The support offered by a microbiology department to an antimicrobial stewardship program
depends on the department's infrastructure and functioning. Among the factors that affect the …

Objective Risk factors (RFs) associated with infection progression in patients already
colonised by carbapenem-resistant Gram-negative bacteria (CRGNB) have been addressed …

Purpose To investigate transitions in resistance mechanisms, virulence characteristics and
molecular epidemiology of carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae (CRKP) during …

Rectal swabs are routinely used by public health authorities to screen for multi-drug resistant
enteric bacteria including vancomycin-resistant enterococci (VRE) and carbapenem …

The detection of Clostridioides difficile infections (CDI) relies on testing the stool of patients
by toxin antigen detection or PCR methods. Although PCR and antigenic methods have …

(HLA)-matched stem cells derived from a donor. Infections are important causes of morbidity
and mortality after HSCT (Hatzimichael and Tuthill, 2010). Infectious complications are …

Interventions: Therapy with antibiotic such as including ceftazidime-avibactam or tigecycline
and surgical control of primary infection source including allograft nephrectomy and/or …

Objectives The objective is to explore the correlation between rectal swab culture and the
overall 30-d survival of hematologic patients diagnosed with carbapenem-resistant …

Background This paper aimed to inspect factors affecting febrile neutropenia patients with
hematologic malignancies. The intestinal colonization rate of extended-spectrum beta …

Background The prevalence of hospital-acquired infections caused by carbapenem-
resistant gram-negative bacteria (CRGNB) is increasing worldwide. Several risk factors have …