Browsing by Subject "Anti-Bacterial Agents/therapeutic use"
Now showing items 1-11 of 11
-
2010-09-02ZeitschriftenartikelAntibiotics for the common cold: expectations of Germany’s general population Physicians mention patients’ expectations as a reason for prescribing antibiotics for common (viral) upper respiratory tract infections despite clinical evidence against their use and the physicians’ better judgement. We ...
-
2011-10-01ZeitschriftenartikelBacteremia and Antimicrobial Drug Resistance over Time, Ghana Bacterial distribution and antimicrobial drug resistance were monitored in patients with bacterial bloodstream infections in rural hospitals in Ghana. In 2001–2002 and in 2009, Salmonella enterica serovar Typhi was the ...
-
2004-04-01ZeitschriftenartikelBakterielle Erreger von Krankenhausinfektionen mit besonderen Resistenzen und Multiresistenzen Teil I: Diagnostik und TypisierungFür fast jede der therapeutisch gegen bakterielle Infektionserreger eingesetzten Antibiotikagruppen gibt es mehrere Einzelpräparate, die in der klinisch-bakteriologischen Routinediagnostik in der Empfindlichkeitsprüfung ...
-
2015-11-12ZeitschriftenartikelCarbapenemase-producing Enterobacteriaceae in Europe: assessment by national experts from 38 countries, May 2015 In 2012, the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) launched the ‘European survey of carbapenemase-producing Enterobacteriaceae (EuSCAPE)’ project to gain insights into the occurrence and epidemiology ...
-
2015-07-02ZeitschriftenartikelCurrent prevalence of multidrug-resistant organisms in long-term care facilities in the Rhine-Main district, Germany, 2013 Multidrug-resistant organisms (MDRO) and in particular multidrug-resistant Gram-negative organisms (MRGN) are an increasing problem in hospital care. However, data on the current prevalence of MDRO in long-term care ...
-
2008-05-05ZeitschriftenartikelFatal ulcerative colitis in a western lowland gorilla (Gorilla gorilla gorilla). A captive western lowland gorilla (Gorilla gorilla gorilla) presented with watery diarrhoea that progressed to become profuse and haemorrhagic. Faecal analyses revealed Balantidium (B.) coli trophozoites and salmonella-like ...
-
2010-04-01ZeitschriftenartikelFluoroquinolone Resistance and Clostridium difficile, Germany We characterized 670 Clostridium diffi cile isolates collected from patients in 84 hospitals in Germany in 2008. PCR ribotyping showed high prevalence of ribotype 001 and restricted dissemination of ribotype 027 strains. ...
-
2013-09-11ZeitschriftenartikelRisk Factors Associated with the Community-Acquired Colonization of Extended-Spectrum Beta-Lactamase (ESBL) Positive Escherichia Coli. An Exploratory Case-Control Study Background: The number of extended-spectrum beta-lactamase (ESBL) positive (+) Escherichia coli is increasing worldwide. In contrast with many other multidrug-resistant bacteria, it is suspected that they predominantly ...
-
2007-06-01ZeitschriftenartikelSuccessful termination of a furunculosis outbreak due to lukS-lukF-positive, methicillin-susceptible Staphylococcus aureus in a German village by stringent decolonization, 2002-2005 Background: Skin infections due to Staphylococcus aureus have recently become a public concern, mainly because of emerging resistance against widely used antibiotics and specific virulence determinants. Strains harboring ...
-
2014-07-24ZeitschriftenartikelSystematic literature analysis and review of targeted preventive measures to limit healthcare-associated infections by meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus Meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is a major cause of healthcare-associated infections in Europe. Many examples have demonstrated that the spread of MRSA within healthcare settings can be reduced by targeted ...
-
2015-10-07ZeitschriftenartikelTracing the Spread of Clostridium difficile Ribotype 027 in Germany Based on Bacterial Genome Sequences We applied whole-genome sequencing to reconstruct the spatial and temporal dynamics underpinning the expansion of Clostridium difficile ribotype 027 in Germany. Based on re-sequencing of genomes from 57 clinical C. difficile ...