Objectives This study investigated the impact of an antimicrobial stewardship program on
fluoroquinolone (FLQ) resistance in urinary Enterobacteriaceae isolated from residents of 3 …

Background Antimicrobial stewardship constitutes an essential element of any concerted
effort to tackle bacterial resistance, a rising public health threat both in community as well as …

Background: Due to the enormous increase in the number of MRSA-patients, in July 2004,
an extended admission screening protocol was implemented in ICUs and surgical wards at …

Purpose: To report clinical features, diagnostic features, and outcome in three patients
presenting with fulminant endogenous endophthalmitis caused by methicillin-resistant …

OBJECTIVES: It has been known that it takes a long time for methicillin-resistant
Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) to introduce and become endemic within a hospital. During …

Abstract Background In France, the proportion of MRSA has been over 25% since 2000.
Prevention of hospital-acquired (HA) MRSA spread is based on isolation precautions and …

BACKGROUND: Germany has witnessed increasing national methicillin-resistant
Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) rates during the past 2 decades. In our 900-bed tertiary care …

Infections caused by multidrug-resistant bacteria are a major concern in hospitals. Current
infection-control practices legitimately focus on hygiene and appropriate use of antibiotics …

Las principales infecciones nosocomiales (IN) representan un peligro especialmente
importante en reanimación, donde los pacientes son frágiles y están expuestos a …

OBJECTIVES: We had for objective to determine the rate of patients treated with antibiotics
and the determinants of antibiotic stewardship in nursing homes for dependent elderly …