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Macrolides and lincosamides in cattle and pigs: use and development of antimicrobial resistance.
treatment of many common infections in cattle and pigs. Products for in-feed medication with these compounds in combination with other antimicrobials are commonly used in Europe. Most recently approved ...
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.
Network Representatives for the Healthcare-Associated Infections in Long-Term Care Facilities (HALT) Project Source: J Hosp Infect, Volume 85, Issue 1, p.45-53 (2013) Keywords: Anti-Bacterial Agents Cross ...
Variations in catheter-related bloodstream infections rates based on local practices.
surveillance serves as a quality improvement measure that is often used to assess performance. We reviewed the total number of microbiological samples collected in three Belgian intensive care units (ICU) in ...
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 ...
Antimicrobial resistance to benzylpenicillin in invasive pneumococcal disease in Belgium, 2003-2010: the effect of altering clinical breakpoints.
The Belgian data (2003-2010) for the European Antimicrobial Resistance Surveillance Network (EARS-Net) showed a significant decreasing trend in the proportion of penicillin non-susceptible Streptococcus ...
The European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) pilot point prevalence survey of healthcare-associated infections and antimicrobial use.
adult Abstract: A standardised methodology for a combined point prevalence survey (PPS) on healthcare-associated infections (HAI s) and antimicrobial use in European acute care hospitals developed by the ...
Indications for antimicrobial prescribing in European nursing homes: results from a point prevalence survey.
Surveys and Questionnaires Abstract: PURPOSE: In light of the emerging problem with multiresistant microorganisms in nursing homes (NH s), the European Surveillance of Antimicrobial Consumption NH ...
Implementing strategic bundles for infection prevention and management.
infections (HAI) are considered to be the most frequent adverse event in healthcare delivery. Active efforts to curb HAI have increased across Europe thanks to the growing emphasis on patient safety and ...
Livestock veterinarians at high risk of acquiring methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus ST398.
prevalence Risk Assessment Staphylococcal Infections Swine Veterinarians Abstract: The prevalence and risk factors associated with livestock-associated MRSA (LA- MRSA) carriage was examined in Danish and ...