28 research outputs found
Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) in Europe: which infection control measures are taken?
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National influences on catheter-associated bloodstream infection rates: practices among national surveillance networks participating in the European HELICS project
No full textNational influences on catheter-associated bloodstream infection rates: practices among national surveillance networks participating in the European HELICS project
No full textMethicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) in Europe: which infection control measures are taken?
No full textThe cell wall mediates pneumococcal attachment to and cytopathology in human endothelial cells
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Anti-lipoteichoic acid antibodies enhance release of cytokines by monocytes sensitized with lipoteichoic acid
No full textPneumolysin stimulates production of tumor necrosis factor alpha and interleukin-1 beta by human mononuclear phagocytes
No full textCoexistence of CD14-dependent and independent pathways for stimulation of human monocytes by gram-positive bacteria
No full textNational hand hygiene campaigns in Europe, 2000-2009.
No full textItem does not contain fulltextHand hygiene represents the single most effective way to prevent healthcare-associated infections. The World Health Organization, as part of its First Global Patient Safety Challenge, recommends implementation of multi-faceted strategies to increase compliance with hand hygiene. A questionnaire was sent by the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control to 30 European countries, regarding the availability and organisation of their national hand hygiene campaigns. All countries responded. Thirteen countries had organised at least one national campaign during the period 2000-2009 and three countries were in the process of organising a national campaign. Although the remaining countries did not have a national campaign, several reported regional and local hand hygiene activities or educational resources on national websites
