistance of Staphylococcus aureus to antimicrobial agents in Ethiopia: a meta-analysis
Authors
- Serawit Deyno
- Sintayehu Fekadu
- Ayalew Astatkie
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 23 August 2017
- Article: 85
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Genetic characterization of novel class 1 Integrons In0, In1069 and In1287 to In1290, and the inference of In1069-associated integron evolution in Enterobacteriaceae
Authors (first, second and last of 8)
- Dongguo Wang
- Jianfeng Zhu
- Dongsheng Zhou
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 22 August 2017
- Article: 84
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High prevalence of the mcr-1 gene in retail chicken meat in the Netherlands in 2015
Authors (first, second and last of 6)
- Eefje J. A. Schrauwen
- Pepijn Huizinga
- Jan A. J. W. Kluytmans
- Content type: Letter to the Editor
- Open Access
- Published: 18 August 2017
- Article: 83