Nationwide Survey of Klebsiella Pneumoniae Strains Producing CTX-M Extended-spectrum β-lactamases in Croatia.

Extended-spectrum β-lactamases (ESBL) producing bacteria have been increasingly reported in both hospital and community patients. Production of ESBLs is the major mechanism of resistance to oxymino-cephalosporins and aztreonam in Gram-negative bacteria. Recently a new family of ESBLs with predominant activity against cefotaxime (CTX-M β-lactamases) has been reported.

Methicillin-resistant S. aureus (MRSA), extended-spectrum (ESBL)- and plasmid-mediated AmpC ß-lactamase -producing Gram-negative bacteria associated with skin and soft tissue infections in hospital and community settings.

Aim: To investigate the characteristics of meticillin-resistant S. aureus (MRSA), extended-spectrum (ESBL), and plasmid-mediated AmpC beta-lactamase producing Gram-negative bacteria causing skin and soft tissue infections (SSTIs) in hospital and outpatient settings of Zenica-Doboj Canton, Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Methods: Antibiotic susceptibility was determined by disc-diffusion and broth microdillution methods according to CLSI guidelines.

Surveillance of surgical site infection after cholecystectomy using the hospital in Europe link for infection control through surveillance protocol.

Background: The third most common healthcare-associated infection is surgical site infection (SSI), accounting for 14%-16% of infections. These SSIs are associated with high morbidity, numerous deaths, and greater cost.

Methods: A prospective study was conducted to assess the incidence of SSI in a single university hospital in Croatia.

The screening of methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus in vascular surgery patients: a comparison of molecular testing and broth-enriched culture.

Background: Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is a major global health care-associated pathogen. This study sought to examine the prevalence of MRSA in patients who were admitted to a vascular surgery ward during a 3-month period.

Methods: MRSA screening was accomplished through the acquisition of nasal, throat and perineal swabs.

[War injuries of the arteries].

The experience with military vascular injuries in the recent war in Crotia is reviewed. From April 1991 to October 1995, 197 wounded persons with 231 injuries of arteries were admitted to the University Hospital Rebro. The most common injuries were of lower extremity arteries (54.