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GMS Hygiene and Infection Control

Deutsche Gesellschaft für Krankenhaushygiene (DGKH)

ISSN 2196-5226

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GMS Hygiene and Infection Control Jahrgang 9

Issue 3

Review Article

Clinical characteristics of Staphylococcus epidermidis: a systematic review

Namvar AE, Bastarahang S, Abbasi N, Ghehi GS, Farhadbakhtiarian S, Arezi P, Hosseini M, Baravati SZ, Jokar Z, Chermahin SG
GMS Hyg Infect Control 2014; 9(3):Doc23 (20140930)
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Research Article

Multiresistant pathogens in geriatric nursing – infection control in residential facilities for geriatric nursing in Germany

Peters C, Schablon A, Bollongino K, Maaß M, Kaß D, Dulon M, Diel R, Nienhaus A
GMS Hyg Infect Control 2014; 9(3):Doc22 (20140930)
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Review Article

Mini-review: Epidemiology and zoonotic potential of multiresistant bacteria and Clostridium difficile in livestock and food

Dahms C, Hübner NO, Wilke F, Kramer A
GMS Hyg Infect Control 2014; 9(3):Doc21 (20140930)
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Research Article

Successful implementation of infection control strategies prevents P. aeruginosa transmission among cystic fibrosis patients inside the hospital

Matt B, Mitteregger D, Renner S, Presterl E, Assadian O, Diab-Elschahawi M
GMS Hyg Infect Control 2014; 9(3):Doc20 (20140930)
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Review Article

Can post-sternotomy mediastinitis be prevented by a closed incision management system?

Dohmen PM, Markou T, Ingemansson R, Rotering H, Hartman JM, van Valen R, Brunott M, Kramer A, Segers P
GMS Hyg Infect Control 2014; 9(3):Doc19 (20140930)
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Research Article

Compliance with infection control practices in an university hospital dental clinic

Mutters NT, Hägele U, Hagenfeld D, Hellwig E, Frank U
GMS Hyg Infect Control 2014; 9(3):Doc18 (20140930)
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Research Article

Repeated applications of cold atmospheric pressure plasma does not induce resistance in Staphylococcus aureus embedded in biofilms

Matthes R, Assadian O, Kramer A
GMS Hyg Infect Control 2014; 9(3):Doc17 (20140930)
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Issue 2

Review Article

Mimiviridae, Marseilleviridae, and virophages as emerging human pathogens causing healthcare-associated infections

Kutikhin AG, Yuzhalin AE, Brusina EB
GMS Hyg Infect Control 2014; 9(2):Doc16 (20140819)
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Research Article

Evaluation of an intervention program to prevent hospital-acquired catheter-associated urinary tract infections in an ICU in a rural Egypt hospital

Amine AE, Helal MOM, Bakr WMK
GMS Hyg Infect Control 2014; 9(2):Doc15 (20140819)
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Research Article

In vitro synergism of combinations of colistin with selected antibiotics against colistin-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii

Percin D, Akyol S, Kalin G
GMS Hyg Infect Control 2014; 9(2):Doc14 (20140819)
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Research Article

Antimicrobial susceptibility differences among mucoid and non-mucoid Pseudomonas aeruginosa isolates

Owlia P, Nosrati R, Alaghehbandan R, Lari AR
GMS Hyg Infect Control 2014; 9(2):Doc13 (20140819)
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Research Article

Comparison of in vitro activities of meropenem productions on Klebsiella pneumoniae isolated from hospitalized patients

Akhi MT, Asghari B, Nahaei MR, Memar MY, Lari AR, Naghili B, Pirzadeh T
GMS Hyg Infect Control 2014; 9(2):Doc12 (20140819)
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Research Article

Examination of cross contamination risks between hospitals by external medical staff via cross-sectional intercept survey of hand hygiene

Schiffers H, Zaatreh S, Mittelmeier W, Bader R
GMS Hyg Infect Control 2014; 9(2):Doc11 (20140819)
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Issue 1

Research Article

Efficacy of two iso-propanol-based skin antiseptics applied to human skin with many sebaceous glands for 2 and 10 minutes

Kampf G, Sammann A, Pitten FA, Christiansen B, Heeg P, Nowak N
GMS Hyg Infect Control 2014; 9(1):Doc10 (20140307)
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Research Article

Effective reprocessing of reusable dispensers for surface disinfection tissues – the devil is in the details

Kampf G, Degenhardt S, Lackner S, Ostermeyer C
GMS Hyg Infect Control 2014; 9(1):Doc09 (20140307)
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Research Article

Impact of the cosmetic mouthwash “Jack Pro Spülung plus” (“rheodol-Spülung plus”) on the oral cavity flora, tested in a monocentric, controlled, randomized, blind, cross-over comparative study

Göhring J, Müller G, Biffar R, Kramer A
GMS Hyg Infect Control 2014; 9(1):Doc08 (20140307)
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Research Article

First report of OXA-48-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae strains in Iran

Azimi L, Nordmann P, Lari AR, Bonnin RA
GMS Hyg Infect Control 2014; 9(1):Doc07 (20140307)
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Research Article

First report of Klebsiella pneumonia carbapenemase-producing Pseudomonas aeruginosa isolated from burn patients in Iran: phenotypic and genotypic methods

Lari AR, Azimi L, Rahbar M, Alaghehbandan R, Sattarzadeh-Tabrizi M
GMS Hyg Infect Control 2014; 9(1):Doc06 (20140307)
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Research Article

Is the mazEF toxin-antitoxin system responsible for vancomycin resistance in clinical isolates of Enterococcus faecalis?

Sadeghifard N, Soheili S, Sekawi Z, Ghafourian S
GMS Hyg Infect Control 2014; 9(1):Doc05 (20140307)
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Research Article

Efficacy of Tissue Tolerable Plasma (TTP) against Ixodes ricinus

Bender C, Kramer A
GMS Hyg Infect Control 2014; 9(1):Doc04 (20140307)
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Letter to the Editor

Improving patient safety by doing less rather than more: many peripheral intravenous catheters are unnecessary

Egerton-Warburton D, Craig S, Stuart R, Dendle C
GMS Hyg Infect Control 2014; 9(1):Doc03 (20140307)
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Letter to the Editor

We agree: the less insertions, the better

Kampf G, Reise G, James C, Gittelbauer K, Gosch J, Alpers B
GMS Hyg Infect Control 2014; 9(1):Doc02 (20140307)
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Letter to the Editor

Alcohol-based hand disinfectants and skin antiseptics contamination

Wiwanitkit S, Wiwanitkit V
GMS Hyg Infect Control 2014; 9(1):Doc01 (20140307)
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