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New ECDC protocols for surveillance of healthcare-associated infections: targeted surveillance is an essential tool for control and prevention
Today, ECDC’s Healthcare-associated Infections Surveillance Network (HAI-Net) publishes a new version of the software application HelicsWin.Net.
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Development and assessment of national performance indicators for infection prevention and control and antimicrobial stewardship in European long-term care facilities
Cookson, B., MacKenzie, D., Kafatos,G., Jans,B., Latour,K., Moro,M. L., Ricchizzi,E., Van de Mortel, M., Suetens,C., Fabry J.
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New Delhi metallo-beta-lactamase 1-producing Enterobacteriaceae: Emergence and response in Europe
Struelens, M.J., Monnet, D.L., Magiorakos, A.P., O'Connor, F.S., Giesecke, J.
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Antibiotic resistance in Europe: the challenges ahead
Monnet, D.L., Suetens, C., Buksarova, A., Earnshaw, S., Gagliotti, C., Heuer, O., Magiorakos, A.P., Mantero, J., Marma, S., Navarro, Torne, A., Sodano, L., Weber, J.T., Weist, K.
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National European guidelines for the prevention of Clostridium difficile infection: A systematic qualitative review
Martin, M., Zingg, W., Knoll, E., Wilson, C., Dettenkofer, M., Pittet, D., Sax, H., Gastmeier, P., Hansen, S., Grundmann, H., van Benthem, B., van der Kooi, T., Richet, H., Szilagyi, E., Heczko, P.B., Holmes, A., Kyratsis, Y., Ahmad, R., Allegranzi, B., Magiorakos, A.-P., Cookson, B., Wu, A.W.
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Prevention of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus infection: Is Europe winning the fight?
Struelens, M.J., Monnet, D.L.
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Systematic review and evidence-based guidance on perioperative antibiotic prophylaxis
Perioperative antibiotic prophylaxis (PAP) is considered one of the most effective measures for the prevention of surgical site infections (SSIs). An ECDC commissioned ‘Systematic review and evidence-based guidance on perioperative antibiotic prophylaxis’ was performed to identify effective measures to improve compliance with PAP among healthcare professionals. The
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Course on “Control of multidrug-resistant micro-organisms (MDROs) in health care settings”
The main objective of the course was to strengthen capacity in EU Member States for control of healthcare-associated infections due to multidrug-resistant organisms (MDROs) in acute health care settings and to promote the broadest possible implementation of appropriate methods.
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Disability weights for infectious diseases in four European countries: comparison between countries and across respondent characteristics.
De Noordhout, C.M., Devleesschauwer, B., Salomon, J.A., Turner, H., Cassini, A., Colzani, E., Speybroeck, N., Polinder, S., Kretzschmar, M.E., Havelaar, A.H., Haagsma, J.A.
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Antimicrobial use in European acute care hospitals: results from the second point prevalence survey (PPS) of healthcare-associated infections and antimicrobial use, 2016 to 2017
Plachouras, D., Kärki, T., Hansen, S., Hopkins, S., Lyytikäinen, O., Moro, M.L., Reilly, J., Zarb, P., Zingg, W., Kinross, P., Weist, K., Monnet, D.L., Suetens, C., The Point Prevalence Survey Study Group