National point-prevalence survey of healthcare-associated infections and antimicrobial use: UK-PAS/UKHSA joint call to action for all paediatric services

S Channon-Wells, J Elmes… - Journal of …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
The negative impact of high antimicrobial use (AMU), antimicrobial resistance and
healthcare-associated infections (HCAIs) on children is concerning. However, a lack of …

[HTML][HTML] Whole-genome sequencing reveals widespread presence of Staphylococcus capitis NRCS-A clone in neonatal units across the United Kingdom

Y Wan, M Ganner, Z Mumin, D Ready, G Moore… - Journal of Infection, 2023 - Elsevier
Objective Increased incidence of neonatal Staphylococcus capitis bacteraemia in summer
2020, London, raised suspicion of widespread multidrug-resistant clone NRCS-A. We set …

[HTML][HTML] Exploring real-world vancomycin target attainment in neonatal intensive care in the context of Staphylococcal infections: a retrospective observational cohort …

M Blank, RC Wilson, Y Wan, J Peters… - Journal of …, 2023 - journalofinfection.com
We read with interest the article published by Gu and colleagues who report poor
vancomycin target trough concentration attainment despite adequate institutional guideline …

Characterisation of neonatal Staphylococcus capitis NRCS-A isolates compared with non NRCS-A Staphylococcus capitis from neonates and adults

H Felgate, D Sethi, K Faust, C Kiy… - Microbial …, 2023 - microbiologyresearch.org
Staphylococcus capitis is a frequent cause of late-onset sepsis in neonates admitted to
Neonatal Intensive Care Units (NICU). One clone of S. capitis, NRCS-A has been isolated …

[PDF][PDF] Are we babying our vancomycin doses? A local review of intermittent vancomycin dosing in neonates

J Wen - mm2023.shpa.org.au
Discussion: A revised regimen was implemented to guide intermittent vancomycin starting
doses at Mercy Hospital for Women. The modest dose increases take into consideration the …