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Failure To Control an Outbreak of qnrA1-Positive Multidrug-Resistant Enterobacter cloacae Infection despite Adequate Implementation of Recommended Infection Control Measures by Paauw, Armand, Verhoef, Jan, Fluit, Ad C, Blok, Hetty E.M, Hopmans, Titia E.M, Troelstra, Annet, Leverstein-van Hall, Maurine A

“…A large outbreak with an aminoglycoside-resistant Enterobacter cloacae (AREC) clone occurred at the University Medical Center Utrecht beginning in 2001 and…”
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A bundle approach to reduce the incidence of external ventricular and lumbar drain-related infections: Clinical article by Leverstein-van Hall, Maurine A., Hopmans, Titia E. M., van der Sprenkel, Jan Willem Berkelbach, Blok, Hetty E. M., van der Mark, Wil A. M. A., Hanlo, Patrick W., Bonten, Marc J. M.

“…Object An important complication of external CSF drainage is bacterial meningitis or ventriculitis, resulting in increased morbidity, mortality, and health…”
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Multidrug Resistance among Enterobacteriaceae Is Strongly Associated with the Presence of Integrons and Is Independent of Species or Isolate Origin by Leverstein-van Hall, Maurine A., M. Blok, Hetty E., T. Donders, A. Rogier, Paauw, Armand, Fluit, Ad C., Verhoef, Jan

“…This study investigated the extent to which multidrug resistance (MDR) among Enterobacteriaceae is related to DNA elements called “integrons,” whether the…”
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Decontamination of the digestive tract and oropharynx: hospital acquired infections after discharge from the intensive care unit by de Smet, Anne Marie G. A., Hopmans, Titia E. M., Minderhoud, Albertus L. C., Blok, Hetty E. M., Gossink-Franssen, Annelies, Bernards, Alexandra T., Bonten, Marc J. M.

“…Objective To determine the incidence rates of hospital acquired infections (HAI) during the first 14 days after ICU discharge after treatment during ICU-stay…”
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Evidence of Extensive Interspecies Transfer of Integron-Mediated Antimicrobial Resistance Genes among Multidrug-Resistant Enterobacteriaceae in a Clinical Setting by Leverstein-van Hall, Maurine A., Box, Adrienne T. A., Blok, Hetty E. M., Paauw, Armand, Fluit, Ad C., Verhoef, Jan

“…Multidrug resistance in gram-negative bacteria appears to be primarily the result of the acquisition of resistance genes by horizontal transfer. To what extent…”
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High acquisition and environmental contamination rates of CC17 ampicillin-resistant Enterococcus faecium in a Dutch hospital by de Regt, Marieke J. A., van der Wagen, Lotte E., Top, Janetta, Blok, Hetty E. M., Hopmans, Titia E. M., Dekker, Adriaan W., Hené, Ronald J., Siersema, Peter D., Willems, Rob J. L., Bonten, Marc J.M.

“…Background Enterococcus faecium has rapidly emerged as a nosocomial pathogen worldwide, and the majority of these isolates belong to clonal complex-17 (CC17)…”
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Role of Healthcare Workers in Outbreaks of Methicillin‐Resistant Staphylococcus aureus: A 10‐year Evaluation From a Dutch University Hospital by Blok, Hetty E. M., Troelstra, Annet, Kamp‐Hopmans, Titia E. M., Gigengack‐Baars, Ada C. M., Vandenbroucke‐Grauls, Christina M. J. E., Weersink, Annemarie J. L., Verhoef, Jan, Mascini, Ellen M.

“…The benefit of screening healthcare workers (HCWs) at risk for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) carriage and furloughing MRSA-positive HCWs…”
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Extensive Hospital-Wide Spread of a Multidrug-Resistant Enterobacter cloacae Clone, with Late Detection Due to a Variable Antibiogram and Frequent Patient Transfer by Leverstein-van Hall, Maurine A, Blok, Hetty E. M, Paauw, Armand, Fluit, Ad C, Troelstra, Annet, Mascini, Ellen M, Bonten, Marc J. M, Verhoef, Jan

“…A hospital-wide increase in the number of patients with aminoglycoside-resistant Enterobacter cloacae (AREC) isolated from clinical cultures was detected in…”
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Methicillin‐Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Carriage Among Patients After Hospital Discharge by Vriens, Menno R., Blok, Hetty E. M., Gigengack‐Baars, Ada C. M., Mascini, Ellen M., Werken, Chris van der, Verhoef, Jan, Troelstra, Annet

“…At the University Medical Center Utrecht (UMCU), follow-up implies an inventory of risk factors and screening for MRSA colonization among all MRSA-positive…”
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Surveillance for Hospital‐Acquired Infections on Surgical Wards in a Dutch University Hospital by Kamp‐Hopmans, Titia E. M., Blok, Hetty E. M., Troelstra, Annet, Gigengack‐Baars, Ada C. M., Weersink, Annemarie J. L., Vandenbroucke‐Grauls, Christina M. J. E., Verhoef, Jan, Mascini, Ellen M.

“…To determine incidence rates of hospital-acquired infections and to develop preventive measures to reduce the risk of hospital-acquired infections. Prospective…”
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