Monitoring hand hygiene compliance and providing healthcare workers with feedback
regarding their performance are considered integral parts of multidisciplinary hand hygiene …

Background Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) causes substantial health and economic burden
to individuals, healthcare systems and societies globally. Understanding the temporal …

Empirical broad spectrum antimicrobial therapy prescribed in life-threatening situations
should be de-escalated to mitigate the risk of resistance emergence. Definitions of de …

The use of antibiotics–including the over-and misuse–in human and veterinary practices
selected for resistant pathogens and led to their emergence and dissemination along with …

Introduction The objective of the present study was to analyse secular trends in antibiotic
consumption and resistance data from a network of 53 intensive care units (ICUs). Methods …

WHAT IS ALREADY KNOWN ABOUT THIS SUBJECT• The emergence and spread of
bacteria producing extended‐spectrum beta‐lactamases (ESBLs) has important therapeutic …

Objectives The aim of this study was to determine the temporal relation between the use of
antibiotics and alcohol-based hand rubs (ABHRs) and the incidence of methicillin-resistant …

The spread of multidrug-resistant organisms (MDRO) is associated with additional costs as
well as higher morbidity and mortality rates. Risk factors related to the spread of MDRO can …

Objectives To determine the temporal relationship between antibiotic use and incidence of
antibiotic-resistant Escherichia coli in both the inpatient and outpatient setting of a large …

BACKGROUND: The duration of gastrointestinal colonization with extended-spectrum β-
lactamase-producing Enterobacteriaceae (ESBL-E) may play a major role in the spread of …