BMC | Antimicrobial Resistance & Infection Control
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Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control is a global forum for all those working on the prevention of healthcare-associated infections, and of antimicrobial resistance development in both health-care settings and the community. The journal welcomes a broad spectrum of article types including original research, reviews, guidelines, and commentaries with the aim of promoting innovative and..
BMC | Antimicrobial Resistance & Infection Control
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Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a pressing global health concern, particularly pronounced in low-resource settings. In Ethiopia, the escalating prevalence of carbapenem-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa ..read more
BMC | Antimicrobial Resistance & Infection Control
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Effective surface cleaning in hospitals is crucial to prevent the transmission of pathogens. However, hospitals in low- and middle-income countries face cleaning challenges due to limited resources and inadequ ..read more
BMC | Antimicrobial Resistance & Infection Control
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In November 2022, Italy participated in the third edition of the European Centre for disease prevention and control (ECDC) point prevalence survey (PPS) of healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) in acute-care ..read more
BMC | Antimicrobial Resistance & Infection Control
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Most surveillance systems for catheter-related bloodstream infections (CRBSI) and central line-associated bloodstream infections (CLABSI) are based on manual chart review. Our objective was to validate a fully ..read more
BMC | Antimicrobial Resistance & Infection Control
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In the healthcare sector, the implementation of standardized procedures, such as those commonly employed in franchises to ensure consistent quality, remains underprioritized. Within this framework, we focus on ..read more
BMC | Antimicrobial Resistance & Infection Control
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The World Health Organization’s (WHO) World Hand Hygiene Day continues to “bring people together and accelerate hand hygiene action at the point of care in health care to contribute to a reduction in health care ..read more
BMC | Antimicrobial Resistance & Infection Control
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Widespread inappropriate use of antimicrobial substances drives resistance development worldwide. In long-term care facilities (LTCF), antibiotics are among the most frequently prescribed medications. More tha ..read more
BMC | Antimicrobial Resistance & Infection Control
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Antiseptics, disinfectants, and hand hygiene products can be contaminated with bacteria and cause healthcare-associated infections, which are underreported from low- and middle-income countries. To better unde ..read more
BMC | Antimicrobial Resistance & Infection Control
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While the use of cumulative susceptibility reports, antibiograms, is recommended for improved empiric therapy and antibiotic stewardship, the predictive ability of antibiograms has not been well-studied. While ..read more
BMC | Antimicrobial Resistance & Infection Control
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While the use of cumulative susceptibility reports, antibiograms, is recommended for improved empiric therapy and antibiotic stewardship, the predictive ability of antibiograms has not been well-studied. While ..read more