J. Wang, J. Wang, M. Anthony, K. Tan, J. Buttery, T. Watts, T. Scorrer, N. Spyridis, T. Zaoutis, J. Kopsidas, C. Kortsalioudaki
35th Annual Meeting of the European Society for Paediatric Infectious Diseases (ESPID 2017)
Madrid, Spain, May 23-27, 2017
BACKGROUND: Coagulase-negative Staphylococcus spp. (CoNS) are the leading cause of late-onset sepsis in hospitalised neonates. However, there is limited information regarding how healthcare-associated factors affect the likelihood of CoNS infection. To improve infection prevention strategies, this study aimed to identify healthcare-associated, organisational risk factors for CoNS infection.
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J. Wang, C. Kortsalioudaki, J. Buttery, T. Watts, T. Scorrer, N. Spyridis, T. Zaoutis, J. Kopsidas, K. Tan, M. Anthony
35th Annual Meeting of the European Society for Paediatric Infectious Diseases (ESPID 2017)
Madrid, Spain, May 23-27, 2017
BACKGROUND: Enterococcus spp. are ubiquitous pathogens which cause significant morbidity in critically-ill neonates. However, healthcare-associated risk factors for these infections are not well-established. This study aimed to identify healthcare-associated factors correlated with neonatal enterococcal infection, with a view to improving infection prevention strategies.
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J. Wang, C. Kortsalioudaki, P.T. Heath, J. Buttery, T. Watts, T. Scorrer, N. Spyridis, T. Zaoutis, J. Kopsidas, M. Anthony, K. Tan
35th Annual Meeting of the European Society for Paediatric Infectious Diseases (ESPID 2017)
Madrid, Spain, May 23-27, 2017
BACKGROUND: Enterococcus spp. cause significant morbidity in neonates, particularly critically-ill neonates hospitalised in the NICU. This study describes the epidemiology of neonatal enterococcal infections across a network of NICUs, with the aim of informing infection prevention strategies.
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Maroudi S, Kopsidas J, Kourkouni E, Tsopela GC, Charalampopoulos D, Sirogianni A, Lourida A, Feemster KA, Zaoutis T, Coffin S
34th Annual Meeting of the European Society for Paediatric Infectious Diseases (ESPID 2016)
Brighton, UK, May 10-14, 2016
BACKGROUND & AIM: Influenza vaccination rates remain low internationally among HCWs who are an important priority group for vaccination. Greece, like other European countries, reports low rates but there is little data on the barriers and facilitators of influenza vaccine in the healthcare setting. This study assessed HCWs’ knowledge and perceptions about seasonal flu vaccination in a tertiary pediatric hospital in Athens, Greece.
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Karagiannidou S., Kourlaba G., Tsopela G.C., Kopsidas J., Zaoutis T.
34th Annual Meeting of the European Society for Paediatric Infectious Diseases (ESPID 2016)
Brighton, UK, May 10-14, 2016
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE: Central line-associated bloodstream infections (CLABSIs) are frequent hospital-acquired infections, related with high morbidity and healthcare costs. Little is known about the attributable length of stay (LOS) due to CLABSI in Greek pediatric and neonatal population, the determination of which was the aim of our study.
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