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  1. Cardiac implantable electronic devices (CIED) are being inserted with increasing frequency. Severe surgical site infections (SSI) that occur after device implantation substantially impact patient morbidity and...

    Authors: Elissa Rennert-May, Derek Chew, Kristine Cannon, Zuying Zhang, Stephanie Smith, Teagan King, Derek V. Exner, Oscar E. Larios and Jenine Leal
    Citation: Antimicrobial Resistance & Infection Control 2023 12:140
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  2. The burden of healthcare associated infections (HCAIs) in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) remains underestimated due to diagnostic complexity and lack of quality surveillance systems. We designed this...

    Authors: Maliha I. Kassam, Vitus Silago, Prisca Damiano, Bahati Wajanga, Jeremiah Seni, Stephen E. Mshana and Samuel Kalluvya
    Citation: Antimicrobial Resistance & Infection Control 2023 12:139
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  3. It is controversial whether antibiotic should be used prophylactically 48 h after pancreatic surgery. Hence, the association of antibiotic prophylaxis (AP) after 48 h postoperatively with the incidence of surg...

    Authors: Xiaoju Ma, Qiangsheng He, Youpeng Chen, Yan Lu, Ping Zhu, Ji Zhang, Wen-sen Chen, Yongxiang Zhang, Wei-hong Zhang, Chuanlong Zhu, Qiang Li and Zhanjie Li
    Citation: Antimicrobial Resistance & Infection Control 2023 12:138
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  4. We aimed to estimate the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) seroprevalence and describe its determinants and associated symptoms among unvaccinated healthcare workers (HCWs) after the...

    Authors: Claudia Recanatini, Corine H. GeurtsvanKessel, Suzan D. Pas, Els M. Broens, Martje Maas, Rosa van Mansfeld, Anne J. G. Mutsaers-van Oudheusden, Miranda van Rijen, Emile F. Schippers, Arjan Stegeman, Adriana Tami, Karin Ellen Veldkamp, Hannah Visser, Andreas Voss, Marjolijn C. A. Wegdam-Blans, Heiman F. L. Wertheim…
    Citation: Antimicrobial Resistance & Infection Control 2023 12:137
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  5. Acinetobacter baumannii is a major nosocomial pathogen capable of causing life-threatening infections. This bacterium is highly resistant to antibiotics and associated with high mortality rates. Therefore, this s...

    Authors: Rania Itani, Hani M. J. Khojah, Samar Karout, Deema Rahme, Lara Hammoud, Reem Awad, Rana Abu-Farha, Tareq L. Mukattash, Hamza Raychouni and Abdalla El-Lakany
    Citation: Antimicrobial Resistance & Infection Control 2023 12:136
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  6. Multidrug-resistant organism (MDRO) screening may identify high-risk patients for MDRO infection and curb the spread of these resistant pathogens. However, the heterogeneous practices in MDRO screening and the...

    Authors: Sungsoo Park, Heesuk Kim, Katrine K. Gatchalian and Hyeyoung Oh
    Citation: Antimicrobial Resistance & Infection Control 2023 12:135
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  7. In Switzerland, the national surgical site infection (SSI) surveillance program showed a modest decrease in SSI rates for different procedures over the last decade. The study aimed to determine whether a multi...

    Authors: Marcus Eder, Rami Sommerstein, Arlette Szelecsenyi, Alexander Schweiger, Matthias Schlegel, Andrew Atkinson, Stefan P. Kuster, Danielle Vuichard-Gysin, Nicolas Troillet and Andreas F. Widmer
    Citation: Antimicrobial Resistance & Infection Control 2023 12:134
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  8. The importance of environmental contamination in the transmission of pathogens among hospitalized patients is universally recognized, and disinfection of surfaces is a widely accepted modality for reducing hea...

    Authors: Roberto Bruno Maria Marano, Diana Merezhko, Keren Anat Resnick, Jacob Moran-Gilad and Yonatan Oster
    Citation: Antimicrobial Resistance & Infection Control 2023 12:133
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  9. Antibiotics have helped to reduce the incidence of common infectious diseases in all modern healthcare systems, but improper use of antibiotics including their overuse and misuse can change the bacteria so muc...

    Authors: Naila Jabeen, Waseem Ullah, Javeria Khalid and Zia Samad
    Citation: Antimicrobial Resistance & Infection Control 2023 12:132
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  10. We aimed to identify interventions used to implement antimicrobial stewardship practices among hospitalized patients in least-developed countries.

    Authors: Grace Wezi Mzumara, Michael Mambiya and Pui-Ying Iroh Tam
    Citation: Antimicrobial Resistance & Infection Control 2023 12:131
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  11. Emerging research has provided evidence suggesting the potential influence of governance on the development and spread of antimicrobial resistance (AMR), accounting for significant disparities observed both be...

    Authors: Andrea Maugeri, Martina Barchitta and Antonella Agodi
    Citation: Antimicrobial Resistance & Infection Control 2023 12:130
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  12. Carbapenem-resistant Enterobacterales (CRE) infections have a significant morbidity and mortality toll. The clinical significance and associated burden of CRE colonization rather than infection state are not f...

    Authors: Nasreen Hassoun-Kheir, Khetam Hussien, Marianne Karram, Maram Saffuri, Sally Badaan, Shani Peleg, Worood Aboelhega, Sigal Warman, Tamar Alon, Dina Pollak, Moran Szwarcwort Cohen and Mical Paul
    Citation: Antimicrobial Resistance & Infection Control 2023 12:129
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  13. Despite tremendous efforts to prevent central line-associated bloodstream infections, they still remain life-threatening complications among hospitalized patients with significant morbidity and mortality world...

    Authors: Marwan Jabr Alwazzeh, Amani Alnimr, Samia A. Al Nassri, Sara M. Alwarthan, Mashael Alhajri, Bashayer M. AlShehail, Mahdi Almubarak, Nada S. Alghamdi and Haytham A. Wali
    Citation: Antimicrobial Resistance & Infection Control 2023 12:128
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  14. Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a serious, worldwide public health crisis. Surveillance of antimicrobial use forms part of an essential strategy to contain AMR. We aimed to conduct a national point prevalenc...

    Authors: Yonghong Xiao, Xing Xin, Yunbo Chen and Qing Yan
    Citation: Antimicrobial Resistance & Infection Control 2023 12:127
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  15. Vancomycin-resistant enterococcus (VRE) was the fastest growing pathogen in Europe in 2022 (+ 21%) but its clinical relevance is still unclear. We aim to identify risk factors for acquired VRE rectal colonizat...

    Authors: Marianna Meschiari, Shaniko Kaleci, Martina Del Monte, Andrea Dessilani, Antonella Santoro, Francesco Scialpi, Erica Franceschini, Gabriella Orlando, Adriana Cervo, Morselli Monica, Fabio Forghieri, Claudia Venturelli, Enrico Ricchizzi, Johanna Chester, Mario Sarti, Giovanni Guaraldi…
    Citation: Antimicrobial Resistance & Infection Control 2023 12:126
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  16. Healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) remain a common challenge in healthcare delivery, with a significant burden in low- and middle-income countries. Preventing HAIs has gained enormous attention from polic...

    Authors: Gifty Sunkwa-Mills, Kodjo Senah, Mette Breinholdt, Matilda Aberese-Ako and Britt Pinkowski Tersbøl
    Citation: Antimicrobial Resistance & Infection Control 2023 12:125
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  17. Carbapenem-resistant hypervirulent Klebsiella pneumoniae (CR-hvKP) is gradually becoming the dominant nosocomial pathogens in the healthcare setting.

    Authors: Linlin Li, Shan Li, Xianzhen Wei, Zhaolu Lu, Xue Qin and Meng Li
    Citation: Antimicrobial Resistance & Infection Control 2023 12:124
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  18. Extended-spectrum b-lactamase (ESBL)-producing gram-negative bacilli (ESBL-GNB) are the most important pathogenic bacteria infecting kidney transplant patients. Kidney transplantation has been shown to be a ri...

    Authors: Oranuch Promsuwan, Kumthorn Malathum and Atiporn Ingsathit
    Citation: Antimicrobial Resistance & Infection Control 2023 12:123
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  19. Healthcare-associated infection is a serious global problem, particularly in developing countries. In North African countries, comprehensive research on the incidence and effects of such infections is rare. Th...

    Authors: Mohamed Ali Daw, Mahamat Hassabarassoul Mahamat, Said Emhamed Wareg, Abdallah H El-Bouzedi and Mohamed Omar Ahmed
    Citation: Antimicrobial Resistance & Infection Control 2023 12:122
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  21. A practice guide to help nursing homes set up an antimicrobial stewardship (AMS) program was developed based on experiences gained during a project at one of the largest providers of elderly care in the South-...

    Authors: Andrea Eikelenboom-Boskamp, Mariëlle van Loosbroek, Evelien Lutke-Schipholt, Marjorie Nelissen-Vrancken, Mike Verkaaik, Paul Geels, Stephanie Natsch and Andreas Voss
    Citation: Antimicrobial Resistance & Infection Control 2023 12:120
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  22. Sepsis is the third leading cause of neonatal death in low and middle-income countries, accounting for one third of all deaths in Ethiopia. A concerning issue is the increasing number of multidrug-resistant mi...

    Authors: Roberto Benoni, Eleonora Balestri, Tariqua Endrias, Jiksa Tolera, Martina Borellini, Margherita Calia, Filippo Biasci and Luigi Pisani
    Citation: Antimicrobial Resistance & Infection Control 2023 12:119
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  23. With the widespread spread of carbapenem-resistant gram-negative bacteria (CR-GNB) in medical facilities, the carriage of CR-GNB among critically ill patients has become a significant concern in intensive care...

    Authors: Yunqi Dai, Ling Zhang, Tingting Pan, Ziyun Shen, Tianjiao Meng, Jing Wu, Feifei Gu, Xiaoli Wang, Ruoming Tan and Hongping Qu
    Citation: Antimicrobial Resistance & Infection Control 2023 12:118
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  24. In patients who underwent colorectal surgery, an existing semi-automated surveillance algorithm based on structured data achieves high sensitivity in detecting deep surgical site infections (SSI), however, gen...

    Authors: Janneke D.M. Verberk, Suzanne D. van der Werff, Rebecka Weegar, Aron Henriksson, Milan C. Richir, Christian Buchli, Maaike S.M. van Mourik and Pontus Nauclér
    Citation: Antimicrobial Resistance & Infection Control 2023 12:117
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  25. Antimicrobial materials or surfaces are advertised as part of infection prevention bundles. However, the efficacy of such antimicrobial surfaces has not been sufficiently investigated in hospitals. In this stu...

    Authors: Eva-Maria Klupp, Birte Knobling, Gefion Franke, Cristina Belmar Campos, Philipp M. Maurer and Johannes K. Knobloch
    Citation: Antimicrobial Resistance & Infection Control 2023 12:116
    Content type: Brief Report Published on:

  26. Urinary tract infections caused by extended-spectrum beta-lactamase (ESBL)-producing Escherichia coli (ESBL-E. coli) may occur as outbreaks due to common-source exposures. Yet, it is currently unknown if they clu...

    Authors: Eva Raphael, Pushkar P. Inamdar, Cheyenne Belmont, Salma Shariff-Marco, Alison J. Huang and Henry F. Chambers
    Citation: Antimicrobial Resistance & Infection Control 2023 12:115
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  27. We aimed to develop a roadmap for conducting regular, sustainable, and strategic qualitative assessments of antibiotic use in medical institutions within the Republic of Korea.

    Authors: Se Yoon Park, Yong Chan Kim, Song Mi Moon, Bongyoung Kim, Raeseok Lee and Hong Bin Kim
    Citation: Antimicrobial Resistance & Infection Control 2023 12:114
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  28. Healthcare-associated infections in long-term care are associated with substantial morbidity and mortality. While infection prevention and control (IPC) guidelines are well-defined in the acute care setting, e...

    Authors: Nando Bloch, Jasmin Männer, Céline Gardiol, Philipp Kohler, Jacqueline Kuhn, Thomas Münzer, Matthias Schlegel, Stefan P. Kuster and Domenica Flury
    Citation: Antimicrobial Resistance & Infection Control 2023 12:113
    Content type: Review Published on:

  31. Coagulase-Negative Staphylococci (CoNS) are opportunistic and nosocomial pathogens. The excessive use of antimicrobial agents, including antiseptics, represents one of the world’s major public health problems. Th...

    Authors: Enas Mamdouh Hefzy, Tharwat E. E. Radwan, Basma M. M. Hozayen, Eman E. Mahmoud and Mahmoud A. F. Khalil
    Citation: Antimicrobial Resistance & Infection Control 2023 12:110
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  32. Authors: Jemal Assefa, Gedefaw Diress Alen and Seteamlak Adane
    Citation: Antimicrobial Resistance & Infection Control 2023 12:109
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    The original article was published in Antimicrobial Resistance & Infection Control 2020 9:136

  33. Authors: Chris Painter, Dian Faradiba, Kinanti Khansa Chavarina, Ella Nanda Sari, Yot Teerawattananon, Kristina Aluzaite and Aparna Ananthakrishnan
    Citation: Antimicrobial Resistance & Infection Control 2023 12:108
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    The original article was published in Antimicrobial Resistance & Infection Control 2023 12:69

  34. Authors: Chen Shi, Margaret O’Donoghue, Lin Yang, Hilda Tsang, Jing Chen, Jing Zou, Jing Qin, Yim-Wah Mak, Didier Pittet, Yao Jie Xie, Timothy Lai, Chen Li and Jiannong Cao
    Citation: Antimicrobial Resistance & Infection Control 2023 12:107
    Content type: Correction Published on:

    The original article was published in Antimicrobial Resistance & Infection Control 2023 12:85

  35. We aimed to evaluate the association between post-appendectomy SSI rates and the two most commonly used regimens for perioperative antimicrobial prophylaxis in Swiss children.

    Authors: Isabella Bielicki, Hanna Schmid, Andrew Atkinson, Christian R. Kahlert, Christoph Berger, Nicolas Troillet, Jonas Marschall and Julia A. Bielicki
    Citation: Antimicrobial Resistance & Infection Control 2023 12:106
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  36. To compare intravenous (IV) amoxicillin/clavulanic acid (A/CA) to IV cefuroxime plus metronidazole (C + M) for preventing surgical site infections (SSI) in colorectal surgery.

    Authors: Elisavet Stavropoulou, Andrew Atkinson, Marie-Christine Eisenring, Christoph A. Fux, Jonas Marschall, Laurence Senn and Nicolas Troillet
    Citation: Antimicrobial Resistance & Infection Control 2023 12:105
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  37. To determine the overall and procedure-specific incidence of surgical site infections (SSI) caused by Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus) as well as risk factors for such across all surgical disciplines in Europe.

    Authors: Sibylle C. Mellinghoff, Caroline Bruns, Markus Albertsmeier, Juliane Ankert, Louis Bernard, Sofia Budin, Camille Bataille, Annika Y. Classen, Florian B. Cornely, Elodie Couvé-Deacon, Maria Fernandez Ferrer, Jesús Fortún, Alicia Galar, Eva Grill, Thomas Guimard, Jürgen A. Hampl…
    Citation: Antimicrobial Resistance & Infection Control 2023 12:104
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  38. Electronic continuous surveillance databases are ideal for monitoring antibiotic use (ABU) in hospitalised patients for antibiotic stewardship programmes (ASP). However, such databases are scarce in low-resour...

    Authors: Tiyani Comfort Mthombeni, Johanita Riétte Burger, Martha Susanna Lubbe and Marlene Julyan
    Citation: Antimicrobial Resistance & Infection Control 2023 12:103
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  39. There is concern that the COVID-19 pandemic altered the management of common infections in primary care. This study aimed to evaluate infection-coded consultation rates and antibiotic use during the pandemic a...

    Authors: Ya-Ting Yang, Xiaomin Zhong, Ali Fahmi, Simon Watts, Darren M. Ashcroft, Jon Massey, Louis Fisher, Brian MacKenna, Amir Mehrkar, Sebastian C. J. Bacon, Ben Goldacre, Kieran Hand, Tjeerd van Staa and Victoria Palin
    Citation: Antimicrobial Resistance & Infection Control 2023 12:102
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  40. Perioperative preventive measures are important to further reduce the rate of periprosthetic joint infections (PJI) in patients undergoing total hip arthroplasty (THA). During THA surgery, joint capsule suture...

    Authors: Thomas J. A. van Schaik, Maurits P. A. van Meer, Lex D. de Jong, Jon H. M. Goosen, Matthijs P. Somford and Job L. C. van Susante
    Citation: Antimicrobial Resistance & Infection Control 2023 12:101
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  41. Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is on the rise worldwide. Tools such as dynamic regression (DR) models can correlate antimicrobial consumption (AMC) with AMR and predict future trends to help implement antimicr...

    Authors: Paul Laffont-Lozes, Romaric Larcher, Florian Salipante, Geraldine Leguelinel-Blache, Catherine Dunyach-Remy, Jean-Philippe Lavigne, Albert Sotto and Paul Loubet
    Citation: Antimicrobial Resistance & Infection Control 2023 12:100
    Content type: Review Published on:

  42. Infections and sepsis are the leading causes of death in intensive care units (ICUs). Antimicrobial agent selection is challenging because the intervention is directly related to the outcome, and the problem o...

    Authors: Taikan Nanao, Hideo Nishizawa and Junichi Fujimoto
    Citation: Antimicrobial Resistance & Infection Control 2023 12:99
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  43. Few studies have assessed whether the increased SARS-CoV-2 risk of healthcare workers (HCW) is carried on to their household contacts. Within a prospective HCW cohort, we assessed the SARS-CoV-2 risk of househ...

    Authors: Philipp Kohler, Tamara Dörr, Andrée Friedl, Reto Stocker, Danielle Vuichard, Stefan P. Kuster and Christian R. Kahlert
    Citation: Antimicrobial Resistance & Infection Control 2023 12:98
    Content type: Brief Report Published on:

  44. Elizabethkingia anophelis is a multi-drug resistant emerging opportunistic pathogen with a high mortality rate, causing healthcare-associated outbreaks worldwide.

    Authors: Lisa Mallinckrodt, Robert Huis in ’t Veld, Sigrid Rosema, Andreas Voss and Erik Bathoorn
    Citation: Antimicrobial Resistance & Infection Control 2023 12:97
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  45. Automated surveillance methods that re-use electronic health record data are considered an attractive alternative to traditional manual surveillance. However, surveillance algorithms need to be thoroughly vali...

    Authors: Suzanne D. van der Werff, Janneke D.M. Verberk, Christian Buchli, Maaike S.M. van Mourik and Pontus Nauclér
    Citation: Antimicrobial Resistance & Infection Control 2023 12:96
    Content type: Brief Report Published on:

  46. Biofilms are ubiquitous in healthcare settings. By nature, biofilms are less susceptible to antimicrobials and are associated with healthcare-associated infections (HAI). Resistance of biofilm to antimicrobial...

    Authors: Jean-Yves Maillard and Isabella Centeleghe
    Citation: Antimicrobial Resistance & Infection Control 2023 12:95
    Content type: Review Published on:

  47. As today’s most prevalent and costly healthcare-associated infection, hospital-onset Clostridioides difficile infection (HO-CDI) represents a major threat to patient safety world-wide. This review will discuss ho...

    Authors: Philip C. Carling, Michael F. Parry and Russell Olmstead
    Citation: Antimicrobial Resistance & Infection Control 2023 12:94
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  48. Hand hygiene (HH) is a fundamental component of infection prevention and control in healthcare settings. This study aimed to identify knowledge, attitude, and barriers to HH according to occupational groups an...

    Authors: Jaewoong Kim, Shi Nae Yu, Yeon Su Jeong, Jin Hwa Kim, Min Hyok Jeon, Tark Kim, Eun Ju Choo, Eunjung Lee, Tae Hyong Kim and Se Yoon Park
    Citation: Antimicrobial Resistance & Infection Control 2023 12:93
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  49. To minimize environmental colonization by microorganisms that may persist and thrive in healthcare settings, thus reducing healthcare-associated infections (HAIs), new insights over already known biocides are ...

    Authors: Luis Cobrado, Elisabete Ricardo, Patricia Ramalho, Angela Rita Fernandes and Acacio Goncalves Rodrigues
    Citation: Antimicrobial Resistance & Infection Control 2023 12:92
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  50. The emerging opportunistic fungal pathogen Candida auris raises significant concerns for public health due to its outbreak potential, the associated high mortality, increased resistance to antifungals, challengin...

    Authors: Adriana Mihaela Stanciu, Dragoș Florea, Marius Surleac, Simona Paraschiv, Dan Oțelea, Daniela Tălăpan and Gabriel Adrian Popescu
    Citation: Antimicrobial Resistance & Infection Control 2023 12:91
    Content type: Brief Report Published on:
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