GMS Hygiene and Infection Control
Deutsche Gesellschaft für Krankenhaushygiene (DGKH)
ISSN 2196-5226
Welcome
GMS Hygiene and Infection Control is an international open access e-journal. The journal publishes research articles, review articles and case reports from the field of infection control and prevention. Please read the “Aims & Scope” for further information.
The journal offers experts from the field of infection control and hospital hygiene the opportunity to publish their results online. Every submission is subject to a thorough peer review. The articles are published in English language supplemented by a German abstract. They are available online for anyone interested: immediately, permanently and free of charge. The journal serves as official publication organ of the German Society of Hospital Hygiene (DGKH).
Up to 2012 the journal has been published under the title GMS Krankenhaushygiene Interdisziplinär.
Recent Publications
GMS Hygiene and Infection Control
Volume 14
Trends in multidrug-resistant tuberculosis in Tehran, Iran: an analysis of published data
Nasiri MJ, Heidary M, Goudarzi H, Tabarsi PGMS Hyg Infect Control 2019; 14:Doc11 (20190816)
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Awareness and compliance of dental students and interns toward infection control at Riyadh Elm University
Binalrimal S, AlDrees A, AlWehaibi M, AlAsmary M, AlShammery A, AlHaidri E, AlQabbaa LGMS Hyg Infect Control 2019; 14:Doc10 (20190805)
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Identification of Mycobacterium tuberculosis isolated from culture-negative pulmonary and extra-pulmonary samples in cases of suspected tuberculosis
Harirzadeh S, Kazemi MJ, Babakhani SGMS Hyg Infect Control 2019; 14:Doc09 (20190805)
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Evaluation of synergistic effect of tazobactam with meropenem and ciprofloxacin against multi-drug resistant Acinetobacter baumannii isolated from burn patients in Tehran
Valadan Tahbaz S, Azimi L, Asadian M, Lari ARGMS Hyg Infect Control 2019; 14:Doc08 (20190802)
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Prevalence of multidrug-resistant organisms in refugee patients admitted to a German university hospital depending on duration of stay in Germany
Reinheimer C, Abdollahi P, Zacharowski K, Meybohm P, Mutlak H, Klingebiel T, Wichelhaus TA, Kempf VAJGMS Hyg Infect Control 2019; 14:Doc07 (20190628)
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Management of a measles outbreak in a reception facility for asylum seekers in Regensburg, Germany
Lampl BMJ, Lang M, Pregler M, Zowe M, Beck R, Schönberger KGMS Hyg Infect Control 2019; 14:Doc06 (20190603)
With Erratum (Jun 5, 2019)
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Bacterial contamination of automated MRI contrast injectors in clinical routine
Goebel J, Steinmann J, Heintschel von Heinegg E, Hestermann T, Nassenstein KGMS Hyg Infect Control 2019; 14:Doc05 (20190517)
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Urinary tract infections (UTIs) or genital tract infections (GTIs)? It's the diagnostics that count
Behzadi P, Behzadi E, Pawlak-Adamska EAGMS Hyg Infect Control 2019; 14:Doc14 (20190218)
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Microbiological contamination of ear, nose and throat (ENT) units
Krull M, Steinmann J, Heintschel von Heinegg E, Buer J, Sucharski A, Mattheis S, Lang S, Ross BGMS Hyg Infect Control 2019; 14:Doc03 (20190201)
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Prevalence of extended-spectrum beta-lactamase genes in Acinetobacter baumannii strains isolated from nosocomial infections in Tehran, Iran
Abdar MH, Taheri-Kalani M, Taheri K, Emadi B, Hasanzadeh A, Sedighi A, Pirouzi S, Sedighi MGMS Hyg Infect Control 2019; 14:Doc02 (20190125)
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Multi-drug resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Klebsiella pneumoniae circulation in a burn hospital, Tehran, Iran
Azimi L, Alaghehbandan R, Asadian M, Alinejad F, Lari ARGMS Hyg Infect Control 2019; 14:Doc01 (20190122)
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