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Citation: Antimicrobial Resistance & Infection Control 2019 8:64
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The association between adherence to national antibiotic guidelines and mortality, readmission and length of stay in hospital inpatients: results from a Norwegian multicentre, observational cohort study
Clinical antibiotic prescribing guidelines are essential in defining responsible use in the local context. Our objective was to investigate the association between adherence to national antibiotic prescribing ...
Citation: Antimicrobial Resistance & Infection Control 2019 8:63 -
Doxycycline-encapsulated solid lipid nanoparticles as promising tool against Brucella melitensis enclosed in macrophage: a pharmacodynamics study on J774A.1 cell line
Brucellosis is a zoonotic disease caused by Brucella species. It has been estimated that more than 500,000 new cases of Brucellosis occur annually all around the world. Relapse of the disease is one of the most i...
Citation: Antimicrobial Resistance & Infection Control 2019 8:62 -
Shifting trends and age distribution of ESKAPEEc resistance in bloodstream infection, Southwest China, 2012–2017
ESKAPEEc contribute to a majority of bloodstream infections (BSIs) and their antibiogram have changed overtime, while data concerning about these alterations are lacking in China. Added that a paucity of studi...
Citation: Antimicrobial Resistance & Infection Control 2019 8:61 -
Community pharmacy staff’s response to symptoms of common infections: a pseudo-patient study
Inappropriate over-the-counter supply of antibiotics in pharmacies for common infections is recognised as a source of antibiotic misuse that can worsen the global burden of antibiotic resistance.
Citation: Antimicrobial Resistance & Infection Control 2019 8:60 -
Molecular characterization of class 1, 2 and 3 integrons in clinical multi-drug resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae isolates
The aim of this study was to characterize class 1,2 and 3 integrons in clinical MDR Klebsiella pneumoniae isolates in Kashan, Iran.
Citation: Antimicrobial Resistance & Infection Control 2019 8:59 -
Scenario-based simulation training for the WHO hand hygiene self-assessment framework
The WHO SAVE LIVES: Clean Your Hands global hand hygiene campaign, launched in 2009 and celebrated annually on the 5th of May, features specific calls to action seeking to increase engagement from stakeholders’ c...
Citation: Antimicrobial Resistance & Infection Control 2019 8:58 -
Successful implementation of infection control measure in a neonatal intensive care unit to combat the spread of pathogenic multidrug resistant Staphylococcus capitis
Once present in a neonatal intensive care unit (NICU), multidrug resistant Staphylococcus capitis NRCS-A is able to settle and diffuse.
Citation: Antimicrobial Resistance & Infection Control 2019 8:57 -
Impact of psychologically tailored hand hygiene interventions on nosocomial infections with multidrug-resistant organisms: results of the cluster-randomized controlled trial PSYGIENE
Professional hand hygiene compliance represents a multifaceted behaviour with various determinants. Thus, it has been proposed to apply psychological frameworks of behaviour change to its promotion. However, r...
Citation: Antimicrobial Resistance & Infection Control 2019 8:56 -
Genomic analysis of multidrug-resistant clinical Enterococcus faecalis isolates for antimicrobial resistance genes and virulence factors from the western region of Saudi Arabia
Enterococcus faecalis is a ubiquitous member of the gut microbiota and has emerged as a life- threatening multidrug-resistant (MDR) nosocomial pathogen. The aim of this study was to survey the prevalence of multi...
Citation: Antimicrobial Resistance & Infection Control 2019 8:55 -
Phenotypic and genotypic characterization of antibiotic resistance in the methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus strains isolated from hospital cockroaches
Cockroaches are one of the most important and frequent insects responsible for harboring, transmission and dissemination of human pathogens in the hospital environment. The present research was done to study t...
Citation: Antimicrobial Resistance & Infection Control 2019 8:54 -
The value of the infection prevention and control nurse led MRSA ward round
Meticillin-resistant S. aureus (MRSA) is prevalent in most parts of the world. The study took place at Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham (QEHB) a UK tertiary referral hospital. At QEHB innovative nurse led dail...
Citation: Antimicrobial Resistance & Infection Control 2019 8:53 -
Comparison of Tigecycline or Cefoperazone/Sulbactam therapy for bloodstream infection due to Carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii
We retrospectively analyzed the effect of tigecycline and cefoperazone/sulbactam therapies on the prognosis of patients with carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii bloodstream infection (CRAB-BSI).
Citation: Antimicrobial Resistance & Infection Control 2019 8:52 -
Evaluating the impact of the ICNET® clinical decision support system for antimicrobial stewardship
Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is an ecological and economic crisis and stewardship of available antimicrobials is required. Electronic prescribing, where available, enables auditing of practice, yet in order ...
Citation: Antimicrobial Resistance & Infection Control 2019 8:51 -
High prevalence of direct repeat unit types of 10di, 8 h and 8i among methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus strains with staphylococcal cassette chromosome mec type IIIA isolated in Tehran, Iran
The emergence of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is a main concern in burn care centers worldwide. The some reports of MRSA in Iran suggested that MRSA with type SCCmec III is common among burn...
Citation: Antimicrobial Resistance & Infection Control 2019 8:50 -
Facility type and surgical specialty are associated with suboptimal surgical antimicrobial prophylaxis practice patterns: a multi-center, retrospective cohort study
Guidelines recommend discontinuation of antimicrobial prophylaxis within 24 h after incision closure in uninfected patients. However, how facility and surgical specialty factors affect the implementation of th...
Citation: Antimicrobial Resistance & Infection Control 2019 8:49 -
Epidemiological, clinical, and microbiological characteristics of carbapenemase-producing Enterobacteriaceae bloodstream infection in the Republic of Korea
Carbapenemase-producing Enterobacteriaceae (CPE) is an important pathogen in nosocomial infections; nevertheless, only a few studies regarding CPE infection and its epidemiological factors have been conducted ...
Citation: Antimicrobial Resistance & Infection Control 2019 8:48 -
The public washroom - friend or foe? An observational study of washroom cleanliness combined with microbiological investigation of hand hygiene facilities
Many people use handwashing and hand-drying facilities in public washrooms under the impression that these amenities are hygienic. However, such facilities may be potential sites for the transmission of pathog...
Citation: Antimicrobial Resistance & Infection Control 2019 8:47 -
Evaluation of co-transfer of plasmid-mediated fluoroquinolone resistance genes and blaNDM gene in Enterobacteriaceae causing neonatal septicaemia
The blaNDM-1 (New Delhi Metallo-β-lactamase-1) gene has disseminated around the globe. NDM-1 producers are found to co-harbour resistance genes against many antimicrobials, including fluoroquinolones. The spread ...
Citation: Antimicrobial Resistance & Infection Control 2019 8:46 -
Prevalence of plasmid-mediated AmpC in Enterobacteriaceae isolated from humans and from retail meat in Zagazig, Egypt
The objective of this study was to determine the prevalence of plasmid-mediated AmpC (pAmpC) among Enterobacteriaceae isolated from humans and from retail meat in Egypt.
Citation: Antimicrobial Resistance & Infection Control 2019 8:45 -
The nature and epidemiology of OqxAB, a multidrug efflux pump
OqxAB efflux pump has been found to mediate multidrug resistance (MDR) in various bacteria over the past decades. The updates on the nature and epidemiology of OqxAB efflux pump need to be fully reviewed to br...
Citation: Antimicrobial Resistance & Infection Control 2019 8:44 -
Obstacles to the successful introduction of an electronic hand hygiene monitoring system, a cohort observational study
Hand hygiene (HH) compliance remains low in many intensive care units (ICU). Technology has been suggested to improve HH compliance.
Citation: Antimicrobial Resistance & Infection Control 2019 8:43 -
Blood culture result profile and antimicrobial resistance pattern: a report from neonatal intensive care unit (NICU), Asella teaching and referral hospital, Asella, south East Ethiopia
Antimicrobial resistance is one of the major public health emergencies worldwide, and this trend didn’t spare developing countries like Ethiopia. The objective of this study was to evaluate patterns of bacteri...
Citation: Antimicrobial Resistance & Infection Control 2019 8:42 -
A compilation of antimicrobial susceptibility data from a network of 13 Lebanese hospitals reflecting the national situation during 2015–2016
There is a lack of official national antimicrobial resistance (AMR) data in Lebanon. Individual hospitals generate their own antibiotic susceptibility data in the form of yearly pamphlets.
Citation: Antimicrobial Resistance & Infection Control 2019 8:41 -
Effective therapeutic regimens in two South Asian countries with high resistance to major Helicobacter pylori antibiotics
Nepal and Bangladesh have a high prevalence of Helicobacter pylori with high resistance rates to clarithromycin, metronidazole, and levofloxacin. Here, we evaluated the susceptibility and genetic mutations of 5 a...
Citation: Antimicrobial Resistance & Infection Control 2019 8:40 -
Extended-spectrum beta-lactamase production and multi-drug resistance among Enterobacteriaceae isolated in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
The global emergence and spread of extended-spectrum beta-lactamases (ESBLs) producing Enterobacteriaceae have been threatening the ability to treat an infection. Hence, this study aimed to determine the prevalen...
Citation: Antimicrobial Resistance & Infection Control 2019 8:39 -
Influence of antibiotic pressure on multi-drug resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae colonisation in critically ill patients
The aim of this study is to evaluate the risk factors for colonisation by multidrug resistant (MDR) K. pneumoniae in a critical care unit and the relationship between colonisation and the antibiotic pressure exer...
Citation: Antimicrobial Resistance & Infection Control 2019 8:38 -
Nation-wide survey of screening practices to detect carriers of multi-drug resistant organisms upon admission to Swiss healthcare institutions
As emergence and spread of multi-drug resistant organisms (MDRO) requires a standardized preventive approach, we aimed to evaluate current MDRO admission screening practices in Swiss hospitals and to identify ...
Citation: Antimicrobial Resistance & Infection Control 2019 8:37 -
Individual and community predictors of urinary ceftriaxone-resistant Escherichia coli isolates, Victoria, Australia
Ceftriaxone-resistant Enterobacteriaceae are priority pathogens of critical importance. Escherichia coli is the most commonly isolated Enterobacteriaceae. There are few data regarding non-invasive ceftriaxone-res...
Citation: Antimicrobial Resistance & Infection Control 2019 8:36 -
Value of hospital antimicrobial stewardship programs [ASPs]: a systematic review
Hospital antimicrobial stewardship programs (ASPs) aim to promote judicious use of antimicrobials to combat antimicrobial resistance. For ASPs to be developed, adopted, and implemented, an economic value asses...
Citation: Antimicrobial Resistance & Infection Control 2019 8:35 -
Implementation of antibiotic stewardship in different settings - results of an international survey
Antibiotic stewardship interventions are being implemented across different healthcare settings. We report the findings of a global survey of healthcare professionals on the implementation of antibiotic stewar...
Citation: Antimicrobial Resistance & Infection Control 2019 8:34 -
Incidence of community onset MRSA in Australia: least reported where it is Most prevalent
This is the first review of literature and synthesis of data on community onset methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus (CO-MRSA) infections in Australia. Incidence of CO-MRSA varies considerably in Australia...
Citation: Antimicrobial Resistance & Infection Control 2019 8:33 -
Implementation of infection prevention and control in acute care hospitals in Mainland China – a systematic review
Healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) and antimicrobial resistance (AMR) affect patients in acute-care hospitals worldwide. No systematic review has been published on adoption and implementation of the infec...
Citation: Antimicrobial Resistance & Infection Control 2019 8:32 -
Phenotypic and molecular characterisations of carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii strains isolated in Madagascar
The present study aimed to perform a deep phenotypic and genotypic analysis of 15 clinical carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii (CRAb) strains isolated in Madagascar between 2008 and 2016 from diverse sou...
Citation: Antimicrobial Resistance & Infection Control 2019 8:31 -
Evaluation of accordance of antibiotics package size with recommended treatment duration of guidelines for sore throat and urinary tract infections
The aim of this study was to investigate whether marketed antibiotics package sizes are in accordance with treatment durations recommended in guidelines for prescribing antibiotics in sore throat and urinary t...
Citation: Antimicrobial Resistance & Infection Control 2019 8:30 -
Neonatal sepsis due to glycopeptide resistant Enterococcus faecium from colonized maternal gut- rare case evidence
Vancomycin-resistant enterococcal infections in the neonatal ICU are growing global problems. We report a case of neonatal septicemia by multidrug-resistant vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium (VRE), the so...
Citation: Antimicrobial Resistance & Infection Control 2019 8:29 -
Use of microbiology tests in the era of increasing AMR rates– a multicentre hospital cohort study
Effective use of microbiology test results may positively influence patient outcomes and limit the use of broad-spectrum antibiotics. However, studies indicate that their potential is not fully utilized. We in...
Citation: Antimicrobial Resistance & Infection Control 2019 8:28 -
Relationship between tetracycline antibiotic susceptibility and genotype in oral cavity Lactobacilli clinical isolates
Antibiotic resistance, is often conferred by the presence of antibiotic resistance genes. This study aimed to investigate the relationship between tetracycline resistance (Tet-R) and genotype in 31 Lactobacillus ...
Citation: Antimicrobial Resistance & Infection Control 2019 8:27 -
Using the best available data to estimate the cost of antimicrobial resistance: a systematic review
Valuation of the economic cost of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is important for decision making and should be estimated accurately. Highly variable or erroneous estimates may alarm policy makers and hospital...
Citation: Antimicrobial Resistance & Infection Control 2019 8:26 -
Pneumonia in hospitalized neurologic patients: trends in pathogen distribution and antibiotic susceptibility
Bed-ridden state, dysphagia, altered mental state, or respiratory muscle weakness are common in neurologic patients and increase the risk of pneumonia. The major causes of pneumonia in neurologic patients may ...
Citation: Antimicrobial Resistance & Infection Control 2019 8:25 -
Assessment of early onset surface damage from accelerated disinfection protocol
The objective of this study was to evaluate the extent and potential mechanisms of early onset surface damage from simulated wiping typical of six-months of routine disinfection and to assess the subsequent mi...
Citation: Antimicrobial Resistance & Infection Control 2019 8:24 -
Determinants of antibiotic prescribing behaviors of primary care physicians in Hubei of China: a structural equation model based on the theory of planned behavior
Over-prescription of antibiotics is prevalent all over the world, contributing to the development of antibiotic resistance. The importance of understanding how physicians prescribe antibiotics is increasingly ...
Citation: Antimicrobial Resistance & Infection Control 2019 8:23 -
The impact of the national action plan on the epidemiology of antibiotic resistance among 352,238 isolates in a teaching hospital in China from 2015 to 2018
We sought to understand the epidemiology and characteristics of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) and the impact of the National Action Plan (NAP) on AMR. This information will be critical to develop intervention...
Citation: Antimicrobial Resistance & Infection Control 2019 8:22 -
Catheter-related bloodstream infections with coagulase-negative staphylococci: are antibiotics necessary if the catheter is removed?
Catheter-related bloodstream infections (CRBSI) with coagulase-negative Staphylococci (CoNS) are a common source of hospital-acquired bloodstream infections. The main objective of this study was to elucidate t...
Citation: Antimicrobial Resistance & Infection Control 2019 8:21 -
Infection control link nurses in acute care hospitals: a scoping review
Involving link nurses in infection prevention and control is a strategy to improve clinical practice that has been implemented in hospitals worldwide. However, little is known about the use, the range and bene...
Citation: Antimicrobial Resistance & Infection Control 2019 8:20 -
Using local clinical and microbiological data to develop an institution specific carbapenem-sparing strategy in sepsis: a nested case-control study
From a stewardship perspective it is recommended that antibiotic guidelines are adjusted to the local setting, accounting for the local epidemiology of pathogens. In many settings the prevalence of Gram-negati...
Citation: Antimicrobial Resistance & Infection Control 2019 8:19 -
Antimicrobial susceptibility and genotyping of Mycoplasma pneumoniae isolates in Beijing, China, from 2014 to 2016
The presence of macrolide-resistant Myocplasma pneumoniae has been frequently reported in recent years, especially in China. In this study, we investigated the antimicrobial susceptibility and genotype against M....
Citation: Antimicrobial Resistance & Infection Control 2019 8:18 -
Assessing the social cost and benefits of a national requirement establishing antibiotic stewardship programs to prevent Clostridioides difficile infection in US hospitals
Economic evaluations of interventions to prevent healthcare-associated infections in the United States rarely take the societal perspective and thus ignore the potential benefits of morbidity and mortality ris...
Citation: Antimicrobial Resistance & Infection Control 2019 8:17 -
Point prevalence survey of peripheral venous catheter usage in a large tertiary care university hospital in Germany
Bloodstream infections (BSI) are among the most frequently documented healthcare-associated infections (HAI). Central and peripheral venous catheters (CVC and PVC) are relevant risk factors for BSI. Although t...
Citation: Antimicrobial Resistance & Infection Control 2019 8:15 -
The potential of visible blue light (405 nm) as a novel decontamination strategy for carbapenemase-producing enterobacteriaceae (CPE)
Carbapenemase-producing Enterobacteriaceae (CPE) pose a considerable threat to modern medicine. New treatment options and methods to limit spread need to be investigated. Blue light (BL) is intrinsically antimicr...
Citation: Antimicrobial Resistance & Infection Control 2019 8:14