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List of works by Petra Gastmeier

6 years "Clean Hands Action" - what have we achieved?

scientific article published on 18 February 2014

A Trial of Antibiotics for Smaller Skin Abscesses

A carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae outbreak following bronchoscopy

scientific article published on 14 June 2014

Adult patients with nosocomial pneumonia: epidemiology, diagnosis, and treatment

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Agreement among healthcare professionals in ten European countries in diagnosing case-vignettes of surgical-site infections

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An Ongoing Task

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An easy mathematical proof showed that time-dependent bias inevitably leads to biased effect estimation

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An evidence-based recommendation on bed head elevation for mechanically ventilated patients

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An infection with linezolid-resistant S. aureus in a patient with left ventricular assist system

scientific article published on January 2007

An observational study of the universal use of octenidine to decrease nosocomial bloodstream infections and MDR organisms

scientific article published on 27 May 2016

An outbreak of carbapenem-resistant OXA-48 - producing Klebsiella pneumonia associated to duodenoscopy

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Antibiotic Stewardship and Infection Control - Two Pages of a Coin

scientific article published on April 2017

Antibiotic consumption and resistance: data from Europe and Germany

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Antibiotic prescribing behavior among general practitioners - a questionnaire-based study in Germany.

scientific article published on 4 May 2018

Antibiotics: MRSA prevention measures in German hospitals: results of a survey among hospitals, performed as part of the MRSA-KISS module

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Antifungal use in intensive care units

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Bacterial contamination of multiple-dose vials: a prevalence study

scientific article published on February 2004

Clean hands campaign: no chance for healthcare associated infections

scientific article published on 28 October 2008

Clinical impact of infections caused by ESBL-producing E. coli and K. pneumoniae

scientific article published on 21 June 2007

Clinical or epidemiologic diagnosis of nosocomial pneumonia: is there any difference?

scientific article published in October 2003

Clinical relevance of and risk factors for HSV-related tracheobronchitis or pneumonia: results of an outbreak investigation

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Clostridium difficile in discharged inpatients, Germany ⬇️

scientific article published on January 2007

Compliance with antiseptic hand rub use in intensive care units: the Hawthorne effect

scientific article published on 22 August 2006

Concordance between European and US case definitions of healthcare-associated infections

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Correction: Screening and control of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in 186 intensive care units: different situations and individual solutions

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Current aspects of the definition and diagnosis of sepsis and antibiotic resistance

scientific article published on 11 April 2018

Decrease of deep sternal surgical site infection rates after cardiac surgery by a comprehensive infection control program

scientific article published on 5 May 2009

Decreasing healthcare-associated infections (HAI) is an efficient method to decrease healthcare-associated Methicillin-resistant S.aureus (MRSA) infections Antimicrobial resistance data from the German national nosocomial surveillance system KISS.

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Designing Surveillance of Healthcare-Associated Infections in the Era of Automation and Reporting Mandates

scientific article published in March 2018

Dramatic increase of third-generation cephalosporin-resistant E. coli in German intensive care units: secular trends in antibiotic drug use and bacterial resistance, 2001 to 2008

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Dual-strain probiotics reduce NEC, mortality and neonatal bloodstream infections among extremely low birthweight infants

scientific article published on 18 September 2017

Early- and late-onset pneumonia: is this still a useful classification?

scientific article published on 13 April 2009

Effect of laminar airflow ventilation on surgical site infections: a systematic review and meta-analysis

scientific article published on 16 February 2017

Efficacy of heat and moisture exchangers in preventing ventilator-associated pneumonia: meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials

scientific article published on 11 September 2004

Electronic surveillance and using administrative data to identify healthcare associated infections

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Epidemiology of multi-drug-resistant gram-negative bacteria: data from an university hospital over a 36-month period

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Evaluation of the impact of the source (patient versus staff) on nosocomial norovirus outbreak severity

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Evidence-based infection control in the ICU (except catheters).

scientific article published on October 2007

Extended spectrum beta-lactamase-producing Enterobacteriaceae

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Finding a method for optimizing risk adjustment when comparing surgical-site infection rates

scientific article published in April 2004

Five-years surveillance of invasive aspergillosis in a university hospital

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Gender-Specific Differences in Surgical Site Infections: An Analysis of 438,050 Surgical Procedures from the German National Nosocomial Infections Surveillance System

scientific article published in April 2014

Guidance document for prevention of Clostridium difficile infection in acute healthcare settings

scientific article published on 2 March 2018

Hand Rub Consumption Has Almost Doubled in 132 German Hospitals Over 9 Years

scientific article published on 31 May 2017

Hand hygiene for the prevention of nosocomial infections

scientific article published on 02 October 2009

Hausärzte müssen das Thema Antibiotika-Resistenzen angehen

scientific article published in October 2017

Health care workers causing large nosocomial outbreaks: a systematic review

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Healthcare-associated versus community-acquired infections: a new challenge for science and society

scientific article published on 07 May 2010

Hospital Ownership: A risk factor for nosocomial infection rates?

scientific article published on 2 February 2018

Hospital hygiene - Where are we in the sixth year of "Operation Clean Hands"?

scientific article published on 20 January 2014

How many infections are caused by patient-to-patient transmission in intensive care units?

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How many nosocomial infections are associated with cross-transmission? A prospective cohort study in a surgical intensive care unit

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How often do asymptomatic healthcare workers cause methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus outbreaks? A systematic evaluation

scientific article published on 21 September 2006

How outbreaks can contribute to prevention of nosocomial infection: analysis of 1,022 outbreaks

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Impact of a silver layer on the membrane of tap water filters on the microbiological quality of filtered water

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Impact of adherence to standard operating procedures for pneumonia on outcome of intensive care unit patients

scientific article published in January 2009

Impact of department volume on surgical site infections following arthroscopy, knee replacement or hip replacement

scientific article published on 18 July 2011

Impact of restriction of third generation cephalosporins on the burden of third generation cephalosporin resistant K. pneumoniae and E. coli in an ICU.

scientific article published on 26 November 2008

Impact of the suctioning system (open vs. closed) on the incidence of ventilation-associated pneumonia: Meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials

scientific article published on 21 June 2006

Individual units rather than entire hospital as the basis for improvement: the example of two Methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus cohort studies

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Infection control and safety culture in German hospitals

scientific article published on 15 June 2016

Infection control issues in patients with haematological malignancies in the era of multidrug-resistant bacteria

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Is there an association between nosocomial infection rates and bacterial cross transmissions?

scientific article published in January 2010

Isolation of infectious cystic fibrosis patients: results of a systematic review

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Laminar airflow ceiling size: no impact on infection rates following hip and knee prosthesis

scientific article published on 20 September 2011

Laminar flow: the better choice in orthopaedic implants - Authors' reply

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Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in German intensive care units during 2000-2003: data from Project SARI (Surveillance of Antimicrobial Use and Antimicrobial Resistance in Intensive Care Units).

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Modeling the effect of time-dependent exposure on intensive care unit mortality

scientific article published on 31 January 2009

Modified guidelines impact on antibiotic use and costs: duration of treatment for pneumonia in a neurosurgical ICU is reduced

scientific article published on 13 April 2007

Molecular typing of toxic shock syndrome toxin-1- and Enterotoxin A-producing methicillin-sensitive Staphylococcus aureus isolates from an outbreak in a neonatal intensive care unit

scientific article published on 22 August 2015

Mortality attributable to hospital-acquired infections among surgical patients

scientific article published in December 2008

Nosocomial infection in small for gestational age newborns with birth weight <1500 g: a multicentre analysis

scientific article published on 25 April 2007

Nosocomial infection surveillance and control policies

scientific article published in August 2004

Nosocomial infection, length of stay, and time-dependent bias

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Nosocomial infections and infections with multidrug-resistant pathogens - frequency and mortality

scientific article published on 16 March 2016

Nosocomial infections and multidrug-resistant organisms in Germany: epidemiological data from KISS (the Hospital Infection Surveillance System).

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Nudge to better care - blood cultures and catheter-related bloodstream infections in Germany at two points in time (2006, 2015)

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Operating room ventilation with laminar airflow shows no protective effect on the surgical site infection rate in orthopedic and abdominal surgery

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Optimizing Proton Pump Inhibitor Use to Reduce Antimicrobial Resistance Rates?

scientific article published on 4 February 2017

Outbreaks caused by vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium in hematology and oncology departments: A systematic review

scientific article published on 28 December 2017

Outbreaks in neonatal intensive care units - they are not like others

scientific article published on April 2007

Outbreaks of nosocomial infections: lessons learned and perspectives

scientific article published on August 2008

Perceptions and attitudes regarding antibiotic resistance in Germany: a cross-sectoral survey amongst physicians, veterinarians, farmers and the general public

scholarly article by Sandra Schneider et al published 26 March 2018 in Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy

Plasmid-Mediated Transmission of KPC-2 Carbapenemase in in Critically Ill Patients

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Pneumonia associated with invasive and noninvasive ventilation: an analysis of the German nosocomial infection surveillance system database

scientific article published on 23 March 2010

Prevention of Surgical Site Infections - with Special Focus on Vascular Surgery

scientific article published on 27 October 2017

Prevention of central venous catheter related infections with chlorhexidine gluconate impregnated wound dressings: a randomized controlled trial

scientific article published on 5 August 2008

Prevention of surgical site infections in bone and joint procedures

scientific article published in October 2012

Primary and secondary literature should be distinguished when searching for data used in systematic reviews of nosocomial outbreaks

scientific article published on 17 March 2015

Process and outcome indicators for infection control and prevention in European acute care hospitals in 2011 to 2012 - Results of the PROHIBIT study

scientific article published in May 2018

Proposing an empirically justified reference threshold for blood culture sampling rates in intensive care units

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Quantifying the Hawthorne Effect in Hand Hygiene Compliance Through Comparing Direct Observation With Automated Hand Hygiene Monitoring

scientific article published on 23 April 2015

Rapid emergence of secondary resistance to gentamicin and colistin following selective digestive decontamination in patients with KPC-2-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae: a single-centre experience

scientific article published on 19 September 2013

Rate of antibiotic prescriptions in German outpatient care - are the guidelines followed or are they still exceeded?

scientific article published on 13 March 2018

Reducing central venous catheter-associated primary bloodstream infections in intensive care units is possible: data from the German nosocomial infection surveillance system

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Regression modelling in hospital epidemiology: a statistical note

scientific article published on 4 September 2008

Relationship between hospital ward design and healthcare-associated infection rates: a systematic review and meta-analysis

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Reusable terminal tap water filters for nosocomial legionellosis prevention

scientific article published on 3 February 2005

Risk factors for surgical site infections in a free-standing outpatient setting

scientific article published in February 2005

Risk factors for the development of nosocomial pneumonia and mortality on intensive care units: application of competing risks models

scientific article published on 2 April 2008

Risk of rabies infection and adverse effects of postexposure prophylaxis in healthcare workers and other patient contacts exposed to a rabies virus-infected lung transplant recipient.

scientific article published on 30 March 2007

Screening and control of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in 186 intensive care units: different situations and individual solutions

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Serratia marcescens: an outbreak experience

scientific article published on 06 March 2014

Should electronic faucets be recommended in hospitals?

scientific article published in November 2004

Significant decrease of central venous catheter-associated bloodstream infection rates in 38 German intensive care units

scientific article published on 18 November 2008

Standardised surveillance of Clostridium difficile infection in European acute care hospitals: a pilot study, 2013. ⬇️

scientific article published on July 2016

Sternal surgical site infection prevention - is there any room for improvement?

scientific article published on 31 January 2011

Surveillance of Antibiotic Use and Resistance in Intensive Care Units (SARI).

scientific article published in December 2017

Surveillance of antimicrobial use and antimicrobial resistance in intensive care units (SARI): 1. Antimicrobial use in German intensive care units

scientific article published on 26 March 2004

Surveillance of nosocomial infections in intensive care units. Current data and interpretations

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Survey of Clostridium difficile infection surveillance systems in Europe, 2011. ⬇️

scientific article published on July 2016

Survey of diagnostic and typing capacity for Clostridium difficile infection in Europe, 2011 and 2014. ⬇️

scientific article published on July 2016

Susceptibility to cephalosporin combinations and aztreonam/avibactam among third-generation cephalosporin-resistant Enterobacteriaceae recovered on hospital admission

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The Separation of Septic and Aseptic Surgical Areas is Obsolete

scientific article published on July 2017

The burden of MRSA in four German university hospitals

scientific article published on 29 September 2005

The effect of antibiotic use on prevalence of nosocomial vancomycin-resistant enterococci- an ecologic study

scientific article published on 13 September 2017

The hospital infection surveillance system (KISS)

scientific article published on 13 September 2010

The impact of staffing on central venous catheter-associated bloodstream infections in preterm neonates - results of nation-wide cohort study in Germany

scientific article published on 4 April 2013

The influence of high-efficiency particulate air filtration on mortality and fungal infection among highly immunosuppressed patients: a systematic review

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The microbiological quality of air improves when using air conditioning systems in cars

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The reduction of nosocomial MRSA infection in Germany: an analysis of data from the Hospital Infection Surveillance System (KISS) between 2007 and 2012.

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The relationship between methodological trial quality and the effects of impregnated central venous catheters

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The warmer the weather, the more gram-negative bacteria - impact of temperature on clinical isolates in intensive care units

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To isolate or not to isolate? Analysis of data from the German Nosocomial Infection Surveillance System regarding the placement of patients with methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in private rooms in intensive care units

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Transmission-associated nosocomial infections: prolongation of intensive care unit stay and risk factor analysis using multistate models

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Use of benchmarking and public reporting for infection control in four high-income countries

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Use of central venous catheter and peripheral venous catheter as risk factors for nosocomial bloodstream infection in very-low-birth-weight infants

scientific article published in April 2010

Usefulness of severity-of-illness scores based on admission data only in nosocomial infection surveillance systems

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Vegetarians are not less colonized with extended-spectrum-β-lactamase-producing bacteria than meat eaters

article by Dagmar Königer et al published January 2014 in Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy

WHO Guidelines to prevent surgical site infections-Authors' reply

scientific article published on 23 February 2017

Where is the difference between an epidemic and a high endemic level with respect to nosocomial infection control measures? An analysis based on the example of vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium in hematology and oncology departments

scientific article published on 28 August 2017

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