China is one of the largest producers and consumers of antibiotics, and China is a larger
producer of livestock farming and aquaculture in the world. The livestock farming and …

Infection is the second leading cause of death in patients with cancer. Loss of efficacy in
antibiotics due to antibiotic resistance in bacteria is an urgent threat against the continuing …

Objective: Describe common pathogens and antimicrobial resistance patterns for healthcare-
associated infections (HAIs) that occurred during 2015–2017 and were reported to the …

Health care-associated infections (HCAIs) are infections that occur while receiving health
care, developed in a hospital or other health care facility that first appear 48 hours or more …

The extensive use of antibiotics leading to the rapid spread of antibiotic resistance poses
high health risks to humans, but to date there is still lack of a quantitative model to properly …

The genus Enterococcus comprises a ubiquitous group of Gram-positive bacteria that are of
great relevance to human health for their role as major causative agents of health care …

Background Infectious diseases are the leading cause of death in 21 st century due to
antimicrobial resistance and scarcity of new molecules to undertake rising infections. There …

Enterococci are unusually well adapted for survival and persistence in a variety of adverse
environments, including on inanimate surfaces in the hospital environment and at sites of …

OBJECTIVETo describe antimicrobial resistance patterns for healthcare-associated
infections (HAIs) that occurred in 2011–2014 and were reported to the Centers for Disease …

The global emergence of carbapenemase-producing bacteria capable of hydrolyzing the
once effective carbapenem antibiotics is considered a contemporary public health concern …