Objective To raise awareness of the role of environmental biofilm in the emergence and
spread of antibiotic resistance and its consideration in antimicrobial stewardship …

Abstract Purpose of Review Recently, numerous scientific publications were published
which shed new light on the possible risks of infection for dental healthcare workers and …

This Position Statement from the European Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ESGE)
and the European Society of Gastroenterology Nurses and Associates (ESGENA) sets …

Implementation of environmental cleaning and disinfection has been shown to reduce the
incidences of healthcare-associated infections. The effect of an enhanced strategy for …

This work is concerned with investigating the effect of substrate hydrophobicity and zeta
potential on the dynamics and kinetics of the initial stages of bacterial adhesion. For this …

Over the past decade, there is excellent evidence in the scientific literature that
contaminated environmental surfaces and noncritical patient care items play an important …

The escalation of multidrug-resistant pathogens has created a dire need to develop novel
ways of addressing this global therapeutic challenge. Because of their antimicrobial …

This article highlights new members, novel mechanisms of action, new functions, and
interesting applications of antimicrobial peptides reported in 2014. As of December 2014 …

The aim of this study was to determine the epidemiology (location, microbial load,
microbiome, presence/absence of biofilm and pathogens, including ESKAPE …

Biofilms are ubiquitous in healthcare settings. By nature, biofilms are less susceptible to
antimicrobials and are associated with healthcare-associated infections (HAI). Resistance of …