The etiology of nosocomial infections, the frequency of contaminated hands with the different
nosocomial pathogens, and the role of health care workers' hands during outbreaks suggest …

Nosocomial infections are those that become evident 48 h or more after a patient is admitted
for treatment in a hospital or in another health-care setting. These infections cause …

The epidemic of hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection in Europe is continuously evolving and
epidemiological parameters (prevalence, incidence, disease transmission patterns and …

More than 360 million persons worldwide (6% of the world population) are chronically
infected by the hepatitis B virus (HBV). Although the incidence of HBV infection has …

Infection control has a particularly important role in paediatric hospitals and must take into
account the specificity of the needs and environment of the paediatric patient. Children are …

Drug-related outbreaks are frequently reported from various medical departments. A
systematic review was performed to describe characteristics of these outbreaks and to …

BACKGROUND: Two patients died of a meningitis caused by Pseudomonas aeruginosa in a
hospital in Germany in July 2001, their infections having been caused by a contaminated …

BACKGROUND: Hepatitis B virus (HBV) often persists after resolution, but its replication is
suppressed by antiviral T cells. Immunosuppressive treatment may lead to viral reactivation …

The minimum spanning tree (MST) model was applied to identify the history of transmission
of hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection in an outbreak involving five children attending a …

A 68 year old woman with type 2 diabetes, angina, and obesity had an uncomplicated below
knee amputation. Baseline creatinine was 133 μmol/l (estimated glomerular filtration rate 36 …