Managing Transmission of Carbapenem-Resistant Enterobacteriaceae in Healthcare Settings: A View From the Trenches

NDM-1, the ultimate promiscuous enzyme: substrate recognition and catalytic mechanism

(2013) Youngchang Kim et al.   FASEB JOURNAL

“Down the drain”: carbapenem-resistant bacteria in intensive care unit patients and handwashing sinks

(2013) Despina Kotsanas et al.   MEDICAL JOURNAL OF AUSTRALIA

Antibiotic Consumption and Healthcare-Associated Infections Caused by Multidrug-Resistant Gram-Negative Bacilli at a Large Medical Center in Taiwan from 2002 to 2009: Implicating the Importance of Antibiotic Stewardship

(2013) I-Ling Chen et al.   PLoS One

Update on the prevalence and genetic characterization of NDM-1–producing Enterobacteriaceae in Indian hospitals during 2010

(2012) Mariana Castanheira et al.   DIAGNOSTIC MICROBIOLOGY AND INFECTIOUS DISEASE

Antimicrobial-Resistant Pathogens Associated with Healthcare-Associated Infections Summary of Data Reported to the National Healthcare Safety Network at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2009–2010

(2012) Dawn M. Sievert et al.   INFECTION CONTROL AND HOSPITAL EPIDEMIOLOGY

Nosocomial Transmission of New Delhi Metallo-β-Lactamase-1-Producing Klebsiella pneumoniae in Toronto, Canada

(2012) Christopher F. Lowe et al.   INFECTION CONTROL AND HOSPITAL EPIDEMIOLOGY

Transmission of carbapenem-resistant pathogens in New York City hospitals: progress and frustration

(2012) D. Landman et al.   JOURNAL OF ANTIMICROBIAL CHEMOTHERAPY

Environmental Contamination by Carbapenem-Resistant Enterobacteriaceae

(2012) A. Lerner et al.   JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY

Efficacy, efficiency and safety aspects of hydrogen peroxide vapour and aerosolized hydrogen peroxide room disinfection systems

(2012) T.Y. Fu et al.   JOURNAL OF HOSPITAL INFECTION

Minor outbreak of extended-spectrum β-lactamase-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae in an intensive care unit due to a contaminated sink

(2012) G. Starlander et al.   JOURNAL OF HOSPITAL INFECTION

Quest for a RealisticIn VivoTest Method for Antimicrobial Hand-Rub Agents: Introduction of a Low-Volume Hand Contamination Procedure

(2011) David R. Macinga et al.   APPLIED AND ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY

Carbapenem-Resistant Enterobacteriaceae: Epidemiology and Prevention

(2011) N. Gupta et al.   CLINICAL INFECTIOUS DISEASES

Isolation of Acinetobacter baumannii Complex and Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus from Hospital Rooms Following Terminal Cleaning and Disinfection: Can We Do Better?

(2011) Farrin A. Manian et al.   INFECTION CONTROL AND HOSPITAL EPIDEMIOLOGY

Use of Adherence Monitors as Part of a Team Approach to Control Clonal Spread of Multidrug-Resistant Acinetobacter baumannii in a Research Hospital

(2011) Tara N. Palmore et al.   INFECTION CONTROL AND HOSPITAL EPIDEMIOLOGY

The Role Played by Contaminated Surfaces in the Transmission of Nosocomial Pathogens

(2011) Jonathan A. Otter et al.   INFECTION CONTROL AND HOSPITAL EPIDEMIOLOGY

Emergence of Klebsiella pneumoniae isolate co-producing NDM-1 with KPC-2 from India

(2011) K. Kumarasamy et al.   JOURNAL OF ANTIMICROBIAL CHEMOTHERAPY

The Impact of Contact Isolation on the Quality of Inpatient Hospital Care

(2011) Daniel J. Morgan et al.   PLoS One

Hydrogen peroxide vapor decontamination of an intensive care unit to remove environmental reservoirs of multidrug-resistant gram-negative rods during an outbreak

(2010) Jonathan A. Otter et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF INFECTION CONTROL

Critical Gaps in Knowledge of the Epidemiology and Pathophysiology of Healthcare-Associated Infections

(2010) David K. Henderson et al.   INFECTION CONTROL AND HOSPITAL EPIDEMIOLOGY

Potential Role of Active Surveillance in the Control of a Hospital-Wide Outbreak of Carbapenem-Resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae Infection

(2010) Debby Ben-David et al.   INFECTION CONTROL AND HOSPITAL EPIDEMIOLOGY

Successful Eradication of a Monoclonal Strain of Klebsiella pneumoniae during a K. pneumoniae Carbapenemase-Producing K. pneumoniae Outbreak in a Surgical Intensive Care Unit in Miami, Florida

(2010) L. Silvia Munoz-Price et al.   INFECTION CONTROL AND HOSPITAL EPIDEMIOLOGY

Successful Control of an Outbreak of Klebsiella pneumoniae Carbapenemase—Producing K. pneumoniae at a Long-Term Acute Care Hospital

(2010) L. Silvia Munoz-Price et al.   INFECTION CONTROL AND HOSPITAL EPIDEMIOLOGY

Impact of the amount of hand rub applied in hygienic hand disinfection on the reduction of microbial counts on hands

(2010) P. Goroncy-Bermes et al.   JOURNAL OF HOSPITAL INFECTION

Contact precautions for multidrug-resistant organisms: Current recommendations and actual practice

(2009) Sarah A. Clock et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF INFECTION CONTROL

Ongoing Revolution in Bacteriology: Routine Identification of Bacteria by Matrix‐Assisted Laser Desorption Ionization Time‐of‐Flight Mass Spectrometry

(2009) Piseth Seng et al.   CLINICAL INFECTIOUS DISEASES

Success of an Infection Control Program to Reduce the Spread of Carbapenem-Resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae

(2009) Sandeep Kochar et al.   INFECTION CONTROL AND HOSPITAL EPIDEMIOLOGY

Use of Active Surveillance Cultures to Detect Asymptomatic Colonization With Carbapenem-Resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae in Intensive Care Unit Patients

(2008) David Calfee et al.   INFECTION CONTROL AND HOSPITAL EPIDEMIOLOGY

A Double-Edged Sword and a Golden Opportunity for Healthcare Epidemiology

(2008) Robert A. Weinstein et al.   INFECTION CONTROL AND HOSPITAL EPIDEMIOLOGY

Outbreak of Multidrug-Resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa Colonization and Infection Secondary to Imperfect Intensive Care Unit Room Design

(2008) Susy Hota et al.   INFECTION CONTROL AND HOSPITAL EPIDEMIOLOGY

Survival of Nosocomial Bacteria and Spores on Surfaces and Inactivation by Hydrogen Peroxide Vapor

(2008) J. A. Otter et al.   JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY