Emerging antibiotic resistance: Why we need new antibiotics! by Andreas F. Widmer

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Invasive Mycobacterium chimaera Infections and Heater-Cooler Devices in Cardiac Surgery by Rami Sommerstein, Barbara Hasse, Andreas F. Widmer

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Parvimonas micra as a rare cause of spondylodiscitis – case series from a single centre by Ana Durovic, Noëmi Eberhard, Stefan Schären, Andreas F. Widmer

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Evaluation of existing and desired antimicrobial stewardship activities and strategies in Swiss hospitals by Michael Osthoff, Julia Bielicki, Andreas F. Widmer, Swiss Medical Weekly

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Evaluation of a surveillance system for Clostridioides difficile infections for Swiss hospitals by Ana Durovic, Alexandra Ursula Scherrer, David Widmer, Andreas F. Widmer

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Overuse of antimicrobial prophylaxis in low-risk patients undergoing transurethral resection of the prostate by Kathrin Bausch, Jan A. Roth, Hans-H. Seifert, Andreas F. Widmer

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Extended Spectrum β-Lactamase–producing Escherichia coli in Neonatal Care Unit by Sarah Tschudin-Sutter, Reno Frei, Manuel Battegay, Irene Hoesli, Andreas F. Widmer

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Survival from methicillin-sensitive Staphylococcus aureus bloodstream infections over 20 years: a cohort of 1328 patients by Benedikt J. Wiggli, Reno Frei, Reto Laffer, Sarah Tschudin Sutter, Andreas F. Widmer

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Enterococci, Clostridium difficile and ESBL-producing bacteria: epidemiology, clinical impact and prevention in ICU patients by Jan A. Sidler, Manuel Battegay, Sarah Tschudin-Sutter, Andreas F. Widmer, Maja Weisser

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Matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization time of flight mass-spectrometry (MALDI-TOF MS) based typing of extended-spectrum β-lactamase producing E. coli--a novel tool for real-t... by Adrian Egli, Sarah Tschudin-Sutter, Michael Oberle, Daniel Goldenberger, Reno Frei, Andreas F Widmer

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Value of the Pitt Bacteraemia Score to predict short-term mortality in Staphylococcus aureus bloodstream infection: a validation study by Jan A. Roth, Sarah Tschudin-Sutter, Marc Dangel, Reno Frei, Manuel Battegay, Andreas F. Widmer

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2019-Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV): estimating the case fatality rate – a word of caution by Manuel Battegay, Richard Kuehl, Sarah Tschudin-Sutter, Hans H. Hirsch, Andreas F. Widmer, Richard A. Neher

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Basic patient characteristics predict antimicrobial resistance in E. coli from urinary tract specimens: a retrospective cohort analysis of 5246 urine samples by Stefan Erb, Reno Frei, Sarah Tschudin Sutter, Adrian Egli, Marc Dangel, Gernot Bonkat, Andreas F. Widmer

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Prospective Validation of Cessation of Contact Precautions for Extended-Spectrum β-Lactamase–Producing Escherichia coli by Sarah Tschudin-Sutter, Reno Frei, Friedbert Schwahn, Milanka Tomic, Martin Conzelmann, Anne Stranden, Andreas F. Widmer

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Surgical and antimicrobial treatment of prosthetic vascular graft infections at different surgical sites: a retrospective study of treatment outcomes. by Stefan Erb, Jan A Sidler, Luigia Elzi, Lorenz Gurke, Manuel Battegay, Andreas F Widmer, Maja Weisser

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Can probiotics trigger a paradigm shift for cleaning healthcare environments? A narrative review by Luisa A. Denkel, Andreas Voss, Elisabetta Caselli, Stephanie J. Dancer, Rasmus Leistner, Petra Gastmeier, Andreas F. Widmer

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Increasing prevalence of infectious diseases in asylum seekers at a tertiary care hospital in Switzerland. by Constantine Bloch-Infanger, Veronika Bättig, Jürg Kremo, Andreas F Widmer, Adrian Egli, Roland Bingisser, Manuel Battegay, Stefan Erb

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Association between the introduction of a national targeted intervention program and the incidence of surgical site infections in Swiss acute care hospitals by Marcus Eder, Rami Sommerstein, Arlette Szelecsenyi, Alexander Schweiger, Matthias Schlegel, Andrew Atkinson, Stefan P. Kuster, Danielle Vuichard-Gysin, Nicolas Troillet, Andreas F. Widmer, for Swissnoso

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Patients exposed to vancomycin-resistant enterococci during in-hospital outbreaks in a low endemic setting: a proposal for risk-based screening by Andrea C. Büchler, Silvio Ragozzino, Melanie Wicki, Violeta Spaniol, Sammy Jäger, Helena M. B. Seth-Smith, Daniel Goldenberger, Vladimira Hinic, Adrian Egli, Reno Frei, Andreas F. Widmer

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Prevention and control of surgical site infections: review of the Basel Cohort Study by Till Andrin Junker, Edin Mujagic, Henry Hoffmann, Rachel Rosenthal, Heidi Misteli, Marcel Zwahlen, Daniel Oertli, Sarah Tschudin-Sutter, Andreas F. Widmer, Walter Richard Marti, Walter Paul Weber

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