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Hospital professionals should strictly follow standard precautions to avoid rare, but possible hospital-acquired malaria
The occurrence of sporadic cases of hospital-acquired malaria in the EU is a reminder that such transmission is possible, although uncommon.
Prevalence of healthcare-associated infections, estimated incidence and composite antimicrobial resistance index in acute care hospitals and long-term care facilities: results from two European point prevalence surveys, 2016 to 2017
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Suetens, C., Latour, K., Kärki, T., Ricchizzi, E., Kinross, P., Moro, M.L., Jans, B., Hopkins, S., Hansen, S., Lyytikäinen, O., Reilly, J., Deptula, A., Zingg, W., Plachouras, D., Monnet, D.L., The Healthcare-Associated Infections Prevalence Study Group
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Assessment of infection control, hospital hygiene capacity and training needs in the European Union
This technical report describes the results of the 2014 survey on the evolution of infection control and hospital hygiene capacity and training in Europe.
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Exploring opportunities for support in healthcare-associated infections (HAI) – Romania, 4–7 July 2016
This mission report contains details of a visit to Romania by a team of multidisciplinary experts from ECDC and Norway, and the follow-up proposals.
Health-care-associated infections in neonates, children, and adolescents: an analysis of paediatric data from the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control point-prevalence survey
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Zingg, W., Hopkins, S., Gayet-Ageron, A., Holmes, A., Sharland, M., Suetens, C., Almeida, M., Asembergiene, J., Borg, M.A., Budimir, A., Cairns, S., Cunney, R., Deptula, A., Berciano, P.G., Gudlaugsson, O., Hadjiloucas, A., Hammami, N., Harrison, W., Heisbourg, E., Kolman, J., Kontopidou, F., Kristensen, B., Lyytikäinen, O., Märtin, P., McIlvenny, G., Moro, M.L., Piening, B., Presterl, E., Serban, R., Smid, E., Sorknes, N.K., Stefkovicova, M., Sviestina, I., Szabo, R., Tkadlecova, H., Vatcheva-Dobrevska, R., VerjatTrannoy, D.
Strengthening TB infection control in specialized health facilities in Romania - using a participatory approach
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Turusbekova, N., Popa, C., Dragos, M., van der Werf, M.J., Dinca, I.
Tuberculosis infection control in health facilities in Lithuania: lessons learnt from a capacity support project
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Turusbekova, N., Ljungqvist, I., Davidaviciene, E., Mikaityte, J., van der Werf, M.J.
Harmonizing and supporting infection control training in Europe
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Brusaferro, S., Arnoldo, L., Cattani, G., Fabbro, E., Cookson, B., Gallagher, R., Hartemann, P., Holt, J., Kalenic, S., Popp, W., Privitera, G., Prikazsky, V., Velasco, C., Suetens, C., Varela, Santos, C.
Hospital organisation, management, and structure for prevention of health-care-associated infection: A systematic review and expert consensus
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Zingg, W., Holmes, A., Dettenkofer, M., Goetting, T., Secci, F., Clack, L., Allegranzi, B., Magiorakos, A.-P., Pittet, D., Carmeli, Y., Dittrich, A., Ebner, W., Edwards, R., Ferlie, E., Gastmeier, P., Hryniewicz, W., Kalenic, S., Kilpatrick, C., Sorknes, N., Szilagyi, E., Vatcheva-Dobrevska, R., Vincent, C.
Training infection control and hospital hygiene professionals in Europe, 2010: Agreed core competencies among 33 European countries
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Brusaferro, S., Cookson, B., Kalenic, S., Cooper, T., Fabry, J., Gallagher, R., Hartemann, P., Mannerquist, K., Popp, W., Privitera, G., Ruef, C., Viale, P., Coiz, F., Fabbro, E., Suetens, C., Varela, Santos, C., Blacky, A., Simon, A., Vatcheva-Dobrevska, R., Budimir, A., Stavroulla, S., Sturma, J., Holt, J., Lemetsar, A., Lyytikainen, O., Astagneau, P., Mielke, M., Ftika, L., Hajdu, A., Donlon, S., Moro, M.L., Nikiforova, R., Gailiene, G., Heisbourg, E., Borg, M., Ummels, L., Sorknes, N., Stefanof, P., Costa, C., Pitigoi, D., Kristufkova, Z., Kolman, J., Pareja-Bezares, A., Mannerquist, K., CetinkayaSardan, Y., Sheridan, E., Sheridan, E., Mills, A., Scottish, F.C., Gauci, T.