Current Issue May 2012, Vol. 81, No. 1

Issue Highlights

  • Clinical and economic burden of Clostridium difficile infection in Europe: a systematic review of healthcare-facility-acquired infection
    May 2012(Vol. 81 | No. 1 | Pages 1-14)

    P.N. Wiegand, D. Nathwani, M.H. Wilcox, J. Stephens, A. Shelbaya, S. Haider

  • Reduced susceptibility to chlorhexidine among extremely-drug-resistant strains of Klebsiella pneumoniae
    May 2012(Vol. 81 | No. 1 | Pages 15-19)

    L. Naparstek, Y. Carmeli, I. Chmelnitsky, E. Banin, S. Navon-Venezia

  • Evaluation of chromogenic meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus media: sensitivity versus turnaround time
    May 2012(Vol. 81 | No. 1 | Pages 20-24)

    K. Morris, C. Wilson, M.H. Wilcox

  • Biocide resistance of Candida and Escherichia coli biofilms is associated with higher antioxidative capacities
    18 May 2012

    C.Y. Leung, Y.C. Chan, L.P. Samaranayake, C.J. Seneviratne

  • Surgical site infection, ultraclean ventilated operating theatres and prosthetic joint surgery: where now?
    14 May 2012

    H. Humphreys

  • Plastic wound retractors as bacteriological barriers in gastrointestinal surgery: a prospective multi-institutional trial
    14 May 2012

    H.M. Mohan, S. McDermott, L. Fenelon, N.M. Fearon, P.R. O'Connell, S.F. Oon, J. Burke, E. Keane, C. Shields, D.C. Winter, Members of the University College Dublin Wound Retractor Study Group

  • Microbial contamination of non-invasive ventilation devices used by adults with cystic fibrosis
    14 May 2012

    A. Mutagi, E.F. Nash, S. Cameron, G. Abbott, P. Agostini, J.L. Whitehouse, D. Honeybourne, E. Boxall

  • Influence of laminar airflow on prosthetic joint infections: a systematic review
    11 May 2012

    P. Gastmeier, A.-C. Breier, C. Brandt

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