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Contamination of the Hospital Environmental by Pathogenic Bacteria and Infection Control

Kim YA, Lee H, Lee K

Healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) have increased rapidly, and the wide spread of multidrug resistant (MDR) bacteria has made the control of HAIs a challenging health problem. Transmission of common pathogens from...
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Prospective and Retrospective Incidence and Post-exposure Reporting of Needlestick Injuries

Jeong IS, Jeong JS, Sohn JS, Choi JH, Jeong SY, Han SH, Choi SM, Youn JA, Song JY

BACKGROUND: Most studies on the incidence rate (IR) and post-exposure reporting rate (RR) of needle-stick injuries (NSIs) were performed using retrospective surveillance, which is vulnerable to recall bias. This study...
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Emergence and Spread of OXA-48-Like Carbapenemase-Producing Enterobacteriaceae

Song W, Jeong SH, Lee J, Lee SS, Lee K

Since 2001, ten more OXA-48 variants have been identified. Shewanella spp. has been thought to be the original host for OXA-48-like enzymes. These enzymes strongly hydrolyze penicillins and weakly hydrolyze...
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Risk Factors for Prolonged Carriage and Reacquisition of Vancomycin-resistant Enterococci

Lee D, Park ES, Yong D, Choi JY, Lee K, Jee SH

BACKGROUND: Patients infected with vancomycin-resistant enterococci (VRE) are kept in isolation to prevent the spread of VRE in medical facilities. However, decision-making regarding isolation can be challenging at the time...
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