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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...
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...
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...
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...