Petra Gastmeier

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Petra Gastmeier is affiliated with the following schools: Humboldt University of Berlin, University of Cologne, University of Hamburg, Technical University of Munich

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Global burden of bacterial antimicrobial resistance in 2019: a systematic analysis (2022) (1818)
Global Guidelines for the Prevention of Surgical Site Infection (2016) (627)
[Surveillance of nosocomial infections]. (2004) (524)
New WHO recommendations on intraoperative and postoperative measures for surgical site infection prevention: an evidence-based global perspective. (2016) (499)
The preventable proportion of nosocomial infections: an overview of published reports. (2003) (475)
[Guidelines for preventing health-care-associated pneumonia]. (2005) (365)
Infection control measures to limit the spread of Clostridium difficile. (2008) (323)
Nosocomial aspergillosis in outbreak settings. (2006) (315)
Compliance With Antiseptic Hand Rub Use in Intensive Care Units The Hawthorne Effect (2006) (297)
Core components for effective infection prevention and control programmes: new WHO evidence-based recommendations (2017) (269)
Effectiveness of a nationwide nosocomial infection surveillance system for reducing nosocomial infections. (2006) (240)
Prevalence of nosocomial infections in representative German hospitals. (1998) (238)
Operating Room Ventilation With Laminar Airflow Shows No Protective Effect on the Surgical Site Infection Rate in Orthopedic and Abdominal Surgery (2008) (234)
Risk groups for clinical complications of norovirus infections: an outbreak investigation. (2006) (199)
Dramatic increase of third-generation cephalosporin-resistant E. coli in German intensive care units: secular trends in antibiotic drug use and bacterial resistance, 2001 to 2008 (2010) (186)
Quantifying the Hawthorne Effect in Hand Hygiene Compliance Through Comparing Direct Observation With Automated Hand Hygiene Monitoring (2015) (178)
An easy mathematical proof showed that time-dependent bias inevitably leads to biased effect estimation. (2008) (161)
High prevalence of extended-spectrum-β-lactamase-producing Enterobacteriaceae in organic and conventional retail chicken meat, Germany. (2012) (159)
Antibiotic consumption and resistance: data from Europe and Germany. (2013) (156)
Reduction of Surgical Site Infection Rates Associated With Active Surveillance (2006) (156)
Hand hygiene for the prevention of nosocomial infections. (2009) (151)
Use of Multistate Models to Assess Prolongation of Intensive Care Unit Stay Due to Nosocomial Infection (2006) (146)
Costs of nosocomial Clostridium difficile-associated diarrhoea. (2008) (143)
How many infections are caused by patient-to-patient transmission in intensive care units?* (2005) (141)
Incidence of healthcare-associated infections in high-risk neonates: results from the German surveillance system for very-low-birthweight infants. (2008) (141)
Influence of laminar airflow on prosthetic joint infections: a systematic review. (2012) (140)
Nosocomial infections and multidrug-resistant organisms in Germany: epidemiological data from KISS (the Hospital Infection Surveillance System). (2011) (138)
Risk factors for the development of nosocomial pneumonia and mortality on intensive care units: application of competing risks models (2008) (137)
Outbreaks in neonatal intensive care units - they are not like others. (2007) (136)
Closure of medical departments during nosocomial outbreaks: data from a systematic analysis of the literature (2007) (131)
Prevention of central venous catheter related infections with chlorhexidine gluconate impregnated wound dressings: a randomized controlled trial (2009) (129)
European surveillance of ICU-acquired infections (HELICS-ICU): methods and main results. (2007) (126)
Ten years of KISS: the most important requirements for success. (2008) (123)
Nosocomial infection and antibiotic use: a second national prevalence study in Germany. (2013) (122)
An outbreak of carbapenem-resistant OXA-48 – producing Klebsiella pneumonia associated to duodenoscopy (2015) (120)
Rapid emergence of secondary resistance to gentamicin and colistin following selective digestive decontamination in patients with KPC-2-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae: a single-centre experience. (2013) (118)
How Many Nosocomial Infections are Associated with Cross-Transmission? A Prospective Cohort Study in A Surgical Intensive Care Unit (2002) (118)
Five years working with the German nosocomial infection surveillance system (Krankenhaus Infektions Surveillance System). (2003) (115)
Use of benchmarking and public reporting for infection control in four high-income countries. (2011) (114)
Effect of laminar airflow ventilation on surgical site infections: a systematic review and meta-analysis. (2017) (113)
Pet animals and foreign travel are risk factors for colonisation with extended-spectrum β-lactamase-producing Escherichia coli (2012) (110)
Reducing neonatal nosocomial bloodstream infections through participation in a national surveillance system. (2007) (109)
Development of a surveillance system for nosocomial infections: the component for neonatal intensive care units in Germany. (2004) (109)
Hospital-acquired infections related to contaminated substances. (2007) (107)
Nosocomial and community-acquired infections in Germany. Summary of the results of the first national prevalence study (NIDEP) (1997) (106)
Dramatic increase in vancomycin-resistant enterococci in Germany. (2014) (106)
Surveillance of nosocomial sepsis and pneumonia in patients with a bone marrow or peripheral blood stem cell transplant: a multicenter project. (2005) (103)
The influence of high-efficiency particulate air filtration on mortality and fungal infection among highly immunosuppressed patients: a systematic review. (2006) (103)
How Often Do Asymptomatic Healthcare Workers Cause Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Outbreaks? A Systematic Evaluation (2006) (98)
Mortality Risk Factors with Nosocomial Staphylococcus aureus Infections in Intensive Care Units: Results from the German Nosocomial Infection Surveillance System (KISS) (2005) (94)
Continuous increase of vancomycin resistance in enterococci causing nosocomial infections in Germany − 10 years of surveillance (2018) (92)
Klebsiella spp. in endoscopy-associated infections: we may only be seeing the tip of the iceberg (2014) (92)
How Outbreaks Can Contribute to Prevention of Nosocomial Infection: Analysis of 1,022 Outbreaks (2005) (91)
Nosocomial Infection, Length of Stay, and Time-Dependent Bias (2009) (89)
Predicting antimicrobial resistance in Pseudomonas aeruginosa with machine learning‐enabled molecular diagnostics (2019) (88)
Efficacy of heat and moisture exchangers in preventing ventilator-associated pneumonia: meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials (2004) (88)
Critical Assessment of Metagenome Interpretation: the second round of challenges (2021) (86)
The mother as most important risk factor for colonization of very low birth weight (VLBW) infants with extended-spectrum β-lactamase-producing Enterobacteriaceae (ESBL-E). (2014) (85)
To Isolate or Not to Isolate? Analysis of Data From the German Nosocomial Infection Surveillance System Regarding the Placement of Patients With Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus in Private Rooms in Intensive Care Units (2004) (85)
An evidence-based recommendation on bed head elevation for mechanically ventilated patients (2011) (84)
Early- and Late-Onset Pneumonia: Is This Still a Useful Classification? (2009) (84)
Compliance with hand hygiene: reference data from the national hand hygiene campaign in Germany. (2016) (84)
Understaffing, overcrowding, inappropriate nurse:ventilated patient ratio and nosocomial infections: which parameter is the best reflection of deficits? (2012) (83)
Design of a Surveillance System of Antibiotic Use and Bacterial Resistance in German Intensive Care Units (SARI) (2003) (83)
Reduction of surgical site infections after Caesarean delivery using surveillance. (2006) (81)
Health care workers causing large nosocomial outbreaks: a systematic review (2013) (81)
P241: Nosocomial infections in very low birthweight infants in germany: current data from the national surveillance system neo-kiss (2013) (79)
Colonization with third-generation cephalosporin-resistant Enterobacteriaceae on hospital admission: prevalence and risk factors. (2016) (78)
Post-operative nosocomial infections after lung and heart transplantation. (2007) (78)
MRSA Transmission on a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit: Epidemiological and Genome-Based Phylogenetic Analyses (2013) (78)
Reproducibility of the Surveillance Effect to Decrease Nosocomial Infection Rates (2009) (77)
Reducing Central Venous Catheter–Associated Primary Bloodstream Infections in Intensive Care Units Is Possible: Data From The German Nosocomial Infection Surveillance System (2003) (77)
Surveillance of Antimicrobial Use and Antimicrobial Resistance in German Intensive Care Units (SARI): A Summary of the Data from 2001 through 2004 (2006) (76)
Finding a Method for Optimizing Risk Adjustment When Comparing Surgical-Site Infection Rates (2004) (76)
Bacterial contamination of multiple-dose vials: a prevalence study. (2004) (75)
Device-Associated Infection Rates for Non–Intensive Care Unit Patients (2006) (75)
Challenges in assessing the burden of sepsis and understanding the inequalities of sepsis outcomes between National Health Systems: secular trends in sepsis and infection incidence and mortality in Germany (2018) (75)
Laminar Airflow Ceiling Size: No Impact on Infection Rates Following Hip and Knee Prosthesis (2011) (74)
Prevention of catheter-related bloodstream infections: analysis of studies published between 2002 and 2005. (2006) (73)
Impact of alcohol hand-rub use on meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus: an analysis of the literature. (2010) (73)
Risk Factors Associated with the Community-Acquired Colonization of Extended-Spectrum Beta-Lactamase (ESBL) Positive Escherichia Coli. An Exploratory Case-Control Study (2013) (73)
A cluster of nosocomial Klebsiella pneumoniae bloodstream infections in a neonatal intensive care department: Identification of transmission and intervention. (2003) (72)
Impact of adherence to standard operating procedures for pneumonia on outcome of intensive care unit patients* (2009) (72)
Epidemiology of healthcare associated infections in Germany: Nearly 20 years of surveillance. (2015) (72)
Pneumonia associated with invasive and noninvasive ventilation: an analysis of the German nosocomial infection surveillance system database (2010) (71)
Reduction of orthopaedic wound infections in 21 hospitals (2005) (71)
Relationship between hospital ward design and healthcare-associated infection rates: a systematic review and meta-analysis (2016) (71)
Prevention of ventilator-associated pneumonia: analysis of studies published since 2004. (2007) (70)
Infection control issues in patients with haematological malignancies in the era of multidrug-resistant bacteria. (2014) (70)
Decrease of deep sternal surgical site infection rates after cardiac surgery by a comprehensive infection control program. (2009) (69)
Surveillance of Hospital-Acquired Infection in England, Germany, and The Netherlands Will International Comparison of Rates Be Possible? (2001) (68)
[Prevention, diagnosis, treatment, and follow-up care of sepsis. First revision of the S2k Guidelines of the German Sepsis Society (DSG) and the German Interdisciplinary Association for Intensive and Emergency Care Medicine (DIVI)]. (2010) (68)
Impact of the suctioning system (open vs. closed) on the incidence of ventilation-associated pneumonia: meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials (2006) (68)
Efficacy of oral chlorhexidine in preventing lower respiratory tract infections. Meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials. (2007) (67)
Pathways to clean hands: highlights of successful hand hygiene implementation strategies in Europe. (2010) (66)
Trends in Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia Rates Within the German Nosocomial Infection Surveillance System (KISS) (2007) (64)
STROBE-AMS: recommendations to optimise reporting of epidemiological studies on antimicrobial resistance and informing improvement in antimicrobial stewardship (2016) (64)
Worldwide Outbreak Database: the largest collection of nosocomial outbreaks (2010) (64)
Correlation between the genetic diversity of nosocomial pathogens and their survival time in intensive care units. (2006) (63)
Guidance document for prevention of Clostridium difficile infection in acute healthcare settings. (2018) (61)
The Prevalence of Nosocomial Infection and Antibiotic Use in German Hospitals. (2017) (61)
Patient engagement with surgical site infection prevention: an expert panel perspective (2017) (61)
The Warmer the Weather, the More Gram-Negative Bacteria - Impact of Temperature on Clinical Isolates in Intensive Care Units (2014) (61)
Modeling the effect of time-dependent exposure on intensive care unit mortality (2009) (60)
Impact of routine surgical ward and intensive care unit admission surveillance cultures on hospital-wide nosocomial methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus infections in a university hospital: an interrupted time-series analysis. (2008) (60)
Converting Incidence and Prevalence Data of Nosocomial Infections Results From Eight Hospitals (2001) (60)
Three years of national hand hygiene campaign in Germany: what are the key conclusions for clinical practice? (2013) (59)
Risk Factors for Death Due to Nosocomial Infection in Intensive Care Unit Patients: Findings From the Krankenhaus Infektions Surveillance System (2007) (59)
SARS-CoV-2 antigen rapid immunoassay for diagnosis of COVID-19 in the emergency department (2021) (59)
Surveillance of extended-spectrum beta-lactamase-producing bacteria and routine use of contact isolation: experience from a three-year period. (2007) (59)
Use of Central Venous Catheter and Peripheral Venous Catheter as Risk Factors for Nosocomial Bloodstream Infection in Very-Low-Birth-Weight Infants (2010) (58)
How to Survey Nosocomial Infections (2000) (58)
[Epidemiology, diagnosis, antimicrobial therapy and management of community-acquired pneumonia and lower respiratory tract infections in adults. Guidelines of the Paul-Ehrlich-Society for Chemotherapy, the German Respiratory Society, the German Society for Infectiology and the Competence Network CAP (2009) (57)
Standardised surveillance of Clostridium difficile infection in European acute care hospitals: a pilot study, 2013. (2016) (57)
Nosocomial infection surveillance and control policies (2004) (57)
Modified guidelines impact on antibiotic use and costs: duration of treatment for pneumonia in a neurosurgical ICU is reduced. (2007) (56)
Stenotrophomonas maltophilia and antibiotic use in German intensive care units: data from Project SARI (Surveillance of Antimicrobial Use and Antimicrobial Resistance in German Intensive Care Units). (2006) (55)
Surveillance of Antibiotic Use and Resistance in Intensive Care Units (SARI). (2017) (54)
Nosocomial infection in small for gestational age newborns with birth weight <1500 g: a multicentre analysis (2007) (54)
The Practice of Perioperative Antibiotic Prophylaxis in Eight German Hospitals (2002) (54)
[Extended spectrum beta-lactamase-producing Enterobacteriaceae]. (2014) (53)
Device-associated nosocomial infection surveillance in neonatal intensive care using specified criteria for neonates. (1998) (53)
A Quality Management Project in 8 Selected Hospitals to Reduce Nosocomial Infections: A Prospective, Controlled Study (2002) (53)
Isolation of Infectious Cystic Fibrosis Patients: Results of a Systematic Review (2005) (51)
Repeated prevalence investigations on nosocomial infections for continuous surveillance. (2000) (51)
Guidelines of the Paul-Ehrlich-Society of Chemotherapy, the German Respiratory Diseases Society, the German Infectious Diseases Society and of the Competence Network CAPNETZ for the Management of Lower Respiratory Tract Infections and Community-acquired Pneumonia. (2010) (51)
The reduction of nosocomial MRSA infection in Germany: an analysis of data from the Hospital Infection Surveillance System (KISS) between 2007 and 2012. (2014) (50)
SARS-Coronavirus-2 cases in healthcare workers may not regularly originate from patient care: lessons from a university hospital on the underestimated risk of healthcare worker to healthcare worker transmission (2020) (50)
Analysis of risk factors for nosocomial infections--results from the first national prevalence survey in Germany (NIDEP Study, Part 1). (1997) (49)
Prevalence of carbapenem-resistant organisms and other Gram-negative MDRO in German ICUs: first results from the national nosocomial infection surveillance system (KISS) (2014) (49)
Protective Effect of Dual-Strain Probiotics in Preterm Infants: A Multi-Center Time Series Analysis (2016) (49)
Surveillance of antimicrobial use and antimicrobial resistance in intensive care units (SARI): 1. Antimicrobial use in German intensive care units (2004) (49)
Where should one search when confronted with outbreaks of nosocomial infection? (2006) (48)
National influences on catheter-associated bloodstream infection rates: practices among national surveillance networks participating in the European HELICS project. (2009) (48)
Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) in Europe: which infection control measures are taken? (2010) (47)
Impact of department volume on surgical site infections following arthroscopy, knee replacement or hip replacement (2011) (47)
Antibiotic use, knowledge and health literacy among the general population in Berlin, Germany and its surrounding rural areas (2018) (46)
Importance of the Surveillance Method: National Prevalence Studies on Nosocomial Infections and the Limits of Comparison (1998) (46)
Clostridium difficile in Discharged Inpatients, Germany (2007) (45)
Designing Surveillance of Healthcare-Associated Infections in the Era of Automation and Reporting Mandates (2018) (45)
Empfehlungen zur Prävention nosokomialer Pneumonien: nach den Guidelines for Preventing Health-Care-Associated Pneumonia, 2003 , Recommendations of CDC (Centers of Disease Control and Prevention) and HICPAC (Healthcare Infection Control Practices Advisory Committee). [1] (2005) (45)
Regional distribution of nosocomial infections due to ESBL-positive Enterobacteriaceae in Germany: data from the German National Reference Center for the Surveillance of Nosocomial Infections (KISS). (2015) (44)
An observational study of the universal use of octenidine to decrease nosocomial bloodstream infections and MDR organisms. (2016) (44)
Bloodstream infection due to extended-spectrum beta-lactamase (ESBL)-positive K. pneumoniae and E. coli: an analysis of the disease burden in a large cohort (2014) (44)
Costs and prolonged length of stay of central venous catheter-associated bloodstream infections (CVC BSI): a matched prospective cohort study (2014) (44)
Long-term persistence of MRSA in re-admitted patients (2010) (44)
Organization of infection control in European hospitals. (2015) (43)
Emergence of ESBL-producing Escherichia coli ST131-C1-M27 clade colonizing patients in Europe (2018) (43)
The importance of adjusting for enterococcus species when assessing the burden of vancomycin resistance: a cohort study including over 1000 cases of enterococcal bloodstream infections (2018) (42)
No increase in primary nosocomial candidemia in 682 German intensive care units during 2006 to 2011. (2013) (42)
Prolonged outbreak of clonal MDR Pseudomonas aeruginosa on an intensive care unit: contaminated sinks and contamination of ultra-filtrate bags as possible route of transmission? (2016) (42)
Efficient Risk Set Sampling when a Time-dependent Exposure Is Present (2009) (41)
Gender-related risk factors for surgical site infections. Results from 10 years of surveillance in Germany (2019) (41)
Experience With Two Validation Methods in a Prevalence Survey on Nosocomial Infections (1998) (41)
Clinical relevance of and risk factors for HSV-related tracheobronchitis or pneumonia: results of an outbreak investigation (2007) (41)
How many nosocomial infections are missed if identification is restricted to patients with either microbiology reports or antibiotic administration? (1999) (40)
Pathogen-specific mortality in very low birth weight infants with primary bloodstream infection (2017) (40)
Antibiotic usage in German hospitals: results of the second national prevalence study. (2013) (39)
Predicted Infection Risk for Aerosol Transmission of SARS-CoV-2 (2020) (39)
[S3 Guideline Sepsis-prevention, diagnosis, therapy, and aftercare : Long version]. (2020) (39)
Impact of Bacterial and Fungal Donor Organ Contamination in Lung, Heart–Lung, Heart and Liver Transplantation (2008) (39)
Evaluation of the Impact of the Source (Patient Versus Staff) on Nosocomial Norovirus Outbreak Severity (2005) (39)
Comparison of the National Surgical Site Infection surveillance data between The Netherlands and Germany: PREZIES versus KISS. (2007) (39)
Consumer Attitudes About Health Care—Acquired Infections: A German Survey on Factors Considered Important in the Choice of a Hospital (2008) (38)
Use of terminal tap water filter systems for prevention of nosocomial legionellosis. (2005) (38)
Time-trends for Gram-negative and multidrug-resistant Gram-positive bacteria associated with nosocomial infections in German intensive care units between 2000 and 2005. (2008) (37)
Surveillance of Clostridium difficile-associated diarrhoea with the German nosocomial infection surveillance system KISS (CDAD-KISS). (2009) (37)
Gender-Specific Differences in Surgical Site Infections: An Analysis of 438,050 Surgical Procedures from the German National Nosocomial Infections Surveillance System (2014) (37)
The burden of MRSA in four German university hospitals. (2005) (36)
Mortality Attributable to Hospital-Acquired Infections Among Surgical Patients (2008) (36)
Sternal surgical site infection prevention - is there any room for improvement? (2011) (36)
Benchmarking of urinary tract infection rates: experiences from the intensive care unit component of the German national nosocomial infections surveillance system. (2011) (35)
Comparison of governance approaches for the control of antimicrobial resistance: Analysis of three European countries (2018) (35)
Serratia marcescens: an outbreak experience (2014) (35)
Agreement among Healthcare Professionals in Ten European Countries in Diagnosing Case-Vignettes of Surgical-Site Infections (2013) (35)
Can quality circles improve hospital-acquired infection control? (2000) (35)
Impact of participation in a surgical site infection surveillance network: results from a large international cohort study. (2019) (35)
Validation of Surveillance in the Intensive Care Unit Component of the German Nosocomial Infections Surveillance System (2007) (35)
Routine surface disinfection in health care facilities: should we do it? (2002) (35)
Outbreaks caused by vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium in hematology and oncology departments: A systematic review (2017) (35)
Concordance between European and US case definitions of healthcare-associated infections (2012) (35)
[Nosocomial infections in Germany. What are the numbers, based on the estimates for 2006?]. (2008) (34)
Occurrence of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Infections in German Intensive Care Units (2002) (34)
Comparison of hospital-acquired infection rates in paediatric burn patients. (2002) (34)
Plasmid-Mediated Transmission of KPC-2 Carbapenemase in Enterobacteriaceae in Critically Ill Patients (2019) (34)
Nosocomial urinary tract infections: many unresolved questions. (2001) (34)
Development of a Surveillance System for Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus in German Hospitals (2007) (34)
Antifungal use in intensive care units. (2007) (33)
Epidemiology of multi-drug-resistant gram-negative bacteria: data from an university hospital over a 36-month period. (2008) (33)
The impact of staffing on central venous catheter-associated bloodstream infections in preterm neonates – results of nation-wide cohort study in Germany (2013) (33)
Infection control--a European research perspective for the next decade. (2011) (33)
Are Nosocomial Infection Rates in Intensive Care Units Useful Benchmark Parameters? (2000) (33)
Proposing an Empirically Justified Reference Threshold for Blood Culture Sampling Rates in Intensive Care Units (2014) (32)
The relationship between methodological trial quality and the effects of impregnated central venous catheters (2003) (32)
[Surveillance of nosocomial infections in intensive care units. Current data and interpretations]. (2003) (32)
A national survey on the implementation of key infection prevention and control structures in German hospitals: results from 736 hospitals conducting the WHO Infection Prevention and Control Assessment Framework (IPCAF) (2019) (32)
Epidemiological and clinical characteristics of SARS-CoV-2 infections at a testing site in Berlin, Germany, March and April 2020—a cross-sectional study (2020) (32)
A carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae outbreak following bronchoscopy. (2014) (32)
Impact of restriction of third generation cephalosporins on the burden of third generation cephalosporin resistant K. pneumoniae and E. coli in an ICU (2009) (31)
The effect of antibiotic use on prevalence of nosocomial vancomycin-resistant enterococci- an ecologic study (2017) (31)
Transmission-associated nosocomial infections: prolongation of intensive care unit stay and risk factor analysis using multistate models. (2008) (31)
Neonatal Nosocomial Infection Surveillance: Incidences by Site and a Cluster of Necrotizing Enterocolitis (1999) (31)
Is there an association between nosocomial infection rates and bacterial cross transmissions?* (2010) (30)
The microbiological quality of air improves when using air conditioning systems in cars (2010) (30)
Rate of antibiotic prescriptions in German outpatient care – are the guidelines followed or are they still exceeded? (2018) (30)
European perspective on surveillance. (2007) (29)
Contact isolation versus standard precautions to decrease acquisition of extended-spectrum β-lactamase-producing Enterobacterales in non-critical care wards: a cluster-randomised crossover trial. (2020) (29)
Should Electronic Faucets Be Recommended in Hospitals? (2004) (29)
Local prevalence of extended-spectrum beta-lactamase (ESBL) producing Enterobacteriaceae intestinal carriers at admission and co-expression of ESBL and OXA-48 carbapenemase in Klebsiella pneumoniae: a prevalence survey in a Spanish University Hospital (2019) (29)
Surveillance with successful reduction of central line-associated bloodstream infections among neutropenic patients with hematologic or oncologic malignancies (2009) (28)
Provision and consumption of alcohol-based hand rubs in European hospitals. (2015) (28)
Risk factors for surgical site infections in a free-standing outpatient setting. (2005) (28)
Provision and consumption of alcohol-based hand rubs in European hospitals. (2015) (28)
Prolonged duration of operation: an indicator of complicated surgery or of surgical (mis)management? (2011) (28)
Establishment of a National Surveillance System for Alcohol-Based Hand Rub Consumption and Change in Consumption over 4 Years (2012) (28)
A Point-prevalence Study for MRSA in a German University Hospital to Identify Patients at Risk and to Evaluate an Established Admission Screening Procedure (2008) (28)
Nosocomial methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus pneumonia - epidemiology and trends based on data of a network of 586 German ICUs (2005-2009) (2010) (27)
Antibiotic prescribing behavior among general practitioners – a questionnaire-based study in Germany (2018) (27)
ICU mortality following ICU-acquired primary bloodstream infections according to the type of pathogen: A prospective cohort study in 937 Germany ICUs (2006-2015) (2018) (27)
ICU ward design and nosocomial infection rates: a cross-sectional study in Germany. (2017) (27)
Healthcare-associated versus community-acquired infections: a new challenge for science and society. (2010) (27)
Antibiotic prescribing behavior among general practitioners – a questionnaire-based study in Germany (2018) (27)
Infections caused by extended-spectrum beta-lactamase-producing Enterobacterales after rectal colonisation with ESBL-producing Escherichia coli or Klebsiella pneumoniae. (2019) (27)
[Surveillance of invasive mold infections in lung transplant recipients: effect of antimycotic prophylaxis with itraconazole and voriconazole]. (2005) (26)
Antibiotic stewardship in Germany: a cross-sectional questionnaire survey of 355 intensive care units (2014) (26)
Molecular epidemiology of extended-spectrum beta-lactamase (ESBL)-positive Klebsiella pneumoniae from bloodstream infections and risk factors for mortality. (2014) (26)
Catheter-associated primary bloodstream infections: Epidemiology and preventive methods (2007) (25)
Attributable costs of ventilator-associated lower respiratory tract infection (LRTI) acquired on intensive care units: a retrospectively matched cohort study (2013) (25)
Representativeness of the Surveillance Data in the Intensive Care Unit Component of the German Nosocomial Infections Surveillance System (2010) (25)
Five-years surveillance of invasive aspergillosis in a university hospital (2011) (25)
Perceptions and attitudes regarding antibiotic resistance in Germany: a cross-sectoral survey amongst physicians, veterinarians, farmers and the general public (2018) (25)
How many outbreaks of nosocomial infections occur in German neonatal intensive care units annually? (2014) (25)
An analysis of two prevalence surveys of nosocomial infection in German intensive care units. (1997) (25)
Prevalence of primary bloodstream infections in representative German hospitals and their association with central and peripheral vascular catheters. (1998) (25)
[Prevalence of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) in patients in long-term care in hospitals, rehabilitation centers and nursing homes of a rural district in Germany]. (2008) (25)
Implementation research for the prevention of antimicrobial resistance and healthcare-associated infections; 2017 Geneva infection prevention and control (IPC)-think tank (part 1) (2019) (24)
Outbreak of Enterobacter cloacae Related to Understaffing, Overcrowding, and Poor Hygiene Practices (2000) (24)
[Incidence of infection from catheter procedures for regional anesthesia: first results from the network of DGAI and BDA]. (2009) (24)
Adult patients with nosocomial pneumonia: epidemiology, diagnosis, and treatment. (2013) (24)
[German recommendations for treatment of critically ill patients with COVID-19-version 3 : S1-guideline]. (2020) (24)
The MRSA-import in ICUs is an important predictor for the occurrence of nosocomial MRSA cases. (2011) (24)
Public reporting of healthcare-associated infection data in Europe. What are the views of infection prevention opinion leaders? (2013) (24)
Mortality and molecular epidemiology associated with extended-spectrum β-lactamase production in Escherichia coli from bloodstream infection (2014) (23)
Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus in German Intensive Care Units During 2000-2003: Data from Project SARI (Surveillance of Antimicrobial Use and Antimicrobial Resistance in Intensive Care Units) (2006) (22)
Survey of Clostridium difficile infection surveillance systems in Europe, 2011. (2016) (22)
AMBU-KISS: quality control in ambulatory surgery. (2005) (22)
Summer, sun and sepsis—The influence of outside temperature on nosocomial bloodstream infections: A cohort study and review of the literature (2020) (22)
Importance of the surveillance method: national prevalence studies on nosocomial infections and the limits of comparison. (1998) (22)
Regional trends in multidrug-resistant infections in German intensive care units: a real-time model for epidemiological monitoring and analysis. (2009) (22)
Outbreaks of nosocomial infections: lessons learned and perspectives (2008) (22)
Corticosteroids as risk factor for COVID-19-associated pulmonary aspergillosis in intensive care patients (2022) (22)
Sepsis Caused by Extended-Spectrum Beta-Lactamase (ESBL)-Positive K. pneumoniae and E. coli: Comparison of Severity of Sepsis, Delay of Anti-Infective Therapy and ESBL Genotype (2016) (21)
Incidence in ICU populations: how to measure and report it? (2014) (21)
Time-series analysis to observe the impact of a centrally organized educational intervention on the prevention of central-line-associated bloodstream infections in 32 German intensive care units. (2014) (21)
The step from a voluntary to a mandatory national nosocomial infection surveillance system: the influence on infection rates and surveillance effect (2012) (21)
Application of a new methodology and R package reveals a high burden of healthcare-associated infections (HAI) in Germany compared to the average in the European Union/European Economic Area, 2011 to 2012 (2019) (21)
[Nosocomial infections intensive care units. A nation-wide prevalence study]. (1996) (21)
Implementing and evaluating a rotating surveillance system and infection control guidelines in 4 intensive care units. (2001) (20)
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Broadening the infection prevention and control network globally; 2017 Geneva IPC-think tank (part 3) (2019) (1)
Individual units rather than entire hospital as the basis for improvement: the example of two Methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus cohort studies (2012) (1)
Where is the difference between an epidemic and a high endemic level with respect to nosocomial infection control measures? An analysis based on the example of vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium in hematology and oncology departments (2017) (1)
Increase in Surgical Site Infections Caused by Gram-Negative Pathogens in Warmer Weathers Data From More Than 2 Million Surgeries (2020) (0)
Prosthetic joint infections. (2018) (0)
[Prevention of catheter-related sepsis]. (2014) (0)
P29.15 Surveillance of nosocomial bloodstream infections and pneumonia in patients with hematopoetic cell transplantation (‘ONKO-KISS’) (2010) (0)
Probiotics prevent necrotizing enterocolitis, sepsis and mortality in preterm infants: a multicenter analysis of more than 10,000 VLBW infants in German NICUs (2015) (0)
Nosocomial infections in paediatric ICU patients - results from the German ITS-KISS. (2009) (0)
An outbreak of carbapenem-resistant OXA-48 – producing Klebsiella pneumonia associated to duodenoscopy (2015) (0)
Bacterial colonization dynamics and antibiotic resistance gene dissemination in the hospital environment after first patient occupancy: a longitudinal metagenetic study (2021) (0)
Risk factors for nosocomial SARS-CoV-2 infections in patients: results from a retrospective matched case–control study in a tertiary care university center (2022) (0)
[Antimicrobically coated venous catheters--a must? pro]. (2002) (0)
Reduction of antibacterial use in patients with very low birth weight on German NICUs after implementation of a mandatory surveillance system. A longitudinal study with national data from 2013 to 2019. (2022) (0)
P096: Antibiotic stewardship in intensive care units: a cross sectional study of 355 ICUs in Germany (2013) (0)
Bacterial colonization dynamics and antibiotic resistance gene spread in the hospital environment (2021) (0)
O078: 6 years of national German hand hygiene campaign-where do we come from and where are we heading to? (2013) (0)
Increase of alcohol based hand rub consumption in hospitals participating in the German surveillance system (2011) (0)
Catheter-related infections in a medical cardio-pulmonary ICU: trends after the implementation of a nosocomial infection surveillance system (KISS) (2002) (0)
Risk factors for perioperative mortality and nosocomial infections in lung transplantation (2005) (0)
[Hepatitis B infections in families of carriers]. (1991) (0)
[Hospital public health inspections in clinico-chemical laboratories of the Potsdam district]. (1989) (0)
Implementation of an electronic hospital outbreak detection system (2015) (0)
[Hospital public health status in community health nursing units of the Potsdam district]. (1989) (0)
SAPS2, APACHE2, SOFA, and Core-10-TISS upon admission as risk indicators for ICU-acquired infections: a retrospective cohort study. (2023) (0)
A multimodal intervention to improve hand hygiene compliance in peripheral wards of a tertiary care university centre: a cluster randomised controlled trial (2020) (0)
Evaluation of a multimodal intervention to promote rational antibiotic use in primary care (2021) (0)
O050: Antibiotics in 70 German intensive care units: risk factors for high overall consumption (2013) (0)
Practical application of CO2 as an indicator regarding the risk of infection (2022) (0)
Letter to the EditorTo review or not to review: that is the question (2008) (0)
Correction: Antimicrobial resistance control in the emergency department: a need for concrete improvement (2022) (0)
P660 Pseudomonas aeruginosa in German intensive care units (2007) (0)
Secular trends in ESBL, MRSA and VRE incidence in German intensive care units (2011) (0)
P173: Effectiveness of a hospital-wide educational programme for infection control to reduce the rate of health-care associated infections and related sepsis (alerts) – first results (2013) (0)
Patient engagement with surgical site infection prevention: an expert panel perspective (2017) (0)
Antimicrobial resistance control in the emergency department: a need for concrete improvement (2022) (0)
[Reduction of nosocomial infections by a public health quality management concept in surgical patients. 1: Significant reduction of a high initial rate]. (2001) (0)
Reducing urinary catheter use in geriatric patients - results of a single-center champion-led intervention (2023) (0)
904Multidrug-Resistant Gram-Negative Bacteria (MRGN) in Intensive Care Units - Results from the German National Surveillance System for Nosocomial Infections (KISS) (2014) (0)
P29.23 Nine years of SARI (surveillance of antimicrobial use and antimicrobial resistance in German intensive care units); 2001–2009 (2010) (0)
P1312 The MRSA point-prevalence: an important tool in the infection control programme (2007) (0)
Clostridium difficile Type O27, Coping with a More Virulent Strain (2008) (0)
Nudge to better care - blood cultures and catheter-related bloodstream infections in Germany at two points in time (2006, 2015) (2018) (0)
Infection control in two COVID-19 patients with evidence for Candida Auris, Germany (2021) (0)
P4.34 Molecular Epidemiology of VRE in a German University Hospital (2006) (0)
Prevalence of colonisation with third generation cephalosporin-resistant enterobacteriacae (3GCREB) on admission - a cross-sectional study in 6 university hospitals (2015) (0)
A Trial of Antibiotics for Smaller Skin Abscesses. (2017) (0)
Primary and Secondary Literature Should Be Distinguished When Searching for Data Used in Systematic Reviews of Nosocomial Outbreaks (2015) (0)
[Deficits in central venous catheter associated bloodstream infection]. (2013) (0)
[Hospital hygiene measures in the care of cholera patients]. (1990) (0)
[Results of controls of hospital health in physical therapy facilities of the Potsdam district]. (1988) (0)
O045: Acquisition of extended-spectrum beta-lactamase (ESBL) positive E.coli in the community: the impact of cultural background and diet (2013) (0)
The Influence of Ventilation Measures on the Airborne Risk of Infection in Schools: A Scoping Review (2023) (0)
Incidence of infections due to third generation cephalosporin-resistant Enterobacteriaceae - a prospective multicentre cohort study in six German university hospitals (2018) (0)
S240 Special challenges in C. difficile infection control (2007) (0)
Surveillance of health care-associated infections around the world (2012) (0)
to contaminated substances (2007) (0)
Corrigendum to 'Response to Letter to the Editor "Alcohol hand rub consumption objectives in European hospitals need to be revisited"' [Clin Microbiol Infect (2016) 578]. (2016) (0)
Title Page / Contents / Imprint / Guidelines (2014) (0)
O078: 6 years of national German hand hygiene campaign-where do we come from and where are we heading to? (2013) (0)
Decreasing healthcare-associated infections (HAI) is an efficient method to decrease healthcare-associated Methicillin-resistant S.aureus (MRSA) infections Antimicrobial resistance data from the German national nosocomial surveillance system KISS (2012) (0)
More than half of ESBL-E are susceptible to fluoroquinolones: admission prevalence data from eight non-ICUs in a German university hospital (2015) (0)
P124: Increase in alcohol-based hand rub consumption over a period of five years in German hospitals (2013) (0)
P1928 Risk factor analysis for surgical site infections following vascular surgery (2007) (0)
P956 Surveillance of nosocomial sepsis and identifcation of relevant risk factors in neutropenic haematology-oncology patients (2007) (0)
Multicentral collection of nosocomial infections: yesterday - today - tomorrow. The development of the hospital infection surveillance system (KISS) as a reference database. (2000) (0)
O320 European surveillance of ICU-acquired infections (HELICS-ICU), 2004–2005: ICU-acquired pneumonia (2007) (0)
Use of MRSA surveillance data for infection control: individual units rather than entire hospital as the basis for improvement (2011) (0)
SURVEILLANCE OF NOSOCOMIAL INFECTIONS IN I C U S : IS (2014) (0)
P682 Increase of VRE in a German university hospital (2007) (0)
[Risk management from the hygienist's perspective]. (2003) (0)
No increase of device associated infections in German intensive care units during the start of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020 (2022) (0)
P770 Surveillance of surgical site infections after ambulatory surgery (2007) (0)
Prevalence of colonisation with vancomycin-resistant enterococci on admission - a cross-sectional study in 6 German university hospitals, 2014 (2015) (0)
Infektprävention im Fokus (2009) (0)
Needs for an Integration of Specific Data Sources and Items - First Insights of a National Survey Within the German Center for Infection Research (2021) (0)
Gender-related risk factors for surgical site infections. Results from 10 years of surveillance in Germany (2019) (0)
[Elimination of salmonellas from community waste water]. (1985) (0)
Environmental cleaning to prevent hospital-acquired infections on non-intensive care units: a pragmatic, single-centre, cluster randomized controlled, crossover trial comparing soap-based, disinfection and probiotic cleaning. (2023) (0)
341Heterogeneous regional distribution of nosocomial infections due to ESBL-producing Enterobacteriaceae in Germany: Data from the German National Reference Center for the Surveillance of Nosocomial Infections (KISS) (2014) (0)
E. coli bacteremia in comparison to K. pneumoniae bacteremia: influence of pathogen species and ESBL production on 7-day mortality (2016) (0)
[German national treatment guidance for hospitalized -COVID-19 patients]. (2021) (0)
Prevention measures for MRSA and their implementation (2009) (0)
A close look at proportions of pathogens associated with pneumonia (2011) (0)
P01.04 Use of very old and very new antibiotics in intensive care units in 55 German ICUs, 2001–2009 (2010) (0)
[300 years infection prevention at Charité University Hospital, Berlin]. (2010) (0)
[Extended spectrum beta lactamase forming pathogens (ESBL)]. (2012) (0)
[Antibiotic Stewardship and Infection Control - Two Pages of a Coin]. (2017) (0)
Response to Letter to the Editor “Alcohol hand rub consumption objectives in European hospitals need to be revisited [corrected]. (2016) (0)
Technology for the prevention of antimicrobial resistance and healthcare-associated infections; 2017 Geneva IPC-Think Tank (Part 2) (2019) (0)
ICE volume 36 issue 8 Cover and Front matter (2015) (0)
Quantification of time delay between screening and subsequent initiation of contact isolation for carriers of extended-spectrum beta-lactamase (ESBL)-producing Enterobacterales: A post hoc subgroup analysis of the R-GNOSIS WP5 Trial. (2023) (0)
Continuous increase of vancomycin resistance in enterococci causing nosocomial infections in Germany − 10 years of surveillance (2018) (0)
More than half of ESBL-E are susceptible to fluoroquinolones: admission prevalence data from eight non-ICUs in a German university hospital (2015) (0)
Probiotics protect against necrotizing enterocolitis, blood-stream infections and mortality in preterm infants: a retrospective, multicenter time series analysis of more than 4,000 ELBW infants (2015) (0)
P12.05 International Comparison of Patient Care Quality Parameters and Central Venous Catheter Associated Bloodstream Infection Rates (2006) (0)
Linezolid use in German acute care hospitals: results from two consecutive national point prevalence surveys (2019) (0)
Point prevalence survey of peripheral venous catheter usage in a large tertiary care university hospital in Germany (2019) (0)
Redundant Anaerobic Antimicrobial Prescriptions in German Acute Care Hospitals: Data from a National Point Prevalence Survey (2020) (0)
Early- and Late-Onset Pneumonia: Is This Still a Useful Classiﬁcation? (cid:1) (2009) (0)
Hand Hygiene in Acute Care Hospitals—Evaluation of 12 Years National Hand Hygiene Campaign in Germany (2020) (0)
The consequences of antibiotic use in human beings and in domestic and farm animals (2021) (0)
Prohibit WP2 – systematic review of national guidelines in European countries (2011) (0)
Risk factor analysis for surgical site infections in 750 vascular surgery patients (2008) (0)
Considered Important in the Choice of a Hospital Acquired Infections : A German Survey on Factors − − Consumer Attitudes About Health Care (2007) (0)
[Epidemiology of salmonelloses--epidemic status in the Potsdam district]. (1985) (0)
Antimicrobial resistance control in the emergency department: a need for concrete improvement (2022) (0)
Antimicrobially Impregnated Catheters: An Overview of Randomized Controlled Trials (2003) (0)
Efficacy of universal preoperative decolonization with Polyhexanide in primary joint arthroplasty on surgical site infections. A multicenter before-and after-study (2020) (0)
Comparison of governance approaches for the control of antimicrobial resistance: Analysis of three European countries (2018) (0)
[Prevention of Surgical Site Infections - with Special Focus on Vascular Surgery]. (2017) (0)
Effectiveness of healthcare worker screening in hospital outbreaks with gram-negative pathogens: a systematic review (2018) (0)
Research Clinical relevance of and risk factors for HSV-related tracheobronchitis or pneumonia: results of an outbreak (2007) (0)
Antiinfective wound dressing reduces catheter-related infections in oncological patients: A-961 (2006) (0)
P25.02 Are there regional differences in the burden of MRSA, VRE and ESBL in 219 German intensive care units, 2008–2009? (2010) (0)
[Prevention of nosocomial infections: intensive care units under the magnifying glass. The first german project for distinguishing between preventable and unpreventable nosocomial diseases]. (2000) (0)
Pet husbandry as a risk factor for colonization or infection with MDR organisms: a systematic meta-analysis-authors' response. (2022) (0)
[Hospital emergency plan for the management of patients with highly contagious diseases]. (2007) (0)
Implementation research for the prevention of antimicrobial resistance and healthcare-associated infections; 2017 Geneva infection prevention and control (IPC)-think tank (part 1) (2019) (0)
P124: Increase in alcohol-based hand rub consumption over a period of five years in German hospitals (2013) (0)
O050: Antibiotics in 70 German intensive care units: risk factors for high overall consumption (2013) (0)
P144 Surveillance of nosocomial bloodstream infections and pneumonia in patients with hematopoetic cell transplantation ('ONKO-KISS') (2009) (0)
The Berlin-Brandenburg Air Study – a natural experiment investigating health effects from changes in airport-related exposures (2021) (0)
Age as a risk factor for surgical site infections: German surveillance data on total hip replacement and total knee replacement procedures 2009 to 2018 (2023) (0)
Relationship between hospital ward design and healthcare-associated infection rates: a systematic review and meta-analysis (2016) (0)
Attributable costs of ventilator-associated lower respiratory tract infection (LRTI) acquired on intensive care units: a retrospectively matched cohort study (2013) (0)
Prevalence of colonisation with vancomycin-resistant enterococci on admission - a cross-sectional study in 6 German university hospitals, 2014 (2015) (0)
P1107 Antibiotic use in German intensive care units (2007) (0)
Alcohol-based hand rub consumption surveillance in German hospitals – latest results (2015) (0)
450: Invasive aspergillosis in lung transplant recipients: The impact of pretransplant colonization (2007) (0)
Evaluating infection prevention and control programs in Austrian acute care hospitals using the WHO Infection Prevention and Control Assessment Framework (2020) (0)
Prolonged outbreak of clonal MDR Pseudomonas aeruginosa on an intensive care unit: contaminated sinks and contamination of ultra-filtrate bags as possible route of transmission? (2016) (0)
[Hygienic hospital arrangements for the care of patients with acute and chronic viral hepatitis B]. (1990) (0)
[Analysis of the hygienic situation at dental working places in the district of Potsdam]. (1989) (0)
P096: Antibiotic stewardship in intensive care units: a cross sectional study of 355 ICUs in Germany (2013) (0)
P17.64 Monitoring the Quality of Infection Control Management on Icus by Transmission Rates (2006) (0)
P01.02 Trends in anti-MRSA antibiotic use and the burden of MRSA in a network of 55 German ICUs, 2001–2009 (2010) (0)
From prevalence to incidence - a new approach in the hospital setting (2019) (0)

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