Search Results - "Vos, Margreet"

Effectiveness of insertion and maintenance bundles to prevent central-line-associated bloodstream infections in critically ill patients of all ages: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Ista, Erwin, Dr, van der Hoven, Ben, MD, Kornelisse, René F, PhD, van der Starre, Cynthia, PhD, Vos, Margreet C, Prof, Boersma, Eric, Prof, Helder, Onno K, PhD

“…Summary Background Central-line-associated bloodstream infections (CLABSIs) are a major problem in intensive care units (ICUs) worldwide. We aimed to quantify…”
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A Systematic Review and Meta-analyses of the Clinical Epidemiology of Carbapenem-Resistant Enterobacteriaceae by van Loon, Karlijn, Voor In 't Holt, Anne F, Vos, Margreet C

“…Carbapenem-resistant (CRE) are major health care-associated pathogens and responsible for hospital outbreaks worldwide. To prevent a further increase in CRE…”
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Systematic Review of Studies on Compliance with Hand Hygiene Guidelines in Hospital Care by Erasmus, Vicki, Daha, Thea J., Brug, Hans, Richardus, Jan Hendrik, Behrendt, Myra D., Vos, Margreet C., van Beeck, Ed F.

“…To assess the prevalence and correlates of compliance and noncompliance with hand hygiene guidelines in hospital care. A systematic review of studies published…”
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Risk evaluation of duodenoscope-associated infections in the Netherlands calls for a heightened awareness of device-related infections: a systematic review by Kwakman, Judith A, Erler, Nicole S, Vos, Margreet C, Bruno, Marco J

“…The risk of exogenous infections from endoscopic procedures is often cited as almost negligible (1 infection in 1.8 million procedures); however, this risk is…”
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Clinical and Molecular Epidemiology of Extended-Spectrum Beta-Lactamase-Producing Klebsiella spp.: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analyses by Hendrik, Tirza C, Voor In 't Holt, Anne F, Vos, Margreet C

“…Healthcare-related infections caused by extended-spectrum beta-lactamase (ESBL)-producing Klebsiella spp. are of major concern. To control transmission, deep…”
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Mediating scarcity in pandemic times: an ethnographic study on the prevention and control of SARS-CoV-2 infections during the emergence of the corona crisis in the Netherlands by Bal, Jenske, de Graaff, Bert, Vos, Margreet C, Bal, Roland

“…In this paper we explore how staff involved with infection prevention managed the emerging COVID-19 crisis in the context of scarcity of Personal Protective…”
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Limiting spread of VIM-positive Pseudomonas aeruginosa from colonized sink drains in a tertiary care hospital: A before-and-after study by Pirzadian, Jannette, Voor In 't Holt, Anne F, Hossain, Mehjabeen, Klaassen, Corné H W, de Goeij, Inge, Koene, Heidy H H T, Bode, Lonneke G M, Vos, Margreet C, Severin, Juliëtte A

“…In healthcare environments, sinks are being increasingly recognized as reservoirs for multidrug-resistant Gram-negative bacteria. In our hospital,…”
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Universal screening or a universal risk assessment combined with risk-based screening for multidrug-resistant microorganisms upon admission: Comparing strategies by van der Schoor, Adriënne S, Severin, Juliëtte A, Klaassen, Corné H W, van den Akker, Johannes P C, Bruno, Marco J, Hendriks, Johanna M, Vos, Margreet C, Voor In 't Holt, Anne F

“…Timely identification of patients who carry multidrug-resistant microorganisms (MDRO) is needed to prevent nosocomial spread to other patients and to the…”
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Global outbreak of severe Mycobacterium chimaera disease after cardiac surgery: a molecular epidemiological study by van Ingen, Jakko, Kohl, Thomas A, Kranzer, Katharina, Hasse, Barbara, Keller, Peter M, Katarzyna Szafrańska, Anna, Hillemann, Doris, Chand, Meera, Schreiber, Peter Werner, Sommerstein, Rami, Berger, Christoph, Genoni, Michele, Rüegg, Christian, Troillet, Nicolas, Widmer, Andreas F, Becker, Sören L, Herrmann, Mathias, Eckmanns, Tim, Haller, Sebastian, Höller, Christiane, Debast, Sylvia B, Wolfhagen, Maurice J, Hopman, Joost, Kluytmans, Jan, Langelaar, Merel, Notermans, Daan W, ten Oever, Jaap, van den Barselaar, Peter, Vonk, Alexander B A, Vos, Margreet C, Ahmed, Nada, Brown, Timothy, Crook, Derrick, Lamagni, Theresa, Phin, Nick, Smith, E Grace, Zambon, Maria, Serr, Annerose, Götting, Tim, Ebner, Winfried, Thürmer, Alexander, Utpatel, Christian, Spröer, Cathrin, Bunk, Boyke, Nübel, Ulrich, Bloemberg, Guido V, Böttger, Erik C, Niemann, Stefan, Wagner, Dirk, Sax, Hugo

“…Since 2013, over 100 cases of Mycobacterium chimaera prosthetic valve endocarditis and disseminated disease were notified in Europe and the USA, linked to…”
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Adhering to a national surgical care bundle reduces the risk of surgical site infections by Koek, Mayke B G, Hopmans, Titia E M, Soetens, Loes C, Wille, Jan C, Geerlings, Suzanne E, Vos, Margreet C, van Benthem, Birgit H B, de Greeff, Sabine C

“…In 2008, a bundle of care to prevent Surgical Site Infections (SSIs) was introduced in the Netherlands. The bundle consisted of four elements: antibiotic…”
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Persistent contamination of a duodenoscope working channel in a non-clinical simulated ERCP setting by Kwakman, Judith A, Bexkens, Michiel L, Bruno, Marco J, Vos, Margreet C

“…To mitigate duodenoscope contamination, recent design enhancements have primarily focused on the distal tip. However, the working channels remain unchanged,…”
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Withdrawal of a novel-design duodenoscope ends outbreak of a VIM-2-producing Pseudomonas aeruginosa by Verfaillie, Charlotte J, Bruno, Marco J, Voor in 't Holt, Anne F, Buijs, Jolanda G, Poley, Jan-Werner, Loeve, Arjo J, Severin, Juliette A, Abel, Leo F, Smit, Bert J, de Goeij, Inge, Vos, Margreet C

“…Infections are a recognized risk of endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP). This paper reports on a large outbreak of VIM-2-producing…”
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Contaminated duodenoscopes in ERCP: sensitivity of detection and risk of underdetection by van der Ploeg, Koen, Severin, Juliëtte A., Klaassen, Corné H.W., Vos, Margreet C., Bruno, Marco J., Mason-Slingerland, Bibi C.G.C.

“…Periodic duodenoscope cultures are essential to timely detect contamination, but their sensitivity remains unknown. This study aims to determine the…”
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Independent root-cause analysis of contributing factors, including dismantling of 2 duodenoscopes, to investigate an outbreak of multidrug-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae by Rauwers, Arjan W., Troelstra, Annet, Fluit, Ad C., Wissink, Camiel, Loeve, Arjo J., Vleggaar, Frank P., Bruno, Marco J., Vos, Margreet C., Bode, Lonneke G., Monkelbaan, Jan F.

“…Worldwide, an increasing number of duodenoscope-associated outbreaks are reported. The high prevalence rate of contaminated duodenoscopes puts patients…”
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The role of nasal carriage in Staphylococcus aureus infections by Wertheim, Heiman F L, Melles, Damian C, Vos, Margreet C, van Leeuwen, Willem, van Belkum, Alex, Verbrugh, Henri A, Nouwen, Jan L

“…Staphylococcus aureus is a frequent cause of infections in both the community and hospital. Worldwide, the increasing resistance of this pathogen to various…”
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Healthcare-associated prosthetic heart valve, aortic vascular graft, and disseminated Mycobacterium chimaera infections subsequent to open heart surgery by Kohler, Philipp, Kuster, Stefan P, Bloemberg, Guido, Schulthess, Bettina, Frank, Michelle, Tanner, Felix C, Rössle, Matthias, Böni, Christian, Falk, Volkmar, Wilhelm, Markus J, Sommerstein, Rami, Achermann, Yvonne, Ten Oever, Jaap, Debast, Sylvia B, Wolfhagen, Maurice J H M, Brandon Bravo Bruinsma, George J, Vos, Margreet C, Bogers, Ad, Serr, Annerose, Beyersdorf, Friedhelm, Sax, Hugo, Böttger, Erik C, Weber, Rainer, van Ingen, Jakko, Wagner, Dirk, Hasse, Barbara

“…We identified 10 patients with disseminated Mycobacterium chimaera infections subsequent to open-heart surgery at three European Hospitals. Infections…”
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Panton–Valentine leukocidin-positive Staphylococcus aureus: a position statement from the International Society of Chemotherapy by Saeed, Kordo, Gould, Ian, Esposito, Silvano, Ahmad-Saeed, Nusreen, Ahmed, Salman Shaheer, Alp, Emine, Bal, Abhijit M., Bassetti, Matteo, Bonnet, Eric, Chan, Monica, Coombs, Geoffrey, Dancer, Stephanie J., David, Michael Z., De Simone, Giuseppe, Dryden, Matthew, Guardabassi, Luca, Hanitsch, Leif G., Hijazi, Karolin, Krüger, Renate, Lee, Andie, Leistner, Rasmus, Pagliano, Pasquale, Righi, Elda, Schneider-Burrus, Sylke, Skov, Robert Leo, Tattevin, Pierre, Van Wamel, Willem, Vos, Margreet C., Voss, Andreas

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Nasal microbiome disruption and recovery after mupirocin treatment in Staphylococcus aureus carriers and noncarriers by Baede, Valérie O., Barray, Anaïs, Tavakol, Mehri, Lina, Gérard, Vos, Margreet C., Rasigade, Jean-Philippe

“…Nasal decolonization procedures against the opportunistic pathogen Staphylococcus aureus rely on topical antimicrobial drug usage, whose impact on the nasal…”
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Contact tracing for vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium (VRE): evaluation of the Dutch policy of quintuple screening cultures by Wammes, Linda J., Voor in ’t holt, Anne F., Klaassen, Corné H.W., Vos, Margreet C., Verkaik, Nelianne J., Severin, Juliëtte A.

“…Detection of vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium (VRE) is hampered by low sensitivity of rectal swab cultures. This study aimed to define the number of…”
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Preventing Surgical-Site Infections in Nasal Carriers of Staphylococcus aureus by Bode, Lonneke G.M, Kluytmans, Jan A.J.W, Wertheim, Heiman F.L, Bogaers, Diana, Vandenbroucke-Grauls, Christina M.J.E, Roosendaal, Robert, Troelstra, Annet, Box, Adrienne T.A, Voss, Andreas, van der Tweel, Ingeborg, van Belkum, Alex, Verbrugh, Henri A, Vos, Margreet C

“…Staphylococcus aureus is an important cause of surgical-site infections. In this randomized trial, eradication of colonization by rapid screening at admission…”
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