Improving patient safety during insertion of peripheral venous catheters: an observational intervention study [Verbesserung des Patientenschutzes beim Legen peripherer Venenkatheter: eine Beobachtungs- und Interventionsstudie]
Author(s): Kampf, Günter | Reise, Gesche | James, Claudia | Gittelbauer, Kirsten | Gosch, Jutta | Alpers, Birgit
Volume: 8
Issue: 2
Year: 2013




Contribution of AcrAB efflux pump to ciprofloxacin resistance in Klebsiella pneumoniae isolated from burn patients [Beitrag der AcrAB-Effluxpumpe zur Ciprofloxacin-Resistenz von Klebsiella pneumoniae, isoliert von Patienten mit Verbrennungen]
Author(s): Pakzad, Iraj | Zayyen Karin, Maasoume | Taherikalani, Morovat | Boustanshenas, Mina | Lari, Abdolaziz Rastegar
Volume: 8
Issue: 2
Year: 2013




Evaluation of reprocessing medical devices in 14 German regional hospitals and at 27 medical practitioners‘ offices within the European context – consequences for European harmonization [Analyse der Aufbereitung von Medizinprodukten in 14 deutschen Krankenhäusern der Regelversorgung und 27 Arztpraxen unter Berücksichtigung der europäischen Situation – Schlussfolgerungen für eine europäische Harmonisierung ]
Author(s): Thiede, Birgit | Kramer, Axel
Volume: 8
Issue: 2
Year: 2013




Serial IGRA testing of trainees in the healthcare sector in a country with low incidence for tuberculosis – a prospective cohort study [Serielle IGRA Testung bei Auszubildenden in Gesundheitsberufen in einem Land mit niedriger Tuberkulose-Inzidenz – eine prospektive Kohortenstudie]
Author(s): Schablon, Anja | Peters, Claudia | Diel, Roland | Diner, Genia | Anske, Ute | Pankow, Wulf | Ringshausen, Felix C. | Nienhaus, Albert
Volume: 8
Issue: 2
Year: 2013




Comparison between phenotypic and PCR for detection of OXA-23 type and metallo-beta-lactamases producer Acinetobacter spp. [Vergleich zwischen Phänotypisierung und PCR für den Nachweis von OXA-23 Metallo-beta-Lactamase produzierenden Acinetobacter spp.]
Author(s): Azimi, Leila | Lari, Abdolaziz Rastegar | Talebi, Malihe | Namvar, Amirmorteza Ebrahimzadeh | Jabbari, Mosadegh
Volume: 8
Issue: 2
Year: 2013




Hygienic safety of alcohol-based hand disinfectants and skin antiseptics [Untersuchung der hygienischen Sicherheit von alkoholbasierten Händedesinfektionsmitteln und Antiseptika]
Author(s): Steinhauer, Katrin | Meyer, Bernhard | Ostermeyer, Christiane | Rödger, Hans-Joachim | Hintzpeter, Matthias
Volume: 8
Issue: 2
Year: 2013




Level of respiratory protection against influenza virus []
Author(s): Joob, Beuy | Wiwanitkit, Viroj
Volume: 8
Issue: 2
Year: 2013




The role of surface disinfection in infection prevention [Die Rolle der Flächendesinfektion in der Infektionsprävention]
Author(s): Gebel, Jürgen | Exner, Martin | French, Gary | Chartier, Yves | Christiansen, Bärbel | Gemein, Stefanie | Goroncy-Bermes, Peter | Hartemann, Philippe | Heudorf, Ursel | Kramer, Axel | Maillard, Jean-Yves | Oltmanns, Peter | Rotter, Manfred | Sonntag, Hans-Günther
Volume: 8
Issue: 1
Year: 2013




Silver nanoparticles as active ingredient used for alcohol-free mouthwash [Silbernanopartikel als aktiver Bestandteil nicht-alkoholhältiger Mundspüllösungen]
Author(s): Abadi, Marzieh Fattahi Dolat | Mehrabian, Sedigheh | Asghari, Babak | Namvar, Amirmorteza Ebrahimzadeh | Ezzatifar, Fatemeh | Lari, Abdolaziz Rastegar
Volume: 8
Issue: 1
Year: 2013




Can breathing circuit filters help prevent the spread of influenza A (H1N1) virus from intubated patients? [Können Beatmungsfilter helfen, die Verbreitung des Influenza A (H1N1) Virus von intubierten Patienten zu verhindern?]
Author(s): Heuer, Jan F. | Crozier, Thomas A. | Howard, Glenn | Quintel, Michael
Volume: 8
Issue: 1
Year: 2013




Prospective pilot study on the incidence of infections caused by peripheral venous catheters at a general surgical ward [Prospektive Pilotstudie zur Inzidenz von Infektionen durch periphere venöse Gefäßkatheter auf einer allgemein-chirurgischen Station]
Author(s): Heinrich, Ines | Geßner, Stephan | Wegner, Christian | Heidecke, Claus-Dieter | Kramer, Axel
Volume: 8
Issue: 1
Year: 2013




In vitro efficacy of cold atmospheric pressure plasma on S. sanguinis biofilms in comparison of two test models [In vitro Wirksamkeit von kaltem Atmosphärendruckplasma gegen S. sanguinis Biofilme im Vergleich zweier Prüfmodelle]
Author(s): Gorynia, Susanne | Koban, Ina | Matthes, Rutger | Welk, Alexander | Gorynia, Sabine | Hübner, Nils-Olaf | Kocher, Thomas | Kramer, Axel
Volume: 8
Issue: 1
Year: 2013




One-day point prevalence of emerging bacterial pathogens in a nationwide sample of 62 German hospitals in 2012 and comparison with the results of the one-day point prevalence of 2010 [Eintagespunktprävalenz wichtiger bakterieller Problemerreger in einer überregionalen Stichprobe von 62 deutschen Krankenhäusern im Jahr 2012 und Vergleich mit den Ergebnissen der Eintagespunktprävalenz aus dem Jahr 2010]
Author(s): Wegner, Christian | Hübner, Nils-Olaf | Gleich, Sabine | Thalmaier, Ulrike | Krüger, Colin M. | Kramer, Axel
Volume: 8
Issue: 1
Year: 2013




GMS Hygiene and Infection Control []
Author(s): Kramer, Axel | Assadian, Ojan | Kohnen, Wolfgang
Volume: 8
Issue: 1
Year: 2013




High resistance of Pseudomonas aeruginosa to paromomycin, an agent used for selective bowel decontamination (SBD) [Hohe Resistenz von Pseudomonas aeruginosa gegenüber Paromomycin, einem Wirkstoff für die selektive Darm-Dekontamination (SDD)]
Author(s): Daxboeck, Florian | Rabitsch, Werner | Stadler, Maria | Assadian, Ojan | Leitgeb, Johannes
Volume: 8
Issue: 1
Year: 2013




Is routine replacement of i.v. administration sets required after each change of intermittently administrated antibiotic infusions? [Muss das Infusionssystem bei Kurzzeitapplikation von Antibiotika mit jedem Wechsel der Infusionsflasche gewechselt werden?]
Author(s): von Au, Felix | Ryll, Sylvia | Wegner, Christian | Gessner, Stephan | Kramer, Axel
Volume: 8
Issue: 1
Year: 2013




Bacteriology swabs in primary total knee arthroplasty [Prädiktiver Wert intraoperativer bakteriologischer Abstriche bei primärer Kniegelenktotalendoprothese]
Author(s): Haenle, Maximilian | Podbielski, Andreas | Ellenrieder, Martin | Mundt, Andreas | Krentz, Helga | Mittelmeier, Wolfram | Skripitz, Ralf
Volume: 8
Issue: 1
Year: 2013




Detection of the intercellular adhesion gene cluster (ica) in clinical Staphylococcus aureus isolates [Nachweis des interzellulären Adhäsions-Gencluster (ica) in klinischen Staphylococcus aureus-Isolaten]
Author(s): Namvar, Amirmorteza Ebrahimzadeh | Asghari, Babak | Ezzatifar, Fatemeh | Azizi, Gholamreza | Lari, Abdolaziz Rastegar
Volume: 8
Issue: 1
Year: 2013




Questionnaire-based survey on structural quality of hospitals and nursing homes for the elderly, their staffing with infection control personal, and implementation of infection control measures in Germany [Fragebogenerhebung zur Ausstattung von Krankenhäusern sowie Einrichtungen der stationären und ambulanten Kranken- und Altenpflege mit Hygienefachpersonal und zur Umsetzung ausgewählter Hygienemaßnahmen in Deutschland]
Author(s): Kramer, A. | Assadian, O. | Helfrich, J. | Krüger, C. | Pfenning, I. | Ryll, S. | Perner, A. | Loczenski, B.
Volume: 8
Issue: 1
Year: 2013




Microbial contamination of manually reprocessed, ready to use ECG lead wire in intensive care units [Bakterielle Kontamination manuell aufbereiteter EKG-Anschlussklemmen auf Intensivtherapiestationen]
Author(s): Lestari, Trisasi | Ryll, Sylvia | Kramer, Axel
Volume: 8
Issue: 1
Year: 2013




XTT assay of ex vivo saliva biofilms to test antimicrobial influences
Author(s): Ina Koban | Rutger Matthes | Nils-Olaf Hübner | Alexander Welk | Rabea Sietmann | Jürgen Lademann | Axel Kramer | Thomas Kocher
Volume: 7
Issue: 1
Year: 2012




Purge- and intensive-purge decontamination of dental units contaminated with biofilm
Author(s): Axel Kramer | Ojan Assadian | Danny Bachfeld | Georg Meyer
Volume: 7
Issue: 1
Year: 2012




Evaluation of the PotoClean® decontamination technology for reprocessing of water supply lines in dental units during routine work
Author(s): Axel Kramer | Torsten Koburger | Lisa-Dorothea Taube | Michael Menzel | Georg Meyer | Ojan Assadian
Volume: 7
Issue: 1
Year: 2012




Infection control and quality management in dental medicine and maxillofacial surgery
Author(s): Ojan Assadian | Axel Kramer | Georg Meyer
Volume: 7
Issue: 1
Year: 2012




Recommendations and requirements for soap and hand rub dispensers in healthcare facilities
Author(s): Ojan Assadian | Axel Kramer | Bärbel Christiansen | Martin Exner | Heike Martiny | Arno Sorger | Miranda Suchomel | Section Clinical Antisepsis of the German Society for Hospital Hygiene (DGKH) | Disinfection Assessment Board of the Austrian Society for Hygiene, Microbiology and Preventive Medicine (ÖGHMP)
Volume: 7
Issue: 1
Year: 2012




Antimicrobial efficacy of amine fluoride based tooth gels compared to a toothpaste in a phase 2/step 2 in-vitro test model
Author(s): Anne Schiller | Beatrice Großjohann | Alexander Welk | Nils-Olaf Hübner | Dagmar Braun | Ojan Assadian | Axel Kramer
Volume: 7
Issue: 1
Year: 2012




Comparison of the ActiDes-Blue and CARELA HYDRO-DES technology for the sanitation of contaminated cooling water systems in dental units
Author(s): Axel Kramer | Sandra Lemanski | Kathleen Demond | Ojan Assadian
Volume: 7
Issue: 1
Year: 2012




Low nasal carriage of drug-resistant bacteria among medical students in Vienna
Author(s): Guido A. Gualdoni | Tilman Lingscheid | Selma Tobudic | Heinz Burgmann
Volume: 7
Issue: 1
Year: 2012




Reprocessing of dental instruments in washer-disinfectors: does a representative test soil exist in dentistry?
Author(s): Alexander Franz | Margit Bristela | Fritz Stauffer
Volume: 7
Issue: 1
Year: 2012




Pilot-study on the influence of carrier gas and plasma application (open resp. delimited) modifications on physical plasma and its antimicrobial effect against Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Staphylococcus aureus
Author(s): Rutger Matthes | Sander Bekeschus | Claudia Bender | Ina Koban | Nils-Olaf Hübner | Axel Kramer
Volume: 7
Issue: 1
Year: 2012




Prevalence of needle stick injuries among dental, nursing and midwifery students in Shiraz, Iran
Author(s): Mehrdad Askarian | Leila Malekmakan | Ziad A. Memish | Ojan Assadian
Volume: 7
Issue: 1
Year: 2012




Testing for aerobic heterotrophic bacteria allows no prediction of contamination with potentially pathogenic bacteria in the output water of dental chair units
Author(s): Margit Bristela | Astrid Skolka | Martina Schmid-Schwap | Eva Piehslinger | Alexander Indra | Günther Wewalka | Fritz Stauffer
Volume: 7
Issue: 1
Year: 2012




Economic comparison of conventional maintenance and electrochemical oxidation to warrant water safety in dental unit water lines
Author(s): Sebastian Fischer | Georg Meyer | Axel Kramer
Volume: 7
Issue: 1
Year: 2012




Review of indicators for cross-sectoral optimization of nosocomial infection prophylaxis – a perspective from structurally- and process-oriented hygiene
Author(s): Nils-Olaf Hübner | Steffen Fleßa
Volume: 7
Issue: 1
Year: 2012




Impact of the
Author(s): Nils-Olaf Hübner | Stephan Handrup | Georg Meyer | Axel Kramer
Volume: 7
Issue: 1
Year: 2012




How does viral DNA find the nucleus of an infected cell?
Author(s): Herbert Widulle
Volume: 7
Issue: 1
Year: 2012




Two-stage revision of implant-associated infections after total hip and knee arthroplasty
Author(s): Ellenrieder, Martin | Lenz, Robert | Haenle, Maximilian | Bader, Rainer | Mittelmeier, Wolfram
Volume: 6
Issue: 1
Year: 2011




Comparison of the antioxidant potential in urine, saliva and skin
Author(s): Benkhai, Hicham | Köhler, Franziska | Lademann, Jürgen | Lemanski, Sandra | Bornewasser, Manfred | Below, Elke | Below, Harald | Kramer, Axel
Volume: 6
Issue: 1
Year: 2011




Minimum inhibitory (MIC) and minimum microbicidal concentration (MMC) of polihexanide and triclosan against antibiotic sensitive and resistant Staphylococcus aureus and Escherichia coli strains
Author(s): Assadian, Ojan | Wehse, Katrin | Hübner, Nils-Olaf | Koburger, Torsten | Bagel, Simone | Jethon, Frank | Kramer, Axel
Volume: 6
Issue: 1
Year: 2011




Endowashers: an overlooked risk for possible post-endoscopic infections
Author(s): Hübner, Nils-Olaf | Assadian, Ojan | Poldrack, Rosmarie | Duty, Oliver | Schwarzer, Heinrich | Möller, Hiltraud | Kober, Paul | Räther, Malte | Schröder, Lutz Werner | Sinha, Jeanette | Lerch, Markus M. | Kramer, Axel
Volume: 6
Issue: 1
Year: 2011




Functional separation of septic and aseptic surgical procedures
Author(s): Kramer, Axel | Assadian, Ojan | Wendt, Michael | Stengel, Dirk | Seifert, Julia
Volume: 6
Issue: 1
Year: 2011




HIC@RE … and its relevance for a company like RIEMSER
Author(s): Müller, Berno | Becker, Jürgen
Volume: 6
Issue: 1
Year: 2011




Clinical results of the application of a hemoglobin spray to promote healing of chronic wounds
Author(s): Arenberger, Peter | Engels, Peter | Arenbergerova, Monika | Gkalpakiotis, Spyridon | García Luna Martínez, Francisco Javier | Villarreal Anaya, Americo | Jimenez Fernandez, Laura
Volume: 6
Issue: 1
Year: 2011




The project HICARE: cross-sectoral action alliance against multi-resistant pathogens
Author(s): Linder, Roland | Thoms, Isabell | Pfenning, Ingo | Schadowski, Rolando | Möws, Volker
Volume: 6
Issue: 1
Year: 2011




Results of a healthcare worker (HCW) survey on environmental awareness as an instrument for the preparation of an environmental report for the University Medicine Greifswald
Author(s): Heiden, Jens-Uwe | Kramer, Axel | Bornewasser, Manfred | Lemanski, Sandra | Below, Harald
Volume: 6
Issue: 1
Year: 2011




Epidemiology of multi-resistant organisms – challenges to a regional data management system
Author(s): Gerlich, Miriam G. | Möller, Andreas | Schäfer, Christian | Strohbach, Anne-Kathrin | Krafczyk-Korth, Janina | Hoffmann, Wolfgang
Volume: 6
Issue: 1
Year: 2011




On the economic impact of a regional management of multidrug-resistant bacteria
Author(s): Ried, Walter
Volume: 6
Issue: 1
Year: 2011




Management of leg and pressure ulcer in hospitalized patients: direct costs are lower than expected
Author(s): Assadian, Ojan | Oswald, Joseph S. | Leisten, Rainer | Hinz, Peter | Daeschlein, Georg | Kramer, Axel
Volume: 6
Issue: 1
Year: 2011




Mastering old challenges with new alliances – how to breathe life in the amendments to the federal regulations for infection control in Germany
Author(s): Hübner, Nils-Olaf | Kramer, Axel | Mittelmeyer, Wolfram
Volume: 6
Issue: 1
Year: 2011




Can the Hazard Assessment and Critical Control Points (HACCP) system be used to design process-based hygiene concepts?
Author(s): Hübner, N.-O. | Fleßa, S. | Haak, J. | Wilke, F. | Hübner, C. | Dahms, C. | Hoffmann, W. | Kramer, A.
Volume: 6
Issue: 1
Year: 2011



