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  1. Some patients with an infective native aortic aneurysm (INAA) develop an aortic vascular graft or endograft infection (VGEI) even after successful open surgical repair or endovascular intervention. The aim of ...

    Authors: Shye-Jao Wu, Shen Sun, Yu-Hern Tan and Chen-Yen Chien
    Citation: Antimicrobial Resistance & Infection Control 2024 13:116
  2. To formulate effective strategies for antimicrobial stewardship (AMS) in primary care, it is crucial to gain a thorough understanding of factors influencing prescribers' behavior within the context. This quali...

    Authors: Duy Vu Minh, Yen Nguyen Thi Hong, Shobhana Nagraj, Nga Do Thi Thuy, Huong Vu Thi Lan, Nam Nguyen Vinh, Tu Nguyen Thi Cam, Yen Nguyen Hai, Huong Cai Ngoc Thien, Hang Tran Thi, Nhi Nguyen Yen, Hannah Alban, Vinh Khuong Thanh, Huyen Duong Thi Thanh, Hoang Tran Huy, Jennifer Van Nuil…
    Citation: Antimicrobial Resistance & Infection Control 2024 13:115
  3. Aerosols generated during toilet flushing are a potential source for transmission of viral and bacterial pathogens in bathrooms. However, manual decontamination of bathrooms after each use is not feasible.

    Authors: Claire E. Kaple, Samir Memic, Jennifer L. Cadnum and Curtis J. Donskey
    Citation: Antimicrobial Resistance & Infection Control 2024 13:114
  4. Automation of surveillance of infectious diseases—where algorithms are applied to routine care data to replace manual decisions—likely reduces workload and improves quality of surveillance. However, various ba...

    Authors: Stephanie M. van Rooden, Suzanne D. van der Werff, Maaike S. M. van Mourik, Frederikke Lomholt, Karina Lauenborg Møller, Sarah Valk, Carolina dos Santos Ribeiro, Albert Wong, Saskia Haitjema, Michael Behnke and Eugenia Rinaldi
    Citation: Antimicrobial Resistance & Infection Control 2024 13:113
  5. Environmental cleaning is essential to patient and health worker safety, yet it is a substantially neglected area in terms of knowledge, practice, and capacity-building, especially in resource-limited settings...

    Authors: Giorgia Gon, Angela Dramowski, Emilio Hornsey, Wendy Graham, Nasser Fardousi, Alexander Aiken, Benedetta Allegranzi, Darcy Anderson, James Bartram, Sanjay Bhattacharya, John Brogan, An Caluwaerts, Maria Clara Padoveze, Nizam Damani, Stephanie Dancer, Miranda Deeves…
    Citation: Antimicrobial Resistance & Infection Control 2024 13:112
  6. Several healthcare-associated infection outbreaks have been caused by waterborne Pseudomonas aeruginosa exhibiting its ability to colonize water systems and resist conventional chlorine treatment. This study aims...

    Authors: Sahar Gholipour, Mahnaz Nikaeen, Mohammadmehdi Mehdipour, Farzaneh Mohammadi and Davarkhah Rabbani
    Citation: Antimicrobial Resistance & Infection Control 2024 13:111
  7. Healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) caused by multidrug-resistant organisms (MDROs) represent a global threat to human health and well-being. Because transmission of MDROs to patients often occurs via tran...

    Authors: John M. Boyce
    Citation: Antimicrobial Resistance & Infection Control 2024 13:110
  8. Authors: Yuping Li, Xianru Gao, Haiqing Diao, Tian Shi, Jingyue Zhang, Yuting Liu, Qingping Zeng, JiaLi Ding, Juan Chen, Kai Yang, Qiang Ma, Xiaoguang Liu, Hailong Yu and Guangyu Lu
    Citation: Antimicrobial Resistance & Infection Control 2024 13:109

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  9. Comprehensive infection prevention and control (IPC) programmes are proven to reduce the spread of healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) and antimicrobial resistance (AMR). However, published assessments of ...

    Authors: Margaret Leong, Rochelle Picton, Melanie Wratten, Ana Mahe and Peta-Anne Zimmerman
    Citation: Antimicrobial Resistance & Infection Control 2024 13:108
  10. The global increase of multidrug-resistant organisms (MDROs) is one of the most urgent public health threats affecting both humans and animals. The One Health concept emphasizes the interconnectedness of human...

    Authors: Antonia Genath, Carolin Hackmann, Luisa Denkel, Anna Weber, Friederike Maechler, Axel Kola, Stefan Schwarz, Petra Gastmeier and Rasmus Leistner
    Citation: Antimicrobial Resistance & Infection Control 2024 13:107
  11. Despite their significant contribution to reducing mortality and morbidity from infectious diseases, antibiotics face challenges due to their inappropriate use, one of which is self-medication. This study asse...

    Authors: Nahom Kiros Gebregziabher, Tesfit Brhane Netsereab, Bethiel Tekie Franchesko, Hanna Habte Ghebreamlak and Natnael Mulugeta Yihdego
    Citation: Antimicrobial Resistance & Infection Control 2024 13:106
  12. The emergence and growth in antibiotic resistant bacteria is a critical public health problem exacerbated by the misuse of antibiotics. Children frequently succumb to illness and are often treated with antibio...

    Authors: Stephanie A. Marsh, Sara Parsafar and Mitchell K. Byrne
    Citation: Antimicrobial Resistance & Infection Control 2024 13:105
  13. The rise of antimicrobial resistance, which is partially attributed to the overuse and/or misuse of antibiotics in health care, is one of the world’s largest public health challenges. The distribution of antib...

    Authors: Hadeer Hafez, Mohamed Saad Rakab, Adham Elshehaby, Ahmed Ibrahim Gebreel, Mohamed Hany, Mohammad BaniAmer, Mona Sajed, Sara Yunis, Sondos Mahmoud, Marwan Hamed, Maha Abdellatif, Aseel Nabeel Alomari, Amr Esam Moqbel, Omnia Samy El-Sayed, Mohamed Elshenawy, Mohamed Tolba…
    Citation: Antimicrobial Resistance & Infection Control 2024 13:104
  14. The WHO Infection Prevention and Control Assessment Framework (IPCAF) is a standardized tool to assess infection prevention and control (IPC) structures in healthcare facilities. The IPCAF reflects the eight W...

    Authors: Ferenc Darius Rüther, Alexander Gropmann, Sonja Hansen, Michael Behnke, Christine Geffers and Seven Johannes Sam Aghdassi
    Citation: Antimicrobial Resistance & Infection Control 2024 13:103
  15. To determine the prevalence, trends, and potential nosocomial transmission events of the hidden reservoir of rectal carriage of extended-spectrum beta-lactamase-producing Enterobacterales (ESBL-E).

    Authors: K. M.G. Houkes, V. Weterings, W. van den Bijllaardt, M. A.G.M. Tinga, P. G.H. Mulder, J. A.J.W. Kluytmans, M. M.L. van Rijen, J. J. Verweij, J. L. Murk and J. J.J.M. Stohr
    Citation: Antimicrobial Resistance & Infection Control 2024 13:102
  16. Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a global public health concern that is fueled by the overuse of antimicrobial agents. Low- and middle-income countries, including those in Africa,. Point prevalence surveys (P...

    Authors: Mengistie Yirsaw Gobezie, Nuhamin Alemayehu Tesfaye, Abebe Getie Faris and Minimize Hassen
    Citation: Antimicrobial Resistance & Infection Control 2024 13:101
  17. Unsafe patient care in hospitals, especially in low- and middle-income countries, is often caused by poor infection prevention and control (IPC) practices; insufficient support for water, sanitation, and hygie...

    Authors: Martha Embrey, Shahnaz Parveen, Tamara Hafner, Hafijul Islam, Abu Zahid and Mohan P. Joshi
    Citation: Antimicrobial Resistance & Infection Control 2024 13:100
  18. Carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii (CRAB) frequently causes both healthcare-associated infections and nosocomial outbreaks in burn medicine/plastic surgery and beyond. Owing to the high antibiotic resis...

    Authors: Marius Vital, Sabrina Woltemate, Dirk Schlüter, Nicco Krezdorn, Thorben Dieck, Khaled Dastagir, Franz-Christoph Bange, Ella Ebadi, Peter M. Vogt, Leonard Knegendorf and Claas Baier
    Citation: Antimicrobial Resistance & Infection Control 2024 13:99
  19. Gram-negative bacteria resistant to carbapenems are also known as critical antimicrobial resistant organisms. Their emergence at Colonial War Memorial Hospital (CWMH), the largest hospital in Fiji, is a major ...

    Authors: Kirsty Buising, Ravi Naidu, Shammi Prasad, Matthew Richards, Savneel Shivam Kumar, Alvina Lata, Ashlyn Datt, Sisilia Assisi Genaro, Timaima Ratusela, Ilisapeci Nabose, Donna Cameron, Ana Suka, Tracey Young-Sharma, Benjamin P Howden and Aneley Getahun Strobel
    Citation: Antimicrobial Resistance & Infection Control 2024 13:98
  20. Penicillin allergy delabelling (PAD), the process of evaluating penicillin allergy labels, is a key target in antibiotic stewardship, but uptake of the procedure outside clinical studies is limited. We aimed t...

    Authors: Marie Bjørbak Alnæs, Brita Skodvin, Jan Anker Jahnsen, Grete Kalleklev Velure, Oddvar Oppegaard, Bård Reiakvam Kittang, Torgeir Storaas and Margrethe Aase Schaufel
    Citation: Antimicrobial Resistance & Infection Control 2024 13:97
  21. Catheter-associated urinary tract infection (CAUTI) remains the most significant challenge among hospital-acquired infections (HAIs), yet still unresolved. The present study aims to evaluate the preventive eff...

    Authors: Wei He, Peifen Ma, Lu Li, Dongmin Wang, Xin Li, Xingqiao Wen, Yi Zuo, Qin Guo, Yanhong Zhang, Ru Cheng and Zhiping Wang
    Citation: Antimicrobial Resistance & Infection Control 2024 13:96
  22. There is an ongoing controversy regarding whether single-occupancy rooms are superior to multiple-occupancy rooms in terms of infection prevention. We investigated whether treatment in a multiple-occupancy roo...

    Authors: Hyeon Jae Jo, Pyoeng Gyun Choe, Ji Seon Kim, Mimi Lee, Minkyeong Lee, Jiyeon Bae, Chan Mi Lee, Chang Kyung Kang, Wan Beom Park and Nam Joong Kim
    Citation: Antimicrobial Resistance & Infection Control 2024 13:95
  23. Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) poses a significant global health threat, particularly in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). Self-treatment with antibiotics, the practice of using antibiotics without pro...

    Authors: Kathrin Loosli, Fortunata Nasuwa, Matayo Melubo, Kunda Mnzava, Louise Matthews, Stephen E. Mshana, Blandina T. Mmbaga, Adrian Muwonge, Alicia Davis and Tiziana Lembo
    Citation: Antimicrobial Resistance & Infection Control 2024 13:94
  24. Antimicrobial Stewardship (AMS), the set of actions to ensure appropriate antimicrobial use, is increasingly considered a multidisciplinary endeavour. However, it is unclear how Dutch hospital-based nurses env...

    Authors: Maria Bos, Cindy de Bot, Hester Vermeulen, Marlies Hulscher and Jeroen Schouten
    Citation: Antimicrobial Resistance & Infection Control 2024 13:93
  25. The prevention of methicillin-resistant S. aureus (MRSA) transmission in the healthcare setting is a priority in Infection Control practices. A cornerstone of this policy is contact tracing of nosocomial contacts...

    Authors: Maria Konstantinovski, Crista van Geest, Marguerite Bruijning, Lindsay Kroon-de Keizer, Jacco Wallinga, Nathalie van Burgel and Karin-Ellen Veldkamp
    Citation: Antimicrobial Resistance & Infection Control 2024 13:92
  26. Antibiotic resistance among Gram-negative bacteria in intensive care units (ICUs) is linked with high morbidity and mortality in patients. In this study, we estimated the therapeutic coverage of various antibi...

    Authors: Matteo Bassetti, Gianpaola Monti, Anne Santerre Henriksen and Christopher Longshaw
    Citation: Antimicrobial Resistance & Infection Control 2024 13:91
  27. Surgical site infection (SSI) is an important cause of disease burden and healthcare costs. Fully manual surveillance is time-consuming and prone to subjectivity and inter-individual variability, which can be ...

    Authors: Mariana Guedes, Francisco Almeida, Paulo Andrade, Lucybell Moreira, Afonso Pedrosa, Ana Azevedo and Nuno Rocha-Pereira
    Citation: Antimicrobial Resistance & Infection Control 2024 13:90
  28. Antimicrobial resistance is of great global public health concern. In order to address the paucity of antibiotic consumption data and antimicrobial resistance surveillance systems in hospitals in humanitarian ...

    Authors: Kristina Skender, Gabriel Versace, Annick Danyele Lenglet and Kate Clezy
    Citation: Antimicrobial Resistance & Infection Control 2024 13:89
  29. Cockroaches can pose a significant health risk in hospital environments because they may serve as reservoirs and vectors for nosocomial pathogens. Cockroaches harbor epidemiologically significant extended spec...

    Authors: Fithamlak Solomon Bisetegn, Habtamu Azene, Khawaja Shakeel Ahmed, Fiseha Wadilo and Efrata Girma Tufa
    Citation: Antimicrobial Resistance & Infection Control 2024 13:87
  30. Influenza infections pose significant risks for nursing home (NH) residents. Our aim was to evaluate the impact of the cantonal influenza campaign, and influenza vaccination coverage of residents and healthcar...

    Authors: Emmanouil Glampedakis, Patricia Cuiña Iglesias, Flaminia Chiesa, Laetitia Qalla-Widmer, May-Kou Ku Moroni, Coralie Riccio, Béatrix Sobgoui, Marie Immaculée Nahimana Tessemo and Alessandro Cassini
    Citation: Antimicrobial Resistance & Infection Control 2024 13:86
  31. Nosocomial infections (NIs) frequently occur and adversely impact prognosis for hospitalized patients with cirrhosis. This study aims to develop and validate two machine learning models for NIs and in-hospital...

    Authors: Shuwen Li, Yu Zhang, Yushi Lin, Luyan Zheng, Kailu Fang and Jie Wu
    Citation: Antimicrobial Resistance & Infection Control 2024 13:85
  32. Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) has become a routine endoscopic procedure that is essential for diagnosing and managing various conditions, including gallstone extraction and the treatmen...

    Authors: Hongchen Zhang, Yue Wang, Xiaochen Zhang, Chenshan Xu, Dongchao Xu, Hongzhang Shen, Hangbin Jin, Jianfeng Yang and Xiaofeng Zhang
    Citation: Antimicrobial Resistance & Infection Control 2024 13:84
  33. Antibiotic resistance is a serious global public health issue. However, there are few reports on trends in antimicrobial susceptibility in Chinese neonates, and most of the existing evidence has been derived f...

    Authors: Zhanghua Yin, Jintong Tan, Huafei Huang, Jianyuan Zhao, Xiaohui Gong, Jing Li, Chao Chen, Fei Luo, Xiaoyi Huang, Huaiyan Wang, Hongyan Lu, Mingfu Wu, Renqiang Yu, Xiaoping Lei, Qian Zhang, Fengdan Xu…
    Citation: Antimicrobial Resistance & Infection Control 2024 13:83
  34. Hospitals in any given region can be considered as part of a network, where facilities are connected to one another – and hospital pathogens potentially spread – through the movement of patients between them. ...

    Authors: Michael J. Lydeamore, Tjibbe Donker, David Wu, Claire Gorrie, Annabelle Turner, Marion Easton, Daneeta Hennessy, Nicholas Geard, Benjamin P. Howden, Ben S. Cooper, Andrew Wilson, Anton Y. Peleg and Andrew J. Stewardson
    Citation: Antimicrobial Resistance & Infection Control 2024 13:82
  35. In recent years, the development of robotic neurosurgery has brought many benefits to patients, but there are few studies on the occurrence of surgical site infection (SSI) after robot-assisted stereoelectroen...

    Authors: Xiaolian Xie, Hongwu Yao, Hulin Zhao, Bowei Liu, Yanling Bai, Huan Li, Yunxi Liu and Mingmei Du
    Citation: Antimicrobial Resistance & Infection Control 2024 13:81
  36. Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a global public health concern and irrational use of antibiotics in hospitals is a key driver of AMR. Even though it is not preventable, antimicrobial stewardship (AMS) progra...

    Authors: Ibrahim Franklyn Kamara, Bobson Derrick Fofanah, Innocent Nuwagira, Kadijatu Nabie Kamara, Sia Morenike Tengbe, Onome Abiri, Rugiatu Z. Kamara, Sulaiman Lakoh, Lynda Farma, Abibatu Kollia Kamara, Binyam Hailu, Djossaya Dove, James Sylvester Squire, Selassi A. D’Almeida, Bockarie Sheriff, Ayeshatu Mustapha…
    Citation: Antimicrobial Resistance & Infection Control 2024 13:80
  37. In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, WHO launched a strategic preparedness and response plan, outlining public health measures to support countries worldwide. Healthcare workers have an increased risk of beco...

    Authors: Lena Landsmann, Anna Borodova, Carlos Rocha, Aziz Amadou Diallo, Kamis Mamadou Diallo, Matthias Borchert, Mardjan Arvand, Mamadou Diallo, Rebekah R. Wood and Sophie A. Müller
    Citation: Antimicrobial Resistance & Infection Control 2024 13:79
  38. Healthcare associated infections (HAI) pose a major threat to healthcare systems resulting in an increased burden of disease. Surveillance plays a key role in rapidly identifying these infections and preventin...

    Authors: Michael Eisenmann, Cord Spreckelsen, Vera Rauschenberger, Manuel Krone and Stefanie Kampmeier
    Citation: Antimicrobial Resistance & Infection Control 2024 13:78
  39. Effective infection prevention and control programs can positively influence quality of care, increase patient safety, and protect health care providers. Chlorine, a widely used and effective chemical disinfec...

    Authors: Adam Drolet, Thomas Mugumya, Shan Hsu, Jonathan Izudi, Martin Ruhweza, Emmanuel Mugisha, Rony Bahatungire and Patricia S. Coffey
    Citation: Antimicrobial Resistance & Infection Control 2024 13:77
  40. Inappropriate or overuse of antibiotic prescribing in primary care highlights an opportunity for antimicrobial stewardship (AMS) programs aimed at reducing unnecessary use of antimicrobials through education, ...

    Authors: Rachael Morkem, Glenys Smith, Braden Knight, Sabrina T. Wong and David Barber
    Citation: Antimicrobial Resistance & Infection Control 2024 13:76
  41. Nasal carriage of Staphylococcus aureus is a risk factor for surgical site infections (SSI) in orthopaedic surgery. The efficacy of decolonisation for S. aureus on reducing the risk of SSI is uncertain in this sp...

    Authors: Antoine Portais, Meghann Gallouche, Patricia Pavese, Yvan Caspar, Jean-Luc Bosson, Pascal Astagneau, Regis Pailhé, Jérôme Tonetti, Brice Rubens Duval and Caroline Landelle
    Citation: Antimicrobial Resistance & Infection Control 2024 13:75
  42. Multidrug-resistant organisms (MDRO) pose a significant threat to public health. Intensive Care Units (ICU), characterized by the extensive use of antimicrobial agents and a high prevalence of bacterial resist...

    Authors: Yun Li, Yuan Cao, Min Wang, Lu Wang, Yiqi Wu, Yuan Fang, Yan Zhao, Yong Fan, Xiaoli Liu, Hong Liang, Mengmeng Yang, Rui Yuan, Feihu Zhou, Zhengbo Zhang and Hongjun Kang
    Citation: Antimicrobial Resistance & Infection Control 2024 13:74
  43. The implementation of isolation precautions for patients with suspected Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) and pending test results is resource intensive. Due to the limited availability of single-bed rooms a...

    Authors: Silvio Ragozzino, Richard Kuehl, Karoline Leuzinger, Pascal Schläpfer, Pascal Urwyler, Ana Durovic, Sandra Zingg, Matthias von Rotz, Manuel Battegay, Andreas F Widmer, Hans H Hirsch, Stefano Bassetti and Sarah Tschudin-Sutter
    Citation: Antimicrobial Resistance & Infection Control 2024 13:73
  44. Before the COVID-19 pandemic there has been a constant increase in antimicrobial resistance (AMR) of Escherichia coli, the most common cause of urinary tract infections and bloodstream infections. The aim of this...

    Authors: Heikki Ilmavirta, Jukka Ollgren, Kati Räisänen, Tuure Kinnunen, Antti Juhani Hakanen, Kaisu Rantakokko-Jalava, Jari Jalava and Outi Lyytikäinen
    Citation: Antimicrobial Resistance & Infection Control 2024 13:72
  45. The use of antimicrobials in Thailand has been reported as one of the highest in the world in human and animal sectors. Our engagement project aimed to improve our understanding of the issue of antimicrobial u...

    Authors: Tassawan Poomchaichote, Niyada Kiatying-Angsulee, Kanpong Boonthaworn, Bhensri Naemiratch, Supanat Ruangkajorn, Ravikanya Prapharsavat, Chaiwat Thirapantu, Karnjariya Sukrung, Direk Limmathurotsakul, Anne Osterrieder and Phaik Yeong Cheah
    Citation: Antimicrobial Resistance & Infection Control 2024 13:71
  46. Genomic surveillance of Klebsiella pneumoniae carbapenemase-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae (KPC-Kp) is crucial for virulence, drug-resistance monitoring, and outbreak containment.

    Authors: Valeria Fox, Davide Mangioni, Silvia Renica, Agnese Comelli, Antonio Teri, Michela Zatelli, Beatrice Silvia Orena, Cristina Scuderi, Annalisa Cavallero, Marianna Rossi, Maddalena Casana, Ludovica Mela, Alessandra Bielli, Rossana Scutari, Paola Morelli, Lisa Cariani…
    Citation: Antimicrobial Resistance & Infection Control 2024 13:70
  47. Detection of pathogen-related clusters within a hospital is key to early intervention to prevent onward transmission. Various automated surveillance methods for outbreak detection have been implemented in hosp...

    Authors: Jean Xiang Ying Sim, Susanne Pinto and Maaike S. M. van Mourik
    Citation: Antimicrobial Resistance & Infection Control 2024 13:69
  48. Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is one of the leading causes of mortality due to bacterial antimicrobial resistance. While S. aureus is common in skin and soft tissue infections (SSTI) in Afric...

    Authors: Christiane Sidonie Gouleu, Maradona Agbanrin Daouda, Sam O’neilla Oye Bingono, Matthew Benjamin Bransby McCall, Abraham Sunday Alabi, Ayola Akim Adegnika, Frieder Schaumburg and Tobias Grebe
    Citation: Antimicrobial Resistance & Infection Control 2024 13:68
  49. In the initial phase of the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic, masking has been widely accepted in healthcare institutions to mitigate the risk of healthcare-associated infection. Evidence, however, is still scant and the r...

    Authors: Tamara Dörr, Sabine Güsewell, Domenica Flury, Maria Süveges, Camille Beatrice Gaza Valera, Sara Botero-Mesa, Marie-Céline Zanella, Anne Iten, Carlo Balmelli, Nicolas Troillet, Sarah Tschudin-Sutter, Peter W Schreiber, Philipp Jent, Lauro Damonti, Rami Sommerstein, Lea Portmann…
    Citation: Antimicrobial Resistance & Infection Control 2024 13:64