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  1. Although uncomplicated urinary tract infections (uUTIs; occurring in female patients without urological abnormalities or history of urological procedures or complicating comorbidities) are one of the most comm...

    Authors: Jason Shafrin, Alen Marijam, Ashish V. Joshi, Fanny S. Mitrani-Gold, Katie Everson, Rifat Tuly, Peter Rosenquist, Michael Gillam and Maria Elena Ruiz
    Citation: Antimicrobial Resistance & Infection Control 2022 11:133
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  2. The adapted 6-step without interlock (A6Sw/oI) hand rub technique, commonly practiced in Japan, adds the “wrist” but omits the “interlock” step compared to the WHO 6-step technique (WHO6S). The first objective...

    Authors: Yumi Suzuki, Motoko Morino, Ichizo Morita and Sumie Ohiro
    Citation: Antimicrobial Resistance & Infection Control 2022 11:132
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    The Correction to this article has been published in Antimicrobial Resistance & Infection Control 2022 11:159

  3. The spread of SARS-CoV-2, multidrug-resistant organisms and other healthcare-associated pathogens represents supra-regional challenges for infection prevention and control (IPC) specialists in every European c...

    Authors: Vanessa M. Eichel, Christina Brühwasser, Enrique Castro-Sánchez, Gabriel Birgand, Erik Bathoorn, Florian Salm and Nico T. Mutters
    Citation: Antimicrobial Resistance & Infection Control 2022 11:131
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  4. Antimicrobial resistance is a serious threat to the global achievements in child health thus far. Previous studies have found high use of antibiotics in children in Northern Tanzania, but the experiences of th...

    Authors: Matilda Emgård, Rose Mwangi, Celina Mayo, Ester Mshana, Gertrud Nkini, Rune Andersson, Margret Lepp, Susann Skovbjerg and Florida Muro
    Citation: Antimicrobial Resistance & Infection Control 2022 11:130
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  7. Hand hygiene is universally recognized as a cornerstone measure for the prevention of healthcare-associated infections. Although the WHO “My five Moments for hand hygiene” poster has been used for more than a ...

    Authors: Nasim Lotfinejad, Ermira Tartari, Julien Sauser, Carolina Fankhauser-Rodriguez, Daniela Pires and Didier Pittet
    Citation: Antimicrobial Resistance & Infection Control 2022 11:127
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  8. The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has been rapidly spreading across the globe since the World Health Organization (WHO) has declared the disease outbreak as a global pandemic on March 11, 2020. Hand hygi...

    Authors: Muluken Nigatu Selam, Bruck Messele Habte, Tesfa Marew, Molalegne Bitew, Tigist Getachew, Solomon Getachew, Atlaw Abate, Mequanint Mitiku, Motlalepula Matsabisa and Gebremariam Birhanu
    Citation: Antimicrobial Resistance & Infection Control 2022 11:126
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  9. Infection prevention and control (IPC) in healthcare settings is imperative for the safety of patients as well as healthcare providers. To measure current IPC activities, resources, and gaps at the facility le...

    Authors: Md. Golam Dostogir Harun, Md Mahabub Ul Anwar, Shariful Amin Sumon, Md Zakiul Hassan, Tahmidul Haque, Syeda Mah-E-Muneer, Aninda Rahman, Syed Abul Hassan Md Abdullah, Md Saiful Islam, Ashley R. Styczynski and S. Cornelia Kaydos-Daniels
    Citation: Antimicrobial Resistance & Infection Control 2022 11:125
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  10. During the last 20 years, France has taken important steps to tackle antibiotic resistance. These include national awareness campaigns for the general public, and supporting changes in terms of antibiotic pres...

    Authors: Colette Menard, Sophie Fégueux, Zoë Heritage, Michèle Nion-Huang, Anne Berger-Carbonne and Isabelle Bonmarin
    Citation: Antimicrobial Resistance & Infection Control 2022 11:124
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  11. Traditionally, hand hygiene (HH) interventions do not identify the observed healthcare workers (HWCs) and therefore, reflect HH compliance only at population level. Intensive care units (ICUs) in seven Europea...

    Authors: Tjallie van der Kooi, Hugo Sax, Hajo Grundmann, Didier Pittet, Sabine de Greeff, Jaap van Dissel, Lauren Clack, Albert W. Wu, Judith Davitt, Sofia Kostourou, Alison Maguinness, Anna Michalik, Viorica Nedelcu, Márta Patyi, Janja Perme Hajdinjak, Milena Prosen…
    Citation: Antimicrobial Resistance & Infection Control 2022 11:123
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    The Correction to this article has been published in Antimicrobial Resistance & Infection Control 2023 12:13

  12. Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a major public health challenge with its impact felt disproportionately in Western Sub-Saharan Africa. Routine microbiology investigations serve as a rich source of AMR monito...

    Authors: Mavis Puopelle Dakorah, Elizabeth Agyare, Joseph Elikem Efui Acolatse, George Akafity, John Stelling, Victoria J. Chalker, Owen B. Spiller, Nana Benyin Aidoo, Frederick Kumi-Ansah, Daniel Azumah, Stephen Laryea, Robert Incoom and Eric Kofi Ngyedu
    Citation: Antimicrobial Resistance & Infection Control 2022 11:122
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  13. The coronavirus disease 2019 seems to change antibiotic resistance pattern. Certain conditions in the Covid-19 era may be contributing to the rise of antimicrobial resistance (AMR). Due to the limited informat...

    Authors: Reza Khoshbakht, Mona Kabiri, Alireza Neshani, Mohammad Navid Khaksari, Sayyed Majid Sadrzadeh, Seyed Mohammad Mousavi, Kiarash Ghazvini and Mahdis Ghavidel
    Citation: Antimicrobial Resistance & Infection Control 2022 11:121
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  14. Safe donning and doffing of personal protective equipment (PPE) are critical to prevent transmission of infectious diseases. Novel strategies to improve infection prevention and control (IPC) adherence can opt...

    Authors: Stephanie J. Curtis, Abigail Trewin, Kathleen McDermott, Karen Were, Kate Clezy, Kathy Dempsey and Nick Walsh
    Citation: Antimicrobial Resistance & Infection Control 2022 11:120
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  15. Large multicenter studies reporting on the association between the duration of broad-spectrum antimicrobial administration and the detection of multidrug-resistant (MDR) bacteria in the intensive care unit (IC...

    Authors: Hideki Yoshida, Takako Motohashi, Liesbet De Bus, Jan De Waele, Akihiro Takaba, Akira Kuriyama, Atsuko Kobayashi, Chie Tanaka, Hideki Hashi, Hideki Hashimoto, Hiroshi Nashiki, Mami Shibata, Masafumi Kanamoto, Masashi Inoue, Satoru Hashimoto, Shinshu Katayama…
    Citation: Antimicrobial Resistance & Infection Control 2022 11:119
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  17. Spread of resistant bacteria causes severe morbidity and mortality. Stringent control measures can be expensive and disrupt hospital organization. In the present study, we assessed the effectiveness and cost-e...

    Authors: Lidia Kardaś-Słoma, Sandra Fournier, Jean-Claude Dupont, Lise Rochaix, Gabriel Birgand, Jean-Ralph Zahar, François-Xavier Lescure, Solen Kernéis, Isabelle Durand-Zaleski and Jean-Christophe Lucet
    Citation: Antimicrobial Resistance & Infection Control 2022 11:117
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  18. Antimicrobial resistance remains a major global public health concern, and antimicrobial dispensing in community pharmacies is an important factor in preventing this damage. However, the current literature foc...

    Authors: Elindayane Vieira de Souza, Lara Joana Santos Caxico Vieira, Sylmara Nayara Pereira dos Santos, Sabrina Cerqueira-Santos, Kérilin Stancine Santos Rocha and Divaldo Pereira de Lyra Jr
    Citation: Antimicrobial Resistance & Infection Control 2022 11:116
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  19. Romania is one of the European countries reporting very high antimicrobial resistance (AMR) rates and consumption of antimicrobials. We aimed to characterize the AMR profiles and clonality of 304 multi-drug re...

    Authors: Irina Gheorghe-Barbu, Ilda Czobor Barbu, Laura Ioana Popa, Grațiela Grădișteanu Pîrcălăbioru, Marcela Popa, Luminița Măruțescu, Mihai Niță-Lazar, Alina Banciu, Cătălina Stoica, Ștefania Gheorghe, Irina Lucaciu, Oana Săndulescu, Simona Paraschiv, Marius Surleac, Daniela Talapan, Andrei Alexandru Muntean…
    Citation: Antimicrobial Resistance & Infection Control 2022 11:115
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  20. Staphylococcus aureus is one of the leading causes of bloodstream infections (BSI) worldwide. In Brazil, the hospital-acquired methicillin-resistant S. aureus USA100/SCCmecII lineage replaced the previously well-...

    Authors: Mariana Fernandes Augusto, Débora Cristina da Silva Fernandes, Tamara Lopes Rocha de Oliveira, Fernanda Sampaio Cavalcante, Raiane Cardoso Chamon, Adriana Lúcia Pires Ferreira, Simone Aranha Nouér and Kátia Regina Netto dos Santos
    Citation: Antimicrobial Resistance & Infection Control 2022 11:114
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  21. Surgical site infection (SSI) after acute hip fracture surgery is a devastating complication associated with increased suffering and mortality. The aim of the study was to investigate early SSI, sepsis, pneumo...

    Authors: Annette Erichsen Andersson, Brigid M. Gillespie, Magnus Karlsson, Henrik Malchau, Bengt Nellgård, Ewa Wikström, Cecilia Rogmark and Jonatan Tillander
    Citation: Antimicrobial Resistance & Infection Control 2022 11:113
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  22. In low- and middle-income countries, surveillance of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is mostly hospital-based and, in view of poor access to clinical microbiology, biased to more resistant pathogens. We aimed t...

    Authors: Annelies S. Post, I. Guiraud, M. Peeters, P. Lompo, S. Ombelet, I. Karama, S. Yougbaré, Z. Garba, E. Rouamba, H. Tinto and Jan Jacobs
    Citation: Antimicrobial Resistance & Infection Control 2022 11:112
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  23. During the COVID-19 pandemic, Nyeri County in Kenya was among the regions reporting a high number of confirmed cases. This exemplified the increased need of addressing potential antimicrobial resistance (AMR) ...

    Authors: George Kimathi, Jackline Kiarie, Lydiah Njarambah, Jorum Onditi and David Ojakaa
    Citation: Antimicrobial Resistance & Infection Control 2022 11:111
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  24. Evaluation of the appropriateness of the duration of antimicrobial treatment is a cornerstone of antibiotic stewardship programs, but it is time-consuming. Furthermore, it is often restricted to antibiotics pr...

    Authors: Annemieke K. van den Broek, Jara R. de la Court, Thomas Groot, Reinier M. van Hest, Caroline E. Visser, Kim C. E. Sigaloff, Rogier P. Schade and Jan M. Prins
    Citation: Antimicrobial Resistance & Infection Control 2022 11:110
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  25. Rational antibiotic prescription (RAP) refers to the purposeful and appropriate antibiotic prescription with correct dose and course to produce the most possible benefits and less possible side effects. Identi...

    Authors: Ramin Sami, Kobra Salehi, Raheleh Sadegh, Hamid Solgi and Vajihe Atashi
    Citation: Antimicrobial Resistance & Infection Control 2022 11:109
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  26. Discontinuation of antimicrobial stewardship programs (ASPs) and increased antibiotic use were described during SARS-CoV-2 pandemic. In order to measure COVID-19 impact on ASPs in a setting of high multidrug r...

    Authors: Agnese Comelli, Camilla Genovese, Andrea Lombardi, Chiara Bobbio, Luigia Scudeller, Umberto Restelli, Antonio Muscatello, Spinello Antinori, Paolo Bonfanti, Salvatore Casari, Antonella Castagna, Francesco Castelli, Antonella d’Arminio Monforte, Fabio Franzetti, Paolo Grossi, Matteo Lupi…
    Citation: Antimicrobial Resistance & Infection Control 2022 11:108
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  27. Healthcare-associated infections remain a preventable cause of patient harm in healthcare. Full documentation of adherence to evidence-based best practices for each patient can support monitoring and promotion...

    Authors: Alen Hascic, Aline Wolfensberger, Lauren Clack, Peter W. Schreiber, Stefan P. Kuster and Hugo Sax
    Citation: Antimicrobial Resistance & Infection Control 2022 11:107
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  28. Logistical and economic barriers hamper community-level surveillance for antimicrobial-resistant bacteria in low-income countries. Latrines are commonly used in these settings and offer a low-cost source of su...

    Authors: Sylvia Omulo, Maina Mugoh, Joshua Obiya, Moshe Alando and Douglas R. Call
    Citation: Antimicrobial Resistance & Infection Control 2022 11:106
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  29. Peripheral intravenous catheters (PIVC) are commonly used in hospital worldwide. However, PIVC are not exempt from complications. Catheter-related bloodstream infections (CRBSI) increase morbidity and mortalit...

    Authors: Ian Blanco-Mavillard, Enrique Castro-Sánchez, Gaizka Parra-García, Miguel Ángel Rodríguez-Calero, Miquel Bennasar-Veny, Ismael Fernández-Fernández, Harri Lorente-Neches and Joan de Pedro-Gómez
    Citation: Antimicrobial Resistance & Infection Control 2022 11:105
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  30. Vaginal discharge syndrome (VDS) is a common condition. Clinical management targets sexually transmitted infections (STIs) and bacterial vaginosis (BV); there is limited focus on Candida infection as cause of VDS...

    Authors: Cara M. Dunaiski, Marleen M. Kock, Hyunsul Jung and Remco P. H. Peters
    Citation: Antimicrobial Resistance & Infection Control 2022 11:104
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  31. Multidrug-resistant organism (MDRO) carriage may have an adverse impact on the quality of life of carriers, in particular those who have experienced hospital precautionary measures. This study aims to gain a d...

    Authors: Ruth Baron, Renske Eilers, Manon R. Haverkate, Sabiena G. Feenstra and Aura Timen
    Citation: Antimicrobial Resistance & Infection Control 2022 11:103
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  32. In many jurisdictions healthcare workers (HCWs) are using respirators for aerosol-generating medical procedures (AGMPs) performed on adult and pediatric populations with all suspect/confirmed viral respiratory...

    Authors: Jenine Leal, Brenlea Farkas, Liza Mastikhina, Jordyn Flanagan, Becky Skidmore, Charleen Salmon, Devika Dixit, Stephanie Smith, Stephen Tsekrekos, Bonita Lee, Joseph Vayalumkal, Jessica Dunn, Robyn Harrison, Melody Cordoviz, Roberta Dubois, Uma Chandran…
    Citation: Antimicrobial Resistance & Infection Control 2022 11:102
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  33. We investigated the trend change in vancomycin-intermediate Staphylococcus aureus (VISA)/heterogeneous VISA (hVISA) prevalence among methicillin-resistant S. aureus (MRSA) bacteremia strains and antistaphylococca...

    Authors: Yu Ri Kang, Si-Ho Kim, Doo Ryeon Chung, Jae-Hoon Ko, Kyungmin Huh, Sun Young Cho, Cheol-In Kang and Kyong Ran Peck
    Citation: Antimicrobial Resistance & Infection Control 2022 11:101
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  34. An effective use of surgical antibiotic prophylaxis (SAP) appears essential to prevent the development of infections linked to surgery while inappropriate and excessive prescriptions of prophylactic antibiotic...

    Authors: Antonelle Pardo, Vianney Ntabaza, Mathieu Rivolta, Aline Goulard, Serge Sténuit, Remy Demeester, Sandrine Milas, Pierre Duez, Stéphanie Patris, Marc Joris, Philippe Dony and Soraya Cherifi
    Citation: Antimicrobial Resistance & Infection Control 2022 11:100
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  35. Spread of vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus (VRE) is a global concern as a significant cause of healthcare-associated infections. A series of VRE faecium (VREf) outbreaks caused by clonal propagation due to inter...

    Authors: Norihiro Saito, Junichi Kitazawa, Hiroko Horiuchi, Takeo Yamamoto, Masahiko Kimura, Fumio Inoue, Mika Matsui, Satoko Minakawa, Masamichi Itoga, Junichiro Tsuchiya, Satowa Suzuki, Junzo Hisatsune, Yoshiaki Gu, Motoyuki Sugai and Hiroyuki Kayaba
    Citation: Antimicrobial Resistance & Infection Control 2022 11:99
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  36. In 2016, a study in a Dutch nursing home showed prolonged colonization duration of extended-spectrum β-lactamase-producing (ESBL)-ST131 compared to ESBL-non-ST131. In this study, we assessed the duration of recta...

    Authors: Veronica Weterings, Wouter van den Bijllaardt, Martin Bootsma, Yvonne Hendriks, Linda Kilsdonk, Ans Mulders and Jan Kluytmans
    Citation: Antimicrobial Resistance & Infection Control 2022 11:98
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  37. Healthcare workers often experience skin dryness and irritation from performing hand hygiene frequently. Low acceptability and tolerability of a formulation are barriers to hand hygiene compliance, though litt...

    Authors: Alexandra Peters, Jennifer Carry, Charlotte Cave, Julien Sauser and Didier Pittet
    Citation: Antimicrobial Resistance & Infection Control 2022 11:97
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  38. Central line–associated bloodstream infections (CLABSIs) remain a critical and possibly fatal outcome of hospitalization. Use of central venous catheter (CVC) bundles can considerably reduce CLABSI rates in ho...

    Authors: Vassiliki Pitiriga, John Bakalis, Elsa Kampos, Petros Kanellopoulos, George Saroglou and Athanasios Tsakris
    Citation: Antimicrobial Resistance & Infection Control 2022 11:96
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  39. Microbial etiology for community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) is evolving with pathogens known for high CAP mortality e.g., Pseudomonas species. Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients are at risk for h...

    Authors: Adeniyi J. Idigo, J. Michael Wells, Matthew L. Brown, Howard W. Wiener, Russell L. Griffin, Gary Cutter, Sadeep Shrestha and Rachael A. Lee
    Citation: Antimicrobial Resistance & Infection Control 2022 11:95
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  40. Rational use of antibiotics (AB) and infection prevention and control (IPC) are key measures for reducing antimicrobial resistance (AMR) in healthcare. Nonetheless, transferring evidence into clinical practice...

    Authors: Martin Pin, Rajan Somasundaram, Christian Wrede, Frank Schwab, Petra Gastmeier and Sonja Hansen
    Citation: Antimicrobial Resistance & Infection Control 2022 11:94
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    The Correction to this article has been published in Antimicrobial Resistance & Infection Control 2022 11:128

  41. The approval of ethanol by the Biocidal Products Regulation has been under evaluation since 2007. This follows concern over alcohol uptake from ethanol-based hand rubs (EBHR). If ethanol is classified as carci...

    Authors: Axel Kramer, Mardjan Arvand, Bärbel Christiansen, Stephanie Dancer, Maren Eggers, Martin Exner, Dieter Müller, Nico T. Mutters, Ingeborg Schwebke and Didier Pittet
    Citation: Antimicrobial Resistance & Infection Control 2022 11:93
    Content type: Review Published on:

  42. Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a problem in residential aged care facilities (RACF). There is a gap in our understanding of how psychosocial barriers such as risk perceptions shape staff attitudes towards a...

    Authors: Saniya Singh, Chris Degeling, Dominic Fernandez, Amy Montgomery, Peter Caputi and Frank P. Deane
    Citation: Antimicrobial Resistance & Infection Control 2022 11:92
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  43. For effective prevention of nosocomial transmissions continuous training and motivation of health care workers (HCW) are essential to maintain and increase compliance with high rates of hand hygiene. The use o...

    Authors: Vanessa M. Eichel, Christian Brandt, Juliane Brandt, Jonas M. Jabs and Nico T. Mutters
    Citation: Antimicrobial Resistance & Infection Control 2022 11:91
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  44. The World Health Organization developed the Global Action Plan on Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) as a priority because of the increasing threat posed to human health, animal health and agriculture. Countries a...

    Authors: Angela Willemsen, Simon Reid and Yibeltal Assefa
    Citation: Antimicrobial Resistance & Infection Control 2022 11:90
    Content type: Guideline Published on:

  45. Carbapenem-resistant gram-negative bacteria (CRGNB) have become a public health concern worldwide. The risk factors associated with CRGNB infection after colonization are unknown, nor is the optimal timing of ...

    Authors: Qiqiang Liang, Juan Chen, Yongshan Xu, Yibing Chen and Man Huang
    Citation: Antimicrobial Resistance & Infection Control 2022 11:89
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  46. Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) causes community-acquired respiratory tract infections during winter. However, outbreaks in hospitals also occur repeatedly. In particular, patients with hematologic malignanc...

    Authors: Claas Baier, Jiabin Huang, Kerstin Reumann, Daniela Indenbirken, Felicitas Thol, Christian Koenecke, Ella Ebadi, Albert Heim, Franz-Christoph Bange, Sibylle Haid, Thomas Pietschmann and Nicole Fischer
    Citation: Antimicrobial Resistance & Infection Control 2022 11:88
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  47. Healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) represent a relevant problem for all healthcare facilities, because they involve both the care aspect and the economic management of the hospital. Most HAIs are preventa...

    Authors: Vincenzo Puro, Nicola Coppola, Andrea Frasca, Ivan Gentile, Francesco Luzzaro, Angela Peghetti and Gabriele Sganga
    Citation: Antimicrobial Resistance & Infection Control 2022 11:87
    Content type: Review Published on:

  48. Antibiotic resistance is a global health threat driven partly by self-medication with antibiotics (SMA). This study aims to assess the prevalence and predictors of SMA in selected rural and urban communities o...

    Authors: Richard James Mabilika, Emmanuel Mpolya and Gabriel Shirima
    Citation: Antimicrobial Resistance & Infection Control 2022 11:86
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  49. Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is one of the leading global public health threats of the 21st Century. Antimicrobial stewardship (AMS) programmes have been shown to improve antibiotic use and clinical outcomes...

    Authors: Ralalicia Limato, Alex Broom, Erni J. Nelwan and Raph L. Hamers
    Citation: Antimicrobial Resistance & Infection Control 2022 11:85
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  50. Uncomplicated urinary tract infections (uUTIs) are one of the most common bacterial infections in the United States (US). Contemporary data are important for understanding the health economic impact of antimic...

    Authors: Jason Shafrin, Alen Marijam, Ashish V. Joshi, Fanny S. Mitrani-Gold, Katie Everson, Rifat Tuly, Peter Rosenquist, Michael Gillam and Maria Elena Ruiz
    Citation: Antimicrobial Resistance & Infection Control 2022 11:84
    Content type: Research Published on:
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