The emergence of resistant pathogens in response to selection pressure by drugs and their
possible disappearance when drug use is discontinued are evolutionary processes common …

Available evidence, although not always of high quality, suggests that a link between
antibiotics usage at individual and institutional levels and resistant bacteria does exist …

Part one of this series investigated the adequacy of current models used to forecast bed
demand. This part explores the issues surrounding the correct level of occupancy required …

Introducción: la prevención y el control de las infecciones nosocomiales requiere el
conocimiento del tipo de microorganismo que es más frecuentemente aislado. En México se …

Background Chronic supportive otitis media (CSOM) is one of the commonest illnesses in
ENT practice. This study was conducted to find out the various aerobic microorganisms …

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Objective. To determine the prevalence of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus
(MRSA), vancomycin-resistant enterococci (VRE), and Clostridium difficile infection (CDI) in …

Two multivariate time-series analyses were carried out to identify the impact of bed
occupancy rates, turnover intervals and the average length of hospital stay on the spread of …

Ear infections occur in all age groups. Chronic Suppurative Otitis Media (CSOM) is the most
common illness in ENT practice. It may even cause hearing impairment especially sensory …

Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) are dangerous agents of nosocomial
infections. In 2007 the prevalence of MRSA is 20.3% in Germany (Oxacilline-resistance …