Staphylococcus aureus in patients with rheumatoid arthritis under conventional and anti-tumor necrosis factor-alpha treatment.

…, S Wasmer, P Hasler, T Vogt, D Nogarth… - The Journal of …, 2005 - jrheum.org
OBJECTIVE: To compare the prevalence of nasal and oral Staphylococcus aureus in patients
with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) with the prevalence in controls with other rheumatic diseases…

Extended-spectrum β-lactamase (ESBL)–producing enterobacteriaceae: A threat from the kitchen

…, R Frei, R Stephan, H Hächler, D Nogarth… - Infection Control & …, 2014 - cambridge.org
Food is an established source of extended-spectrum (β-lactamase (ESBL)-producing
Enterobacteriaceae. Hand hygiene and cooking prevent transmission, but hands could be …

Sonication for diagnosis of catheter-related infection is not better than traditional roll-plate culture: a prospective cohort study with 975 central venous catheters

…, M Dangel, D Nogarth… - Clinical infectious …, 2014 - academic.oup.com
This prospective randomized controlled study with 975 nontunneled central venous
catheters (CVCs) showed that the semiquantitative roll-plate culture technique (SQC) was as …

Effectiveness of a chlorhexidine dressing on silver-coated external ventricular drain–associated colonization and infection: A prospective single-blinded randomized …

…, DW Zumofen, N Cueni, D Nogarth… - Clinical Infectious …, 2018 - academic.oup.com
Background Observational studies have shown that dressings containing chlorhexidine
gluconate (CHX) lower the incidence external ventricular drain (EVD)–associated infections (…

[HTML][HTML] ESBL Displace: A Protocol for an Observational Study to Identify Displacing Escherichia coli Strain Candidates from ESBL-Colonized Travel Returners Using …

…, S Heller, D Albertos Torres, M Meola, D Nogarth… - Microbiology …, 2023 - mdpi.com
Introduction: Invading extended-spectrum beta-lactamase-producing Escherichia coli (ESBL-PE),
non-ESBL E. coli, and other bacteria form a complex environment in the gut. The …

Risk factors for surgical site infection in a Tanzanian district hospital: a challenge for the traditional National Nosocomial Infections Surveillance system index

J Fehr, C Hatz, I Soka, P Kibatala, H Urassa… - Infection Control & …, 2006 - cambridge.org
The incidence of surgical site infections (SSIs) was 24% in a district hospital in Tanzania.
Wound classification was not an independent risk factor for SSI, indicating that risk scores …

Prevalence of nasal colonization with methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) in children a multicenter cross-sectional study

U Heininger, F Datta, A Gervaix… - The Pediatric …, 2007 - journals.lww.com
In this cross-sectional multicenter study, we determined the rate of nasal carriage of
methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) in children admitted to 9 training hospitals in …

Equal efficacy of glucoprotamin and an aldehyde product for environmental disinfection in a hematologic transplant unit: a prospective crossover trial

R Meinke, B Meyer, R Frei, J Passweg… - Infection Control & …, 2012 - cambridge.org
Background.The inanimate hospital environment has emerged as an important reservoir of
nosocomial pathogens. In particular, multidrug-resistant pathogens, such as methicillin-…

Microcalorimetry: a novel method for detection of microbial contamination in platelet products

A Trampuz, S Salzmann, J Antheaume… - Transfusion, 2007 - Wiley Online Library
… The authors thank Patricia Scandiucci de Freitas, PhD, for scientific assistance, Andrea
Steinhuber, PhD, for critical review of the manuscript, Danica Nogarth for technical help, and the …

[HTML][HTML] High prevalence of ESBL-Producing E. coli in private and shared latrines in an informal urban settlement in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

S Erb, L D'Mello-Guyett, HM Malebo, RM Njee… - … Resistance & Infection …, 2018 - Springer
Background Data about the burden of extended-spectrum beta-lactamase (ESBL)-producing
microorganisms in Africa are limited. Our study aimed to estimate the prevalence of human …