Knowledge, attitude and practice of hand hygiene among healthcare workers caring for children with leukaemia in the paediatric oncology ward of King Saud Medical City, Saudi Arabia per Aldawsari, Mujibah, Soh, Kim Lam, Abdul Raman, Rosna, Mohd Taib, Niazlin, Aboshaiqah, Ahmad

“…Effective programmes are needed to increase their awareness of hand hygiene KAP, while strict guidelines are needed to reduce nosocomial infections.…”

Molecular characterization of multidrug-resistant and extended-spectrum beta-lactamase-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae isolated from swine farms in Malaysia per Mobasseri, Golnaz, Shuan, Cindy Ju Teh, Peck, Toung Ooi, Tan, Shaing Chiet, Kwai, Lin Thong

“…Aims: The high prevalence of multidrug resistance (MDR) and extended-spectrum β-lactamase (ESBL)-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae associated with nosocomial infections has caused serious therapeutic challenges. …”
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Comparative genomic of methicillinresistant staphylococcus aureus PR01 (MRSAPR01) and methicillin-sensitive staphylococcus aureus SA D22901 (MSSA SAD22901) and methicillin resistan... per Shien, Lee Lian

“…Staphylococcus aureus is a major contributor of nosocomial infections of humans in the world. This study elucidates the genomic sequences of an MRSA (MRSA PR01) isolate from a patient with septicaemia in Kuala Lumpur, a clinical methicillinsusceptible S. aureus (MSSA) isolate (SA D22901), and two in vitro generated strains CR and COR which are derivatives of SA D22901 that developed resistance to antibiotics. …”
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Small colony variants and single nucleotide variations in Pf1 region of PB1 phage-resistant pseudomonas aeruginosa per Lim, Wee S., Phang, Kevin K. S., Tan, Andy Hee-Meng, Li, Sam F.-Y., Ow, Dave S.-W.

“…Isolated from nosocomial infections, small colony variants (SCVs) are morphologically distinct, highly virulent bacterial strains that are resistant to conventional antibiotics. …”
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Metal ions-based layer-by-layer coatings for antibacterial applications per Lim, Yun

“…The increasing incidence of nosocomial infections and the emergence of multi-drug resistant pathogens have complicated existing treatment regimes. …”
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PENGARUH VARIASI WAKTU STERILISASI DENGAN SINAR ULTRA VIOLET TERHADAP ANGKA KUMAN UDARA RUANG OPERASI RSUD BRIGJEND. H. HASAN BASRY KANDANGAN PROVINSI KALIMANTAN SELATAN per , NINA FEBRIYANTI, , Prof. Dr. dr. Adi Heru Sutomo, M.Sc, D.CN.

“…Background: Hospital as a medical care institution may not be separated from the presence of a number of microbial pathogens. Nosocomial infections are one of the causes of increased morbidity and mortality in hospitals. …”

ANGKA KUMAN UDARA DAN LANTAI RUANG RAWAT INAP RUMAH SAKIT PKU MUHAMMADIYAH YOGYAKARTA per , WINDI WULANDARI, , Prof. Dr. dr. Adi Heru Sutomo, M.Sc.

“…The spreading of nosocomial infections in hospitals may occur at existing facilities in the hospital such as theatre or surgery room, emergency room, outpatient installation, and patient room. …”

Whole genome sequencing of an Enterococcus faecalis isolate from a patient with cholecystitis in a tertiary hospital in Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia per Nur Nashyiroh Mastor, Vijay Kumar Subbiah, Wan Nazirah Wan Abu Bakar, Suzanah Silee, Khurshida Begum, M. Jahangir Alam, Mohammad Zahirul Hoque

“…Introduction: Enterococcus faecalis is a gram-positive bacterium that causes various human nosocomial infections including urinary tract infection, endocarditis, wound infection, and bacteremia. …”
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Temporal changes in the genotypes of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus strains isolated from a tertiary Malaysian hospital based on MLST, spa, and mec-associated dru typi... per Lim, King Ting, Hanifah, Yasmin Abu, Yusof, Mohd Yasim Mohd, Goering, Richard V., Thong, Kwai Lin

“…Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is one of the main bacterial pathogens responsible for nosocomial infections leading to pneumonia, bloodstream, skin, and soft tissue infections. …”
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Phenotypic and Genotypic Evaluation of Antibiotic Resistance of Acinetobacter baumannii Bacteria Isolated from Surgical Intensive Care Unit Patients in Pakistan per Nureen Zahra, Basit Zeshan, Mian Mubeen Ali Qadri, Musarat Ishaq, Muhammad Afza, Naveed Ahmed

“…Conclusions: The present study indicated that the emergence of high carbapenem resistance in CRAB isolates has increased, which may pose serious limitations in the choice of drugs for nosocomial infections.…”
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Antimicrobial susceptibility pattern and distribution of Staphylococcal cassette chromosome mec among methicillin-resistant coagulase-negative staphylococci per Saber Abu Bakr Saleh, Huda

“…Coagulase-negative staphylococci (CoNS) are notorious in causing nosocomial infections. Staphylococcus epidermidis is deemed the most significant species infecting human, apart from Staphylococcus haemolyticus and Staphylococcus chromogenes. …”
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Distinct myeloid cell subpopulations in controlling systemic candidiasis per Teo, Yi Juan

“…Systemic Candidiasis is one of the most frequent nosocomial infections to date, with a mortality rate as high as 40%. …”
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DAYA ANTIBAKTERI KOMBINASI CHITOSAN-GENTAMISIN TERHADAP STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS DAN PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA SECARA IN VITRO per , AZIZ DONA SATRIA, , dr. Titik Nuryastuti, M.Si., Ph.D.

“…Background: Staphylococcus epidermidis and Pseudomonas aeruginosa is a bacteria causing nosocomial infections that have experienced some kind of resistance to antibiotics, such as methicillin, penicillin, carbapanems, cephalosporin, and ticarcillin. …”

Molecular heterogeneity of methicillin-resistant staphylocococcus aureus isolated from humans, animals and environmental surfaces per Woldegiorgis, Erkihun Aklilu

“…Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) has long been known to cause nosocomial infections worldwide since its emergence in the early 1960s. …”
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Antimicrobial peptides engineering and their immobilization studies for catheter coating development per Lim, Kaiyang

“…With rapid rise in the frequency of nosocomial infections, there is an increasing demand for biomedical devices with good antimicrobial properties. …”
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A potential dissemination of distinct MRSEs in a student population at a public university per Pung, Hui Ping, Amin Nordin, Syafinaz, Tengku Jamaluddin, Tengku Zetty Maztura, Mohd Desa, Mohd Nasir

“…Background: Coagulase negative staphylococci (CoNS), predominantly Staphylococcus epidermidis, are commonly considered as commensal skin and nasal colonizing bacteria but have been emerging as the leading causes of nosocomial infections. The issues of methicillin resistance and community acquired (CA) infection associated with CoNS have also gained increasing concern recently. …”
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Characterization of Enterococcus faecium and Enterococcus faecalis clinical isolates in a Malaysian Hospital per Weng, Poh Leng

“…In recent decades, they have been recognized as the primary agent for nosocomial infections in many countries worldwide. The aims of the study were to determine the molecular characterization of E. faecium and E. faecalis isolated from patients in a Malaysian hospital focused on enterococcal surface protein (esp) gene, biofilm formation, association of esp gene with antibiotic resistance and genetic relatedness amongst the isolates collected. …”
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The social and biological effects of patient-patient co-presence on health in hospitals using electronic medical records per Lienert, J

“…</p> <p>In Chapter 4, I assess the ability to predict subsequent infection based on the number of hours a patient spends co-present with another patient suspected of infection. Across five nosocomial infections, I find that this tool has a sensitivity from 0.95 to 1.00, and a specificity from 0.90 to 1.00. …”

Characterization of multiple drug-resistants pathogens isolated from clinical and environmental samples from nephrology unit of Hospital Serdang per Suntharamurthy, Seenu

“…Nosocomial infections are generally hospital acquired diseases, and is posing a serious threat to mankind due to treatment failures. …”
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Phenotypic and molecular analyses of coagulase negative Staphylococci, predominantly comprising Staphylococcus epidermidis, isolated from a student population in Malaysia per Pung, Hui Ping

“…Coagulase negative staphylococci (CoNS), predominantly Staphylococcus epidermidis, are commonly considered as commensal skin and nasal colonizing bacteria but have emerged as one of the leading causes of nosocomial infections. To date, limited studies have been conducted to investigate CoNS or methicillin resistant CoNS (MR-CoNS) in Malaysian community. …”
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