Experts agree that careful cleaning and disinfection of environmental surfaces are essential
elements of effective infection prevention programs. However, traditional manual cleaning …

Contaminated environmental surfaces provide an important potential source for
transmission of health care-associated pathogens. In recent years, a variety of interventions …

Titanium dental implants are a multibillion dollar market in the United States alone. The
growth of a bacterial biofilm on a dental implant can cause gingivitis, implant loss, and …

The objective of this prospective cohort study was to determine whether admission to an
intensive care unit (ICU) room previously occupied by a patient with multidrug-resistant …

BACKGROUND: Surface contamination in hospitals is involved in the transmission of
pathogens in a proportion of healthcare-associated infections. Admission to a room …

1. Executive summary Multi-drug-resistant (MDR) Gram-negative bacterial infections have
become prevalent in some European countries. Moreover, increased use of broad-spectrum …

Carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii pose a significant threat to hospitalized
patients, as therapeutic options are scarse. Alarmingly, rates of carbapenem-resistance in A …

Despite considerable efforts, healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) continue to be globally
responsible for serious morbidity, increased costs and prolonged length of stay. Among …

Conventional disinfection methods are limited by reliance on the operator to ensure
appropriate selection, formulation, distribution, and contact time of the agent. Automated …

Acinetobacter baumannii is a nosocomial bacterial pathogen, and infections attributed to this
species are further complicated by a remarkable ability to acquire antimicrobial resistance …