Early in its evolution, Enterococcus faecium acquired traits that allowed it to become a
successful nosocomial pathogen. E. faecium inherent tenacity to build resistance to …

In recent years, the Infectious Diseases Society of America has highlighted a faction of
antibiotic-resistant bacteria (Enterococcus faecium, Staphylococcus aureus, Klebsiella …

The Guideline for Disinfection and Sterilization in Healthcare Facilities, 2008, presents
evidencebased recommendations on the preferred methods for cleaning, disinfection and …

Intensive care unit (ICU)-acquired infections are a challenging health problem worldwide,
especially when caused by multidrug-resistant (MDR) pathogens. In ICUs, inanimate …

Evidence that contaminated surfaces contribute to the transmission of hospital pathogens
comes from studies modeling transmission routes, microbiologic studies, observational …

Hospitals are hotspots for antimicrobial-resistant bacteria (ARB) and play a major role in
both their emergence and spread. Large numbers of these ARB will be ejected from …

Studies in the 1970s and 1980s suggested that environmental surface contamination played
a negligible role in the endemic transmission of healthcare-associated infections. However …

The Guideline for Hand Hygiene in Health-Care Settings provides health-care workers
(HCWs) with a review of data regarding handwashing and hand antisepsis in health-care …

Background Inanimate surfaces have often been described as the source for outbreaks of
nosocomial infections. The aim of this review is to summarize data on the persistence of …

The health-care facility environment is rarely implicated in disease transmission, except
among patients who are immunocompromised. Nonetheless, inadvertent exposures to …