Use and quality of point-of-care microscopy, urine culture and susceptibility testing for urinalysis in general practice.

To describe the use and quality of point-of-care (POC) microscopy, urine culture and susceptibility testing performed in general practice in Northern Denmark from 2013 to 2018. Descriptive study General practices receiving a fee for examining urine samples. Simulated urine samples containing uropathogenic bacteria distributed by the organisation for improvement of microbiological quality (MIKAP).

Risk factors of cardiac device infection: Glove contamination during device procedures.

Background: Infections in cardiac implantable electronic devices (CIEDs) constitute a serious complication. We sought to identify contamination of gloves before handling the device in primary and replacement CIED procedures.

Methods: Two groups of 30 patients underwent primary CIED implantation or replacement.

[The quality of susceptibility examinations of urine in general practice is generally good].

In Denmark, many microbiological tests (microscopy, culture and susceptibility examinations) are done in general practice for the diagnosis of urinary tract infections (UTI). In 2006, the costs of susceptibility examinations were 28 million DKK. Some regional health authorities have established a program for quality assessment.

Detection of methicillin resistance in coagulase-negative staphylococci by cefoxitin disc diffusion and oxacillin Etest. A study of consecutive bacteraemia isolates.

Coagulase-negative staphylococci (CoNS) are a significant cause of nosocomial bacteraemia and their susceptibility to beta-lactamase-stabile penicillins is unpredictable. To ensure appropriate antibiotic therapy reliable methods for detection of methicillin resistance (MR) are needed. The objectives of this study were to determine the frequency of MR in a set of CoNS from cases of monomicrobial bacteraemia and to evaluate two phenotypic assays for detection of MR, the 10 microg cefoxitin disk test on Iso-Sensitest agar using a semiconfluent inoculum and the oxacillin Etest.