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Impact of participation in a surgical site infection surveillance network: results from a large international cohort study by Abbas, M., de Kraker, M.E.A., Aghayev, E., Astagneau, P., Aupee, M., Behnke, M., Bull, A., Choi, H.J., de Greeff, S.C., Elgohari, S., Gastmeier, P., Harrison, W., Koek, M.B.G., Lamagni, T., Limon, E., Løwer, H.L., Lyytikäinen, O., Marimuthu, K., Marquess, J., McCann, R., Prantner, I., Presterl, E., Pujol, M., Reilly, J., Roberts, C., Segagni Lusignani, L., Si, D., Szilágyi, E., Tanguy, J., Tempone, S., Troillet, N., Worth, L.J., Pittet, D., Harbarth, S.

“…Surveillance of surgical site infections (SSIs) is a core component of effective infection control practices, though its impact has not been quantified on a…”
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Influence of environmental temperature and heatwaves on surgical site infection after hip and knee arthroplasty: a nationwide study by Damonti, L., Atkinson, A., Fontannaz, L., Burnham, J.P., Jent, P., Troillet, N., Widmer, A., Marschall, J.

“…Previous studies reported higher incidence of surgical site infection (SSI) after procedures performed in summer or with high temperatures. However, no study…”
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Thirteen years of surgical site infection surveillance in Swiss hospitals by Staszewicz, W, Eisenring, M.-C, Bettschart, V, Harbarth, S, Troillet, N

“…Summary Background Surveillance is an essential element of surgical site infection (SSI) prevention. Few studies have evaluated the long-term effect of these…”
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Importance of whole genome sequencing for the assessment of outbreaks in diagnostic laboratories: analysis of a case series of invasive Streptococcus pyogenes infections by Tagini, F., Aubert, B., Troillet, N., Pillonel, T., Praz, G., Crisinel, P. A., Prod’hom, G., Asner, S., Greub, G.

“…Outbreaks of Streptococcus pyogenes hypervirulent clones are constant public health threats. In western Switzerland, an increase of severe cases of S. pyogenes…”
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Scoring system to predict the risk of surgical-site infection after colorectal resection by Gervaz, P., Bandiera-Clerc, C., Buchs, N. C., Eisenring, M.-C., Troillet, N., Perneger, T., Harbarth, S.

“…Background: There is no dedicated scoring system for predicting the risk of surgical‐site infection (SSI) after resection of the colon or rectum. Generic…”
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Nosocomial influenza in south-western Swiss hospitals during two seasonal epidemics: an observational study by Qalla-Widmer, L., Héquet, D., Troillet, N., Petignat, C., Balmelli, C., Bassi, C., Bellini, C., Chave, J.-P., Cometta, A., Christin, L., Clerc, O., Daher, O., Fuehrer, U., Marchetti, O., Merz, L., Portillo, V., Pralong, G., Sandoz, L., Senn, L., Tâche, F., Iten, A.

“…In Switzerland each year, influenza leads to between 112,000 and 275,000 medical consultations. Data on nosocomial influenza infection are limited. To describe…”
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Temporal trends and epidemiology of Staphylococcus aureus surgical site infection in the Swiss surveillance network: a cohort study by Abbas, M., Aghayev, E., Troillet, N., Eisenring, M.-C., Kuster, S.P., Widmer, A.F., Harbarth, S., Balmelli, Carlo, Eisenring, Marie-Christine, Harbarth, Stephan, Kuster, Stefan P., Marschall, Jonas, Spicher, Virginie Masserey, Pittet, Didier, Ruef, Christian, Sax, Hugo, Schlegel, Matthias, Schweiger, Alexander, Troillet, Nicolas, Widmer, Andreas F., Zanetti, Giorgio

“…Staphylococcus aureus is the leading pathogen in surgical site infections (SSI). To explore trends and risk factors associated with S. aureus SSI. Risk factors…”
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Changing Molecular Epidemiology of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus in a Small Geographic Area over an Eight-Year Period by Blanc, D.S, Petignat, C, Wenger, A, Kuhn, G, Vallet, Y, Fracheboud, D, Trachsel, S, Reymond, M, Troillet, N, Siegrist, H.H, Oeuvray, S, Bes, M, Etienne, J, Bille, J, Francioli, P, Zanetti, G

“…The epidemiology of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) at an international level shows that most MRSA strains belong to a few pandemic clones…”
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Prospective Randomized Comparison of Imipenem-Cilastatin and Piperacillin-Tazobactam in Nosocomial Pneumonia or Peritonitis by JACCARD, C, TROILLET, N, AMBROSETTI, P, PRAZ, G, LEW, D, BILLE, J, GLAUSER, M. P, COMETTA, A, HARBARTH, S, ZANETTI, G, AYMON, D, SCHNEIDER, R, CHIOLERO, R, RICOU, B, ROMAND, J, HUBER, O

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Usefulness of procalcitonin serum level for the diagnosis of bacteremia by LIAUDAT, S, DAYER, E, PRAZ, G, BILLE, J, TROILLET, N

“…The predictive value of procalcitonin serum levels to detect or rule out bacteremia was investigated prospectively in a case-control study with 200…”
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Antibiotic use: is appropriateness expensive? by von Gunten, V, Reymond, J.-P, Boubaker, K, Gerstel, E, Eckert, P, Lüthi, J.-C, Troillet, N

“…Summary Antibiotics are prone to misuse. In this study, 37% of 600 antibiotic prescriptions in three hospitals were considered unnecessary. When antibiotic…”
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Antibiotic misuse in medium-sized Swiss hospitals by Bugnon-Reber, Av, de Torrenté, A, Troillet, N, Genné, D

“…Antibiotics account for a substantial proportion of hospital drug expenditures and tend to be misused or overused, generating unnecessary costs and causing the…”
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Correlation between in vitro susceptibility of Candida albicans and fluconazole-resistant oropharyngeal candidiasis in HIV-infected patients by TROILLET, N, DURUSSEL, C, BILLE, J, GLAUSER, M. P, CHAVE, J. P

“…Twenty-five patients seen consecutively at an HIV outpatient clinic who had clinical evidence of oropharyngeal candidiasis and two or more oral swabs positive…”
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Impact of an interdisciplinary strategy on antibiotic use: a prospective controlled study in three hospitals by von Gunten, V., Troillet, N., Beney, J., Boubaker, K., Lüthi, J.-C., Taffé, P., Reymond, J.-P.

“…Objectives: Evaluation of the impact of the implementation of practice guidelines, with or without their reinforcement by a pharmacist, on the intra-hospital…”
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Efavirenz decreases methadone blood concentrations by MARZOLINI, C, TROILLET, N, TELENTI, A, BAUMANN, P, DECOSTERD, L. A, EAP, C. B

“…Efavirenz is a potent inhibitor of HIV-1 reverse transcriptase. It induces CYP3A4, an enzyme belonging to the cytochrome P450 complex, and may reduce plasma…”
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Unusual Spread of a Penicillin-Susceptible Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Clone in a Geographic Area of Low Incidence by Blanc, D. S., Petignat, C., Moreillon, P., Entenza, J. M., Eisenring, M.-C., Kleiber, H., Wenger, A., Troillet, N., Blanc, C.-H., Francioli, P.

“…We describe the unusual spread of a penicillin-susceptible methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) clone in hospitals in western Switzerland, where…”
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Infections transmitted from cats and dogs by Troillet, N

“…The risk of zoonose transmitted from cats and dogs has increased as these animals have been more and more included in family life to become real household…”
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Epidemiological analysis of imipenem-resistant Serratia marcescens in hospitalized patients by Troillet, N., Carmeli, Y., Venkataraman, L., DeGirolami, P., Samore, M.H.

“…Our objective was to examine epidemiological characteristics of hospitalized patients with imipenem-resistant Serratia marcescens . We performed a case-control…”
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Use of broad spectrum antibiotics in six non-university Swiss hospitals by von Gunten, V, Reymond, J P, Troillet, N

“…Broad-spectrum antibiotics (BSAs) are costly and prone to misuse. Their use is associated with the emergence of resistant bacteria. This article describes the…”
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Survey of nosocomial influenza in South-western Swiss hospitals during two seasonal epidemics by Hequet, D, Qalla-Widmer, L, Balmelli, C, Clerc, O, Fuehrer, U, Iten, A, Portillo, V, Senn, L, Troillet, N

“…Abstract Nosocomial influenza increases morbidity and mortality in hospitalised patients. No multicentre study analysed its impact in Swiss hospitals yet. This…”
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