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Citation: Antimicrobial Resistance & Infection Control 2017 6(Suppl 1):1
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The emergence of carbapenem resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae in Malaysia: correlation between microbiological trends with host characteristics and clinical factors
Carbapenem resistant Enterobacteriaceae is a growing concern worldwide including Malaysia. The emergence of this pathogen is worrying because carbapenem is one of the 'last-line' antibiotics. The main objectiv...
Citation: Antimicrobial Resistance & Infection Control 2017 6:5 -
Shiga (Vero)-toxin producing Escherichia coli isolated from the hospital foods; virulence factors, o-serogroups and antimicrobial resistance properties
According to the presence of the weak, diabetic and immunosuppressive patients in hospitals, hospital foods should have a high quality and safety. Cooking a lot of foods higher than daily requirement, storage ...
Citation: Antimicrobial Resistance & Infection Control 2017 6:4 -
Implementation of the WHO multimodal Hand Hygiene Improvement Strategy in a University Hospital in Central Ethiopia
The burden of health-care associated infections in low-income countries is high. Adequate hand hygiene is considered the most effective measure to reduce the transmission of nosocomial pathogens. We aimed to a...
Citation: Antimicrobial Resistance & Infection Control 2017 6:3 -
Bacterial etiology of bloodstream infections and antimicrobial resistance in Dhaka, Bangladesh, 2005–2014
Bloodstream infections due to bacterial pathogens are a major cause of morbidity and mortality in Bangladesh and other developing countries. In these countries, most patients are treated empirically based on t...
Citation: Antimicrobial Resistance & Infection Control 2017 6:2 -
“If it’s a broad spectrum, it can shoot better”: inappropriate antibiotic prescribing in Cambodia
Cambodia is affected by antibiotic resistance but interventions to reduce the level of resistance require knowledge of the phenomena that lead to inappropriate prescribing. We interviewed physicians working in...
Citation: Antimicrobial Resistance & Infection Control 2016 5:58 -
Carriage of ESBL/AmpC-producing or ciprofloxacin non-susceptible Escherichia coli and Klebsiella spp. in healthy people in Norway
Asymptomatic carriage has been recognised as an important risk factor for infection caused by antibiotic resistant bacteria. A 14% global prevalence of Extended-Spectrum Beta-lactamase (ESBL) carriage was rece...
Citation: Antimicrobial Resistance & Infection Control 2016 5:57 -
Estimating the morbidity and mortality associated with infections due to multidrug-resistant bacteria (MDRB), France, 2012
A study based on 2007 data estimated that 386,000 infections due to multidrug-resistant bacteria (MDRB) occurred in Europe that year and 25,000 patients died from these infections. Our objective was to estimat...
Citation: Antimicrobial Resistance & Infection Control 2016 5:56 -
Daptomycin-induced eosinophilic pneumonia - a systematic review
Eosinophilic pneumonia comprises a group of lung diseases in which eosinophils appear in increased numbers in the lungs and sometimes in the bloodstream. Several case reports link daptomycin use to this phenom...
Citation: Antimicrobial Resistance & Infection Control 2016 5:55 -
Role of quality control circle in sustained improvement of hand hygiene compliance: an observational study in a stomatology hospital in Shandong, China
Hand hygiene is an important element of the WHO multimodal strategy for healthcare-associated infection control, whereas compliance of hand hygiene among healthcare workers (HCWs) remains a challenge to sustai...
Citation: Antimicrobial Resistance & Infection Control 2016 5:54 -
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?
We report on an outbreak in a surgical, interdisciplinary intensive care unit (ICU) of a tertiary care hospital. We detected a cluster of ICU patients colonized or infected with multidrug-resistant Pseudomonas ae...
Citation: Antimicrobial Resistance & Infection Control 2016 5:53 -
Assessment of extended-spectrum β-lactamases and integrons among Enterobacteriaceae in device-associated infections: multicenter study in north of Iran
Device-associated nosocomial infections (DA-NIs), due to MDR Enterobacteriaceae, are a major threat to patient safety in ICUs. We investigated on Extended-spectrum β-lactamases (ESBL) producing Enterobacteriaceae
Citation: Antimicrobial Resistance & Infection Control 2016 5:52 -
Relationship between hospital ward design and healthcare-associated infection rates: a systematic review and meta-analysis
The influence of the hospital’s infrastructure on healthcare-associated colonization and infection rates has thus far infrequently been examined. In this review we examine whether healthcare facility design is...
Citation: Antimicrobial Resistance & Infection Control 2016 5:51 -
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
Serotype K1 Klebsiella pneumoniae has emerged as an important community pathogen causing various infections, including liver abscesses. Although serotype K1 K. pneumoniae community isolates have been reported as ...
Citation: Antimicrobial Resistance & Infection Control 2016 5:50 -
Patterns of medication use and factors associated with antibiotic use among adult fever patients at Singapore primary care clinics
Antimicrobial resistance is a public health problem of global importance. In Singapore, much focus has been given to antibiotic usage patterns in hospital settings. Data on antibiotic use in primary care is la...
Citation: Antimicrobial Resistance & Infection Control 2016 5:47 -
Comparing the disk-diffusion and agar dilution tests for Neisseria gonorrhoeae antimicrobial susceptibility testing
We assessed the validity of testing for antimicrobial susceptibility of clinical and mutant Neisseria gonorrhoeae (GC) isolates by disk diffusion in comparison to agar dilution, and Etest® (bioMerieux, France), r...
Citation: Antimicrobial Resistance & Infection Control 2016 5:46 -
Poor adherence to guidelines for preventing central line-associated bloodstream infections (CLABSI): results of a worldwide survey
Central line-associated bloodstream infections (CLABSI) are a cause of increased morbidity and mortality, and are largely preventable. We documented attitudes and practices in intensive care units (ICUs) in 20...
Citation: Antimicrobial Resistance & Infection Control 2016 5:49 -
Epidemiology of Klebsiella pneumoniae bloodstream infections in a teaching hospital: factors related to the carbapenem resistance and patient mortality
Although Klebsiella pneumoniae bloodstream infections (KP-BSIs) have recently attracted attention due to an alarming raise in morbidity and mortality, there have been few reports on the epidemiology of KP-BSIs in...
Citation: Antimicrobial Resistance & Infection Control 2016 5:48 -
Effect of β-Lactamase inhibitors on in vitro activity of β-Lactam antibiotics against Burkholderia cepacia complex species
Bacteria belonging to the Burkholderia cepacia complex (Bcc) are an important cause of chronic respiratory tract infections in cystic fibrosis patients. Intrinsic resistance to a wide range of antimicrobial agent...
Citation: Antimicrobial Resistance & Infection Control 2016 5:44 -
Deliberate exposure of humans to chlorine-the aftermath of Ebola in West Africa
During the recent Ebola outbreak, spraying of the environment and humans, including healthcare workers, with chlorine was wide spread in affected African countries; adverse clinical effects are reported here.
Citation: Antimicrobial Resistance & Infection Control 2016 5:45 -
Prevention of hospital-acquired pneumonia in non-ventilated adult patients: a narrative review
Pneumonia is one of the leading hospital-acquired infections worldwide and has an important impact. Although preventive measures for ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) are well known, less is known about ap...
Citation: Antimicrobial Resistance & Infection Control 2016 5:43 -
Antibiotics: practice and opinions of Cambodian commercial farmers, animal feed retailers and veterinarians
Cambodia has reported multidrug resistant bacteria in poultry, similar to other countries in the region. We visited commercial food animal farms to explore opinions and antibiotic practices on the farms.
Citation: Antimicrobial Resistance & Infection Control 2016 5:42 -
Global variances in infection control practices for vancomycin resistant Enterococcus – results of an electronic survey
An electronic survey was disseminated amongst infection control practitioners to investigate the variation in practices toward vancomycin resistant enterococci. There were 235 analysable responses, mostly from...
Citation: Antimicrobial Resistance & Infection Control 2016 5:41 -
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
Simulations using fluorescent tracers can be useful in understanding the spread of pathogens and in devising effective infection control strategies.
Citation: Antimicrobial Resistance & Infection Control 2016 5:40 -
A mixed methods study to understand patient expectations for antibiotics for an upper respiratory tract infection
Antimicrobial resistance is a public health challenge supplemented by inappropriate prescribing, especially for an upper respiratory tract infection in primary care. Patient/carer expectations have been identi...
Citation: Antimicrobial Resistance & Infection Control 2016 5:39 -
Regional variations in fluoroquinolone non-susceptibility among Escherichia coli bloodstream infections within the Veterans Healthcare Administration
We sought to define regional variations in fluoroquinolone non-susceptibility (FQ-NS) among bloodstream isolates of Escherichia coli across the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) in the United States.
Citation: Antimicrobial Resistance & Infection Control 2016 5:38 -
E. coli bacteremia in comparison to K. pneumoniae bacteremia: influence of pathogen species and ESBL production on 7-day mortality
In a previous study, we demonstrated prolonged length of hospital stay in cases of extended-spectrum beta-lactamase (ESBL)-positive K. pneumoniae bacteremia compared to bacteremia cases due to E. coli (ESBL-posit...
Citation: Antimicrobial Resistance & Infection Control 2016 5:37 -
A quasi-experimental study to determine the effects of a multifaceted educational intervention on hand hygiene compliance in a radiography unit
Whilst numerous studies have investigated nurses’ compliance with hand hygiene and use of alcohol-based hand rub (ABHR), limited attention has been paid to these issues in allied health staff. Reports have lin...
Citation: Antimicrobial Resistance & Infection Control 2016 5:36 -
First hospital outbreak of the globally emerging Candida auris in a European hospital
Candida auris is a globally emerging multidrug resistant fungal pathogen causing nosocomial transmission. We report an ongoing outbreak of C. auris in a London cardio-thoracic center b...
Citation: Antimicrobial Resistance & Infection Control 2016 5:35 -
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
The uptake of improvement initiatives in infection prevention and control (IPC) has often proven challenging. Innovative interventions such as ‘serious games’ have been proposed in other areas to educate and h...
Citation: Antimicrobial Resistance & Infection Control 2016 5:34 -
Review on colonization of residents and staff in Italian long-term care facilities by multidrug-resistant bacteria compared with other European countries
Rates of colonization and infection with multidrug-resistant (MDR) bacteria are increasing worldwide, in both acute care hospitals and long-term care facilities (LTCFs). Italy has one of the highest prevalence...
Citation: Antimicrobial Resistance & Infection Control 2016 5:33 -
Identifying conditions for elimination and epidemic potential of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in nursing homes
Residents of nursing homes are commonly colonized with methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) but there is a limited understanding of the dynamics and determinants of spread in this setting. To addres...
Citation: Antimicrobial Resistance & Infection Control 2016 5:32 -
Emergence of linezolid- and vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium in a department for hematologic stem cell transplantation
Prevalence of vancomycin-resistant enterococci has increased in Germany. Here, we report the cluster of linezolid- and vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium (LVRE) in a German department for hematologic stem ...
Citation: Antimicrobial Resistance & Infection Control 2016 5:31 -
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
Multidrug resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) is a serious public health problem in Nepal. It is a major obstacle for the control of the tuberculosis. The main objectives of this study were to determine the preval...
Citation: Antimicrobial Resistance & Infection Control 2016 5:30 -
Carriage of multidrug-resistant organisms in a tertiary university hospital in Albania—a point prevalence survey
Antimicrobial resistance has been recognised as a serious global Public Health problem. Prevalence of Multiple-Drug-Resistant (MDR) organism carriage in Albania is largely unknown since no national surveillanc...
Citation: Antimicrobial Resistance & Infection Control 2016 5:29 -
Reviewer acknowledgement 2015
Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control would like to thank the following colleagues for their assistance with peer review of manuscripts for the journal in 2015.
Citation: Antimicrobial Resistance & Infection Control 2016 5:28 -
Minimum inhibitory concentration of vancomycin to methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus isolated from different clinical samples at a tertiary care hospital in Nepal
Methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) has evolved as a serious threat to public health. It has capability to cause infections not only in health care settings but also in community. Due to the multid...
Citation: Antimicrobial Resistance & Infection Control 2016 5:27 -
Erratum to: Respiratory consequences of N95-type Mask usage in pregnant healthcare workers—a controlled clinical study
Citation: Antimicrobial Resistance & Infection Control 2016 5:26 -
Integrated MRSA-Management (IMM) with prolonged decolonization treatment after hospital discharge is effective: a single centre, non-randomised open-label trial
Guidelines for the control of hospital-acquired MRSA include decolonization measures to end MRSA carrier status in colonized and infected patients. Successful decolonization typically requires up to 22 days of...
Citation: Antimicrobial Resistance & Infection Control 2016 5:25 -
Low frequency of asymptomatic carriage of toxigenic Clostridium difficile in an acute care geriatric hospital: prospective cohort study in Switzerland
The role of asymptomatic carriers of toxigenic Clostridium difficile (TCD) in nosocomial cross-transmission remains debatable. Moreover, its relevance in the elderly has been sparsely studied.
Citation: Antimicrobial Resistance & Infection Control 2016 5:24 -
Cholera outbreak caused by drug resistant Vibrio cholerae serogroup O1 biotype ElTor serotype Ogawa in Nepal; a cross-sectional study
Cholera is a major cause of mortality and morbidity in underdeveloped countries including Nepal. Recently drug resistance in Vibrio cholerae has become a serious problem mainly in developing countries. The main o...
Citation: Antimicrobial Resistance & Infection Control 2016 5:23 -
Re-emergence of the susceptibility of the Salmonella spp. isolated from blood samples to conventional first line antibiotics
Enteric fever is an important public health problem in Nepal. Due to emergence of multidrug resistant strains of Salmonella spp. the conventional first-line drugs, ampicillin, chloramphenicol, and cotrimoxazole h...
Citation: Antimicrobial Resistance & Infection Control 2016 5:22 -
Lack of transmission among healthcare workers in contact with a case of Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus infection in Thailand
A hospital-associated outbreak of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus (MERS-CoV) was reported. We aimed to assess the effectiveness of infection control measures among healthcare workers (HCWs) who we...
Citation: Antimicrobial Resistance & Infection Control 2016 5:21 -
Tackling wicked problems in infection prevention and control: a guideline for co-creation with stakeholders
Infection prevention and control can be seen as a wicked public health problem as there is no consensus regarding problem definition and solution, multiple stakeholders with different needs and values are invo...
Citation: Antimicrobial Resistance & Infection Control 2016 5:20 -
Assessing the magnitude and trends in hospital acquired infections in Canadian hospitals through sequential point prevalence surveys
Healthcare acquired infections (HAI) are an important public health problem in developed countries, but comprehensive data on trends over time are lacking. Prevalence surveys have been used as a surrogate for ...
Citation: Antimicrobial Resistance & Infection Control 2016 5:19 -
Meta-analysis of proportion estimates of Extended-Spectrum-Beta-Lactamase-producing Enterobacteriaceae in East Africa hospitals
A high proportion of Extended-Spectrum-Beta-Lactamase (ESBL) producing Enterobacteriaceae is causing common infections in all regions of the world. The burden of antibiotic resistance due to ESBL in East Africa i...
Citation: Antimicrobial Resistance & Infection Control 2016 5:18 -
The 2014–2015 Ebola outbreak in West Africa: Hands On
The International Consortium for Prevention and Infection Control (ICPIC) organises a biannual conference (ICPIC) on various subjects related to infection prevention, treatment and control. During ICPIC 2015, ...
Citation: Antimicrobial Resistance & Infection Control 2016 5:17 -
APSIC guide for prevention of Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infections (CLABSI)
This document is an executive summary of the APSIC Guide for Prevention of Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infections (CLABSI). It describes key evidence-based care components of the Central Line Insertion...
Citation: Antimicrobial Resistance & Infection Control 2016 5:16 -
Epidemiology and molecular characterization of multidrug-resistant Gram-negative bacteria in Southeast Asia
Multidrug-resistant Gram-negative bacteria (MDRGN), including extended-spectrum β-lactamases (ESBLs) and multidrug-resistant glucose-nonfermenting Gram-negative bacilli (nonfermenters), have emerged and spread...
Citation: Antimicrobial Resistance & Infection Control 2016 5:15 -
Infections caused by extended-spectrum beta-lactamases producing Enterobacteriaceae: clinical and economic impact in patients hospitalized in 2 teaching hospitals in Dakar, Senegal
Infections caused by extended-spectrum beta-lactamases producing Enterobacteriaceae (ESBL-E) are of major concern in clinical practice because of limited therapeutic options effective to treat them. Published stu...
Citation: Antimicrobial Resistance & Infection Control 2016 5:13