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Machine learning for clinical decision support in infectious diseases: a narrative review of current applications by Peiffer-Smadja, N., Rawson, T.M., Ahmad, R., Buchard, A., Georgiou, P., Lescure, F.-X., Birgand, G., Holmes, A.H.

“…Machine learning (ML) is a growing field in medicine. This narrative review describes the current body of literature on ML for clinical decision support in…”
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Machine learning in the clinical microbiology laboratory: has the time come for routine practice? by Peiffer-Smadja, N., Dellière, S., Rodriguez, C., Birgand, G., Lescure, F.-X., Fourati, S., Ruppé, E.

“…Machine learning (ML) allows the analysis of complex and large data sets and has the potential to improve health care. The clinical microbiology laboratory, at…”
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Sternal wound infection after cardiac surgery: incidence and risk factors according to clinical presentation by Lemaignen, A., Birgand, G., Ghodhbane, W., Alkhoder, S., Lolom, I., Belorgey, S., Lescure, F.-X., Armand-Lefevre, L., Raffoul, R., Dilly, M.-P., Nataf, P., Lucet, J.C.

“…The incidence of surgical site infection (SSI) after cardiac surgery depends on the definition used. A distinction is generally made between mediastinitis, as…”
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Consumption of alcohol-based hand rub in French nursing homes: results from a nationwide survey, 2018–2019 by Ali-Brandmeyer, O., Blanckaert, K., Nion-Huang, M., Simon, L., Birgand, G.

“…This study assessed the hand hygiene performance in French nursing homes using the consumption of alcohol-based hand rubs (AHRs) as a surrogate. Nursing homes…”
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Building resilient and responsive research collaborations to tackle antimicrobial resistance—Lessons learnt from India, South Africa, and UK by Veepanattu, P., Singh, S., Mendelson, M., Nampoothiri, V., Edathadatil, F., Surendran, S, Bonaconsa, C., Mbamalu, O., Ahuja, S., Birgand, G., Tarrant, C., Sevdalis, N., Ahmad, R., Castro-Sanchez, E., Holmes, A., Charani, E.

“…•Capacity building for research and implementation is key to operationalzing concerted and sustained strategies for addressing antimicrobial…”
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Control strategy for carbapenemase-producing Enterobacteriaceae in nursing homes: perspectives inspired from three outbreaks by Legeay, C., Hue, R., Berton, C., Cormier, H., Chenouard, R., Corvec, S., Birgand, G.

“…Three outbreaks of carbapenemase-producing Enterobacteriaceae (CPE) in three nursing homes in western France were retrospectively assessed. In all, ten cases…”
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Opportunities for system level improvement in antibiotic use across the surgical pathway by Charani, E, Ahmad, R, Tarrant, C, Birgand, G, Leather, A, Mendelson, M, Moonesinghe, S.R, Sevdalis, N, Singh, S, Holmes, A

“…Highlights • Optimizing antibiotic prescribing across the surgical pathway is key to tackling the important drivers antimicrobial resistance. • Evidence from…”
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A COVID-19 superspreading event involving two variants during sociotherapy activities in a French mental health centre by Ferriot, C., Durance, C., Trutt, L., Rozo, C., Louvigné, C., Bressollette-Bodin, C., Birgand, G.

“…Investigation of a COVID-19 super-spreading event involving both beta and delta variants of SARS-CoV-2, following a choir in a mental health centre. An…”
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Mapping national surveillance of surgical site infections in England: needs and priorities by Troughton, R., Birgand, G., Johnson, A.P., Naylor, N., Gharbi, M., Aylin, P., Hopkins, S., Jaffer, U., Holmes, A.

“…The rise in antimicrobial resistance has highlighted the importance of surgical site infection (SSI) prevention with effective surveillance strategies playing…”
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Staphylococcus aureus nasal decolonization before cardiac and orthopaedic surgeries: first descriptive survey in France by Ong, C., Lucet, J-C., Bourigault, C., Birgand, G., Aho, S., Lepelletier, D.

“…The objective was to describe French hospital nasal screening and decolonization procedures before clean surgery procedures. Information for participants was…”
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Duodenoscopy: an amplifier of cross-transmission during a carbapenemase-producing Enterobacteriaceae outbreak in a gastroenterology pathway by Bourigault, C., Le Gallou, F., Bodet, N., Musquer, N., Juvin, M.-E., Corvec, S., Ferronnière, N., Wiesel, S., Gournay, J., Birgand, G., Le Rhun, M., Lepelletier, D.

“…Carbapenemase-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae (OXA-48 CPE) were identified in five patients who underwent an endoscopy with the same duodenoscope in October…”
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Corrigendum to ‘machine learning for clinical decision support in infectious diseases: a narrative review of current applications’ clinical microbiology and infection (2020) 584–595 by Peiffer-Smadja, N., Rawson, T.M., Ahmad, R., Buchard, A., Georgiou, P., Lescure, F.-X., Birgand, G., Holmes, A.H.

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MAPPING TEAM DYNAMICS AND TRAFFIC IN THE OPERATING THEATRE: IDENTIFICATION OF ROLES AND STRESSORS IN INFECTION RELATED PRACTICE AND ITS COMMUNICATION WITH SURGICAL TEAMS by Surendran, S., Bonaconsa, C., Nampoothiri, V., Mbamalu, O., George, A., Mallick, S., Holmes, A., Othiyil Vayoth, S., Mendelson, M., Singh, S., Birgand, G., Charani, E.

“…To optimise surgical outcomes and minimise the risk of infections, effective communication and teamwork are essential in the operating theatre (OT). In this…”
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How do surgeons feel about the ‘Getting it Right First Time’ national audit? Results from a qualitative assessment by Birgand, G., Troughton, R., Mariano, V., Hettiaratchy, S., Hopkins, S., Otter, J.A., Holmes, A.

“…The implementation of the national ‘Getting It Right First Time’ was assessed by interviewing six surgeons involved at various levels in surgical site…”
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Adverse effects of isolation: a prospective matched cohort study including 90 direct interviews of hospitalized patients in a French University Hospital by Guilley-Lerondeau, B., Bourigault, C., Guille des Buttes, A.-C., Birgand, G., Lepelletier, D.

“…Isolation precautions in patients with multi-drug resistant bacteria or other communicable infectious agents can be associated with adverse effects. The aim of…”
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Overcoming the obstacles of implementing infection prevention and control guidelines by Birgand, G., Johansson, A., Szilagyi, E., Lucet, J.-C.

“…Reasons for a successful or unsuccessful implementation of infection prevention and control (IPC) guidelines are often multiple and interconnected. This…”
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Measures to eradicate multidrug-resistant organism outbreaks: how much do they cost? by Birgand, G., Moore, L.S.P., Bourigault, C., Vella, V., Lepelletier, D., Holmes, A.H., Lucet, J.-C.

“…This study aimed to assess the economic burden of infection control measures that succeeded in eradicating multidrug-resistant organisms (MDROs) in emerging…”
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Thirteen-year experience with universal Staphylococcus aureus nasal decolonization prior to cardiac surgery: a quasi-experimental study by Lemaignen, A., Armand-Lefevre, L., Birgand, G., Mabileau, G., Lolom, I., Ghodbane, W., Dilly, M-P., Nataf, P., Lucet, J-C.

“…Sternal wound infection (SWI) after cardiac surgery is a severe complication. Among preventive measures, pre-operative decolonization of nasal carriage of…”
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Isolation demand from carbapenemase-producing Enterobacteriaceae screening strategies based on a West London hospital network by Vella, V., Moore, L.S.P., Robotham, J.V., Davies, F., Birgand, G.J.C., Otter, J.A., Brannigan, E., Dyakova, E., Knight, G.M., Mookerjee, S., Holmes, A.H.

“…To estimate the isolation demands arising from high-risk specialty-based screening for carbapenemase-producing Enterobacteriaceae (CPE), and the potential…”
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Compliance with antibiotic prophylaxis guidelines in surgery: Results of a targeted audit in a large-scale region-based French hospital network by Prévost, N., Gaultier, A., Birgand, G., Mocquard, J., Terrien, N., Rochais, E., Dumont, R.

“…•Twenty-six healthcare facilities (67% of the facilities in the region) volunteered to participate in the audit.•2303 files were evaluated.•Overall compliance…”
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