Efficacy of a coordinated strategy for containment of multidrug-resistant Gram-negative bacteria carriage in a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit in the context of an active …

L Saporito, G Graziano, F Mescolo, E Amodio… - … Resistance & Infection …, 2021 - Springer
Background Antimicrobial resistance in neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) patients is a
threat, due to the frequent use of antimicrobial treatment and invasive devices in fragile …

Surveillance of multidrug-resistant gram-negative bacilli in a neonatal intensive care unit: prominent role of cross transmission

C Mammina, P Di Carlo, D Cipolla, M Giuffre… - American journal of …, 2007 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: Multidrug-resistant gram-negative bacilli (MDRGN) are an important cause
of nosocomial infections in neonatal intensive care units (NICUs). We conducted a 1-year …

Risk factors for multidrug-resistant gram-negative bacteria carriage upon admission to the intensive care unit

NF Fernández-Martínez, S Cárcel-Fernández… - International Journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Multidrug-resistant Gram-negative bacteria (MDR-GNB) are microorganisms that have
acquired resistance to extended-spectrum antibacterials and constitute an emerging threat …

Overcrowding in a neonatal intermediate care unit: impact on the incidence of multidrug-resistant gram-negative organisms

D Fischer, RL Schlößer, VAJ Kempf… - BMC Infectious …, 2019 - Springer
Background Overcrowding, reduced nurse to patient ratio, limited distance between
incubators and absence of microbiological surveillance have been shown to promote …

The increasing challenge of multidrug-resistant gram-negative bacilli: results of a 5-year active surveillance program in a neonatal intensive care unit

M Giuffrè, DM Geraci, C Bonura, L Saporito… - Medicine, 2016 - journals.lww.com
The Increasing Challenge of Multidrug-Resistant Gram-Negativ... : Medicine The Increasing
Challenge of Multidrug-Resistant Gram-Negative Bacilli: Results of a 5-Year Active …

[HTML][HTML] Evidence-based interventions to reduce the incidence of common multidrug-resistant Gram-negative bacteria in an adult intensive care Unit

A Althaqafi, M Yaseen, F Farahat, A Munshi… - Cureus, 2023 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background Multidrug-resistant Gram-negative bacteria (MDR-GNB) present a significant
and escalating hazard to healthcare globally. Context-specific interventions have been …

Infection control measures against multidrug-resistant Gram-negative bacteria in children and neonates

T Karampatakis, K Tsergouli, E Roilides - Future Microbiology, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
The increase in infections caused by multidrug-resistant (MDR) Gram-negative bacteria in
neonatal and pediatric intensive care units over recent years is alarming. MDR Klebsiella …

Surveillance of multidrug-resistant Gram-negative pathogens in high-risk neonates—does it make a difference?

A Simon, T Tenenbaum - The Pediatric infectious disease journal, 2013 - journals.lww.com
Simon and Tenenbaum The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal• Volume 32, Number 4,
April 2013 408| www. pidj. com© 2012 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins aerogenes isolates …

Continuous surveillance to reduce extended-spectrum β-lactamase Klebsiella pneumoniae colonization in the neonatal intensive care unit

S Benenson, PD Levin, C Block, A Adler, Z Ergaz… - Neonatology, 2013 - karger.com
Background: Clinical illness caused by resistant bacteria usually represents a wider problem
of asymptomatic colonization. Active surveillance with appropriate institution of isolation …

[HTML][HTML] High prevalence of multidrug-resistant Gram-negative bacteria carriage in children screened prospectively for multidrug resistant organisms at admission to a …

S Najem, D Eick, J Boettcher, A Aigner… - …, 2022 - eurosurveillance.org
Background Increasing resistance to antibiotics poses medical challenges worldwide.
Prospective data on carriage prevalence of multidrug resistant organisms (MDRO) in …