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GMS Hygiene and Infection Control

Deutsche Gesellschaft für Allgemeine und Krankenhaus-Hygiene (DGKH)

ISSN 2196-5226

Publications
GMS Hygiene and Infection Control Volume 8

Issue 2

Research Article

Evaluation of reprocessing medical devices in 14 German regional hospitals and at 27 medical practitioners‘ offices within the European context – consequences for European harmonization

Thiede B, Kramer A
GMS Hyg Infect Control 2013; 8(2):Doc20 (20131106)
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Research Article

Hygienic safety of alcohol-based hand disinfectants and skin antiseptics

Steinhauer K, Meyer B, Ostermeyer C, Rödger HJ, Hintzpeter M
GMS Hyg Infect Control 2013; 8(2):Doc19 (20131106)
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Research Article

Improving patient safety during insertion of peripheral venous catheters: an observational intervention study

Kampf G, Reise G, James C, Gittelbauer K, Gosch J, Alpers B
GMS Hyg Infect Control 2013; 8(2):Doc18 (20131106)
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Research Article

Serial IGRA testing of trainees in the healthcare sector in a country with low incidence for tuberculosis – a prospective cohort study

Schablon A, Peters C, Diel R, Diner G, Anske U, Pankow W, Ringshausen FC, Nienhaus A
GMS Hyg Infect Control 2013; 8(2):Doc17 (20131106)
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Research Article

Comparison between phenotypic and PCR for detection of OXA-23 type and metallo-beta-lactamases producer Acinetobacter spp.

Azimi L, Lari AR, Talebi M, Namvar AE, Jabbari M
GMS Hyg Infect Control 2013; 8(2):Doc16 (20131106)
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Research Article

Contribution of AcrAB efflux pump to ciprofloxacin resistance in Klebsiella pneumoniae isolated from burn patients

Pakzad I, Zayyen Karin M, Taherikalani M, Boustanshenas M, Lari AR
GMS Hyg Infect Control 2013; 8(2):Doc15 (20131106)
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Letter to the Editor

Level of respiratory protection against influenza virus

Joob B, Wiwanitkit V
GMS Hyg Infect Control 2013; 8(2):Doc14 (20131106)
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Issue 1

Editorial

GMS Hygiene and Infection Control

Kramer A, Assadian O, Kohnen W
GMS Hyg Infect Control 2013; 8(1):Doc13 (20130429)
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Research Article

One-day point prevalence of emerging bacterial pathogens in a nationwide sample of 62 German hospitals in 2012 and comparison with the results of the one-day point prevalence of 2010

Wegner C, Hübner NO, Gleich S, Thalmaier U, Krüger CM, Kramer A
GMS Hyg Infect Control 2013; 8(1):Doc12 (20130429)
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Research Article

Questionnaire-based survey on structural quality of hospitals and nursing homes for the elderly, their staffing with infection control personal, and implementation of infection control measures in Germany

Kramer A, Assadian O, Helfrich J, Krüger C, Pfenning I, Ryll S, Perner A, Loczenski B
GMS Hyg Infect Control 2013; 8(1):Doc11 (20130429)
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Consensus Paper

The role of surface disinfection in infection prevention

Gebel J, Exner M, French G, Chartier Y, Christiansen B, Gemein S, Goroncy-Bermes P, Hartemann P, Heudorf U, Kramer A, Maillard JY, Oltmanns P, Rotter M, Sonntag HG
GMS Hyg Infect Control 2013; 8(1):Doc10 (20130429)
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Research Article

Can breathing circuit filters help prevent the spread of influenza A (H1N1) virus from intubated patients?

Heuer JF, Crozier TA, Howard G, Quintel M
GMS Hyg Infect Control 2013; 8(1):Doc09 (20130429)
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Research Article

Is routine replacement of i.v. administration sets required after each change of intermittently administrated antibiotic infusions?

von Au F, Ryll S, Wegner C, Gessner S, Kramer A
GMS Hyg Infect Control 2013; 8(1):Doc08 (20130429)
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Research Article

Microbial contamination of manually reprocessed, ready to use ECG lead wire in intensive care units

Lestari T, Ryll S, Kramer A
GMS Hyg Infect Control 2013; 8(1):Doc07 (20130429)
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Research Article

Prospective pilot study on the incidence of infections caused by peripheral venous catheters at a general surgical ward

Heinrich I, Geßner S, Wegner C, Heidecke CD, Kramer A
GMS Hyg Infect Control 2013; 8(1):Doc06 (20130429)
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Research Article

Silver nanoparticles as active ingredient used for alcohol-free mouthwash

Fattahi-Dolatabadi M, Mehrabian S, Asghari B, Namvar AE, Ezzatifar F, Lari AR
GMS Hyg Infect Control 2013; 8(1):Doc05 (20130429)
With Erratum (Mar 14, 2016)
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Research Article

High resistance of Pseudomonas aeruginosa to paromomycin, an agent used for selective bowel decontamination (SBD)

Daxboeck F, Rabitsch W, Stadler M, Assadian O, Leitgeb J
GMS Hyg Infect Control 2013; 8(1):Doc04 (20130429)
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Research Article

Detection of the intercellular adhesion gene cluster (ica) in clinical Staphylococcus aureus isolates

Namvar AE, Asghari B, Ezzatifar F, Azizi G, Lari AR
GMS Hyg Infect Control 2013; 8(1):Doc03 (20130429)
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Research Article

Bacteriology swabs in primary total knee arthroplasty

Haenle M, Podbielski A, Ellenrieder M, Mundt A, Krentz H, Mittelmeier W, Skripitz R
GMS Hyg Infect Control 2013; 8(1):Doc02 (20130429)
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Research Article

In vitro efficacy of cold atmospheric pressure plasma on S. sanguinis biofilms in comparison of two test models

Gorynia S, Koban I, Matthes R, Welk A, Gorynia S, Hübner NO, Kocher T, Kramer A
GMS Hyg Infect Control 2013; 8(1):Doc01 (20130429)
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