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Infection due to travel-related carbapenemase-producing Enterobacteriaceae, a largely underestimated phenomenon in Belgium.
Publication Type: Peer reviewed scientific article Authors: Jans, B; D Huang, T-D; Bauraing, C; Berhin, C; Bogaerts, P; Deplano, A; Denis, O; Boudewijn Catry; Glupczynski, Y Source: Acta Clin Belg, ...
Presence of antimicrobial resistance and antimicrobial use in sows are risk factors for antimicrobial resistance in their offspring.
Publication Type: Peer reviewed scientific article Authors: Bénédicte Callens; Faes, Christel; Maes, Dominiek; Boudewijn Catry; Boyen, Filip; Francoys, Delphine; de Jong, Ellen; Haesebrouck, Freddy; ...
Pleuromutilins: use in food-producing animals in the European Union, development of resistance and impact on human and animal health.
M Constança Matias Ferreira; Pyörälä, Satu; Rantala, Merja; Ruzauskas, Modestas; Sanders, Pascal; Teale, Christopher; Threlfall, E John; Torren-Edo, Jordi; Törneke, Karolina Source: J Antimicrob Chemother, ...
Macrolides and lincosamides in cattle and pigs: use and development of antimicrobial resistance.
Matias Ferreira; Rantala, Merja; Ruzauskas, Modestas; Sanders, Pascal; Threlfall, E John; Torren-Edo, Jordi; Törneke, Karolina Source: Vet J, Volume 200, Issue 2, p.230-9 (2014) Keywords: Animals ...
Preventable proportion of severe infections acquired in intensive care units: case-mix adjusted estimations from patient-based surveillance data.
Publication Type: Peer reviewed scientific article Authors: Marie-Laurence Lambert; Silversmit, Geert; Savey, Anne; Palomar, Mercedes; Hiesmayr, Michael; Agodi, Antonella; Van Rompaye, Bart; Karl ...
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.
(CNS) episode. FINDINGS: CRBSI rates were 2.95, 1.13 and 1.26 per 1,000 estimated catheter-days in ICU s A, B and C, respectively. ICU B cultured fewer microbiological samples and reported the lowest CRBSI rate. ...
Prevention of ventilator-associated pneumonia in intensive care units: an international online survey.
54-60) for hand hygiene, 28% (95% CI: 24-33) for systematic daily interruption of sedation and weaning protocol, and 27% (95%: 23-30) for oral care with chlorhexidine. Only 20% (95% CI: 17-22) were able to ...
Antimicrobial resistance to benzylpenicillin in invasive pneumococcal disease in Belgium, 2003-2010: the effect of altering clinical breakpoints.
Publication Type: Peer reviewed scientific article Authors: Goossens, M C; Boudewijn Catry; Verhaegen, J Source: Epidemiol Infect, Volume 141, Issue 3, p.490-5 (2013) Keywords: Anti-Bacterial Agents ...
The European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) pilot point prevalence survey of healthcare-associated infections and antimicrobial use.
a unit-based protocol were available. Feasibility was assessed via national and hospital questionnaires. Of 19,888 surveyed patients, 7.1% had an HAI and 34.6% were receiving at least one antimicrobial agent. ...