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MRSA surveillance programmes worldwide: moving towards a harmonised international approach
of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy (ISAC) MRSA Working Group conducted a structured survey on MRSA surveillance programmes and organised a webinar to discuss the programmes’ strengths and challenges as well ...
Poor adherence to guidelines for preventing central line-associated bloodstream infections (CLABSI): results of a worldwide survey.
questionnaire was made available to medical doctors and nurses working in ICU s worldwide. We investigated practices related to central line (CL) insertion, maintenance and measurement of CLABSI-related data ...
The European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) pilot point prevalence survey of healthcare-associated infections and antimicrobial use.
patient-based protocol required more work than the unit-based protocol, but allowed collecting detailed data and analysis of risk factors for HAI and antimicrobial use. Health Topics: Antimicrobial resistance ...
Livestock veterinarians at high risk of acquiring methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus ST398.
associated with veterinarians in contact with livestock (P=0·046). In the multivariable analysis, working with small animals in a veterinary clinic seems to be negatively associated (OR 0·15, 95% CI 0-1·0, ...
Street youths are the only high-risk group for HIV in a low-prevalence South American country.
Dis, Volume 32, Issue 4, p.240-2 (2005) Keywords: ADOLESCENT Adolescent Health Services Bolivia Child Female HIV Infections Homeless Youth Humans Male prevalence Risk Factors Sex Work Abstract: ...