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  1. Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) and methicillin-resistant coagulase-negative Staphylococcus (MRCoNS) are among the main causes of nosocomial infections, which have caused major problems in rece...

    Authors: Aref Shariati, Masoud Dadashi, Zahra Chegini, Alex van Belkum, Mehdi Mirzaii, Seyed Sajjad Khoramrooz and Davood Darban-Sarokhalil
    Citation: Antimicrobial Resistance & Infection Control 2020 9:56
  2. Antimicrobial resistance is a major public health threat. Antimicrobial stewardship (AMS) is one of the key strategies to overcome resistance, but robust evidence on the effect of specific interventions is lac...

    Authors: Nuno Rocha-Pereira, Paulo Figueiredo Dias, Sofia Correia, Shirin Shahriari, João Neves, José Teixeira, José Artur Paiva, Carlos Lima Alves and Ana Azevedo
    Citation: Antimicrobial Resistance & Infection Control 2020 9:55
  3. In honor of Florence Nightingale’s 200th birthday, the World Health Organization (WHO) has declared 2020 the “Year of the Nurse and Midwife”. On May 5th of this year, for the annual celebration of the SAVE LIV...

    Authors: Alexandra Peters, Nasim Lotfinejad, Chloé Guitart, Alice Simniceanu, Maria Clara Padoveze, Tcheun Borzykowski, Benedetta Allegranzi and Didier Pittet
    Citation: Antimicrobial Resistance & Infection Control 2020 9:54
  4. This study was aimed to explore the secular trends of antibiotic utilisation in China’s hospitals over an 8-year period.

    Authors: Haishaerjiang Wushouer, Yue Zhou, Xi Zhang, Mengyuan Fu, Daiming Fan, Luwen Shi and Xiaodong Guan
    Citation: Antimicrobial Resistance & Infection Control 2020 9:53
  5. Quinolones are commonly used for treatment of infections by bacteria of the Enterobacteriaceae family. However, the rising resistance to quinolones worldwide poses a major clinical and public health risk. This st...

    Authors: Ying Tao, Kaixin Zhou, Lianyan Xie, Yanping Xu, Lizhong Han, Yuxing Ni, Jieming Qu and Jingyong Sun
    Citation: Antimicrobial Resistance & Infection Control 2020 9:52
  6. Hung Vuong Hospital (HVH) is a 900-bed maternity hospital in Ho-Chi-Minh-City, Vietnam. Due to low compliance, a quasi-experimental, observational study was conducted with the aim to improve hand hygiene.

    Authors: Hang Thi Phan, Walter Zingg, Hang Thi Thuy Tran, Anh Pham Phuong Dinh and Didier Pittet
    Citation: Antimicrobial Resistance & Infection Control 2020 9:51
  7. Despite being associated with a high mortality and economic burden, data regarding candidemia are scant in Algeria. The aim of this study was to unveil the epidemiology of candidemia in Algeria, evaluate the a...

    Authors: Youcef Megri, Amir Arastehfar, Teun Boekhout, Farnaz Daneshnia, Caroline Hörtnagl, Bettina Sartori, Ahmed Hafez, Weihua Pan, Cornelia Lass-Flörl and Boussad Hamrioui
    Citation: Antimicrobial Resistance & Infection Control 2020 9:50
  8. A consensus has been reached that carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae (CRE) screening in immunosuppressed individuals can reduce the incidence of CRE bloodstream infection (BSI).

    Authors: Ting-Ting Yang, Xue-Ping Luo, Qing Yang, Hong-Chao Chen, Yi Luo, Yan-Min Zhao, Yi-Shan Ye, Xiao-Yu Lai, Jian Yu, Ya-Min Tan, Guo-Qing Wei, He Huang and Ji-Min Shi
    Citation: Antimicrobial Resistance & Infection Control 2020 9:49
  9. To determine the effect of exposure to remnants of a phagemid-containing E. coli, killed by treatment with a propanol-based hand rub, on antimicrobial resistance in E. coli isolates.

    Authors: Joep J. J. M. Stohr, Marjolein F. Q. Kluytmans-van den Bergh, Carlo J. M. M. Verhulst, John W. A. Rossen and Jan A. J. W. Kluytmans
    Citation: Antimicrobial Resistance & Infection Control 2020 9:48
  10. Antimicrobial resistance is an increasingly serious problem in public health globally. Monitoring resistance levels within healthcare and community settings is critical to combat its ongoing increase. This stu...

    Authors: Shima M. Abdulgader, Tshepiso Lentswe, Andrew Whitelaw and Mae Newton-Foot
    Citation: Antimicrobial Resistance & Infection Control 2020 9:47
  11. The World Health Organization (WHO) recently classified Enterobacteriaceae resistance to third-generation cephalosporin into the group of pathogens with critical criteria for future research.

    Authors: Anthony Ayodeji Adegoke, Chibuzor Ezinne Madu, Olayinka Ayobami Aiyegoro, Thor Axel Stenström and Anthony Ifeanyi Okoh
    Citation: Antimicrobial Resistance & Infection Control 2020 9:46
  12. For residents of long-term care facilities (LTCFs), antimicrobial-resistant bacteria (ARB) are a risk factor, yet their oral colonisation, potentially leading to aspiration pneumonia, remains unclear. This stu...

    Authors: Mi Nguyen-Tra Le, Shizuo Kayama, Mineka Yoshikawa, Toshinori Hara, Seiya Kashiyama, Junzo Hisatsune, Keiko Tsuruda, Makoto Onodera, Hiroki Ohge, Kazuhiro Tsuga and Motoyuki Sugai
    Citation: Antimicrobial Resistance & Infection Control 2020 9:45
  13. The overuse of antimicrobials in food animals and the subsequent contamination of the environment have been associated with development and spread of antimicrobial resistance. This review presents information ...

    Authors: Zuhura I. Kimera, Stephen E. Mshana, Mark M. Rweyemamu, Leonard E. G. Mboera and Mecky I. N. Matee
    Citation: Antimicrobial Resistance & Infection Control 2020 9:37
  14. Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus), particularly methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), remains the predominant cause of infections in drug users. This cross-sectional study aims to elucidate the prev...

    Authors: Yingying Wang, Jialing Lin, Junli Zhou, Zhigang Han and Zhenjiang Yao
    Citation: Antimicrobial Resistance & Infection Control 2020 9:44
  15. Among all cases of nosocomial pneumonia, Staphylococcus aureus is the second most prevalent pathogen (17.8%). In Europe, 29.9% of the isolates are oxacillin-resistant. The changing epidemiology of methicillin-res...

    Authors: Roberto Cabrera, Laia Fernández-Barat, Anna Motos, Rubén López-Aladid, Nil Vázquez, Mauro Panigada, Francisco Álvarez-Lerma, Yuly López, Laura Muñoz, Pedro Castro, Jordi Vila and Antoni Torres
    Citation: Antimicrobial Resistance & Infection Control 2020 9:43
  16. Infection control link nurse programs show considerable variation. We report how Dutch link nurse programs are organized, how they progress, and how contextual factors may play a role in the execution of these...

    Authors: Mireille Dekker, Rosa van Mansfeld, Christina Vandenbroucke-Grauls, Martine de Bruijne and Irene Jongerden
    Citation: Antimicrobial Resistance & Infection Control 2020 9:42
  17. Nasal colonization of Staphylococcus aureus is a risk factor for the pathogen transmission and the development of infections. Limited information is available on the prevalence and molecular characteristics of S....

    Authors: Yu-Hsin Chen, Kuan-Ying A. Huang, Yi-Chuan Huang, Hsin Chi, Chun-Yi Lu, Luan-Yin Chang, Yu-Huai Ho, Chia-Yu Chi, Ching-Chuan Liu, Li-Min Huang, Tien Yu Owen Yang and Yhu-Chering Huang
    Citation: Antimicrobial Resistance & Infection Control 2020 9:41
  18. Antimicrobial Stewardship Programs commonly have an in-hospital focus. Little is known about the quality of antimicrobial use in hospital outpatient clinics. We investigated the extent and appropriateness of a...

    Authors: Annemieke K. van den Broek, Reinier M. van Hest, Kamilla D. Lettinga, Afra Jimmink, Fanny N. Lauw, Caroline E. Visser and Jan M. Prins
    Citation: Antimicrobial Resistance & Infection Control 2020 9:40
  19. Neonatal Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus) bacteremia is an important cause of morbidity and mortality. In this study, we examined whether methicillin-susceptible S. aureus (MSSA) transmission and genetic makeup ...

    Authors: Bibi C. G. C. Slingerland, Margreet C. Vos, Willeke Bras, René F. Kornelisse, Dieter De Coninck, Alex van Belkum, Irwin K. M. Reiss, Wil H. F. Goessens, Corné H. W. Klaassen and Nelianne J. Verkaik
    Citation: Antimicrobial Resistance & Infection Control 2020 9:39
  20. Available data on antibiotic resistance in sub-Saharan Africa is limited despite its increasing threat to global public health. As there is no previous study on antibiotic resistance in patients with clinical ...

    Authors: Sulaiman Lakoh, Letian Li, Stephen Sevalie, Xuejun Guo, Olukemi Adekanmbi, Guang Yang, Oladimeji Adebayo, Le Yi, Joshua M. Coker, Shuchao Wang, Tiecheng Wang, Weiyang Sun, Abdulrazaq G. Habib and Eili Y. Klein
    Citation: Antimicrobial Resistance & Infection Control 2020 9:38
  21. The spread of carbapenemase-producing Enterobacteriaceae (CPE) in the Southwest Indian Ocean area (SIOA) is poorly documented. Reunion Island is a French overseas territory located close to Madagascar and connect...

    Authors: Guillaume Miltgen, Pascal Cholley, Daniel Martak, Michelle Thouverez, Paul Seraphin, Alexandre Leclaire, Nicolas Traversier, Bénédicte Roquebert, Marie-Christine Jaffar-Bandjee, Nathalie Lugagne, Céline Ben Cimon, Mahery Ramiandrisoa, Sandrine Picot, Anne Lignereux, Geoffrey Masson, Jérôme Allyn…
    Citation: Antimicrobial Resistance & Infection Control 2020 9:36
  22. Implementing sustainable practice change in hospital cleaning has proven to be an ongoing challenge in reducing healthcare associated infections. The purpose of this study was to develop a reliable framework-b...

    Authors: Lisa Hall, Nicole M. White, Michelle Allen, Alison Farrington, Brett G. Mitchell, Katie Page, Kate Halton, Thomas V. Riley, Christian A. Gericke, Nicholas Graves and Anne Gardner
    Citation: Antimicrobial Resistance & Infection Control 2020 9:35
  23. Multidrug-resistant gram-negative (MRGN) bacteria are a serious threat to global health. We used genomics to study MRGN obtained from houseflies in a tertiary Rwandan hospital. Our analysis revealed a high abu...

    Authors: Stefan E. Heiden, Mathis S. E. Kurz, Jürgen Bohnert, Claude Bayingana, Jules M. Ndoli, Augustin Sendegeya, Jean Bosco Gahutu, Elias Eger, Frank P. Mockenhaupt and Katharina Schaufler
    Citation: Antimicrobial Resistance & Infection Control 2020 9:34
  24. Using case-vignettes, we assessed the perception of European infection control (IC) specialists regarding the individual and collective risk associated with antimicrobial resistance (AMR) among inpatients.

    Authors: Gabriel Birgand, Nico T. Mutters, Raheelah Ahmad, Evelina Tacconelli, Jean-Christophe Lucet and Alison Holmes
    Citation: Antimicrobial Resistance & Infection Control 2020 9:33
  25. Antimicrobial resistance is a growing threat to the world’s ability to prevent and treat infections. Links between quantitative antibiotic use and the emergence of bacterial resistance are well documented. Thi...

    Authors: Wallis Rudnick, Michelle Science, Daniel J. G. Thirion, Kahina Abdesselam, Kelly B. Choi, Linda Pelude, Kanchana Amaratunga, Jeannette L. Comeau, Bruce Dalton, Johan Delport, Rita Dhami, Joanne Embree, Yannick Émond, Gerald Evans, Charles Frenette, Susan Fryters…
    Citation: Antimicrobial Resistance & Infection Control 2020 9:32
  26. Antimicrobial resistance is a serious public health problem. Fecal carriage of drug-resistant bacteria has been suggested as an important source of antimicrobial resistant genes (ARGs). We aimed to identify ri...

    Authors: Yuan Hu, Yusuke Matsui and Lee W. Riley
    Citation: Antimicrobial Resistance & Infection Control 2020 9:31
  27. The burden of healthcare-associated infection (HAI) is 2 to 18 times higher in developing countries. However, few data are available regarding infection prevention and control (IPC) process indicators in these...

    Authors: Kenneth I. Onyedibe, Nathan Y. Shehu, Daniela Pires, Samson E. Isa, Mark O. Okolo, Simji S. Gomerep, Comfort Ibrahim, Sunday J. Igbanugo, Rachel U. Odesanya, Adebola Olayinka, Daniel Z. Egah and Didier Pittet
    Citation: Antimicrobial Resistance & Infection Control 2020 9:30
  28. Infections by multidrug-resistant (MDR) Gram-negative organisms (GN) are associated with a high mortality rate and present an increasing challenge to the healthcare system worldwide. In recent years, increasin...

    Authors: Po Ying Chia, Sharmila Sengupta, Anjanna Kukreja, Sasheela S.L. Ponnampalavanar, Oon Tek Ng and Kalisvar Marimuthu
    Citation: Antimicrobial Resistance & Infection Control 2020 9:29
  29. Ceftriaxone is one of the most common types of antibiotics used to treat most deadly bacterial infections. One way to alleviate the side effects of medication is to reduce drug consumption by changing the ordi...

    Authors: Sahar Ebrahimi, Nafiseh Farhadian, Mohammad Karimi and Mohsen Ebrahimi
    Citation: Antimicrobial Resistance & Infection Control 2020 9:28
  30. Emojis are frequently used picture characters known as possible surrogates for non-verbal aspects of behavior. Considering the ability of emojis to enhance and facilitate communication, there has been a growin...

    Authors: Nasim Lotfinejad, Reza Assadi, Mohammad Hassan Aelami and Didier Pittet
    Citation: Antimicrobial Resistance & Infection Control 2020 9:27
  31. Healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) challenge modern medicine. Considering their high prevalence in Iran, we aimed to provide knowledge on the subject, and to teach about the importance of infection preven...

    Authors: Arash Arianpoor, Ahmadreza Zarifian, Emran Askari, Arash Akhavan-Rezayat, Mojtaba Dayyani, Amin Rahimian, Elahe Amini, Roya Amel, Aghigh Ziaeemehr, Walter Zingg, Mohammad Hasan Aelami and Didier Pittet
    Citation: Antimicrobial Resistance & Infection Control 2020 9:26
  32. Studies on various Gram-negative bacteria suggest that resistance to carbapenem antibiotics is responsible for increased mortality in patients; however, results are not conclusive. We first assessed the 28-day...

    Authors: Marjolein C. Persoon, Anne F. Voor in’t holt, Cornelia C. H. Wielders, Diederik Gommers, Margreet C. Vos and Juliëtte A. Severin
    Citation: Antimicrobial Resistance & Infection Control 2020 9:25
  33. The original article [1] contained a misspelling in author, Fernando Bellissimo-Rodrigues’s name which has since been corrected.

    Authors: Ermira Tartari, Carolina Fankhauser, Sarah Masson-Roy, Hilda Márquez-Villarreal, Inmaculada Fernández Moreno, Ma Luisa Rodriguez Navas, Odet Sarabia, Fernando Bellissimo-Rodrigues, Marcela Hernández-de Mezerville, Yew Fong Lee, Mohammad Hassan Aelami, Shaheen Mehtar, Américo Agostinho, Liberato Camilleri, Benedetta Allegranzi, Daniela Pires…
    Citation: Antimicrobial Resistance & Infection Control 2020 9:24

    The original article was published in Antimicrobial Resistance & Infection Control 2019 8:206

  34. Studies on risk factors for carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae (CRKP) infection have provided inconsistent results, partly due to the choice of the control group. We conducted a systematic review and meta...

    Authors: Wei-min Zhu, Zhe Yuan and Hong-yu Zhou
    Citation: Antimicrobial Resistance & Infection Control 2020 9:23
  35. The relevance of vancomycin resistance in enterococcal blood stream infections (BSI) is still controversial. Aim of this study was to outline the effect of vancomycin resistance of Enterococcus faecium on the out...

    Authors: S. Dubler, M. Lenz, S. Zimmermann, D. C. Richter, K. H. Weiss, A. Mehrabi, M. Mieth, T. Bruckner, M. A. Weigand, T. Brenner and A. Heininger
    Citation: Antimicrobial Resistance & Infection Control 2020 9:22
  36. Studying temporal changes in resistant pathogens causing healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) is crucial in improving local antimicrobial and infection control practices. The objective was to describe ten-y...

    Authors: Hanan H. Balkhy, Aiman El-Saed, Majid M. Alshamrani, Asim Alsaedi, Wafa Al Nasser, Ayman El Gammal, Sameera M. Aljohany, Sara Almunif, Yassen Arabi, Saad Alqahtani, Henry Baffoe Bonnie, Majed Alghoribi, Adel Alothman and Saad A. Almohrij
    Citation: Antimicrobial Resistance & Infection Control 2020 9:21
  37. Surgical site infections (SSIs) are among the most common healthcare-associated infections. They are associated with longer post-operative hospital stays, additional surgical procedures, risk of treatment in i...

    Authors: Małgorzata Kołpa, Roża Słowik, Marta Wałaszek, Zdzisław Wolak, Anna Różańska and Jadwiga Wójkowska-Mach
    Citation: Antimicrobial Resistance & Infection Control 2020 9:20
  38. Ureaplasma spp. have been implicated in a variety of clinical conditions and certain serovars are likely to be disease-associated. Hence, the ascending trend of Ureaplasma spp. resistance to antimicrobials should...

    Authors: Safa Boujemaa, Béhija Mlik, Amina Ben Allaya, Helmi Mardassi and Boutheina Ben Abdelmoumen Mardassi
    Citation: Antimicrobial Resistance & Infection Control 2020 9:19
  39. Carbapenemase-producing enterobacteriaceae (CPE) are a major threat for severely ill patients. However, only limited data on the epidemiology and on evidence-based infection prevention and control measures are...

    Authors: Luigi Segagni Lusignani, Elisabeth Presterl, Beata Zatorska, Miriam Van den Nest and Magda Diab-Elschahawi
    Citation: Antimicrobial Resistance & Infection Control 2020 9:18
  40. Inadequate hospital cleaning may contribute to cross-transmission of pathogens. It is important to implement effective cleaning for the safe hospital environment. We conducted a three-phase study using human f...

    Authors: I-Chen Hung, Hao-Yuan Chang, Aristine Cheng, Mei-Wen Chen, An-Chi Chen, Ling Ting, Yeur-Hur Lai, Jann-Tay Wang, Yee-Chun Chen and Wang-Huei Sheng
    Citation: Antimicrobial Resistance & Infection Control 2020 9:17
  41. Access to antibiotics without a prescription from retail pharmacies has been described as a major contributor to anti-microbial resistance (AMR) globally. In the context of high rates of AMR, the Chinese gover...

    Authors: Jie Chen, Yanmei Wang, Xuejie Chen and Therese Hesketh
    Citation: Antimicrobial Resistance & Infection Control 2020 9:12
  42. The accurate assessment of antimicrobial use (AMU) requires relating quantities of active ingredients (AAIs) with population denominators. These data can be used to prioritize potential sources of selective pr...

    Authors: Juan J. Carrique-Mas, Marc Choisy, Nguyen Van Cuong, Guy Thwaites and Stephen Baker
    Citation: Antimicrobial Resistance & Infection Control 2020 9:16
  43. In total, 97 carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae (CRE) were collected from 17 hospitals located in Nanjing, Southeast China, and analyzed for epidemiological characteristics.

    Authors: Hui Zhou, Kui Zhang, Wei Chen, Junhao Chen, Jie Zheng, Chang Liu, Li Cheng, Wanqing Zhou, Han Shen and Xiaoli Cao
    Citation: Antimicrobial Resistance & Infection Control 2020 9:15
  44. Puerperal sepsis is any bacterial infection of the genital tract that occurs after childbirth. It is among the leading causes of maternal morbidity and mortality especially in low-income countries including Et...

    Authors: Alemale Admas, Baye Gelaw, BelayTessema, Amsalu Worku and Addisu Melese
    Citation: Antimicrobial Resistance & Infection Control 2020 9:14
  45. The point prevalence survey of healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) and antimicrobial use organized by the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC-PPS) and the Global Point Prevalence Surve...

    Authors: Eline Vandael, Katrien Latour, Herman Goossens, Koen Magerman, Nico Drapier, Boudewijn Catry and Ann Versporten
    Citation: Antimicrobial Resistance & Infection Control 2020 9:13
  46. Antimicrobial resistance to quinolone is rising worldwide, especially in Escherichia coli causing various infections. Although many studies have been conducted to identify the risk factors for quinolone-resistant...

    Authors: Dong-Mei Zhu, Qiu-Hong Li, Yan Shen and Qin Zhang
    Citation: Antimicrobial Resistance & Infection Control 2020 9:11
  47. Misuse of antibiotics in food animals contributes to an increase of antibiotic resistant bacteria transmitting to humans. China is the largest producer and user of antibiotics in the world, of which animals sh...

    Authors: Jingyi Xu, Rassamee Sangthong, Edward McNeil, Rong Tang and Virasakdi Chongsuvivatwong
    Citation: Antimicrobial Resistance & Infection Control 2020 9:10
  48. Catheter-related bloodstream infections (CR-BSI) cause high neonatal mortality and are related to inadequate aseptic technique during the care and maintenance of a catheter. The incidence of CR-BSI among neona...

    Authors: Hang Thi Phan, Thuan Huu Vo, Hang Thi Thuy Tran, Hanh Thi Ngoc Huynh, Hong Thi Thu Nguyen and Truong Van Nguyen
    Citation: Antimicrobial Resistance & Infection Control 2020 9:9
  49. We evaluated a new hospital policy comprising active surveillance for highly resistant microorganisms (HRMO) in patients with prolonged hospitalization, including detection of nosocomial transmission after ide...

    Authors: Guido J. H. Bastiaens, Tom Baarslag, Corinne Pelgrum and Ellen M. Mascini
    Citation: Antimicrobial Resistance & Infection Control 2020 9:8
  50. To examine the extent to which acute care hospitals in the Netherlands have adopted recommended practices to prevent catheter-associated urinary tract infection (CAUTI), central line-associated bloodstream inf...

    Authors: Anita Huis, Jeroen Schouten, Dominique Lescure, Sarah Krein, David Ratz, Sanjay Saint, Marlies Hulscher and M. Todd Greene
    Citation: Antimicrobial Resistance & Infection Control 2020 9:7