From intermittent antibiotic point prevalence surveys to quality improvement: experience in Scottish hospitals
Author(s): Malcolm William | Nathwani Dilip | Davey Peter | Cromwell Tracey | Patton Andrea | Reilly Jacqueline | Cairns Shona | Bennie Marion
Volume: 2
Issue: 1
Year: 2013




Twenty years of antimicrobial resistance control programme in a regional multi hospital institution, with focus on emerging bacteria (VRE and CPE)
Author(s): Fournier Sandra | Brun-Buisson Christian | Jarlier Vincent
Volume: 1
Issue: 1
Year: 2012




Vancomycin-resistant vanB-type Enterococcus faecium isolates expressing varying levels of vancomycin resistance and being highly prevalent among neonatal patients in a single ICU
Author(s): Werner Guido | Klare Ingo | Fleige Carola | Geringer Uta | Witte Wolfgang | Just Heinz-Michael | Ziegler Renate
Volume: 1
Issue: 1
Year: 2012




Ten-year decrease of acquired methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) bacteremia at a single institution: the result of a multifaceted program combining cross-transmission prevention and antimicrobial stewardship
Author(s): Chalfine Annie | Kitzis Marie-Dominique | Bezie Yvonnick | Benali Adel | Perniceni Laurence | Nguyen Jean-Claude | Dumay Marie | Gonot Jacqueline | Rejasse Gilles | Goldstein Fred | Carlet Jean | Misset Benoît
Volume: 1
Issue: 1
Year: 2012




The use of typing methods and infection prevention measures to control a bullous impetigo outbreak on a neonatal ward
Author(s): Koningstein Maike | Groen Leon | Geraats-Peters Kathelijn | Lutgens Suzanne | Rietveld Ariene | Jira Petr | Kluytmans Jan | de Greeff Sabine C | Hermans Mirjam | Schneeberger Peter M
Volume: 1
Issue: 1
Year: 2012




Individual units rather than entire hospital as the basis for improvement: the example of two Methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus cohort studies
Author(s): Gastmeier Petra | Schwab Frank | Chaberny Iris | Geffers Christine
Volume: 1
Issue: 1
Year: 2012




Prospective evaluation of the usefulness of C-reactive protein in the diagnosis of neonatal sepsis in a sub-Saharan African region
Author(s): West Boma A | Peterside Oliemen | Ugwu Rosemary O | Eneh Augusta U
Volume: 1
Issue: 1
Year: 2012




Prevalence and risk factors for VRE colonisation in a tertiary hospital in Melbourne, Australia: a cross sectional study
Author(s): Karki Surendra | Houston Leanne | Land Gillian | Bass Pauline | Kehoe Rosaleen | Borrell Sue | Watson Kerrie | Spelman Denis | Kennon Jacqueline | Harrington Glenys | Cheng Allen C
Volume: 1
Issue: 1
Year: 2012




Impact of a hospital-wide hand hygiene promotion strategy on healthcare-associated infections
Author(s): Ling Moi Lin | How Kue Bien
Volume: 1
Issue: 1
Year: 2012




Antimicrobial resistance programs in canada 1995-2010: a critical evaluation
Author(s): Conly John M
Volume: 1
Issue: 1
Year: 2012




Prolongation of length of stay and Clostridium difficile infection: a review of the methods used to examine length of stay due to healthcare associated infections
Author(s): Mitchell Brett G | Gardner Anne
Volume: 1
Issue: 1
Year: 2012




High load of multi-drug resistant nosocomial neonatal pathogens carried by cockroaches in a neonatal intensive care unit at Tikur Anbessa specialized hospital, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Author(s): Tilahun Birkneh | Worku Bogale | Tachbele Erdaw | Terefe Simegn | Kloos Helmut | Legesse Worku
Volume: 1
Issue: 1
Year: 2012




“Save Antibiotics, Save lives”: an Indian success story of infection control through persuasive diplomacy
Author(s): Ghafur A | Nagvekar V | Thilakavathy S | Chandra K | Gopalakrishnan R | Vidyalakshmi PR
Volume: 1
Issue: 1
Year: 2012




Mortality and Clostridium difficile infection: a review
Author(s): Mitchell Brett G | Gardner Anne
Volume: 1
Issue: 1
Year: 2012




The prevalence of antimicrobial resistance in clinical isolates from Gulf Corporation Council countries
Author(s): Aly Mahmoud | Balkhy Hanan H
Volume: 1
Issue: 1
Year: 2012




Respiratory syncytial virus outbreak in neonatal intensive care unit: Impact of infection control measures plus palivizumab use
Author(s): Silva Camila de A | Dias Lívio | Baltieri Sandra R | Rodrigues Tatiane T | Takagi Neusa | Richtmann Rosana
Volume: 1
Issue: 1
Year: 2012




WAAR (World Alliance against Antibiotic Resistance): Safeguarding antibiotics
Author(s): Carlet Jean | Rambaud Claude | Pulcini Céline
Volume: 1
Issue: 1
Year: 2012




Antibiotic resistance patterns and extended-spectrum β-lactamase production among Acinetobacter spp. isolated from an intensive care Unit of a hospital in Kerman, Iran
Author(s): Shakibaie Mohammad | Adeli Saied | Salehi Mohammad
Volume: 1
Issue: 1
Year: 2012




Self-sampling is appropriate for detection of Staphylococcus aureus: a validation study
Author(s): van Cleef Brigitte AGL | van Rijen Miranda | Ferket Marianne | Kluytmans Jan AJW
Volume: 1
Issue: 1
Year: 2012




Knowledge and beliefs about antibiotics among people in Yogyakarta City Indonesia: a cross sectional population-based survey
Author(s): Widayati Aris | Suryawati Sri | de Crespigny Charlotte | Hiller Janet E
Volume: 1
Issue: 1
Year: 2012




Impact of catheter antimicrobial coating on species-specific risk of catheter colonization: a meta-analysis
Author(s): Novikov Aleksey | Lam Manuel Y | Mermel Leonard A | Casey Anna L | Elliott Tom S | Nightingale Peter
Volume: 1
Issue: 1
Year: 2012




A randomized trial to evaluate a launderable bed protection system for hospital beds
Author(s): Hooker Edmond A | Allen Steven | Gray Larry | Kaufman Cynthia
Volume: 1
Issue: 1
Year: 2012




Estimating the burden of healthcare-associated infections caused by selected multidrug-resistant bacteria Finland, 2010
Author(s): Kanerva Mari | Ollgren Jukka | Hakanen Antti J | Lyytikäinen Outi
Volume: 1
Issue: 1
Year: 2012




Concordance between European and US case definitions of healthcare-associated infections
Author(s): Hansen Sonja | Sohr Dorit | Geffers Christine | Astagneau Pascal | Blacky Alexander | Koller Walter | Morales Ingrid | Moro Maria | Palomar Mercedes | Szilagyi Emese | Suetens Carl | Gastmeier Petra
Volume: 1
Issue: 1
Year: 2012




Control of antimicrobial resistance in Canada: any lessons to learn?
Author(s): Nicolle Lindsay E
Volume: 1
Issue: 1
Year: 2012




A new journal and new global perspective on infection control and public health
Author(s): Voss Andreas | Kluytmans Jan | Pittet Didier
Volume: 1
Issue: 1
Year: 2012




Implementation of an antimicrobial stewardship program on the medical-surgical service of a 100-bed community hospital
Author(s): Storey Donald F | Pate Perry G | Nguyen Autumn TT | Chang Fung
Volume: 1
Issue: 1
Year: 2012




Control of multidrug resistant bacteria in a tertiary care hospital in India
Author(s): Jaggi Namita | Sissodia Pushpa | Sharma Lalit
Volume: 1
Issue: 1
Year: 2012




Biocidal activity of metalloacid-coated surfaces against multidrug-resistant microorganisms
Author(s): Tétault Nathalie | Gbaguidi-Haore Houssein | Bertrand Xavier | Quentin Roland | van der Mee-Marquet Nathalie
Volume: 1
Issue: 1
Year: 2012




Ready for a world without antibiotics? The Pensières Antibiotic Resistance Call to Action
Author(s): Carlet Jean | Jarlier Vincent | Harbarth Stephan | Voss Andreas | Goossens Herman | Pittet Didier
Volume: 1
Issue: 1
Year: 2012




Specialist trainees on rotation cannot replace dedicated consultant clinicians for antimicrobial stewardship of specialty disciplines
Author(s): Yeo Chay Leng | Wu Jia En | Chung Gladys Wei-Teng | Chan Douglas Su-Gin | Fisher Dale | Hsu Li Yang
Volume: 1
Issue: 1
Year: 2012




Decreasing healthcare-associated infections (HAI) is an efficient method to decrease healthcare-associated Methicillin-resistant S.aureus (MRSA) infections Antimicrobial resistance data from the German national nosocomial surveillance system KISS
Author(s): Gastmeier Petra | Schwab Frank | Behnke Michael | Geffers Christine
Volume: 1
Issue: 1
Year: 2012




The gut is the epicentre of antibiotic resistance
Author(s): Carlet Jean
Volume: 1
Issue: 1
Year: 2012




The safe insertion of peripheral intravenous catheters: a mixed methods descriptive study of the availability of the equipment needed
Author(s): Franklin Bryony | Deelchand Vashist | Cooke Matthew | Holmes Alison | Vincent Charles
Volume: 1
Issue: 1
Year: 2012




The step from a voluntary to a mandatory national nosocomial infection surveillance system: the influence on infection rates and surveillance effect
Author(s): Schwab Frank | Gastmeier Petra | Piening Brar | Geffers Christine
Volume: 1
Issue: 1
Year: 2012




National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease (NIAID) Funding for Studies of Hospital-Associated Bacterial Pathogens: Are Funds Proportionate to Burden of Disease?
Author(s): Kwon Seunghyug | Schweizer Marin L | Perencevich Eli N
Volume: 1
Issue: 1
Year: 2012




Utility of the first few100 approach during the 2009 influenza A(H1N1) pandemic in the Netherlands
Author(s): van Gageldonk-Lafeber Arianne B | van der Sande Marianne AB | Meijer Adam | Friesema Ingrid HM | Donker Gé A | Reimerink Johan | Robert-Du Ry van Beest Holle Mirna | Prins Jan M | Isken Leslie | Schellevis François G | van der Lubben Mariken IM
Volume: 1
Issue: 1
Year: 2012




Daptomycin exposure precedes infection and/or colonization with daptomycin non-susceptible enterococcus
Author(s): Storm Jeremy C | Diekema Daniel J | Kroeger Jennifer S | Johnson Sarah J | Johannsson Birgir
Volume: 1
Issue: 1
Year: 2012




Priority actions to fight antibiotic resistance: results of an international meeting
Author(s): Jarlier Vincent | Carlet Jean | McGowan John | Goossens Herman | Voss Andreas | Harbarth Stephan | Pittet Didier
Volume: 1
Issue: 1
Year: 2012




USA300 Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in Cuba
Author(s): Hopman Joost | Peraza Gilda | Espinosa Fidel | Klaassen Corné H | Velázquez Dayneris | Meis Jacques F | Voss Andreas
Volume: 1
Issue: 1
Year: 2012




Antimicrobial stewardship in Scotland: impact of a national programme
Author(s): Nathwani Dilip | Sneddon Jacqueline | Patton Andrea | Malcolm William
Volume: 1
Issue: 1
Year: 2012



