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Poor adherence to guidelines for preventing central line-associated bloodstream infections (CLABSI): results of a worldwide survey.
preventable. We documented attitudes and practices in intensive care units (ICU s) in 2015 in order to assess compliance with CLABSI prevention guidelines. METHODS: Between June and October 2015, an online ...
Validation of a Sampling Method to Collect Exposure Data for Central-Line-Associated Bloodstream Infections.
and 2012. SETTING AND PARTICIPANTS: CLD data were reported by 56 ICU s in 39 hospitals during 364 trimesters. METHODS: We compared estimated CLD data obtained from weekly and monthly sampling schemes with the ...
Falciparum malaria molecular drug resistance in the Democratic Republic of Congo: a systematic review.
data available on P. falciparum molecular resistance in DR Congo, as baseline for future assessments. METHODS: The search for this review was undertaken using the electronic databases PubMed and Google ...
Surveillance of Clostridium difficile infections in a long-term care psychogeriatric facility: outbreak analysis and policy improvement.
identify determinants (retrospectively) and to assess intervention measures taken (prospectively). METHODS: For every CDI patient (de novo cases, relapses, and recurrences), a control patient (patient in the ...
Infection due to travel-related carbapenemase-producing Enterobacteriaceae, a largely underestimated phenomenon in Belgium.
abroad. Actually, this is no longer the case. OBJECTIVES AND METHODS: A surveillance was set up in Belgian hospitals (2012) in order to explore the epidemiology and determinants of CPE, including the link ...
Preventable proportion of severe infections acquired in intensive care units: case-mix adjusted estimations from patient-based surveillance data.
intrinsic risk factors in the patient population is difficult. We aimed to estimate the proportion of ICU-acquired VAP and BSI cases that are amenable to prevention in routine conditions. METHODS: We analyzed ...
Development and assessment of national performance indicators for infection prevention and control and antimicrobial stewardship in European long-term care facilities.
against these NPI s. METHODS: Previously established European standards were the basis for consensus and the same iterative approach with national representatives from the 32 countries. A World Health ...
Prevention of ventilator-associated pneumonia in intensive care units: an international online survey.
a potentially preventable ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP). Our objective was to survey attitudes and practices of ICU s doctors in the field of VAP prevention. METHODS: A questionnaire was made available ...
Indications for antimicrobial prescribing in European nursing homes: results from a point prevalence survey.
METHODS: Data were obtained from a point prevalence survey conducted in 323 NH s across 21 European countries. A resident questionnaire had to be completed for each resident receiving an antimicrobial, ...
The importance of sample size in the determination of a flock-level antimicrobial resistance profile for Escherichia coli in broilers.
level of the animal and the bacterial population of concern make it impossible to use conventional sample size determination methods. In this article, the use of bootstrapping techniques for sample size ...