Molecular diagnostic testing for common stool pathogens

G. Trafford^*, N. Ratnaraja, N. Wickramasinghe
^*Heart of England Foundation Trust, UK
Journal of Hospital Infection (2015) 90, 196-198
No abstract.
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便中の腸管病原体の検出に、日常的な検査として遺伝子検査が用いられるケースはこれまで少なかった。しかしながら、従来法は感度や手間、費用などの点で制約が大きかったのも事実である。本稿は、PCR 法を用いる長所、ピットフォール、結果の解釈、コスト比較など、実用化と感染対策への応用に向けた課題について述べている。

Cluster analysis identifies patients at risk of catheter-associated urinary tract infections in intensive care units: findings from the SPIN-UTI Network

1. Barchitta*, A. Maugeri, G. Favara, P.M. Riela, C. La Mastra, M.C. La Rosa, R. Magnano San Lio, G. Gallo, I. Mura, A. Agodi, on behalf of the SPIN-UTI Network

*University of Catania, Italy

Journal of Hospital Infection (2021) 107, 57-63

Effectiveness of different methods to control legionella in the water supply: ten-year experience in an Italian university hospital

Multidrug-resistant OXA-48/CTX-M-15 Klebsiella pneumoniae cluster in a COVID-19 intensive care unit: salient lessons for infection prevention and control during the COVID-19 pandemic

A.R. Howard-Jones*, I. Sandaradura, R. Robinson, S.R. Orde, J. Iredell, A. Ginn, S. van Hal, J. Branley
*Nepean Hospital, Australia

Journal of Hospital Infection (2022) 126, 64-69

Contribution and limits of clinical specimens for the screening of intestinal multi-drug-resistant bacteria in view of laboratory automation

Clinical value of stool culture in paediatric oncology patients: hospital evaluation and UK survey of practice