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Prevalence of healthcare-associated infections, estimated incidence and composite antimicrobial resistance index in acute care hospitals and long-term care facilities: results from two European point prevalence surveys, 2016 to 2017
Eurosurveillance, Volume 23, Issue 46 (2018) Keywords: Acute care hospitals Antimicrobial resistance antimicrobial use Healthcare-associated infection long-term care facilities Abstract: Point prevalence surveys of ...
Antimicrobial use in European long-term care facilities: results from the third point prevalence survey of healthcare-associated infections and antimicrobial use, 2016 to 2017
infections long-term care facilities Abstract: Antimicrobials are commonly prescribed and contribute to the development of antimicrobial resistance in long-term care facilities (LTCF s). In 2010, the European ...
Asymptomatic bacteriuria in older adults: the most fragile women are prone to long-term colonization
neglected, leading to a vast over-prescription of antibiotics. This study aimed to identify subpopulations predisposed to transient or long-term ABU. Methods: Residents in a long-term care facility were ...
Temperature-related changes in airborne allergenic pollen abundance and seasonality across the northern hemisphere: a retrospective data analysis
consistently recorded pollen season indices (eg, duration and intensity). 17 locations across three continents with long-term (approximately 26 years on average) quantitative records of seasonal concentrations ...
Assessing factors associated with long-term work disability after cancer in Belgium: a population-based cohort study using competing risks analysis with a 7-year follow-up
from the Belgian Disability Insurance. Data on 15 543 socially insured Belgian people who entered into the long-term work disability between 2007 and 2011 due to cancer were used. Primary and secondary ...
Burden and Risk Assessment of Foodborne Disease
Campylobacter or Salmonella may result in disabling complications, long-term health outcomes, or even death. Furthermore, foodborne hazards include a broad range of microbiological and chemical agents, several of ...
RNA-based drug susceptibility testing of Mycobacterium tuberculosis
microbes and vectors, Issue Institute Pasteur, Paris, France (2018) Keywords: Mycobacterium tuberculosis; antimicrobial resistance; diagnostics Abstract: To counter the long turnaround time of standard ...
Association of Endometrial Cancer Risk With Postmenopausal Bleeding in Women: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.
Publication Type: Peer reviewed scientific article Authors: Clarke, Megan A; Long, Beverly J; Del Mar Morillo, Arena; M. Arbyn; Bakkum-Gamez, Jamie N; Wentzensen, Nicolas Source: JAMA Intern Med, ...
Neonatal factors predictive for respiratory and gastro-intestinal morbidity after esophageal atresia repair.
objective of this study is to identify possible neonatal predictive factors contributing to a long-term complicated clinical course in patients after repair of esophageal atresia. METHODS: A total of 93 ...
Very Long Persistence of Botulinum Toxin B in a Patient’s Serum
Publication Type: Peer reviewed scientific article Authors: Laurence Delbrassinne; Valeska Laisnez; Mieke De Weweire; Jean Vanderpas; Katelijne Dierick; Sarah Denayer Source: The Open Infectious Diseases Journal, Volume 10, Issue 1, Number 191 (2018) Keyw ...