Close association between oropharyngeal and rhinopharyngeal colonization with Staphylococcus aureus‐clues to new insight of MRSA colonization of the oropharynx

I.S. Petersen^*, P.L. Larsen, B.L. Brandelev, J. Hald, C. Prætorius, R. Welinder, B. Bruun
^*Herlev Hospital, Denmark
Journal of Hospital Infection (2013) 84, 259-262
本研究では、中咽頭、上咽頭、および鼻前庭における黄色ブドウ球菌（Staphylococcus aureus）保菌率のデータを提示する。患者 346 例のこれらの咽頭 3 領域からサンプルを採取し、黄色ブドウ球菌の分析を行った。咽頭の異常所見および患者の病歴を記録した。全サンプル中の黄色ブドウ球菌検出率は中咽頭 8.1％、上咽頭 7.2％、鼻前庭 20.2％であった。中咽頭と上咽頭の保菌に強い関連が認められ、特に鼻前庭に保菌がない場合の関連が強かった。これらの所見を、より有効な MRSA 除菌レジメンの開発に利用できる可能性がある。
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Does pulsed lavage reduce the risk of surgical site infection? A systematic review and meta-analysis

M.F. Bath*, R. Suresh, J. Davies, M.R. Machesney
*Barts Health NHS Trust, UK

Journal of Hospital Infection (2021) 118, 32-39

Community-associated meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus as a cause of hospital-acquired infections

Regional variation in the interpretation of contact precautions for multi-drug-resistant Gram-negative bacteria: a cross-sectional survey

A. van Veen*, I. de Goeij, M. Damen, E.G.W. Huijskens, S. Paltansing, M. van Rijn, R.G. Bentvelsen, J. Veenemans, M. van der Linden, M.C. Vos, J.A. Severin, on behalf of the Infection Prevention and Antimicrobial Resistance Care Network South-western Netherlands
*Erasmus MC University Medical Centre, The Netherlands

Journal of Hospital Infection (2024) 152, 1-12

Hand rub consumption and hand hygiene compliance are not indicators of pathogen transmission in intensive care units

Barriers and facilitators to infection prevention and control in a neonatal unit in Zimbabwe – a theory-driven qualitative study to inform design of a behaviour change intervention
A. Herbeć^*, G. Chimhini, J. Rosenberg-Pacareu, K. Sithole, F. Rickli, S. Chimhuya, S. Manyau, A.S. Walker, N. Klein, F. Lorencatto, F.C. Fitzgerald
^*Centre for Behaviour Change, Clinical, Educational and Health Psychology, UCL, UK
Journal of Hospital Infection (2020) 106, 804-811