Browsing Artikel in Fachzeitschriften by Author "Kramer, Axel"

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2020-12-09Zeitschriftenartikel

A Klebsiella pneumoniae ST307 outbreak clone from Germany demonstrates features of extensive drug resistance, hypermucoviscosity, and enhanced iron acquisition

Heiden, Stefan E.; Hübner, Nils-Olaf; Bohnert, Jürgen A.; Heidecke, Claus-Dieter; Kramer, Axel; Balau, Veronika; Gierer, Wolfgang; Schaefer, Stephan; Eckmanns, Tim; Gatermann, Sören; Eger, Elias; Guenther, Sebastian; Becker, Karsten; Schaufler, Katharina

Background Antibiotic-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae are a major cause of hospital- and community-acquired infections, including sepsis, liver abscess, and pneumonia, driven mainly by the emergence of successful high-risk ...
2017-05-04Zeitschriftenartikel

Aktive Einbeziehung von Patienten und Pflegebedürftigen in die Händedesinfektion

Ein Beitrag zum Internationalen Tag der Händehygiene

Krafczyk-Korth, Janina; Dittmann, Kathleen; Heidecke, Claus-Dieter; Diedrich, Stephan; Kramer, Axel; Hübner, Nils-Olaf
2017-04-10Zeitschriftenartikel

Antibiotic resistance: What is so special about multidrug-resistant Gram-negative bacteria?

Antibiotikaresistenz: Was ist so besonders an den Gram-negativen multiresistenten Bakterien?

Exner, Martin; Bhattacharya, Sanjay; Christiansen, Bärbel; Gebel, Jürgen; Goroncy-Bermes, Peter; Hartemann, Philippe; Heeg, Peter; Ilschner, Carola; Kramer, Axel; Larson, Elaine; Merkens, Wolfgang; Mielke, Martin; Oltmanns, Peter; Ross, Birgit; Rotter, Manfred; Schmithausen, Ricarda Maria; Sonntag, Hans-Günther; Trautmann, Matthias

In den letzten Jahren haben die durch multiresistente Gram-negative Bakterien (MRGN) verursachten Infektionen in allen Teilen der Welt dramatisch zugenommen. Der vorliegende Konsensus basiert auf Vorträgen mit sich ...
2012-12-01Zeitschriftenartikel

Cost comparison of MRSA screening and management – a decision tree analysis

Tübbicke, Andrea; Hübner, Claudia; Hübner, Nils-Olaf; Wegner, Christian; Kramer, Axel; Fleßa, Steffen

Background: Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infections represent a serious challenge for health-care institutions. Rapid and precise identification of MRSA carriers can help to reduce both nosocomial ...
2007-08-01Zeitschriftenartikel

Empfehlung des Verbunds für angewandte Hygiene (VAH) zu Formaldehyd

Schwebke, Ingeborg; Bischoff, Heribert; Herr, Caroline; Kramer, Axel; Eikmann, Thomas

Aufgrund der Neubewertung von Formaldehyd durch das Bundesinstitut für Risikobewertung (BfR) wurde vom Verbund für angewandte Hygiene (VAH) eine Arbeitsgruppe mit dem Auftrag gegründet, eine Stellungnahme bzw. Empfehlung ...
2022-07-06Zeitschriftenartikel

Ethanol is indispensable for virucidal hand antisepsis: memorandum from the alcohol-based hand rub (ABHR) Task Force, WHO Collaborating Centre on Patient Safety, and the Commission for Hospital Hygiene and Infection Prevention (KRINKO), Robert Koch Institute, Berlin, Germany

Kramer, Axel; Arvand, Mardjan; Christiansen, Bärbel; Dancer, Stephanie; Eggers, Maren; Exner, Martin; Müller, Dieter; Mutters, Nico T.; Schwebke, Ingeborg; Pittet, Didier

Background The approval of ethanol by the Biocidal Products Regulation has been under evaluation since 2007. This follows concern over alcohol uptake from ethanol-based hand rubs (EBHR). If ethanol is classified as ...
2019-12-12Zeitschriftenartikel

Extensively drug-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae ST307 outbreak, north-eastern Germany, June to October 2019

Haller, Sebastian; Kramer, Rolf; Becker, Karsten; Bohnert, Jürgen A.; Eckmanns, Tim; Hans, Jörg B.; Hecht, Jane; Heidecke, Claus-Dieter; Hübner, Nils-Olaf; Kramer, Axel; Klaper, Kathleen; Littmann, Martina; Marlinghaus, Lennart; Neumann, Bernd; Pfeifer, Yvonne; Pfennigwerth, Niels; Rogge, Simone; Schaufler, Katharina; Thürmer, Andrea; Werner, Guido; Gatermann, Sören

From June to October 2019, 17 patients (six infected, 11 colonised) with an extensively drug-resistant (XDR) Klebsiella pneumoniae strain were notified from four Western Pomerania medical facilities. The XDR K. pneumoniae ...
2021-10-14Zeitschriftenartikel

Heatwave-associated Vibrio infections in Germany, 2018 and 2019

Brehm, Thomas Theo; Berneking, Laura; Martins, Meike Sena; Dupke, Susann; Jacob, Daniela; Drechsel, Oliver; Bohnert, Jürgen; Becker, Karsten; Kramer, Axel; Christner, Martin; Aepfelbacher, Martin; Schmiedel, Stefan; Rohde, Holger; the German Vibrio Study Group

Background: Vibrio spp. are aquatic bacteria that prefer warm seawater with moderate salinity. In humans, they can cause gastroenteritis, wound infections, and ear infections. During the summers of 2018 and 2019, unprecedented ...
2024-10-10Zeitschriftenartikel

How long do bacteria, fungi, protozoa, and viruses retain their replication capacity on inanimate surfaces? A systematic review examining environmental resilience versus healthcare-associated infection risk by “fomite-borne risk assessment”

Kramer, Axel; Lexow, Franziska; Bludau, Anna; Köster, Antonia Milena; Misailovski, Martin; Seifert, Ulrike; Eggers, Maren; Rutala, William; Dancer, Stephanie J.; Scheithauer, Simone

In healthcare settings, contaminated surfaces play an important role in the transmission of nosocomial pathogens potentially resulting in healthcare-associated infections (HAI). Pathogens can be transmitted directly from ...
2006-08-16Zeitschriftenartikel

How long do nosocomial pathogens persist on inanimate surfaces? A systematic review

Kramer, Axel; Schwebke, Ingeborg; Kampf, Günter

Background: Inanimate surfaces have often been described as the source for outbreaks of nosocomial infections. The aim of this review is to summarize data on the persistence of different nosocomial pathogens on inanimate ...
2013-04-29Zeitschriftenartikel

In vitro efficacy of cold atmospheric pressure plasma on S. sanguinis biofilms in comparison of two test models

In vitro Wirksamkeit von kaltem Atmosphärendruckplasma gegen S. sanguinis Biofilme im Vergleich zweier Prüfmodelle

Gorynia, Susanne; Koban, Ina; Matthes, Rutger; Welk, Alexander; Gorynia, Sabine; Hübner, Nils-Olaf; Kocher, Thomas; Kramer, Axel

Dental plaque critically affects the etiology of caries, periodontitis and periimplantitis. The mechanical removal of plaque can only be performed partially due to limited accessibility. Therefore, plaque still represents ...
2024-11-05Zeitschriftenartikel

Kostenanalyse maschineller und manueller Aufbereitung transvaginaler Ultraschallsonden

Kiefner, Denise; Benkhai, Hicham; Lemanski, Sandra; Thanheiser, Marc; Kramer, Axel

Objective: This study aims to provide additional support for the equipment needed in hospitals and medical practices for reprocessing transvaginal ultrasound probes (TVUS) through an economic analysis comparing manual and ...
2014-08-21Zeitschriftenartikel

Occurrence of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in farm workers and the livestock environment in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Germany

Dahms, Carmen; Hübner, Nils-Olaf; Cuny, Christiane; Kramer, Axel

Background: Livestock-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (LA-MRSA) has a wide host range and is transmissible to humans, especially to those with close contact to colonized animals. This study presents ...
2013-04-29Zeitschriftenartikel

One-day point prevalence of emerging bacterial pathogens in a nationwide sample of 62 German hospitals in 2012 and comparison with the results of the one-day point prevalence of 2010

Wegner, Christian; Hübner, Nils-Olaf; Gleich, Sabine; Thalmaier, Ulrike; Krüger, Colin M.; Kramer, Axel

Hintergrund: Die Resistenzentwicklung gegen Antibiotika ist eine weltweit bedrohliche Situation. Zur Bekämpfung von multiresistenten Erregern (MRE) wurden in allen deutschen Bundesländern infektiologische Netzwerke der ...
2024-09-06Zeitschriftenartikel

S2k-Guideline hand antisepsis and hand hygiene

Kramer, Axel; Seifert, Julia; Abele-Horn, Marianne; Biever, Paul; Blacky, Alexander; Buerke, Michael; Ciesek, Sandra; Chaberny, Iris; Deja, Maria; Engelhart, Steffen; Eschberger, Dieter; Gruber, Bernd; Hedtmann, Achim; Heider, Julia; Hoyme, Udo B.; Jäkel, Christian; Kalbe, Peter; Luckhaupt, Horst; Novotny, Alexander; Papan, Cihan; Piechota, Hansjürgen; Pitten, Frank-Albert; Reinecke, Veronika; Schilling, Dieter; Schulz-Schaeffer, Walter; Sunderdiek, Ulrich

The consensus-based guideline “hand antisepsis and hand hygiene” for Germany has the following sections: Prevention of nosocomial infections by hygienic hand antisepsis, prevention of surgical site infections by surgical ...
2021-07-17Zeitschriftenartikel

Staphylococcus aureus nasal colonization among dental health care workers in Northern Germany (StaphDent study)

Lerche, Nadine; Holtfreter, Silva; Walther, Birgit; Semmler, Torsten; Al'Sholui, Fawaz; Dancer, Stephanie J.; Daeschlein, Georg; Hübner, Nils-Olaf; Bröker, Barbara M.; Papke, Roald; Kohlmann, Thomas; Baghul, Romy; Seifert, Ulrike; Kramer, Axel

Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) can colonize dental patients and students, however, studies on the prevalence of MRSA and methicillin-susceptible S. aureus (MSSA) among dental health care workers ...
2013-08-07Zeitschriftenartikel

Synergistic Effects of Nonthermal Plasma and Disinfecting Agents against Dental Biofilms In Vitro

Koban, Ina; Geisel, Marie Henrike; Holtfreter, Birte; Jablonowski, Lukasz; Hübner, Nils-Olaf; Matthes, Rutger; Masur, Kai; Weltmann, Klaus-Dieter; Kramer, Axel; Kocher, Thomas

Aim. Dental biofilms play a major role in the pathogenesis of many dental diseases. In this study, we evaluated the synergistic effect of atmospheric pressure plasma and different agents in dentistry on the reduction of ...
2013-05-20Zeitschriftenartikel

The durability of examination gloves used on intensive care units

Hübner, Nils-Olaf; Goerdt, Anna-Maria; Mannerow, Axel; Pohrt, Ute; Heidecke, Claus-Dieter; Kramer, Axel; Partecke, Lars I.

Background: The use of examination gloves is part of the standard precautions to prevent medical staff from transmission of infectious agents between patients. Gloves also protect the staff from infectious agents ...
2022-12Zeitschriftenartikel

Zur Überarbeitung der Empfehlung „Anforderungen an die Hygiene bei der Reinigung und Desinfektion von Flächen“ der Kommission für Krankenhaushygiene und Infektionsprävention (KRINKO) beim RKI: Was ist neu?

Lexow, Franziska; Thanheiser, Marc; Kramer, Axel