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Healthcare-Associated Infections and Antimicrobial Use in Belgian Acute Care Hospitals: Results of the 2022 ECDC Point Prevalence Survey
of HAI s, with Escherichia coli, Staphylococcus aureus, and Klebsiella spp. being the most common isolates. Regarding antimicrobial use, the survey found that 29.3% (95% CI: 28.4-30.2%) of patients ...
Prevalence of Healthcare-Associated Infections in Belgian Acute Care Hospitals in 2022: Results of ECDC Point Prevalence Survey
aureus (10.8%), and Klebsiella spp. (10.2%) being the most common isolates. SARS-CoV-2 accounted for 7.9% of isolated microorganisms. Conclusion: This PPS provided valuable insight on the prevalence of ...
Strain-level characterization without culture enrichment? Easing and accelerating outbreak investigation using shotgun metagenomics facilitated with nanopore adaptive sampling
Staphylococcus aureus) compared to shotgun metagenomics without adaptive sampling on DNA of mashed potatoes spiked with DNA of S. aureus at a level of 0.5%. The strain was previously associated with a foodborne ...
Persistence of the Staphylococcus aureus epidemic European fusidic acid-resistant impetigo clone (EEFIC) in Belgium.
fusidic acid-resistant impetigo clone (EEFIC) of Staphylococcus aureus. As a result, the Belgian national reference centre (NRC) was commissioned to update the epidemiology of S. aureus causing ...
Whole-Genome Sequencing-Based Screening of MRSA in Patients and Healthcare Workers in Public Hospitals in Benin.
Staphylococcus aureus whole-genome sequencing. Abstract: Methicillin-resistant (MRSA) constitutes a serious public health concern, with a considerable impact on patients’ health, and substantial healthcare costs. ...
Genomic Insights into Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus spa type t899 Isolates Belonging to Different Sequence Types
Publication Type: Peer reviewed scientific article Authors: Tegegne, Henok Ayalew; Ivana Koláčková; Martina Florianová; P Wattiau; Tereza Gelbíčová; Cécile Boland; Jean-Yves Madec; Marisa Haenni; Renata Karpíšková Source: Applied and Environmental Microbi ...
Mobile phones as a vector for Healthcare-Associated Infection: A systematic review.
aureus (most commonly found in 10 studies). The frequency of microbial growth varied across studies. CONCLUSIONS: The use of mobile phones by healthcare workers without proper disinfection may imply a risk ...
MRSA surveillance programmes worldwide: moving towards a harmonised international approach
Publication Type: Peer reviewed scientific article Authors: Valérie O. Baede; Michael Z. David; Arjana Tambić Andrašević; Dominique S. Blanc; Michael Borg; Brennan, Grainne; Boudewijn Catry; ...
Epidemiology of the Staphylococcus aureus CA-MRSA USA300 in Belgium
clone in Belgium from 2006 to 2019. A total of 399 clonal complex 8 PVL-positive MRSA isolates received between 2006 and 2019 by the Belgian National Reference Laboratory for S. aureus were investigated ...
Whole Genome Sequencing Provides an Added Value to the Investigation of Staphylococcal Food Poisoning Outbreaks
C.J. De Keersmaecker Source: Frontiers in Microbiology, Volume 12 (2021) Keywords: DNA extraction kits enterotoxin gene profiling outbreak investigation relatedness determination Staphylococcus aureus ...