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Volume 5;  2016

Guidelines Article

Epidemiology and molecular characterization of multidrug-resistant Gram-negative bacteria in Southeast Asia
Nuntra Suwantarat, Karen C. Carroll
Antimicrob Resist Infect Control. 2016; 5: 15. Published online 2016 May 4. doi: 10.1186/s13756-016-0115-6
PMCID:
PMC4855802
Abstract Article PDF–723K

Meeting Report

The 2014–2015 Ebola outbreak in West Africa: Hands On
Pauline Vetter, Julie-Anne Dayer, Manuel Schibler, Benedetta Allegranzi, Donal Brown, Alexandra Calmy, Derek Christie, Sergey Eremin, Olivier Hagon, David Henderson, Anne Iten, Edward Kelley, Frederick Marais, Babacar Ndoye, Jérôme Pugin, Hugues Robert-Nicoud, Esther Sterk, Michael Tapper, Claire-Anne Siegrist, Laurent Kaiser, Didier Pittet
Antimicrob Resist Infect Control. 2016; 5: 17. Published online 2016 May 5. doi: 10.1186/s13756-016-0112-9
PMCID:
PMC4858848
Abstract Article PDF–2.0M

Research

Exploration of over the counter sales of antibiotics in community pharmacies of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia: pharmacy professionals’ perspective
Gebremedhin Beedemariam Gebretekle, Mirgissa Kaba Serbessa
Antimicrob Resist Infect Control. 2016; 5: 2. Published online 2016 Jan 29. doi: 10.1186/s13756-016-0101-z
PMCID:
PMC4734870
Abstract Article PDF–453K
Antimicrobial susceptibility and molecular epidemiology of extended-spectrum beta-lactamase-producing Enterobacteriaceae from intensive care units at Hamad Medical Corporation, Qatar
Mazen A Sid Ahmed, Devendra Bansal, Anushree Acharya, Asha A. Elmi, Jemal M Hamid, Abuelhassan M Sid Ahmed, Prem Chandra, Emad Ibrahim, Ali A Sultan, Sanjay Doiphode, Naser Eldin Bilal, Anand Deshmukh
Antimicrob Resist Infect Control. 2016; 5: 4. Published online 2016 Feb 9. doi: 10.1186/s13756-016-0103-x
PMCID:
PMC4748476
Abstract Article PDF–745K
Correlation between biofilm formation and resistance toward different commonly used antibiotics along with extended spectrum beta lactamase production in uropathogenic Escherichia coli isolated from the patients suspected of urinary tract infections visiting Shree Birendra Hospital, Chhauni, Kathmandu, Nepal
Sanjeev Neupane, Narayan Dutt Pant, Saroj Khatiwada, Raina Chaudhary, Megha Raj Banjara
Antimicrob Resist Infect Control. 2016; 5: 5. Published online 2016 Feb 15. doi: 10.1186/s13756-016-0104-9
PMCID:
PMC4754952
Abstract Article PDF–792K
New dominant spa type t2741 in livestock-associated MRSA (CC398-MRSA-V) in Finnish fattening pigs at slaughter
Annamari Heikinheimo, Sophia Johler, Laura Karvonen, Jérôme Julmi, Maria Fredriksson-Ahomaa, Roger Stephan
Antimicrob Resist Infect Control. 2016; 5: 6. Published online 2016 Mar 2. doi: 10.1186/s13756-016-0105-8
PMCID:
PMC4776440
Abstract Article PDF–642K
Antimicrobial stewardship in long-term care facilities in Belgium: a questionnaire-based survey of nursing homes to evaluate initiatives and future developments
François Kidd, Dominique Dubourg, Francis Heller, Frédéric Frippiat
Antimicrob Resist Infect Control. 2016; 5: 7. Published online 2016 Mar 8. doi: 10.1186/s13756-016-0106-7
PMCID:
PMC4784372
Abstract Article PDF–470K
Prevalence, risk factors and molecular epidemiology of highly resistant gram negative rods in hospitalized patients in the Dutch region Kennemerland
Dennis Souverein, Sjoerd M. Euser, Bjorn L. Herpers, Bram Diederen, Patricia Houtman, Marina van Seventer, Ingeborg van Ess, Jan Kluytmans, John W. A. Rossen, Jeroen W. Den Boer
Antimicrob Resist Infect Control. 2016; 5: 8. Published online 2016 Mar 8. doi: 10.1186/s13756-016-0107-6
PMCID:
PMC4784298
Abstract Article PDF–492K
Quantitative evaluation of extended-spectrum β-lactamase-producing Escherichia coli strains in the wastewater of a French teaching hospital and relation to patient strain
Laurence Drieux, Sophie Haenn, Laurent Moulin, Vincent Jarlier
Antimicrob Resist Infect Control. 2016; 5: 9. Published online 2016 Mar 29. doi: 10.1186/s13756-016-0108-5
PMCID:
PMC4812619
Abstract Article PDF–420K
Biofilm formation, antimicrobial susceptibility, serogroups and virulence genes of uropathogenic E. coli isolated from clinical samples in Iran
Elahe Tajbakhsh, Parvin Ahmadi, Elham Abedpour-Dehkordi, Nazila Arbab-Soleimani, Faham Khamesipour
Antimicrob Resist Infect Control. 2016; 5: 11. Published online 2016 Apr 1. doi: 10.1186/s13756-016-0109-4
PMCID:
PMC4818419
Abstract Article PDF–458K
Infections caused by extended-spectrum beta-lactamases producing Enterobacteriaceae: clinical and economic impact in patients hospitalized in 2 teaching hospitals in Dakar, Senegal
Awa Ndir, Amadou Diop, Roughyatou Ka, Pape Makhtar Faye, Ndeye Mery Dia-Badiane, Babacar Ndoye, Pascal Astagneau
Antimicrob Resist Infect Control. 2016; 5: 13. Published online 2016 Apr 18. doi: 10.1186/s13756-016-0114-7
PMCID:
PMC4835833
Abstract Article PDF–500K
Cross-border comparison of antibiotic prescriptions among children and adolescents between the north of the Netherlands and the north-west of Germany
Jan-Willem H. Dik, Bhanu Sinha, Alex W. Friedrich, Jerome R. Lo-Ten-Foe, Ron Hendrix, Robin Köck, Bert Bijker, Maarten J. Postma, Michael H. Freitag, Gerd Glaeske, Falk Hoffmann
Antimicrob Resist Infect Control. 2016; 5: 14. Published online 2016 Apr 18. doi: 10.1186/s13756-016-0113-8
PMCID:
PMC4836103
Abstract Article PDF–1.2M
Assessing the magnitude and trends in hospital acquired infections in Canadian hospitals through sequential point prevalence surveys
Geoffrey Taylor, Denise Gravel, Anne Matlow, Joanne Embree, Nicole LeSaux, Lynn Johnston, Kathryn N. Suh, Michael John, John Embil, Elizabeth Henderson, Virginia Roth, Alice Wong, the Canadian Nosocomial Infection Surveillance Program
Antimicrob Resist Infect Control. 2016; 5: 19. Published online 2016 May 21. doi: 10.1186/s13756-016-0118-3
PMCID:
PMC4875760
Abstract Article PDF–646K
Tackling wicked problems in infection prevention and control: a guideline for co-creation with stakeholders
Anne F. G. van Woezik, Louise M. A. Braakman-Jansen, Olga Kulyk, Liseth Siemons, Julia E. W. C. van Gemert-Pijnen
Antimicrob Resist Infect Control. 2016; 5: 20. Published online 2016 May 21. doi: 10.1186/s13756-016-0119-2
PMCID:
PMC4875594
Abstract Article PDF–962K
Re-emergence of the susceptibility of the Salmonella spp. isolated from blood samples to conventional first line antibiotics
Krishma Laxmi Shrestha, Narayan Dutt Pant, Raju Bhandari, Sabita Khatri, Basudha Shrestha, Binod Lekhak
Antimicrob Resist Infect Control. 2016; 5: 22. Published online 2016 May 25. doi: 10.1186/s13756-016-0121-8
PMCID:
PMC4881163
Abstract Article PDF–426K
Cholera outbreak caused by drug resistant Vibrio cholerae serogroup O1 biotype ElTor serotype Ogawa in Nepal; a cross-sectional study
Pappu Kumar Gupta, Narayan Dutt Pant, Ramkrishna Bhandari, Padma Shrestha
Antimicrob Resist Infect Control. 2016; 5: 23. Published online 2016 Jun 4. doi: 10.1186/s13756-016-0122-7
PMCID:
PMC4893239
Abstract Article PDF–437K
Integrated MRSA-Management (IMM) with prolonged decolonization treatment after hospital discharge is effective: a single centre, non-randomised open-label trial
Bernhard Jahn, Trudy M. Wassenaar, Annemarie Stroh
Antimicrob Resist Infect Control. 2016; 5: 25. Published online 2016 Jun 14. doi: 10.1186/s13756-016-0124-5
PMCID:
PMC4908775
Abstract Article PDF–823K
Minimum inhibitory concentration of vancomycin to methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus isolated from different clinical samples at a tertiary care hospital in Nepal
Arjun Ojha Kshetry, Narayan Dutt Pant, Raju Bhandari, Sabita Khatri, Krishma Laxmi Shrestha, Shambhu Kumar Upadhaya, Asia Poudel, Binod Lekhak, Bijendra R. Raghubanshi
Antimicrob Resist Infect Control. 2016; 5: 27. Published online 2016 Jul 21. doi: 10.1186/s13756-016-0126-3
PMCID:
PMC4955258
Abstract Article PDF–438K
Carriage of multidrug-resistant organisms in a tertiary university hospital in Albania—a point prevalence survey
Falzon A. Parascandalo, P. Zarb, E. Tartari, D. Lacej, S. Bitincka, O. Manastirliu, D. Nika, M. A. Borg
Antimicrob Resist Infect Control. 2016; 5: 29. Published online 2016 Aug 5. doi: 10.1186/s13756-016-0128-1
PMCID:
PMC4975909
Abstract Article PDF–925K
Drug susceptibility patterns of the Mycobacterium tuberculosis isolated from previously treated and new cases of pulmonary tuberculosis at German-Nepal tuberculosis project laboratory, Kathmandu, Nepal
Gobinda Thapa, Narayan Dutt Pant, Saroj Khatiwada, Binod lekhak, Bhawana Shrestha
Antimicrob Resist Infect Control. 2016; 5(1): 30. Published online 2016 Aug 31. doi: 10.1186/s13756-016-0129-0
PMCID:
PMC5006423
Abstract Article PDF–444K
Emergence of linezolid- and vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium in a department for hematologic stem cell transplantation
M. Krull, I. Klare, B. Ross, R. Trenschel, D. W. Beelen, D. Todt, E. Steinmann, J. Buer, P-M. Rath, J. Steinmann
Antimicrob Resist Infect Control. 2016; 5: 31. Published online 2016 Sep 22. doi: 10.1186/s13756-016-0131-6
PMCID:
PMC5034661
Abstract Article PDF–1.5M
Identifying conditions for elimination and epidemic potential of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in nursing homes
Nataliya G. Batina, Christopher J. Crnich, David F. Anderson, Dörte Döpfer
Antimicrob Resist Infect Control. 2016; 5: 32. Published online 2016 Sep 22. doi: 10.1186/s13756-016-0130-7
PMCID:
PMC5034495
Abstract Article PDF–1.4M
Serious electronic games as behavioural change interventions in healthcare-associated infections and infection prevention and control: a scoping review of the literature and future directions
Enrique Castro-Sánchez, Yiannis Kyratsis, Michiyo Iwami, Timothy M. Rawson, Alison H. Holmes
Antimicrob Resist Infect Control. 2016; 5: 34. Published online 2016 Oct 12. doi: 10.1186/s13756-016-0137-0
PMCID:
PMC5062920
Abstract Article PDF–586K
First hospital outbreak of the globally emerging Candida auris in a European hospital
Silke Schelenz, Ferry Hagen, Johanna L. Rhodes, Alireza Abdolrasouli, Anuradha Chowdhary, Anne Hall, Lisa Ryan, Joanne Shackleton, Richard Trimlett, Jacques F. Meis, Darius Armstrong-James, Matthew C. Fisher
Antimicrob Resist Infect Control. 2016; 5: 35. Published online 2016 Oct 19. doi: 10.1186/s13756-016-0132-5
PMCID:
PMC5069812
Abstract Article PDF–1.1M
A quasi-experimental study to determine the effects of a multifaceted educational intervention on hand hygiene compliance in a radiography unit
Margaret O’Donoghue, Suk-Hing Ng, Lorna KP Suen, Maureen Boost
Antimicrob Resist Infect Control. 2016; 5: 36. Published online 2016 Oct 19. doi: 10.1186/s13756-016-0133-4
PMCID:
PMC5070356
Abstract Article PDF–1.2M
A mixed methods study to understand patient expectations for antibiotics for an upper respiratory tract infection
Christina Gaarslev, Melissa Yee, Georgi Chan, Stephanie Fletcher-Lartey, Rabia Khan
Antimicrob Resist Infect Control. 2016; 5: 39. Published online 2016 Oct 20. doi: 10.1186/s13756-016-0134-3
PMCID:
PMC5072313
Abstract Article PDF–537K
A pilot study to assess use of fluorescent lotion in patient care simulations to illustrate pathogen dissemination and train personnel in correct use of personal protective equipment
Heba Alhmidi, Sreelatha Koganti, Myreen E. Tomas, Jennifer L. Cadnum, Annette Jencson, Curtis J. Donskey
Antimicrob Resist Infect Control. 2016; 5: 40. Published online 2016 Oct 20. doi: 10.1186/s13756-016-0141-4
PMCID:
PMC5072336
Abstract Article PDF–709K
Antibiotics: practice and opinions of Cambodian commercial farmers, animal feed retailers and veterinarians
Chhorvoin Om, Mary-Louise McLaws
Antimicrob Resist Infect Control. 2016; 5: 42. Published online 2016 Nov 11. doi: 10.1186/s13756-016-0147-y
PMCID:
PMC5106781
Abstract Article PDF–473K
Effect of β-Lactamase inhibitors on in vitro activity of β-Lactam antibiotics against Burkholderia cepacia complex species
Annelien Everaert, Tom Coenye
Antimicrob Resist Infect Control. 2016; 5: 44. Published online 2016 Nov 16. doi: 10.1186/s13756-016-0142-3
PMCID:
PMC5111247
Abstract Article PDF–1.5M
Deliberate exposure of humans to chlorine-the aftermath of Ebola in West Africa
Shaheen Mehtar, Andre N. H. Bulabula, Haurace Nyandemoh, Steve Jambawai
Antimicrob Resist Infect Control. 2016; 5: 45. Published online 2016 Nov 14. doi: 10.1186/s13756-016-0144-1
PMCID:
PMC5109677
Abstract Article PDF–447K
Comparing the disk-diffusion and agar dilution tests for Neisseria gonorrhoeae antimicrobial susceptibility testing
Hsi Liu, Thomas H. Taylor, Jr, Kevin Pettus, Steve Johnson, John R. Papp, David Trees
Antimicrob Resist Infect Control. 2016; 5: 46. Published online 2016 Nov 24. doi: 10.1186/s13756-016-0148-x
PMCID:
PMC5122013
Abstract Article PDF–450K
Patterns of medication use and factors associated with antibiotic use among adult fever patients at Singapore primary care clinics
Zaw Myo Tun, Mahesh Moorthy, Martin Linster, Yvonne C. F. Su, Richard James Coker, Eng Eong Ooi, Jenny Guek-Hong Low, Gavin J. D. Smith, Clarence C. Tam
Antimicrob Resist Infect Control. 2016; 5: 47. Published online 2016 Nov 24. doi: 10.1186/s13756-016-0146-z
PMCID:
PMC5121943
Abstract Article PDF–706K
Epidemiology of Klebsiella pneumoniae bloodstream infections in a teaching hospital: factors related to the carbapenem resistance and patient mortality
Lijun Tian, Ruoming Tan, Yang Chen, Jingyong Sun, Jialin Liu, Hongping Qu, Xiaoli Wang
Antimicrob Resist Infect Control. 2016; 5: 48. Published online 2016 Nov 17. doi: 10.1186/s13756-016-0145-0
PMCID:
PMC5114729
Abstract Article PDF–536K
Poor adherence to guidelines for preventing central line-associated bloodstream infections (CLABSI): results of a worldwide survey
Cristina Valencia, Naïma Hammami, Antonella Agodi, Alain Lepape, Eduardo Palencia Herrejon, Stijn Blot, Jean-Louis Vincent, Marie-Laurence Lambert
Antimicrob Resist Infect Control. 2016; 5: 49. Published online 2016 Nov 22. doi: 10.1186/s13756-016-0139-y
PMCID:
PMC5120566
Abstract Article PDF–417K
Assessment of extended-spectrum β-lactamases and integrons among Enterobacteriaceae in device-associated infections: multicenter study in north of Iran
Masoumeh Bagheri-Nesami, Alireza Rafiei, Gohar Eslami, Fatemeh Ahangarkani, Mohammad Sadegh Rezai, Attieh Nikkhah, Azin Hajalibeig
Antimicrob Resist Infect Control. 2016; 5: 52. Published online 2016 Dec 1. doi: 10.1186/s13756-016-0143-2
PMCID:
PMC5134273
Abstract Article PDF–484K
Prolonged outbreak of clonal MDR Pseudomonas aeruginosa on an intensive care unit: contaminated sinks and contamination of ultra-filtrate bags as possible route of transmission?
Florian Salm, Maria Deja, Petra Gastmeier, Axel Kola, Sonja Hansen, Michael Behnke, Désirée Gruhl, Rasmus Leistner
Antimicrob Resist Infect Control. 2016; 5: 53. Published online 2016 Dec 6. doi: 10.1186/s13756-016-0157-9
PMCID:
PMC5139016
Abstract Article PDF–821K
Estimating the morbidity and mortality associated with infections due to multidrug-resistant bacteria (MDRB), France, 2012
M. Colomb-Cotinat, J. Lacoste, C. Brun-Buisson, V. Jarlier, B. Coignard, S. Vaux
Antimicrob Resist Infect Control. 2016; 5: 56. Published online 2016 Dec 12. doi: 10.1186/s13756-016-0154-z
PMCID:
PMC5154061
Abstract Article PDF–743K
Carriage of ESBL/AmpC-producing or ciprofloxacin non-susceptible Escherichia coli and Klebsiella spp. in healthy people in Norway
Charlotte R. Ulstad, Margrete Solheim, Sophie Berg, Morten Lindbæk, Ulf R. Dahle, Astrid L. Wester
Antimicrob Resist Infect Control. 2016; 5: 57. Published online 2016 Dec 15. doi: 10.1186/s13756-016-0156-x
PMCID:
PMC5159956
Abstract Article PDF–966K
“If it’s a broad spectrum, it can shoot better”: inappropriate antibiotic prescribing in Cambodia
Chhorvoin Om, Frances Daily, Erika Vlieghe, James C. McLaughlin, Mary-Louise McLaws
Antimicrob Resist Infect Control. 2016; 5: 58. Published online 2016 Dec 20. doi: 10.1186/s13756-016-0159-7
PMCID:
PMC5170903
Abstract Article PDF–679K

Reviews

Modern technologies for improving cleaning and disinfection of environmental surfaces in hospitals
John M. Boyce
Antimicrob Resist Infect Control. 2016; 5: 10. Published online 2016 Apr 11. doi: 10.1186/s13756-016-0111-x
PMCID:
PMC4827199
Abstract Article PDF–932K
APSIC guide for prevention of Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infections (CLABSI)
Moi Lin Ling, Anucha Apisarnthanarak, Namita Jaggi, Glenys Harrington, Keita Morikane, Le Thi Anh Thu, Patricia Ching, Victoria Villanueva, Zhiyong Zong, Jae Sim Jeong, Chun-Ming Lee
Antimicrob Resist Infect Control. 2016; 5: 16. Published online 2016 May 4. doi: 10.1186/s13756-016-0116-5
PMCID:
PMC4857414
Abstract Article PDF–482K
Meta-analysis of proportion estimates of Extended-Spectrum-Beta-Lactamase-producing Enterobacteriaceae in East Africa hospitals
Tolbert Sonda, Happiness Kumburu, Marco van Zwetselaar, Michael Alifrangis, Ole Lund, Gibson Kibiki, Frank M. Aarestrup
Antimicrob Resist Infect Control. 2016; 5: 18. Published online 2016 May 14. doi: 10.1186/s13756-016-0117-4
PMCID:
PMC4868002
Abstract Article PDF–1020K
Review on colonization of residents and staff in Italian long-term care facilities by multidrug-resistant bacteria compared with other European countries
Richard Aschbacher, Elisabetta Pagani, Massimo Confalonieri, Claudio Farina, Paolo Fazii, Francesco Luzzaro, Pier Giorgio Montanera, Aurora Piazza, Laura Pagani
Antimicrob Resist Infect Control. 2016; 5: 33. Published online 2016 Oct 11. doi: 10.1186/s13756-016-0136-1
PMCID:
PMC5057254
Abstract Article PDF–475K
Prevention of hospital-acquired pneumonia in non-ventilated adult patients: a narrative review
Leonor Pássaro, Stephan Harbarth, Caroline Landelle
Antimicrob Resist Infect Control. 2016; 5: 43. Published online 2016 Nov 14. doi: 10.1186/s13756-016-0150-3
PMCID:
PMC5109660
Abstract Article PDF–469K
Relationship between hospital ward design and healthcare-associated infection rates: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Andrea Stiller, Florian Salm, Peter Bischoff, Petra Gastmeier
Antimicrob Resist Infect Control. 2016; 5: 51. Published online 2016 Nov 29. doi: 10.1186/s13756-016-0152-1
PMCID:
PMC5129243
Abstract Article PDF–934K
Daptomycin-induced eosinophilic pneumonia - a systematic review
Priyasha Uppal, Kerry L. LaPlante, Melissa M. Gaitanis, Matthew D. Jankowich, Kristina E. Ward
Antimicrob Resist Infect Control. 2016; 5: 55. Published online 2016 Dec 12. doi: 10.1186/s13756-016-0158-8
PMCID:
PMC5153904
Abstract Article PDF–408K

Reviewer Acknowledgement

Reviewer acknowledgement 2015
Andreas Voss
Antimicrob Resist Infect Control. 2016; 5: 28. Published online 2016 Aug 2. doi: 10.1186/s13756-016-0127-2
PMCID:
PMC4971677
Abstract Article PDF–281K

Short Reports

Antimicrobial resistance profiles of Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli O157 and Non-O157 recovered from domestic farm animals in rural communities in Northwestern Mexico
Bianca A. Amézquita-López, Beatriz Quiñones, Marcela Soto-Beltrán, Bertram G. Lee, Jaszemyn C. Yambao, Ofelia Y. Lugo-Melchor, Cristóbal Chaidez
Antimicrob Resist Infect Control. 2016; 5: 1. Published online 2016 Jan 5. doi: 10.1186/s13756-015-0100-5
PMCID:
PMC4700648
Abstract Article PDF–480K
Disinfectant-susceptibility of multi-drug-resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis isolated in Japan
Noriko Shinoda, Satoshi Mitarai, Eri Suzuki, Mineo Watanabe
Antimicrob Resist Infect Control. 2016; 5: 3. Published online 2016 Feb 8. doi: 10.1186/s13756-016-0102-y
PMCID:
PMC4745152
Abstract Article PDF–491K
Ultrasound transducer disinfection in emergency medicine practice
Riley Hoyer, Srikar Adhikari, Richard Amini
Antimicrob Resist Infect Control. 2016; 5: 12. Published online 2016 Apr 4. doi: 10.1186/s13756-016-0110-y
PMCID:
PMC4820997
Abstract Article PDF–409K
Lack of transmission among healthcare workers in contact with a case of Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus infection in Thailand
Surasak Wiboonchutikul, Weerawat Manosuthi, Sirirat Likanonsakul, Chariya Sangsajja, Paweena Kongsanan, Ravee Nitiyanontakij, Varaporn Thientong, Hatairat Lerdsamran, Pilaipan Puthavathana
Antimicrob Resist Infect Control. 2016; 5: 21. Published online 2016 May 23. doi: 10.1186/s13756-016-0120-9
PMCID:
PMC4877934
Abstract Article PDF–396K
Low frequency of asymptomatic carriage of toxigenic Clostridium difficile in an acute care geriatric hospital: prospective cohort study in Switzerland
Daniela Pires, Virginie Prendki, Gesuele Renzi, Carolina Fankhauser, Valerie Sauvan, Benedikt Huttner, Jacques Schrenzel, Stephan Harbarth
Antimicrob Resist Infect Control. 2016; 5: 24. Published online 2016 Jun 8. doi: 10.1186/s13756-016-0123-6
PMCID:
PMC4898375
Abstract Article PDF–422K
E. coli bacteremia in comparison to K. pneumoniae bacteremia: influence of pathogen species and ESBL production on 7-day mortality
R. Leistner, A. Bloch, P. Gastmeier, F. Schwab
Antimicrob Resist Infect Control. 2016; 5: 37. Published online 2016 Oct 19. doi: 10.1186/s13756-016-0138-z
PMCID:
PMC5070161
Abstract Article PDF–345K
Regional variations in fluoroquinolone non-susceptibility among Escherichia coli bloodstream infections within the Veterans Healthcare Administration
Daniel J. Livorsi, Michihiko Goto, Margaret Carrel, Makoto M. Jones, Jennifer McDanel, Rajeshwari Nair, Bruce Alexander, Brice Beck, Kelly K. Richardson, Eli N. Perencevich
Antimicrob Resist Infect Control. 2016; 5: 38. Published online 2016 Oct 19. doi: 10.1186/s13756-016-0135-2
PMCID:
PMC5069952
Abstract Article PDF–1.6M
Global variances in infection control practices for vancomycin resistant Enterococcus – results of an electronic survey
H. Isenman, J. Michaels, D. Fisher
Antimicrob Resist Infect Control. 2016; 5: 41. Published online 2016 Nov 3. doi: 10.1186/s13756-016-0140-5
PMCID:
PMC5094057
Abstract Article PDF–1.0M
Emergence of serotype K1 Klebsiella pneumoniae ST23 strains co-producing the plasmid-mediated AmpC beta-lactamase DHA-1 and an extended-spectrum beta-lactamase in Korea
Hae Suk Cheong, Doo Ryeon Chung, Chaeyoeng Lee, So Hyun Kim, Cheol-In Kang, Kyong Ran Peck, Jae-Hoon Song
Antimicrob Resist Infect Control. 2016; 5: 50. Published online 2016 Nov 28. doi: 10.1186/s13756-016-0151-2
PMCID:
PMC5126987
Abstract Article PDF–358K
Role of quality control circle in sustained improvement of hand hygiene compliance: an observational study in a stomatology hospital in Shandong, China
Peng Chen, Ting Yuan, Qinfeng Sun, Lili Jiang, Hongmin Jiang, Zhenkun Zhu, Zexin Tao, Haiyan Wang, Aiqiang Xu
Antimicrob Resist Infect Control. 2016; 5: 54. Published online 2016 Dec 8. doi: 10.1186/s13756-016-0160-1
PMCID:
PMC5146823
Abstract Article PDF–761K

Erratum

Erratum to: Respiratory consequences of N95-type Mask usage in pregnant healthcare workers—a controlled clinical study
Pearl Shuang Ye Tong, Anita Sugam Kale, Kailyn Ng, Amelia Peiwen Loke, Mahesh Arjandas Choolani, Chin Leong Lim, Yiong Huak Chan, Yap Seng Chong, Paul Anantharajah Tambyah, Eu-Leong Yong
Antimicrob Resist Infect Control. 2016; 5: 26. Published online 2016 Jul 4. doi: 10.1186/s13756-016-0125-4
Corrects:
Antimicrob Resist Infect Control. 2015; 4: 48.
PMCID:
PMC4932729
Correction PDF–343K
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