Aetiology and resistance in bacteraemias among adult and paediatric haematology and cancer patients

M Mikulska, C Viscoli, C Orasch, DM Livermore… - Journal of Infection, 2014 - Elsevier
Objectives A knowledge of current epidemiology and resistance patterns is crucial to the
choice of empirical treatment for bacteraemias in haematology and cancer patients. Methods …

Antimicrobial-resistant Gram-negative bacteria in febrile neutropenic patients with cancer: current epidemiology and clinical impact

EM Trecarichi, M Tumbarello - Current opinion in infectious …, 2014 - journals.lww.com
Antimicrobial-resistant Gram-negative bacteria in febrile ne... : Current Opinion in Infectious
Diseases Antimicrobial-resistant Gram-negative bacteria in febrile neutropenic patients with …

Prevalence and Antimicrobial Resistance of Enterococcus Species: A Retrospective Cohort Study in Italy

M Boccella, B Santella, P Pagliano, A De Filippis… - Antibiotics, 2021 - mdpi.com
Antimicrobial resistance represents one of the main threats to healthy ecosystems. In recent
years, among the multidrug-resistant microorganisms responsible for nosocomial infections …

[PDF][PDF] Intensive care nurses' knowledge & practices regarding infection control standard precautions at a selected Egyptian cancer hospital

HG Eskander, WYM Morsy, HAA Elfeky - prevention, 2013 - Citeseer
Critical care nurses are the health care professionals who have the obligation to protect
critically ill patients against infection especially those who are immune compromised, in …

[HTML][HTML] Vancomycin-resistant enteroccus faecium and enterococcus faecalis isolated from education hospital of iran

HS Kafil, M Asgharzadeh - Maedica, 2014 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Materials and methods: From February 2012 till February 2013, one hundred and eighty six
clinical isolates from different department of educational hospitals were collected and …

Incidence of hospital-acquired pneumonia, bacteraemia and urinary tract infections in patients with haematological malignancies, 2004–2010: a surveillance-based …

C Huoi, P Vanhems, MC Nicolle, M Michallet, T Benet - PloS one, 2013 - journals.plos.org
Objective This study charted incidence trends of hospital-acquired (HA) pneumonia,
bacteraemia and urinary tract infections (UTI) in a haematology department. Methods …

Childhood cancer in Africa

M Kruger, M Hendricks, A Davidson… - Pediatric blood & …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
The majority of children with cancer live in low‐and middle‐income countries (LMICs) with
little or no access to cancer treatment. The purpose of the paper is to describe the current …

Epidemiology of Multi‐Drug Resistant Organisms in a Teaching Hospital in Oman: A One‐Year Hospital‐Based Study

A Balkhair, YM Al-Farsi, Z Al-Muharrmi… - The Scientific World …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Background. Antimicrobial resistance is increasingly recognized as a global challenge. A
few studies have emerged on epidemiology of multidrug resistant organisms in tertiary care …

[HTML][HTML] Bloodstream infections in oncology patients at red cross war memorial Children's hospital, Cape Town, from 2012 to 2014

T Mvalo, B Eley, C Bamford, C Stanley… - International Journal of …, 2018 - Elsevier
Objectives This study was performed to investigate the epidemiology of bloodstream
infection (BSI) in oncology patients at Red Cross War Memorial Children's Hospital …

Emergence of Vancomycin-resistant Enterococci at a Teaching Hospital, Saudi Arabia

FE Alotaibi, EE Bukhari - Chinese medical journal, 2017 - mednexus.org
Background: Vancomycin-resistant enterococci (VRE) are a major and emerging hospital-
acquired pathogen associated with high mortality, particularly among the critically ill and …