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  1. Hospitals with their high antimicrobial selection pressure represent the presumably most important reservoir of multidrug-resistant human pathogens. Antibiotics administered in the course of treatment are excr...

    Authors: Claudio Neidhöfer, Esther Sib, Marcel Neuenhoff, Oliver Schwengers, Tobias Dummin, Christian Buechler, Niklas Klein, Julian Balks, Katharina Axtmann, Katjana Schwab, Tobias A. W. Holderried, Georg Feldmann, Peter Brossart, Steffen Engelhart, Nico T. Mutters, Gabriele Bierbaum…
    Citation: Antimicrobial Resistance & Infection Control 2023 12:33
  2. Papua New Guinea (PNG) is one of the 14 countries categorised as having a triple burden of tuberculosis (TB), multidrug-resistant TB (MDR TB), and TB-human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) co-infections. TB infect...

    Authors: Gigil Marme, Jerzy Kuzma, Peta-Anne Zimmerman, Neil Harris and Shannon Rutherford
    Citation: Antimicrobial Resistance & Infection Control 2023 12:31
  3. Indiscriminate use of antimicrobials for the prevention and treatment of bacterial infection in animals is a common practice in Nigeria as in other developing countries. These antimicrobials are purchased over...

    Authors: Mwapu Dika Ndahi, Rene Hendriksen, Birgitte Helwigh, Roderick M. Card, Idowu Oluwabunmi Fagbamila, Oluwadamilola Olawumi Abiodun-Adewusi, Eme Ekeng, Victoria Adetunji, Ini Adebiyi and Jens Kirk Andersen
    Citation: Antimicrobial Resistance & Infection Control 2023 12:30
  4. Carbapenem-resistant Enterobacterales are among the most serious antimicrobial resistance (AMR) threats. Emerging resistance to polymyxins raises the specter of untreatable infections. These resistant organism...

    Authors: Danielle M. Venne, David M. Hartley, Marissa D. Malchione, Michala Koch, Anjali Y. Britto and Jesse L. Goodman
    Citation: Antimicrobial Resistance & Infection Control 2023 12:29
  5. Carbapenem-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa (CRPA) are a serious cause of healthcare-associated infections. Part of the infection prevention and control measures are outbreak investigations (OI) of patients, heal...

    Authors: Andrea C. Büchler, Selvi N. Shahab, Juliëtte A. Severin, Margreet C. Vos and Anne F. Voor in ’t holt
    Citation: Antimicrobial Resistance & Infection Control 2023 12:28
  6. The COVID-19 pandemic has profoundly challenged societies and healthcare systems in particular. To prevent the spread of SARS-CoV-2, infection prevention and control (IPC) strategies had to be developed on the...

    Authors: Astrid Füszl, Julia Ebner, Miriam Van den Nest, Lukas Bouvier-Azula, Magda Diab-El Schahawi and Elisabeth Presterl
    Citation: Antimicrobial Resistance & Infection Control 2023 12:27
  7. Beta-lactamase production remains the most contributing factor to beta-lactam resistance. Extended-Spectrum Beta-Lactamase-Producing Enterobacterales (ESBL-PE) are associated with risk factors both in hospital...

    Authors: Jules Bizimana, Jerome Ndayisenga, Henry Kajumbura, Phillip Mulepo and Najjuka Florence Christine
    Citation: Antimicrobial Resistance & Infection Control 2023 12:26
  8. Secondary bacterial pneumonia is an important complication of seasonal influenza, but little data is available about impact on death and risk factors. This study identified risk factors for all-cause in-hospit...

    Authors: Guangzhao Yi, Marlieke E. A. de Kraker, Niccolò Buetti, Xiaoni Zhong, Jinyan Li, Zhe Yuan, Weimin Zhu, Jia Zhou and Hongyu Zhou
    Citation: Antimicrobial Resistance & Infection Control 2023 12:25
  9. The COVID-19 pandemic has changed the epidemiology of upper respiratory tract infections (URTI) and the disease profile of patients attending the emergency department (ED). Hence, we sought to explore the chan...

    Authors: Zhilian Huang, Evonne Tay, Win Sen Kuan, Ling Tiah, Yanyi Weng, Hann Yee Tan, Eillyne Seow, Li Lee Peng and Angela Chow
    Citation: Antimicrobial Resistance & Infection Control 2023 12:24

    The Correction to this article has been published in Antimicrobial Resistance & Infection Control 2023 12:54

  10. Authors: Manon D. van Dijk, Anne F. Voor in ’t holt, Emine Alp, Markus Hell, Nicola Petrosillo, Elisabeth Presterl, Athanasios Tsakris, Juliëtte A. Severin and Margreet C. Vos
    Citation: Antimicrobial Resistance & Infection Control 2023 12:23

    The original article was published in Antimicrobial Resistance & Infection Control 2022 11:152

  11. Healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) are often caused by multidrug-resistant (MDR) bacteria contaminating hospital environments which can cause outbreaks as well as sporadic transmission.

    Authors: Erick Odoyo, Daniel Matano, Fredrick Tiria, Martin Georges, Cecilia Kyanya, Samuel Wahome, Winnie Mutai and Lillian Musila
    Citation: Antimicrobial Resistance & Infection Control 2023 12:22
  12. Risk factors for nosocomial COVID-19 outbreaks continue to evolve. The aim of this study was to investigate a multi-ward nosocomial outbreak of COVID-19 between 1st September and 15th November 2020, occurring ...

    Authors: Jenine Leal, Heidi M. O’Grady, Logan Armstrong, Devika Dixit, Zoha Khawaja, Kate Snedeker, Jennifer Ellison, Joyce Erebor, Peter Jamieson, Amanda Weiss, Daniel Salcedo, Kimberley Roberts, Karen Wiens, Matthew A. Croxen, Byron M. Berenger, Kanti Pabbaraju…
    Citation: Antimicrobial Resistance & Infection Control 2023 12:21
  13. Dentist play an important role in misuse of antibiotics. Identification of the dental activities linked to the misuse of antibiotics is important for improving dentists’ prescribing quality. The aim of the stu...

    Authors: Almudena Rodríguez-Fernández, Olalla Vázquez-Cancela, María Piñeiro-Lamas, María Teresa Herdeiro, Adolfo Figueiras and Maruxa Zapata-Cachafeiro
    Citation: Antimicrobial Resistance & Infection Control 2023 12:20
  14. This study aimed to identify barriers to the proper use of antibiotics by healthcare professionals and to help the hospital Antimicrobial Stewardship develop suitable actions for the staff.

    Authors: Caroline Briquet, Youssra Khaouch and Jean Cyr Yombi
    Citation: Antimicrobial Resistance & Infection Control 2023 12:19
  15. In neonatal intensive care units (NICUs), neonates requiring medical care after birth, including very vulnerable preterm infants, are housed in incubators. Previous studies have reported that the standard chem...

    Authors: Marion Reboux, Marie Chavignon, Anne Tristan, Franck Plaisant, Frédéric Laurent and Marine Butin
    Citation: Antimicrobial Resistance & Infection Control 2023 12:18
  16. Up to 48% of ventilated coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) patients develop ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) during hospitalization in an ICU. Dysbiotic oral microbiota can colonize the lower respiratory...

    Authors: Iwona Gregorczyk-Maga, Anna Pałka, Mateusz Fiema, Michal Kania, Anna Kujawska, Paweł Maga, Estera Jachowicz-Matczak, Dorota Romaniszyn, Agnieszka Chmielarczyk, Barbara Żółtowska and Jadwiga Wójkowska-Mach
    Citation: Antimicrobial Resistance & Infection Control 2023 12:17

    The Correction to this article has been published in Antimicrobial Resistance & Infection Control 2023 12:51

  17. In intensive care unit (ICU) settings, the transmission risk of carbapenem-resistant, gram-negative bacteria (CRGNB) is high. There is a paucity of data regarding the effectiveness of interventions, including ...

    Authors: Jiwon Jung, Joung Ha Park, Hyejin Yang, Young-Ju Lim, Eun Ok Kim, Chae-Man Lim, Mi-Na Kim, Min-Woo Jo, Sung-Cheol Yun and Sung-Han Kim
    Citation: Antimicrobial Resistance & Infection Control 2023 12:16
  18. Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is widely acknowledged as a global health problem, yet its extent is not well evaluated, especially in low-middle income countries. It is challenging to promote policies without ...

    Authors: Avis A. Nowbuth, Akwi W. Asombang, Nkengeh N. Tazinkeng, Opeoluwa Y. Makinde and Lincoln R. Sheets
    Citation: Antimicrobial Resistance & Infection Control 2023 12:15
  19. Neonatal sepsis, a major cause of death amongst infants in sub-Saharan Africa, is often gut derived. Gut colonisation by Enterobacteriaceae producing extended spectrum beta-lactamase (ESBL) or carbapenemase enzym...

    Authors: Thomas Edwards, Christopher T. Williams, Macrine Olwala, Pauline Andang’o, Walter Otieno, Grace N. Nalwa, Abimbola Akindolire, Ana I. Cubas-Atienzar, Toby Ross, Olukemi O. Tongo, Emily R. Adams, Helen Nabwera and Stephen Allen
    Citation: Antimicrobial Resistance & Infection Control 2023 12:14
  20. 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 2023 12:13

    The original article was published in Antimicrobial Resistance & Infection Control 2022 11:123

  21. Recent studies put under scrutiny the prevailing hand hygiene guidelines, which incorporate quantitative parameters regarding handrub volume and hand size. Understanding the criticality of complete (i.e., effi...

    Authors: Constantinos Voniatis, Száva Bánsághi, Dániel Sándor Veres, Péter Szerémy, Angela Jedlovszky-Hajdu, Attila Szijártó and Tamás Haidegger
    Citation: Antimicrobial Resistance & Infection Control 2023 12:12
  22. The core components (CCs) of infection prevention and control (IPC) from World Health Organization (WHO) are crucial for the safety and quality of health care. Our objective was to examine the level of impleme...

    Authors: Emel Azak, Ahmet Sertcelik, Gulden Ersoz, Guven Celebi, Fatma Eser, Ayse Batirel, Yasemin Cag, Zeynep Ture, Derya Ozturk Engin, Meltem Arzu Yetkin, Sedat Kaygusuz, Aslıhan Candevir, Ermira Tartari, Jordi Rello and Emine Alp
    Citation: Antimicrobial Resistance & Infection Control 2023 12:11
  23. Over-the-counter antibiotic access is common in low-and-middle-income countries and this may accelerate antimicrobial resistance. Our study explores critical aspects of the drug seller–client interaction and a...

    Authors: Emmanuel Olamijuwon, Eveline Konje, Catherine Kansiime, Mike Kesby, Katherine Keenan, Stella Neema, Benon Asiimwe, Stephen E. Mshana, Martha F. Mushi, Olga Loza, Benjamin Sunday, Alison Sandeman, Derek J. Sloan, Fernando Benitez-Paez, Joseph R. Mwanga, Wilber Sabiiti…
    Citation: Antimicrobial Resistance & Infection Control 2023 12:10
  24. Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a global health security threat and is associated with increased morbidity and mortality. One of the key drivers of AMR is the inappropriate use of antibiotics. A key componen...

    Authors: Reuben Kiggundu, Edgar Lusaya, Jeremiah Seni, J. P. Waswa, Francis Kakooza, Dinah Tjipura, Kate Kikule, Cecilia Muiva, Mohan P. Joshi, Andy Stergachis, Freddy Eric Kitutu and Niranjan Konduri
    Citation: Antimicrobial Resistance & Infection Control 2023 12:9
  25. Patients with cancer are at risk of multidrug-resistant bacteria colonization, but association of colonization with in-hospital mortality and one-year survival has not been established in critically ill patien...

    Authors: Antonio Paulo Nassar Junior, Giulia Medola Del Missier, Ana Paula Agnolon Praça, Ivan Leonardo Avelino França e Silva and Pedro Caruso
    Citation: Antimicrobial Resistance & Infection Control 2023 12:8
  26. Healthcare environmental hygiene (HEH) has become recognized as being increasingly important for patient safety and the prevention of healthcare-associated infections. At the 2022 Healthcare Cleaning Forum at ...

    Authors: Alexandra Peters, Pierre Parneix, Martin Kiernan, Juliëtte A. Severin, Tracey Gauci and Didier Pittet
    Citation: Antimicrobial Resistance & Infection Control 2023 12:7
  27. Infection prevention and control (IPC) in hospitals is key to safe patient care. There is currently no data regarding the implementation of IPC in hospitals in Indonesia. The aim of this study was to assess th...

    Authors: Indri Rooslamiati Supriadi, Cynthia P. Haanappel, Leli Saptawati, Nani H. Widodo, Gortap Sitohang, Yuslely Usman, Ida Bagus Anom, Ratih Dian Saraswati, Michal Heger, Pieter A. Doevendans, Hindra Irawan Satari, Anne F. Voor in ‘t holt and Juliëtte A. Severin
    Citation: Antimicrobial Resistance & Infection Control 2023 12:6
  28. Despite their spread in daily practice, few data is available on clinical factors associated with peripherally inserted central catheter (PICC)-related bloodstream infections (PR-BSI). We aimed to assess the P...

    Authors: Koko Barrigah-Benissan, Jerome Ory, Claire Simon, Paul Loubet, Aurelie Martin, Jean-Paul Beregi, Jean-Philippe Lavigne, Albert Sotto and Romaric Larcher
    Citation: Antimicrobial Resistance & Infection Control 2023 12:5
  29. Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is a difficult to treat infection, particularly in residents of elderly care centers (ECCs). Despite the substantial burden of MRSA, an inadequate number of stud...

    Authors: Amir Hossein Hasanpour, Mahdi Sepidarkish, Abolfazl Mollalo, Ali Ardekani, Mustafa Almukhtar, Amal Mechaal, Seyed Reza Hosseini, Masoumeh Bayani, Mostafa Javanian and Ali Rostami
    Citation: Antimicrobial Resistance & Infection Control 2023 12:4
  30. Antibiotic resistance is a global concern threatening achievements in health care since the discovery of antibiotics. In Kenya, this topic remains understudied in a context of rising demand for livestock produ...

    Authors: Jeniffer Waiyego Kariuki, Jan Jacobs, Marie Paule Ngogang and Olivia Howland
    Citation: Antimicrobial Resistance & Infection Control 2023 12:3
  31. During the COVID-19 pandemic hospitals reorganized their resources and delivery of care, which may have affected the number of healthcare-associated infections (HAIs). We aimed to quantify changes in trends in...

    Authors: Janneke D. M. Verberk, Tjallie I. I. van der Kooi, Nynke A. Kampstra, Naomi Reimes, Stephanie M. van Rooden, Titia E. M. Hopmans, Suzanne E. Geerlings and Sabine C. de Greeff
    Citation: Antimicrobial Resistance & Infection Control 2023 12:2
  32. Methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is a major burden for hospitals globally. However, in the Netherlands, the MRSA prevalence is relatively low due to the ‘search and destroy’ policy. Routine mult...

    Authors: Karlijn M. G. Houkes, Joep J. J. M. Stohr, Karin B. Gast, Karen Couderé, Veronica Weterings, Anne Mutsaers - van Oudheusden, Anton G. M. Buiting and Jaco J. Verweij
    Citation: Antimicrobial Resistance & Infection Control 2023 12:1
  33. We previously reported an increase in meropenem prescriptions for Pseudomonas aeruginosa infections in our hospital after the implementation of the 10th version of the EUCAST breakpoints table for P. aeruginosa i...

    Authors: Aline Munting, José Damas, Benjamin Viala, Guy Prod’hom, Benoit Guery and Laurence Senn
    Citation: Antimicrobial Resistance & Infection Control 2022 11:165
  34. The overuse of antibiotics in primary healthcare settings (PHSs) has caused a serious public health problem in China. The outbreak of the Coronavirus Disease-19 (COVID-19) pandemic brought about dramatic chang...

    Authors: Ting Wang, Liyan Shen, Jia Yin, Liansheng Zhou and Qiang Sun
    Citation: Antimicrobial Resistance & Infection Control 2022 11:164
  35. The emergence of carbapenemase-producing bacteria (CPB) has become a major public health concern. Long-term care facilities (LTCF) are potential reservoirs for multidrug-resistant micro-organisms (MDRO). Howev...

    Authors: Manuel Callejón Fernández, Ana Madueño Alonso, Rossana Abreu Rodríguez, Armando Aguirre-Jaime, María Beatriz Castro Hernández, María José Ramos-Real, Yanet Pedroso-Fernández and María Lecuona Fernández
    Citation: Antimicrobial Resistance & Infection Control 2022 11:163
  36. Authors: Adriënne S. van der Schoor, Juliëtte A. Severin, Anna S. van der Weg, Nikolaos Strepis, Corné H. W. Klaassen, Johannes P. C. van den Akker, Marco J. Bruno, Johanna M. Hendriks, Margreet C. Vos and Anne F. Voor in ’t holt
    Citation: Antimicrobial Resistance & Infection Control 2022 11:162

    The original article was published in Antimicrobial Resistance & Infection Control 2022 11:76

  37. The prevalence of carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae bloodstream infection (CRKP-BSI) is increasing worldwide. CRKP-BSI is associated with high rates of morbidity and mortality due to limited antibiotic c...

    Authors: Jie Chen, Hua Ma, Xiaoming Huang, Yanhui Cui, Wenzhong Peng, Fei Zhu, Shiyang Ma, Minjun Rao, Peipei Zhang, Hang Yang, Longxiang Su, Ruichao Niu and Pinhua Pan
    Citation: Antimicrobial Resistance & Infection Control 2022 11:161
  38. In neutropenic patients, bloodstream infections (BSI) significantly contribute to morbidity and mortality. Appropriate empirical antibiotic therapy (EAT) of BSI is essential, at the same time overconsumption o...

    Authors: Jara R. de la Court, Jarom Heijmans, Jennifer Huynh, Elske Sieswerda, Nick A. de Jonge, Karin van Dijk, Kim C. E. Sigaloff and Rogier P. Schade
    Citation: Antimicrobial Resistance & Infection Control 2022 11:160
  39. The antimicrobial resistance (AMR) crisis is a major global threat and one of its biggest drivers is the overuse of antibiotics in humans. Dentists are responsible for 5–10% antibiotic prescriptions worldwide ...

    Authors: Aya Bajalan, Tiina Bui, Gabriela Salvadori, Dalton Marques, Alison Schumacher, Cassiano Kuchenbecker Rösing, Ulf Reidar Dahle, Fernanda Cristina Petersen, Antônio Pedro Ricomini-Filho, Belinda Farias Nicolau and Roger Junges
    Citation: Antimicrobial Resistance & Infection Control 2022 11:158
  40. Antimicrobial stewardship (AMS) and infection prevention control (IPC) programs are proposed to address antimicrobial resistance. Nigeria’s 5-years action plan for these programs is expiring by 2022. The objec...

    Authors: Isabel Naomi Aika and Ehijie Enato
    Citation: Antimicrobial Resistance & Infection Control 2022 11:157
  41. Antimicrobial resistance is an emerging concern globally in recent years. Management of common infectious diseases like urinary tract infection (UTI) has become challenging. In this context, the purpose of thi...

    Authors: Md. Mahabubul Islam Majumder, Ashrafur Rahaman Mahadi, Tareq Ahmed, Mostaque Ahmed, Mohammad Nazim Uddin and Md. Zahirul Alam
    Citation: Antimicrobial Resistance & Infection Control 2022 11:156
  42. Wastewater-based surveillance enabled the first detection of the mobile colistin resistance gene mcr-10 in Italy. This plasmid-borne resistance gene was found in strains of Klebsiella quasipneumoniae isolated fro...

    Authors: Nicoletta Formenti, Flavia Guarneri, Cristina Bertasio, Giovanni Parisio, Claudia Romeo, Federico Scali, Laura Birbes, Maria Beatrice Boniotti, Giuseppe Diegoli, Loredana Candela, Gianluca Antonio Romeo, Paolo Pasquali and Giovanni Loris Alborali
    Citation: Antimicrobial Resistance & Infection Control 2022 11:155
  43. Authors: Cheng Zheng, Shufang Zhang, Qingqing Chen, Li Zhong, Tiancha Huang, Xijiang Zhang, Kai Zhang, Hongwei Zhou, Jiachang Cai, Linlin Du, Changming Wang, Wei Cui and Gensheng Zhang
    Citation: Antimicrobial Resistance & Infection Control 2022 11:154

    The original article was published in Antimicrobial Resistance & Infection Control 2020 9:76

  44. Antimicrobial resistance issues, and the consequent demand for antimicrobial stewardship (AMS) programs, need to be investigated urgently and clearly. Considering the large amount of time nurses spend at patie...

    Authors: Matteo Danielis, Domenico Regano, Anna Castaldo, Maria Mongardi and Tania Buttiron Webber
    Citation: Antimicrobial Resistance & Infection Control 2022 11:153
  45. There are differences in infection prevention and control (IPC) policies to prevent transmission of highly resistant microorganisms (HRMO). The aim of this study is to give an overview of the IPC policy of six...

    Authors: Manon D. van Dijk, Anne F. Voor in ’t holt, Emine Alp, Markus Hell, Nicola Petrosillo, Elisabeth Presterl, Athanasios Tsakris, Juliëtte A. Severin and Margreet C. Vos
    Citation: Antimicrobial Resistance & Infection Control 2022 11:152

    The Correction to this article has been published in Antimicrobial Resistance & Infection Control 2023 12:23

  46. To evaluate the effectiveness of enhanced check to the duration of the central venous catheters associated bloodstream infections (CABSIs), and the impact on infection rates.

    Authors: Yu Lv, Xiaobo Huang, Qian Xiang, Qin Yang, Jin Chen, Minhong Cai, Pingping Wang, Ping Jia, Hui Wang, Caixia Xie, Luting Li, Dingding Zhang, Daoqiong Wei and Jiayu Wu
    Citation: Antimicrobial Resistance & Infection Control 2022 11:151
  47. Cesarean section (CS) is the most frequently performed surgery in the United States. Compared to vaginal delivery, CS has a higher risk of maternal and neonatal mortality, morbidities, and complications, among...

    Authors: Fatemeh Tara, Sina Danesteh, Maral Rezaee, Kiarash Roustai Geraylow, AmirAli Moodi Ghalibaf and Somayeh Moeindarbari
    Citation: Antimicrobial Resistance & Infection Control 2022 11:150
  48. Terminal cleaning and disinfection of hospital patient rooms must be performed after discharge of a patient with a multidrug resistant micro-organism to eliminate pathogens from the environment. Terminal disin...

    Authors: Caroline M. van der Starre, Suzan A. J. Cremers-Pijpers, Carsten van Rossum, Edmée C. Bowles and Alma Tostmann
    Citation: Antimicrobial Resistance & Infection Control 2022 11:149