The projected effectiveness of Clostridium difficile vaccination as part of an integrated infection control strategy

E van Kleef, SR Deeny, M Jit, B Cookson… - Vaccine, 2016 - Elsevier
Background Early clinical trials of a Clostridium difficile toxoid vaccine show efficacy in
preventing C. difficile infection (CDI). The optimal patient group to target for vaccination …

Clostridium difficile Infections in Medical Intensive Care Units of a Medical Center in Southern Taiwan: Variable Seasonality and Disease Severity

JC Lee, YP Hung, HJ Lin, PJ Tsai, WC Ko - PLoS One, 2016 - journals.plos.org
Critical patients are susceptible to Clostridium difficile infections (CDIs), which cause
significant morbidity and mortality in the hospital. In Taiwan, the epidemiology of CDI in …

Reduction in the incidence of hospital-acquired MRSA following the introduction of a chlorine dioxide 275 ppm based disinfecting agent in a district general hospital

G Conlon-Bingham, M Aldeyab, MP Kearney… - European Journal of …, 2016 - ejhp.bmj.com
Background Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) and Clostridium difficile
are major nosocomial pathogens whose control relies on effective antimicrobial stewardship …

Rasch analysis of the antimicrobial self-assessment toolkit for National Health Service (NHS) trusts (ASAT v17)

C Bailey, MP Tully, M Pampaka… - Journal of Antimicrobial …, 2016 - academic.oup.com
Objectives The Antimicrobial Self-Assessment Toolkit for National Health Service (NHS)
Trusts (ASAT) was developed to evaluate hospital-based antimicrobial stewardship …

[PDF][PDF] Point-prevalence surveys of antibiotic use and HAIs

Y Alahmadi, M Aldeyab, M Scott… - Hospital Pharmacy …, 2016 - researchgate.net
Setting A total of five acute teaching hospitals participated in the two point-prevalence
studies. These hospitals represent five of the main acute care hospitals in the five Health …

[PDF][PDF] “International Centres of Excellence in Hospital Pharmacy”; a SEFH new initiative; the role of the clinical pharmacist in the hospital antibiotic stewardship in …

EA Álvaro-Alonso, M Aldeyab, L Ashfield, F Gilmore… - Farm Hosp, 2016 - sefh.es
Spanish Society of Hospital Pharmacy (SEFH) includes among its purposes and functions
the promotion, fostering and furthering of the performance of all kinds of training …

[HTML][HTML] Centros de Excelencia Internacionales en Farmacia Hospitalaria: una nueva iniciativa de la SEFH; el papel del farmacéutico clínico en la optimización de los …

EA Álvaro-Alonso, M Aldeyab, L Ashfield… - Farmacia …, 2016 - SciELO Espana
Centros de Excelencia Internacionales en Farmacia Hospitalaria: una nueva iniciativa de la
SEFH; el papel del farmacéutico clínico en la optimización de los antimicrobianos en Irlanda …