Publications by authors named "Marina Kipnis"
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- A study was conducted to estimate the prevalence of vancomycin-resistant enterococci (VRE) colonization in patients admitted to non-intensive care units and identify risk factors associated with it.
- Out of 4,013 patients screened, 1.2% were found to be colonized with VRE upon admission, and only one of those developed a VRE infection during their hospital stay.
- Key risk factors for VRE colonization included increasing age, previous exposure to antibiotics, and prior colonization with multidrug-resistant organisms, highlighting the importance of cautious antibiotic use in outpatient settings to prevent VRE acquisition.
Objectives: Clostridioides difficile infection (CDI) is one of the most important healthcare-associated infections. We aimed to describe the incidence density of healthcare-associated CDI (HA-CDI) in Germany's largest hospital and to identify associations with ward-level antimicrobial consumption.
Methods: We used surveillance data on CDI and antimicrobial consumption from 2014 to 2017 and analysed a potential association by means of multivariable regression analysis.
Background: Many patients admitted to a hospital are already colonized with multi-drug resistant organisms (MDRO) including third-generation cephalosporin-resistant Enterobacteriaceae (3GCREB). The aim of our study was to determine the prevalence of rectal 3GCREB colonization at admission to a large German university hospital and to estimate infection incidences. In addition, risk factors for 3GCREB colonization were identified.
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