Background The Cleaning and Disinfecting in Healthcare Working Group of the National
Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, National Occupational Research Agenda, is a …

Infections due to resistant and multidrug resistant (MDR) organisms in haematology patients
and haematopoietic stem cell transplant recipients are an increasingly complex problem of …

Objectives To evaluate the safety and clinical outcomes of patients who received
carbapenem de-escalation as guided by an antimicrobial stewardship programme (ASP) in …

Antimicrobial stewardship has been shown to reduce unnecessary antibiotic use, but there
are few data on the long-term benefits of such a programme. Antimicrobial use over a 13 …

Clostridium difficile remains a major public health threat and continues to contribute to
excess morbidity, mortality and healthcare costs. Antimicrobial stewardship programs have …

Background. To address the significant morbidity and mortality rates associated with
nosocomial Clostridium difficile–associated diarrhea (CDAD), a series of recommendations …

Background The objective of this study was to analyze quantity, assess quality, and
investigate international collaboration in research from Arab countries in the field of public …

Objectives: The objective was to assess the views of clinicians in teaching hospitals of
Kolkata regarding the use of antibiotics in their own hospitals, focusing on perceived misuse …

To develop and validate a prediction model for Clostridium difficile infection (CDI) in
hospitalized patients treated with systemic antibiotics, we performed a case–cohort study in …

Background To meet the future challenges of infectious diseases and limit the spread of
multidrug resistant microorganisms, a better understanding of published studies in the field …