Health care-associated infections (HCAIs) are infections that occur while receiving health
care, developed in a hospital or other health care facility that first appear 48 hours or more …

Objective To evaluate the relative efficacy of the World Health Organization 2005 campaign
(WHO-5) and other interventions to promote hand hygiene among healthcare workers in …

The most recent European guidelines and task force reports on hospital-acquired
pneumonia (HAP) and ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) were published almost 10 …

Objectives: Identify the etiology of nosocomial infections. Describe the appropriate
evaluation of nosocomial infections. Explain the treatment options available for nosocomial …

Background: We report the results of International Nosocomial Infection Control Consortium
(INICC) surveillance study from January 2010-December 2015 in 703 intensive care units …

Bacterial colonization in the form of biofilms on surfaces causes persistent infections and is
an issue of considerable concern to healthcare providers. There is an urgent need for novel …

The results of a surveillance study conducted by the International Nosocomial Infection
Control Consortium (INICC) from January 2004 through December 2009 in 422 intensive …

With the rapid spreading of resistance among common bacterial pathogens, bacterial
infections, especially antibiotic‐resistant bacterial infections, have drawn much attention …

Antibiotic resistance is a global crisis driven by appropriate and inappropriate antibiotic use
to treat human illness and promote animal growth. The antimicrobial resistance epidemic …

The expansion of bacterial antibiotic resistance is a growing problem today. When medical
devices are inserted into the body, it becomes especially difficult for the body to clear …