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R Leistner; B Piening; Petra Gastmeier; Christine Geffers; Frank Schwab
Nosocomial infections in very low birthweight infants in Germany: current data from the National Surveillance System NEO-KISS.
C Reichardt; Frank Schwab; P van der Linden; Michael Behnke; K Bunte-Schönberger; D Königer; N Mönch; Petra Gastmeier
Three years of national hand hygiene campaign in Germany: what are the key conclusions for clinical practice?
M Martin; D Pittet; A W Wu; W Zingg; Markus Dettenkofer; Petra Gastmeier; S Hansen
Public reporting of healthcare-associated infection data in Europe. What are the views of infection prevention opinion leaders?

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2013: R Leistner; B Piening; Petra Gastmeier; Christine Geffers; Frank Schwab
Nosocomial infections in very low birthweight infants in Germany: current data from the National Surveillance System NEO-KISS.
Klinische Pädiatrie 2013;225(2):75-80.
2013: C Reichardt; Frank Schwab; P van der Linden; Michael Behnke; K Bunte-Schönberger; D Königer; N Mönch; Petra Gastmeier
Three years of national hand hygiene campaign in Germany: what are the key conclusions for clinical practice?
The Journal of hospital infection 2013;83 Suppl 1():S11-6.
2013: M Martin; D Pittet; A W Wu; W Zingg; Markus Dettenkofer; Petra Gastmeier; S Hansen
Public reporting of healthcare-associated infection data in Europe. What are the views of infection prevention opinion leaders?
The Journal of hospital infection 2013;83(2):94-8.
2013: E Meyer; Petra Gastmeier; Frank Schwab
National MRSA rates run along with fair play of national football teams: a cross-national data analysis of the European Football Championship, 2008.
Infection 2013;41(1):215-8.
2013: Rasmus Leistner; Brar Piening; Frank Schwab; Sarah Thürnagel; Petra Gastmeier; Christine Geffers
The impact of staffing on central venous catheter-associated bloodstream infections in preterm neonates - results of nation-wide cohort study in Germany.
Antimicrobial resistance and infection control 2013;2(1):11.
2013: Rasmus Leistner; Dorit Sohr; Andy Bloch; Petra Gastmeier; Linda Kankura; Christine Geffers
Attributable costs of ventilator-associated lower respiratory tract infection (LRTI) acquired on intensive care units: a retrospectively matched cohort study.
Antimicrobial resistance and infection control 2013;2(1):13.
2013: Lisa Danzmann; Petra Gastmeier; Frank Schwab; Ralf-Peter Vonberg
Health care workers causing large nosocomial outbreaks: a systematic review.
BMC infectious diseases 2013;13():98.
2013: Ulrich Nübel; Brar Piening; Wolfgang Witte; Michael Behnke; Justus Benzler; Felix Bröcker; Christoph Bührer; Manuel Dehnert; Gerhard Falkenhorst; Petra Gastmeier; Jochen Hecht; Michael Kube; Franziska Layer; Karin Moelling; Matthias Nachtnebel; Tim Eckmanns
MRSA transmission on a neonatal intensive care unit: epidemiological and genome-based phylogenetic analyses.
PloS one 2013;8(1):e54898.
2012: Klaus Dalhoff; M Deja; S Ewig; Petra Gastmeier; S Gatermann; H Gerlach; B Grabein; G Höffken; W V Kern; E Kramme; C Lange; J Lorenz; K Mayer; Irit Nachtigall; M Pletz; G Rohde; S Rosseau; Bernhard Schaaf; R Schaumann; D Schreiter; H Schütte; H Seifert; H Sitter; Claudia Spies; H von Baum; M Abele-Horn; S Andreas; T Bauer; T Welte
[Epidemiology, diagnosis and treatment of adult patients with nosocomial pneumonia. S-3 Guideline of the German Society for Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine, the German Society for Infectious Diseases, the German Society for Hygiene and Microbiology, the German Respiratory Society and the Paul-Ehrlich-Society for Chemotherapy].
Pneumologie (Stuttgart, Germany) 2012;66(12):707-65.
2012: E Meyer; Petra Gastmeier; A Kola; Frank Schwab
Pet animals and foreign travel are risk factors for colonisation with extended-spectrum β-lactamase-producing Escherichia coli.
Infection 2012;40(6):685-7.
2012: Petra Gastmeier; Michael Behnke; A-C Breier; M Dettenkofer; B Piening; F Schwab; Christine Geffers
[Healthcare-associated infection rates: measuring and comparing. Experiences from the German National Nosocomial Infection Surveillance System (KISS) and from other surveillance systems].
Bundesgesundheitsblatt, Gesundheitsforschung, Gesundheitsschutz 2012;55(11-12):1363-9.
2012: E Meyer; Petra Gastmeier; D Weizel-Kage; Frank Schwab
Associations between nosocomial meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus and nosocomial Clostridium difficile-associated diarrhoea in 89 German hospitals.
The Journal of hospital infection 2012;82(3):181-6.
2012: A Kola; K Kühn; Y Pfeifer; K Schulz; Frank Schwab; V Balau; A Bast; Katrin Breitbach; Petra Gastmeier; C Kohler; Wolfgang Witte; I Steinmetz
High prevalence of extended-spectrum-β-lactamase-producing Enterobacteriaceae in organic and conventional retail chicken meat, Germany.
The Journal of antimicrobial chemotherapy 2012;67(11):2631-4.
2012: Ralf-Peter Vonberg; Petra Gastmeier
Prevention of surgical site infections in bone and joint procedures.
Current infectious disease reports 2012;14(5):576-84.
2012: Petra Gastmeier; E Meyer; Frank Schwab; Christine Geffers
[Excess mortality and prolongation of stay due to bloodstream infections caused by multiresistant pathogens in Germany].
Deutsche medizinische Wochenschrift (1946) 2012;137(34-35):1689-92.
2012: Petra Gastmeier; A-C Breier; C Brandt
Influence of laminar airflow on prosthetic joint infections: a systematic review.
The Journal of hospital infection 2012;81(2):73-8.
2012: Michael Behnke; Petra Gastmeier; Christine Geffers; Nadine Mönch; Christiane Reichardt
Establishment of a national surveillance system for alcohol-based hand rub consumption and change in consumption over 4 years.
Infection control and hospital epidemiology : the official journal of the Society of Hospital Epidemiologists of America 2012;33(6):618-20.
2012: Frank Schwab; Christine Geffers; E Meyer; Petra Gastmeier
Understaffing, overcrowding, inappropriate nurse:ventilated patient ratio and nosocomial infections: which parameter is the best reflection of deficits?
The Journal of hospital infection 2012;80(2):133-9.
2012: Petra Gastmeier; Michael Behnke; Frank Schwab; Christine Geffers
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.
Antimicrobial resistance and infection control 2012;1(1):3.
2012: Sonja Hansen; Walter Koller; Ingrid Morales; Maria Luisa Moro; Mercedes Palomar; Dorit Sohr; Carl Suetens; Emese Szilagyi; Pascal Astagneau; Alexander Blacky; Christine Geffers; Petra Gastmeier
Concordance between European and US case definitions of healthcare-associated infections.
Antimicrobial resistance and infection control 2012;1(1):28.
2012: Frank Schwab; Brar Piening; Petra Gastmeier; Christine Geffers
The step from a voluntary to a mandatory national nosocomial infection surveillance system: the influence on infection rates and surveillance effect.
Antimicrobial resistance and infection control 2012;1(1):24.
2012: Petra Gastmeier; Iris F Chaberny; Frank Schwab; Christine Geffers
Individual units rather than entire hospital as the basis for improvement: the example of two Methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus cohort studies.
Antimicrobial resistance and infection control 2012;1(1):8.
2011: Elisabeth Meyer; Dorit Sohr; Doris Weitzel-Kage; Petra Gastmeier
Impact of department volume on surgical site infections following arthroscopy, knee replacement or hip replacement.
BMJ quality & safety 2011;20(12):1069-74.
2011: E Meyer; Frank Schwab; R Ziegler; Petra Gastmeier; F Mattner; M Martin
Increase of patients co-colonised or co-infected with methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium or extended-spectrum β-lactamase-producing Enterobacteriaceae.
Infection 2011;39(6):501-6.
2011: Ann-Christin Breier; Christine Geffers; Dorit Sohr; Christian Brandt; Petra Gastmeier
Laminar airflow ceiling size: no impact on infection rates following hip and knee prosthesis.
Infection control and hospital epidemiology : the official journal of the Society of Hospital Epidemiologists of America 2011;32(11):1097-102.
2011: Petra Gastmeier; M Behnke; F Schwab; C Geffers
[Less blood culture samples: less infections?].
Der Anaesthesist 2011;60(10):902-7.
2011: Elisabeth Meyer; Barbara Schroeren-Boersch; Frank Schwab; Petra Gastmeier
Increasing consumption of MRSA-active drugs without increasing MRSA in German ICUs.
Intensive care medicine 2011;37(10):1628-32.
2011: Andreas Beckmann; Klaus Doebler; Petra Gastmeier; Joachim Koetting; Elke Schaefer; Karolin Graf
Sternal surgical site infection prevention - is there any room for improvement?
European journal of cardio-thoracic surgery : official journal of the European Association for Cardio-thoracic Surgery 2011;40(2):347-51.
2011: N Mönch; D Weitzel-Kage; J Jaklin; A-C Breier; Petra Gastmeier; P Gausmann; Christine Geffers
[How many hospital insurance claims are based on infection control failures?].
Deutsche medizinische Wochenschrift (1946) 2011;136(27):1413-6.
2011: Thomas Haustein; Petra Gastmeier; Alison Holmes; Jean-Christophe Lucet; Richard P Shannon; Didier Pittet; Stephan Harbarth
Use of benchmarking and public reporting for infection control in four high-income countries.
The Lancet infectious diseases 2011;11(6):471-81.
2011: Petra Gastmeier; Michael Behnke; A Breier; D Sohr; C Geffers
Prolonged duration of operation: an indicator of complicated surgery or of surgical (mis)management?
Infection 2011;39(3):211-5.
2011: Petra Gastmeier; Michael Behnke; Frank Schwab; Christine Geffers
Benchmarking of urinary tract infection rates: experiences from the intensive care unit component of the German national nosocomial infections surveillance system.
The Journal of hospital infection 2011;78(1):41-4.
2011: Christine Geffers; Petra Gastmeier
Nosocomial infections and multidrug-resistant organisms in Germany: epidemiological data from KISS (the Hospital Infection Surveillance System).
Deutsches Ärzteblatt international 2011;108(6):87-93.
2011: Petra Gastmeier; Michael Behnke; C Reichardt; Christine Geffers
[Quality management for preventing healthcare-acquired infections. The importance of surveillance].
Bundesgesundheitsblatt, Gesundheitsforschung, Gesundheitsschutz 2011;54(2):207-12.
2011: Ralf-Peter Vonberg; D Weitzel-Kage; Michael Behnke; Petra Gastmeier
Worldwide Outbreak Database: the largest collection of nosocomial outbreaks.
Infection 2011;39(1):29-34.
2011: Anke Kohlenberg; Frank Schwab; Michael Behnke; Christine Geffers; Petra Gastmeier
Screening and control of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in 186 intensive care units: different situations and individual solutions.
Critical care (London, England) 2011;15(6):R285.
2011: Karolin Graf; Somayeh Mohammad Khani; Frauke Mattner; Ella Ott; Dorit Sohr; Stefan Ziesing; Petra Gastmeier; Iris F Chaberny
Five-years surveillance of invasive aspergillosis in a university hospital.
BMC infectious diseases 2011;11():163.
2011: BS Niël-Weise; Peterhans J Van den Broek; Ralf-Peter Vonberg; JC Wille; Petra Gastmeier; Axel Kola
An evidence-based recommendation on bed head elevation for mechanically ventilated patients.
Critical care (London, England) 2011;15(2):R111.
2011: Markus Dettenkofer; A Ammon; P Astagneau; S J Dancer; Petra Gastmeier; S Harbarth; H Humphreys; Winfried V Kern; O Lyytikäinen; Hugo Sax; Andreas Voss; Andreas F Widmer
Infection control--a European research perspective for the next decade.
The Journal of hospital infection 2011;77(1):7-10.
2010: Elisabeth Meyer; Frank Schwab; Petra Gastmeier
Nosocomial methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus pneumonia - epidemiology and trends based on data of a network of 586 German ICUs (2005-2009).
European journal of medical research 2010;15(12):514-24.
2010: Iris F Chaberny; Anne Wriggers; Michael Behnke; Petra Gastmeier
Antibiotics: MRSA prevention measures in German hospitals: results of a survey among hospitals, performed as part of the MRSA-KISS module.
Deutsches Ärzteblatt international 2010;107(37):631-7.
2010: Klaus Kerwat; Christine Geffers; Petra Gastmeier; Hinnerk Wulf
[The hospital infection surveillance system (KISS)].
Anästhesiologie, Intensivmedizin, Notfallmedizin, Schmerztherapie : AINS 2010;45(9):562-3.
2010: Irina Zuschneid; Gerta Rücker; Rotraut Schoop; Jan Beyersmann; Martin Schumacher; Christine Geffers; Henning Rüden; Petra Gastmeier
Representativeness of the surveillance data in the intensive care unit component of the German nosocomial infections surveillance system.
Infection control and hospital epidemiology : the official journal of the Society of Hospital Epidemiologists of America 2010;31(9):934-8.
2010: Petra Gastmeier
Healthcare-associated versus community-acquired infections: a new challenge for science and society.
International journal of medical microbiology : IJMM 2010;300(6):342-5.
2010: Petra Gastmeier
[300 years infection prevention at Charité University Hospital, Berlin].
Deutsche medizinische Wochenschrift (1946) 2010;135(22):1137-40.
2010: Anke Kohlenberg; Frank Schwab; Michael Behnke; Christine Geffers; Petra Gastmeier
Pneumonia associated with invasive and noninvasive ventilation: an analysis of the German nosocomial infection surveillance system database.
Intensive care medicine 2010;36(6):971-8.
2010: S Hansen; Frank Schwab; A Asensio; H Carsauw; P Heczko; I Klavs; O Lyytikäinen; M Palomar; I Riesenfeld-Orn; A Savey; E Szilagyi; R Valinteliene; J Fabry; Petra Gastmeier
Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) in Europe: which infection control measures are taken?
Infection 2010;38(3):159-64.
2010: Petra Gastmeier; Frank M Brunkhorst; Martin Schrappe; W Kern; Christine Geffers
[How many nosocomial infections are avoidable?].
Deutsche medizinische Wochenschrift (1946) 2010;135(3):91-3.
2010: Christine Geffers; Anne Gastmeier; Frank Schwab; Katrin Groneberg; Henning Rüden; Petra Gastmeier
Use of central venous catheter and peripheral venous catheter as risk factors for nosocomial bloodstream infection in very-low-birth-weight infants.
Infection control and hospital epidemiology : the official journal of the Society of Hospital Epidemiologists of America 2010;31(4):395-401.
2010: S Sroka; Petra Gastmeier; E Meyer
Impact of alcohol hand-rub use on meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus: an analysis of the literature.
The Journal of hospital infection 2010;74(3):204-11.
2010: Gert Höffken; J Lorenz; W Kern; T Welte; T Bauer; K Dalhoff; E Dietrich; Santiago Ewig; Petra Gastmeier; B Grabein; E Halle; Martin Kolditz; R Marre; H Sitter
[Guidelines for the epidemiology, diagnosis, antimicrobial therapy and management of community-acquired pneumonia and lower respiratory tract infections in adults].
Deutsche medizinische Wochenschrift (1946) 2010;135(8):359-65.
2010: Petra Gastmeier
[Nosocomial infections. Evidence based infection control measures].
Der Internist 2010;51(2):129-35.
2010: Elisabeth Meyer; Frank Schwab; Barbara Schroeren-Boersch; Petra Gastmeier
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.
Critical care (London, England) 2010;14(3):R113.
2010: Ralf-Peter Vonberg; Petra Gastmeier; Björn Kenneweg; Hinrich Holdack-Janssen; Dorit Sohr; Iris F Chaberny
The microbiological quality of air improves when using air conditioning systems in cars.
BMC infectious diseases 2010;10():146.
2010: Axel Kola; Frank Schwab; Sina Bärwolff; Tim Eckmanns; Klaus Weist; Elke Dinger; Ingo Klare; Wolfgang Witte; Henning Ruden; Petra Gastmeier
Is there an association between nosocomial infection rates and bacterial cross transmissions?
Critical care medicine 2010;38(1):46-50.
2009: Thomas Volk; L Engelhardt; Claudia Spies; T Steinfeldt; D Gruenewald; B Kutter; A Heller; C Werner; F Heid; H Bürkle; Petra Gastmeier; Klaus-Dieter Wernecke; T Koch; O Vicent; P Geiger; H Wulf
[Incidence of infection from catheter procedures for regional anesthesia: first results from the network of DGAI and BDA].
Der Anaesthesist 2009;58(11):1107-12.
2009: A Kohlenberg; Frank Schwab; E Meyer; Michael Behnke; Christine Geffers; Petra Gastmeier
Regional trends in multidrug-resistant infections in German intensive care units: a real-time model for epidemiological monitoring and analysis.
The Journal of hospital infection 2009;73(3):239-45.
2009: E Meyer; Dorit Sohr; Petra Gastmeier; Christine Geffers
New identification of outliers and ventilator-associated pneumonia rates from 2005 to 2007 within the German Nosocomial Infection Surveillance System.
The Journal of hospital infection 2009;73(3):246-52.
2009: Günter Kampf; Harald Löffler; Petra Gastmeier
Hand hygiene for the prevention of nosocomial infections.
Deutsches Ärzteblatt international 2009;106(40):649-55.
2009: Ralf-Peter Vonberg; Andreas Wille; Ekkehard Hille; Oliver Dierk; Petra Gastmeier
Lack of information about antibiotics on device identification systems.
Orthopedics 2009;32(10):.
2009: Gert Höffken; J Lorenz; W Kern; T Welte; T Bauer; K Dalhoff; E Dietrich; Santiago Ewig; Petra Gastmeier; B Grabein; E Halle; Martin Kolditz; R Marre; H Sitter
[Epidemiology, diagnosis, antimicrobial therapy and management of community-acquired pneumonia and lower respiratory tract infections in adults. Guidelines of the Paul-Ehrlich-Society for Chemotherapy, the German Respiratory Society, the German Society for Infectiology and the Competence Network CAPNETZ Germany].
Pneumologie (Stuttgart, Germany) 2009;63(10):e1-68.
2009: Petra Gastmeier; Frank Schwab; Dorit Sohr; Michael Behnke; Christine Geffers
Reproducibility of the surveillance effect to decrease nosocomial infection rates.
Infection control and hospital epidemiology : the official journal of the Society of Hospital Epidemiologists of America 2009;30(10):993-9.
2009: Iris F Chaberny; Evelina Ruseva; Dorit Sohr; Stefanie Buchholz; Arnold Ganser; Frauke Mattner; Petra Gastmeier
Surveillance with successful reduction of central line-associated bloodstream infections among neutropenic patients with hematologic or oncologic malignancies.
Annals of hematology 2009;88(9):907-12.
2009: Karolin Graf; Dorit Sohr; Axel Haverich; Christian Kühn; Petra Gastmeier; Iris F Chaberny
Decrease of deep sternal surgical site infection rates after cardiac surgery by a comprehensive infection control program.
Interactive cardiovascular and thoracic surgery 2009;9(2):282-6.
2009: C Reichardt; Maria Eberlein-Gonska; Martin Schrappe; Petra Gastmeier
[Clean Hands Campaign. No chance for hospital infections!].
Der Unfallchirurg 2009;112(7):679-82.
2009: S Brümmer; Dorit Sohr; Petra Gastmeier
Intra-abdominal abscesses and laparoscopic versus open appendectomies.
Infection control and hospital epidemiology : the official journal of the Society of Hospital Epidemiologists of America 2009;30(7):713-5.
2009: Petra Gastmeier; Dorit Sohr; Christine Geffers; Henning Rüden; Ralf-Peter Vonberg; Tobias Welte
Early- and late-onset pneumonia: is this still a useful classification?
Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy 2009;53(7):2714-8.
2009: Martin Wolkewitz; J Beyersmann; Petra Gastmeier; Martin Schumacher
Modeling the effect of time-dependent exposure on intensive care unit mortality.
Intensive care medicine 2009;35(5):826-32.
2009: Elisabeth Meyer; Matthias Lapatschek; Andreas Bechtold; Gerhard Schwarzkopf; Petra Gastmeier; Frank Schwab
Impact of restriction of third generation cephalosporins on the burden of third generation cephalosporin resistant K. pneumoniae and E. coli in an ICU.
Intensive care medicine 2009;35(5):862-70.
2009: K Graf; A Cohrs; Petra Gastmeier; Axel Kola; Ralf-Peter Vonberg; Frauke Mattner; Dorit Sohr; Iris F Chaberny
An outbreak of Clostridium difficile-associated disease (CDAD) in a German university hospital.
European journal of clinical microbiology & infectious diseases : official publication of the European Society of Clinical Microbiology 2009;28(5):543-5.
2009: Petra Gastmeier; D Weitzel-Kage; Michael Behnke; Tim Eckmanns
Surveillance of Clostridium difficile-associated diarrhoea with the German nosocomial infection surveillance system KISS (CDAD-KISS).
International journal of antimicrobial agents 2009;33 Suppl 1():S19-23.
2009: J Beyersmann; Thomas Kneib; Martin Schumacher; Petra Gastmeier
Nosocomial infection, length of stay, and time-dependent bias.
Infection control and hospital epidemiology : the official journal of the Society of Hospital Epidemiologists of America 2009;30(3):273-6.
2009: Heiner Ruschulte; Matthias Franke; Petra Gastmeier; Sebastian Zenz; Karl H Mahr; Stefanie Buchholz; Bernd Hertenstein; Hartmut Hecker; Siegfried Piepenbrock
Prevention of central venous catheter related infections with chlorhexidine gluconate impregnated wound dressings: a randomized controlled trial.
Annals of hematology 2009;88(3):267-72.
2009: Irit Nachtigall; Andrey Tamarkin; Sascha Tafelski; Maria Deja; Elke Halle; Petra Gastmeier; Klaus-Dieter Wernecke; Torsten Bauer; Marc Kastrup; Claudia Spies
Impact of adherence to standard operating procedures for pneumonia on outcome of intensive care unit patients.
Critical care medicine 2009;37(1):159-66.
2008: Christine Geffers; Dorit Sohr; Petra Gastmeier
Mortality attributable to hospital-acquired infections among surgical patients.
Infection control and hospital epidemiology : the official journal of the Society of Hospital Epidemiologists of America 2008;29(12):1167-70.
2008: E Meyer; Petra Gastmeier; Frank Schwab
The burden of multiresistant bacteria in German intensive care units.
The Journal of antimicrobial chemotherapy 2008;62(6):1474-6.
2008: Iris F Chaberny; Frank Schwab; Stefan Ziesing; Sebastian Suerbaum; Petra Gastmeier
Impact of routine surgical ward and intensive care unit admission surveillance cultures on hospital-wide nosocomial methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus infections in a university hospital: an interrupted time-series analysis.
The Journal of antimicrobial chemotherapy 2008;62(6):1422-9.
2008: Iris F Chaberny; A Bindseil; Dorit Sohr; Petra Gastmeier
A point-prevalence study for MRSA in a German university hospital to identify patients at risk and to evaluate an established admission screening procedure.
Infection 2008;36(6):526-32.
2008: J Beyersmann; Petra Gastmeier; Martin Wolkewitz; Martin Schumacher
An easy mathematical proof showed that time-dependent bias inevitably leads to biased effect estimation.
Journal of clinical epidemiology 2008;61(12):1216-21.
2008: Christian Brandt; Uwe Hott; Dorit Sohr; Franz Daschner; Petra Gastmeier; Henning Rüden
Operating room ventilation with laminar airflow shows no protective effect on the surgical site infection rate in orthopedic and abdominal surgery.
Annals of surgery 2008;248(5):695-700.
2008: Petra Gastmeier; Dorit Sohr; Frank Schwab; Michael Behnke; Irina Zuschneid; Christian Brandt; Markus Dettenkofer; Iris F Chaberny; Henning Rüden; Christine Geffers
Ten years of KISS: the most important requirements for success.
The Journal of hospital infection 2008;70 Suppl 1():11-6.
2008: Christiane Reichardt; Maria Eberlein-Gonska; Matthias Schrappe; Petra Gastmeier
[Clean hands campaign: no chance for healthcare associated infections].
Anästhesiologie, Intensivmedizin, Notfallmedizin, Schmerztherapie : AINS 2008;43(10):678-9.
2008: Christine Geffers; B Piening; Frank Schwab; Petra Gastmeier
[Surveillance of nosocomial infections among very low birth weight infants in NEO-KISS: from a voluntary system to a mandatory regulation].
Zeitschrift für Geburtshilfe und Neonatologie 2008;212(5):170-5.
2008: Ralf-Peter Vonberg; C Reichardt; Michael Behnke; Frank Schwab; S Zindler; Petra Gastmeier
Costs of nosocomial Clostridium difficile-associated diarrhoea.
The Journal of hospital infection 2008;70(1):15-20.
2008: E Meyer; Frank Schwab; B Schroeren-Boersch; Petra Gastmeier
[Surveillance of antibiotic use and bacterial resistance in intensive care units].
Bundesgesundheitsblatt, Gesundheitsforschung, Gesundheitsschutz 2008;51(8):926-35.
2008: Petra Gastmeier; Ralf-Peter Vonberg
Outbreaks of nosocomial infections: lessons learned and perspectives.
Current opinion in infectious diseases 2008;21(4):357-61.
2008: S Brümmer; Christian Brandt; Dorit Sohr; Petra Gastmeier
Does stratifying surgical site infection rates by the National Nosocomial Infection Surveillance risk index influence the rank order of the hospitals in a surveillance system?
The Journal of hospital infection 2008;69(3):295-300.
2008: Ralf-Peter Vonberg; Anneke Wolter; Iris F Chaberny; Axel Kola; Stefan Ziesing; Sebastian Suerbaum; Petra Gastmeier
Epidemiology of multi-drug-resistant gram-negative bacteria: data from an university hospital over a 36-month period.
International journal of hygiene and environmental health 2008;211(3-4):251-7.
2008: Frauke Mattner; Axel Kola; S Fischer; T Becker; A Haverich; Andre Simon; Sebastian Suerbaum; Petra Gastmeier; H Weissbrodt; M Strüber
Impact of bacterial and fungal donor organ contamination in lung, heart-lung, heart and liver transplantation.
Infection 2008;36(3):207-12.
2008: Irit Nachtigall; Maria Deja; S Tafelski; A Tamarkin; K Schaller; Elke Halle; Petra Gastmeier; Klaus-Dieter Wernecke; T Bauer; Marc Kastrup; Claudia Spies
Adherence to standard operating procedures is crucial for intensive care unit survival of elderly patients.
The Journal of international medical research 2008;36(3):438-59.
2008: Petra Gastmeier; Christine Geffers
[Nosocomial infections in Germany. What are the numbers, based on the estimates for 2006?].
Deutsche medizinische Wochenschrift (1946) 2008;133(21):1111-5.
2008: R Woltering; G Hoffmann; I Daniels-Haardt; Petra Gastmeier; Iris F Chaberny
[Prevalence of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) in patients in long-term care in hospitals, rehabilitation centers and nursing homes of a rural district in Germany].
Deutsche medizinische Wochenschrift (1946) 2008;133(19):999-1003.
2008: Ralf-Peter Vonberg; E J Kuijper; Mark H Wilcox; Frédéric Barbut; P Tüll; Petra Gastmeier; Peterhans J Van den Broek; A Colville; B Coignard; T Daha; S Debast; B I Duerden; S van den Hof; T van der Kooi; H J H Maarleveld; E Nagy; D W Notermans; J O'Driscoll; B Patel; S Stone; Camilla Wiuff
Infection control measures to limit the spread of Clostridium difficile.
Clinical microbiology and infection : the official publication of the European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases 2008;14 Suppl 5():2-20.
2008: Ralf-Peter Vonberg; L Sedlacek; Iris F Chaberny; Sebastian Suerbaum; Petra Gastmeier; H-J Linde
[Multiple abscesses in immunocompetent patients caused by Panton-Valentine leukocidin positive Staphylococcus aureus].
Der Hautarzt; Zeitschrift für Dermatologie, Venerologie, und verwandte Gebiete 2008;59(4):319-22.
2008: J Beyersmann; Petra Gastmeier; Hajo Grundmann; Sina Bärwolff; Christine Geffers; Michael Behnke; Henning Rüden; Martin Schumacher
Transmission-associated nosocomial infections: prolongation of intensive care unit stay and risk factor analysis using multistate models.
American journal of infection control 2008;36(2):98-103.
2008: Christine Geffers; S Baerwolff; Frank Schwab; Petra Gastmeier
Incidence of healthcare-associated infections in high-risk neonates: results from the German surveillance system for very-low-birthweight infants.
The Journal of hospital infection 2008;68(3):214-21.
2008: Petra Gastmeier
[Prevention of nosocomial infections].
Der Chirurg; Zeitschrift für alle Gebiete der operativen Medizen 2008;79(3):263-72.
2008: Elisabeth Meyer; Frank Schwab; B Schroeren-Boersch; Henning Rüden; Petra Gastmeier
[Diversity in antibiotic use in intensive care units in Germany].
Deutsche medizinische Wochenschrift (1946) 2008;133(6):235-40.
2008: Ralf-Peter Vonberg; Dorit Sohr; Juliane Bruderek; Petra Gastmeier
Impact of a silver layer on the membrane of tap water filters on the microbiological quality of filtered water.
BMC infectious diseases 2008;8():133.
2008: Martin Wolkewitz; J Beyersmann; Petra Gastmeier; Martin Schumacher
Regression modelling in hospital epidemiology: a statistical note.
Critical care (London, England) 2008;12(5):427.
2008: Martin Wolkewitz; Ralf-Peter Vonberg; Hajo Grundmann; J Beyersmann; Petra Gastmeier; Sina Bärwolff; Christine Geffers; Michael Behnke; Henning Rüden; Martin Schumacher
Risk factors for the development of nosocomial pneumonia and mortality on intensive care units: application of competing risks models.
Critical care (London, England) 2008;12(2):R44.
2008: Ralf-Peter Vonberg; Carsten Sander; Petra Gastmeier
Consumer attitudes about health care acquired infections: a German survey on factors considered important in the choice of a hospital.
American journal of medical quality : the official journal of the American College of Medical Quality 2008;23(1):56-9.
2008: Ralf-Peter Vonberg; Michael Behnke; Henning Rüden; Petra Gastmeier
[Costs due to urinary tract infections in Germany. An estimation based on the data from the German National Nosocomial Infections Surveillance System].
Der Urologe. Ausg. A 2008;47(1):54-8.
2008: A Kohlenberg; Frank Schwab; Christine Geffers; Michael Behnke; Henning Rüden; Petra Gastmeier
Time-trends for Gram-negative and multidrug-resistant Gram-positive bacteria associated with nosocomial infections in German intensive care units between 2000 and 2005.
Clinical microbiology and infection : the official publication of the European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases 2008;14(1):93-6.
2007: Elisabeth Meyer; Frank Schwab; Petra Gastmeier
Use of very old and very new antibiotics in intensive care units in Germany.
The Journal of antimicrobial chemotherapy 2007;60(6):1413-5.
2007: Ralf-Peter Vonberg; Petra Gastmeier
Quality of outbreak descriptions in medical literature.
The Lancet infectious diseases 2007;7(11):699-700.
2007: Dorothee Bartels; Frank Schwab; Christine Geffers; Christian F Poets; Petra Gastmeier
Nosocomial infection in small for gestational age newborns with birth weight <1500 g: a multicentre analysis.
Archives of disease in childhood. Fetal and neonatal edition 2007;92(6):F449-53.
2007: Petra Gastmeier
Evidence-based infection control in the ICU (except catheters).
Current opinion in critical care 2007;13(5):557-62.
2007: S Brümmer; Dorit Sohr; Henning Rüden; Petra Gastmeier
[Surgical site infection rates using a laparoscopic approach: results of the German national nosocomial infections surveillance system].
Der Chirurg; Zeitschrift für alle Gebiete der operativen Medizen 2007;78(10):910-4.
2007: Petra Gastmeier; Christine Geffers
Prevention of ventilator-associated pneumonia: analysis of studies published since 2004.
The Journal of hospital infection 2007;67(1):1-8.
2007: Elisabeth Meyer; Frank Schwab; Petra Gastmeier; Henning Ruden; Alexandra Heininger
Antifungal use in intensive care units.
The Journal of antimicrobial chemotherapy 2007;60(3):619-24.
2007: Petra Gastmeier; Iris F Chaberny
[Which rate describes the MRSA situation appropriately?].
Deutsche medizinische Wochenschrift (1946) 2007;132(27):1480-2.
2007: Axel Kola; Petra Gastmeier
Efficacy of oral chlorhexidine in preventing lower respiratory tract infections. Meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.
The Journal of hospital infection 2007;66(3):207-16.
2007: Judith Manniën; Susan Van den Hof; C Brandt; M Behnke; Jan C Wille; Petra Gastmeier
Comparison of the National Surgical Site Infection surveillance data between The Netherlands and Germany: PREZIES versus KISS.
The Journal of hospital infection 2007;66(3):224-31.
2007: A Blaich; Regina Babikir; Franz Daschner; M Schweins; J Lambert; E Ingenhoven; Petra Gastmeier; Markus Dettenkofer
[Quality assurance and infection control in outpatient surgery].
Der Chirurg; Zeitschrift für alle Gebiete der operativen Medizen 2007;78(7):630-6.
2007: Frauke Mattner; F Bitz; M Goedecke; A Viertel; S Kuhn; Petra Gastmeier; Lutz Mattner; F Biertz; Albert Heim; Cornelia Henke-Gendo; I Engelmann; Andreas Martens; M Strüber; Thomas F Schulz
Adverse effects of rabies pre- and postexposure prophylaxis in 290 health-care-workers exposed to a rabies infected organ donor or transplant recipients.
Infection 2007;35(4):219-24.
2007: C Suetens; Ingrid Morales; Anne Savey; M Palomar; M Hiesmayr; Alain Lepape; Petra Gastmeier; Jean-Claude Schmit; R Valinteliene; Jacques Fabry
European surveillance of ICU-acquired infections (HELICS-ICU): methods and main results.
The Journal of hospital infection 2007;65 Suppl 2():171-3.
2007: Petra Gastmeier
European perspective on surveillance.
The Journal of hospital infection 2007;65 Suppl 2():159-64.
2007: Jacques Fabry; Ingrid Morales; Marie-Hélène Metzger; Ian Russell; Petra Gastmeier
Quality of information: a European challenge.
The Journal of hospital infection 2007;65 Suppl 2():155-8.
2007: Elisabeth Meyer; Juergen Buttler; Christian Schneider; Egid Strehl; Barbara Schroeren-Boersch; Petra Gastmeier; Henning Ruden; Josef Zentner; Franz Daschner; Frank Schwab
Modified guidelines impact on antibiotic use and costs: duration of treatment for pneumonia in a neurosurgical ICU is reduced.
The Journal of antimicrobial chemotherapy 2007;59(6):1148-54.
2007: Frauke Mattner; Cornelia Henke-Gendo; Andreas Martens; Christian Drosten; Thomas F Schulz; Albert Heim; Sebastian Suerbaum; Sabine Kuhn; Juliane Bruderek; Petra Gastmeier; Martin Strueber
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.
Infection control and hospital epidemiology : the official journal of the Society of Hospital Epidemiologists of America 2007;28(5):513-8.
2007: Frauke Mattner; Iris F Chaberny; Lutz Mattner; Petra Gastmeier; Rene Tessmann; Martin Strüber
[Infection control measures and surveillance of patients with ventricular assist devices].
Der Anaesthesist 2007;56(5):429-36.
2007: Axel Kola; Marc Holst; Iris F Chaberny; Stefan Ziesing; Sebastian Suerbaum; Petra Gastmeier
Surveillance of extended-spectrum beta-lactamase-producing bacteria and routine use of contact isolation: experience from a three-year period.
The Journal of hospital infection 2007;66(1):46-51.
2007: Petra Gastmeier; Andrea Loui; Sabine Stamm-Balderjahn; Sonja Hansen; Irina Zuschneid; Dorit Sohr; Michael Behnke; Michael Obladen; Ralf-Peter Vonberg; Henning Rüden
Outbreaks in neonatal intensive care units - they are not like others.
American journal of infection control 2007;35(3):172-6.
2007: Irina Zuschneid; Christine Geffers; Dorit Sohr; C Kohlhase; Martin Schumacher; Henning Ruden; Petra Gastmeier
Validation of surveillance in the intensive care unit component of the German nosocomial infections surveillance system.
Infection control and hospital epidemiology : the official journal of the Society of Hospital Epidemiologists of America 2007;28(4):496-9.
2007: Petra Gastmeier; Dorit Sohr; Christine Geffers; Michael Behnke; Henning Rüden
Risk factors for death due to nosocomial infection in intensive care unit patients: findings from the Krankenhaus Infektions Surveillance System.
Infection control and hospital epidemiology : the official journal of the Society of Hospital Epidemiologists of America 2007;28(4):466-72.
2007: Petra Gastmeier; Karin Menzel; Dorit Sohr; Henning Rüden
Usefulness of severity-of-illness scores based on admission data only in nosocomial infection surveillance systems.
Infection control and hospital epidemiology : the official journal of the Society of Hospital Epidemiologists of America 2007;28(4):453-8.
2007: Iris F Chaberny; Dorit Sohr; Henning Rüden; Petra Gastmeier
Development of a surveillance system for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in German hospitals.
Infection control and hospital epidemiology : the official journal of the Society of Hospital Epidemiologists of America 2007;28(4):446-52.
2007: S Hansen; Sabine Stamm-Balderjahn; Irina Zuschneid; Michael Behnke; Henning Rüden; Ralf-Peter Vonberg; Petra Gastmeier
Closure of medical departments during nosocomial outbreaks: data from a systematic analysis of the literature.
The Journal of hospital infection 2007;65(4):348-53.
2007: Frank Schwab; Christine Geffers; Sina Bärwolff; Henning Rüden; Petra Gastmeier
Reducing neonatal nosocomial bloodstream infections through participation in a national surveillance system.
The Journal of hospital infection 2007;65(4):319-25.
2007: Ralf-Peter Vonberg; A Wolter; Axel Kola; Stefan Ziesing; Petra Gastmeier
The endemic situation of Enterobacter aerogenes and Enterobacter cloacae: you will only discover what you are looking for.
The Journal of hospital infection 2007;65(4):372-4.
2007: Frauke Mattner; Stefan Fischer; Hartmut Weissbrodt; Iris F Chaberny; Dorit Sohr; Jens Gottlieb; Tobias Welte; Cornelia Henke-Gendo; Petra Gastmeier; Martin Strueber
Post-operative nosocomial infections after lung and heart transplantation.
The Journal of heart and lung transplantation : the official publication of the International Society for Heart Transplantation 2007;26(3):241-9.
2007: Irina Zuschneid; Frank Schwab; Christine Geffers; Michael Behnke; Henning Rüden; Petra Gastmeier
Trends in ventilator-associated pneumonia rates within the German nosocomial infection surveillance system (KISS).
Infection control and hospital epidemiology : the official journal of the Society of Hospital Epidemiologists of America 2007;28(3):314-8.
2007: Frauke Mattner; Anna S Rüden; Lutz Mattner; Iris F Chaberny; Stefan Ziesing; Martin Strueber; Petra Gastmeier
Thoracic organ transplantation may not increase the risk of bacterial transmission in intensive care units.
International journal of hygiene and environmental health 2007;210(2):139-45.
2007: C Reichardt; Iris F Chaberny; Axel Kola; Frauke Mattner; Ralf-Peter Vonberg; Petra Gastmeier
[Dramatic increase of Clostridium difficile-associated diarrhea in Germany: has the new strain PCR-ribotype 027 already reached us?].
Deutsche medizinische Wochenschrift (1946) 2007;132(5):223-8.
2007: Elisabeth Meyer; Petra Gastmeier
[Surveillance of antibiotic use and resistance].
Anästhesiologie, Intensivmedizin, Notfallmedizin, Schmerztherapie : AINS 2007;42(2):116-20.
2007: Ralf-Peter Vonberg; Iris F Chaberny; Axel Kola; Frauke Mattner; Stefan Borgmann; Markus Dettenkofer; D Jonas; Anne-Marie Fahr; Ingo Klare; Guido Werner; Klaus Weist; C Wendt; Petra Gastmeier
[Prevention and control of the spread of vancomycin-resistant enterococci: results of a workshop held by the German Society for Hygiene and Microbiology].
Der Anaesthesist 2007;56(2):151-7.
2007: Ilka Engelmann; Jens Gottlieb; Astrid Meier; Dorit Sohr; Arjang Ruhparwar; Cornelia Henke-Gendo; Petra Gastmeier; Tobias Welte; Thomas F Schulz; Frauke Mattner
Clinical relevance of and risk factors for HSV-related tracheobronchitis or pneumonia: results of an outbreak investigation.
Critical care (London, England) 2007;11(6):R119.
2007: Axel Kola; Oliver Maciejewski; Dorit Sohr; Stefan Ziesing; Petra Gastmeier
Clinical impact of infections caused by ESBL-producing E. coli and K. pneumoniae.
Scandinavian journal of infectious diseases 2007;39(11-12):975-82.
2007: Axel Kola; Philip Kirschner; Bernhard Gohrbandt; Iris F Chaberny; Frauke Mattner; Martin Strüber; Petra Gastmeier; Sebastian Suerbaum
An infection with linezolid-resistant S. aureus in a patient with left ventricular assist system.
Scandinavian journal of infectious diseases 2007;39(5):463-5.
2007: Ralf-Peter Vonberg; Frank Schwab; Petra Gastmeier
Clostridium difficile in discharged inpatients, Germany.
Emerging infectious diseases 2007;13(1):179-80.
2007: Ralf-Peter Vonberg; Petra Gastmeier
Hospital-acquired infections related to contaminated substances.
The Journal of hospital infection 2007;65(1):15-23.
2006: Elisabeth Meyer; Frank Schwab; Petra Gastmeier; Henning Rueden; Franz Daschner
Surveillance of antimicrobial use and antimicrobial resistance in German intensive care units (SARI): a summary of the data from 2001 through 2004.
Infection 2006;34(6):303-9.
2006: Christian Brandt; Dorit Sohr; Michael Behnke; Franz Daschner; Henning Rüden; Petra Gastmeier
Reduction of surgical site infection rates associated with active surveillance.
Infection control and hospital epidemiology : the official journal of the Society of Hospital Epidemiologists of America 2006;27(12):1347-51.
2006: Petra Gastmeier
Postdischarge surveillance for surgical site infection: the continuing challenge.
Infection control and hospital epidemiology : the official journal of the Society of Hospital Epidemiologists of America 2006;27(12):1287-90.
2006: Petra Gastmeier; Christine Geffers
Prevention of catheter-related bloodstream infections: analysis of studies published between 2002 and 2005.
The Journal of hospital infection 2006;64(4):326-35.
2006: Petra Gastmeier; Sabine Stamm-Balderjahn; Sonja Hansen; Irina Zuschneid; Dorit Sohr; Michael Behnke; Ralf-Peter Vonberg; Henning Rüden
Where should one search when confronted with outbreaks of nosocomial infection?
American journal of infection control 2006;34(9):603-5.
2006: Elisabeth Meyer; Frank Schwab; Petra Gastmeier; Henning Rüden; Franz Daschner
Is the prevalence of Stenotrophomonas maltophilia isolation and nosocomial infection increasing in intensive care units?
European journal of clinical microbiology & infectious diseases : official publication of the European Society of Clinical Microbiology 2006;25(11):711-4.
2006: Elisabeth Meyer; Frank Schwab; Petra Gastmeier; Henning Rueden; Franz Daschner; Daniel Jonas
Stenotrophomonas maltophilia and antibiotic use in German intensive care units: data from Project SARI (Surveillance of Antimicrobial Use and Antimicrobial Resistance in German Intensive Care Units).
The Journal of hospital infection 2006;64(3):238-43.
2006: Ralf-Peter Vonberg; Sabine Stamm-Balderjahn; Sonja Hansen; Irina Zuschneid; Henning Ruden; Michael Behnke; Petra Gastmeier
How often do asymptomatic healthcare workers cause methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus outbreaks? A systematic evaluation.
Infection control and hospital epidemiology : the official journal of the Society of Hospital Epidemiologists of America 2006;27(10):1123-7.
2006: Sina Bärwolff; Dorit Sohr; Christine Geffers; Christian Brandt; Ralf-Peter Vonberg; Horst Halle; Henning Rüden; Petra Gastmeier
Reduction of surgical site infections after Caesarean delivery using surveillance.
The Journal of hospital infection 2006;64(2):156-61.
2006: Tim Eckmanns; Jan Bessert; Michael Behnke; Petra Gastmeier; Henning Ruden
Compliance with antiseptic hand rub use in intensive care units: the Hawthorne effect.
Infection control and hospital epidemiology : the official journal of the Society of Hospital Epidemiologists of America 2006;27(9):931-4.
2006: Petra Gastmeier; Christine Geffers; Christian Brandt; Irina Zuschneid; Dorit Sohr; Frank Schwab; Michael Behnke; Franz Daschner; Henning Rüden
Effectiveness of a nationwide nosocomial infection surveillance system for reducing nosocomial infections.
The Journal of hospital infection 2006;64(1):16-22.
2006: Ralf-Peter Vonberg; Tim Eckmanns; Tobias Welte; Petra Gastmeier
Impact of the suctioning system (open vs. closed) on the incidence of ventilation-associated pneumonia: Meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.
Intensive care medicine 2006;32(9):1329-35.
2006: Ralf-Peter Vonberg; Petra Gastmeier
Nosocomial aspergillosis in outbreak settings.
The Journal of hospital infection 2006;63(3):246-54.
2006: Ralf-Peter Vonberg; Anneke Wolter; Stefan Ziesing; Petra Gastmeier
Surveillance of cystic fibrosis patients with multi-drug resistant Gram-negative rods.
International journal of hygiene and environmental health 2006;209(4):333-6.
2006: Axel Kola; Iris F Chaberny; Frauke Mattner; U Reischl; Ralf-Peter Vonberg; Klaus Weist; C Wendt; Wolfgang Witte; Stefan Ziesing; Sebastian Suerbaum; Petra Gastmeier
[Control of methicillin-resistant S. aureus by active surveillance. Results of a workshop held by the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Hygiene und Mikrobiologie].
Der Anaesthesist 2006;55(7):778-83.
2006: Petra Gastmeier; C Brandt; Dorit Sohr; Henning Rüden
[Responsibility of surgeons for surgical site infections].
Der Chirurg; Zeitschrift für alle Gebiete der operativen Medizen 2006;77(6):506-11.
2006: Tim Eckmanns; Henning Rüden; Petra Gastmeier
The influence of high-efficiency particulate air filtration on mortality and fungal infection among highly immunosuppressed patients: a systematic review.
The Journal of infectious diseases 2006;193(10):1408-18.
2006: J Beyersmann; Petra Gastmeier; Hajo Grundmann; Sina Bärwolff; Christine Geffers; Michael Behnke; Henning Rüden; Martin Schumacher
Use of multistate models to assess prolongation of intensive care unit stay due to nosocomial infection.
Infection control and hospital epidemiology : the official journal of the Society of Hospital Epidemiologists of America 2006;27(5):493-9.
2006: Ralf-Peter Vonberg; Michael Behnke; Christine Geffers; Dorit Sohr; Henning Ruden; Markus Dettenkofer; Petra Gastmeier
Device-associated infection rates for non-intensive care unit patients.
Infection control and hospital epidemiology : the official journal of the Society of Hospital Epidemiologists of America 2006;27(4):357-61.
2006: F Mattner; C Mattner; I Zhang; Petra Gastmeier
Knowledge of nosocomial infections and multiresistant bacteria in the general population: results of a street interview.
The Journal of hospital infection 2006;62(4):524-5.
2006: Elisabeth Meyer; Frank Schwab; Petra Gastmeier; Daniel Jonas; Henning Rueden; Franz Daschner
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).
Infection control and hospital epidemiology : the official journal of the Society of Hospital Epidemiologists of America 2006;27(2):146-54.
2006: Petra Gastmeier; Frank Schwab; Sina Bärwolff; Henning Rüden; Hajo Grundmann
Correlation between the genetic diversity of nosocomial pathogens and their survival time in intensive care units.
The Journal of hospital infection 2006;62(2):181-6.
2006: Frauke Mattner; Dorit Sohr; Albert Heim; Petra Gastmeier; Harry Vennema; Marion Koopmans
Risk groups for clinical complications of norovirus infections: an outbreak investigation.
Clinical microbiology and infection : the official publication of the European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases 2006;12(1):69-74.
2005: Petra Gastmeier; Dorit Sohr; Christian Brandt; Tim Eckmanns; Michael Behnke; Henning Rüden
Reduction of orthopaedic wound infections in 21 hospitals.
Archives of orthopaedic and trauma surgery 2005;125(8):526-30.
2005: Ralf-Peter Vonberg; Katrin Groneberg; Christine Geffers; Henning Rüden; Petra Gastmeier
[Infection control measures in intensive care units. Results of the German Nosocomial Infection Surveillance System (KISS)].
Der Anaesthesist 2005;54(10):975-8, 980-2.
2005: Gert Höffken; J Lorenz; W Kern; T Welte; T Bauer; K Dalhoff; E Dietrich; Santiago Ewig; Petra Gastmeier; B Grabein; E Halle; Martin Kolditz; R Marre; H Sitter
[S3-guideline on ambulant acquired pneumonia and deep airway infections].
Pneumologie (Stuttgart, Germany) 2005;59(9):612-64.
2005: Ralf-Peter Vonberg; Petra Gastmeier
[Infection control measures in anaesthesia].
Anästhesiologie, Intensivmedizin, Notfallmedizin, Schmerztherapie : AINS 2005;40(8):453-8.
2005: Elisabeth Meyer; Frank Schwab; Daniel Jonas; Henning Ruden; Petra Gastmeier; Franz Daschner
Temporal changes in bacterial resistance in German intensive care units, 2001-2003: data from the SARI (surveillance of antimicrobial use and antimicrobial resistance in intensive care units) project.
The Journal of hospital infection 2005;60(4):348-52.
2005: Ralf-Peter Vonberg; Tim Eckmanns; J Bruderek; Henning Rüden; Petra Gastmeier
Use of terminal tap water filter systems for prevention of nosocomial legionellosis.
The Journal of hospital infection 2005;60(2):159-62.
2005: Sina Bärwolff; Hajo Grundmann; Frank Schwab; Adriana Tami; Michael Behnke; Christine Geffers; Elke Halle; U Göbel; Reinhold Schiller; D Jonas; Ingo Klare; Klaus Weist; Wolfgang Witte; E Dinger; K Beilecke; Henning Rüden; Petra Gastmeier
[Incidence of transmission of pathogens in intensive care units. Results of the SIR 3 study].
Der Anaesthesist 2005;54(6):560-6.
2005: Ralf-Peter Vonberg; Dagmar Rotermund-Rauchenberger; Petra Gastmeier
Reusable terminal tap water filters for nosocomial legionellosis prevention.
Annals of hematology 2005;84(6):403-5.
2005: Petra Gastmeier; Dorit Sohr; Christine Geffers; Irina Zuschneid; Michael Behnke; Henning Rüden
[Mortality in German intensive care units: dying from or with a nosocomial infection?].
Anästhesiologie, Intensivmedizin, Notfallmedizin, Schmerztherapie : AINS 2005;40(5):267-72.
2005: Hajo Grundmann; Sina Bärwolff; Adriana Tami; Michael Behnke; Frank Schwab; Christine Geffers; Elke Halle; Ulf B Göbel; Reinhold Schiller; Daniel Jonas; Ingo Klare; Klaus Weist; Wolfgang Witte; Kathrin Beck-Beilecke; Martin Schumacher; Henning Rüden; Petra Gastmeier
How many infections are caused by patient-to-patient transmission in intensive care units?
Critical care medicine 2005;33(5):946-51.
2005: Ralf-Peter Vonberg; Petra Gastmeier
Isolation of infectious cystic fibrosis patients: results of a systematic review.
Infection control and hospital epidemiology : the official journal of the Society of Hospital Epidemiologists of America 2005;26(4):401-9.
2005: Petra Gastmeier; Sabine Stamm-Balderjahn; Sonja Hansen; Frauke Nitzschke-Tiemann; Irina Zuschneid; Katrin Groneberg; Henning Rüden
How outbreaks can contribute to prevention of nosocomial infection: analysis of 1,022 outbreaks.
Infection control and hospital epidemiology : the official journal of the Society of Hospital Epidemiologists of America 2005;26(4):357-61.
2005: Petra Gastmeier; Dorit Sohr; Christine Geffers; Michael Behnke; Franz Daschner; Henning Rüden
Mortality risk factors with nosocomial Staphylococcus aureus infections in intensive care units: results from the German Nosocomial Infection Surveillance System (KISS).
Infection 2005;33(2):50-5.
2005: Markus Dettenkofer; S Wenzler-Röttele; Regina Babikir; Hartmut Bertz; W Ebner; Elisabeth Meyer; Henning Rüden; Petra Gastmeier; Franz Daschner
Surveillance of nosocomial sepsis and pneumonia in patients with a bone marrow or peripheral blood stem cell transplant: a multicenter project.
Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America 2005;40(7):926-31.
2005: Andreas Voss; F Allerberger; Emilio Bouza; Barry D Cookson; Franz Daschner; Markus Dettenkofer; Petra Gastmeier; B Gordts; P Heczko; B Jovanovic; W Koller; H Mittermeyer; E Nagy; Hervé Richet; S Unal; A Widmer
The training curriculum in hospital infection control.
Clinical microbiology and infection : the official publication of the European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases 2005;11 Suppl 1():33-5.
2005: Frauke Mattner; Lutz Mattner; Hans Ulrich Borck; Petra Gastmeier
Evaluation of the impact of the source (patient versus staff) on nosocomial norovirus outbreak severity.
Infection control and hospital epidemiology : the official journal of the Society of Hospital Epidemiologists of America 2005;26(3):268-72.
2005: Frauke Mattner; Petra Gastmeier
[Guidelines for preventing health-care-associated pneumonia].
Anästhesiologie, Intensivmedizin, Notfallmedizin, Schmerztherapie : AINS 2005;40(2):79-84.
2005: Dennis Mlangeni; Regina Babikir; Markus Dettenkofer; Franz Daschner; Petra Gastmeier; Henning Rüden
AMBU-KISS: quality control in ambulatory surgery.
American journal of infection control 2005;33(1):11-4.
2005: Stefan Hirsemann; Dorit Sohr; Knud Gastmeier; Petra Gastmeier
Risk factors for surgical site infections in a free-standing outpatient setting.
American journal of infection control 2005;33(1):6-10.
2005: Iris F Chaberny; Stefan Ziesing; Frauke Mattner; Sina Bärwolff; Christian Brandt; Tim Eckmanns; Henning Rüden; Dorit Sohr; Klaus Weist; Petra Gastmeier
The burden of MRSA in four German university hospitals.
International journal of hygiene and environmental health 2005;208(6):447-53.
2005: Frauke Mattner; Iris F Chaberny; Hartmut Weissbrodt; Stefan Fischer; Petra Gastmeier; B Haubitz; Jens Gottlieb; Lutz Mattner; Martin Strueber
[Surveillance of invasive mold infections in lung transplant recipients: effect of antimycotic prophylaxis with itraconazole and voriconazole].
Mycoses 2005;48 Suppl 1():51-5.
2005: Axel Kola; Tim Eckmanns; Petra Gastmeier
Efficacy of heat and moisture exchangers in preventing ventilator-associated pneumonia: meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.
Intensive care medicine 2005;31(1):5-11.
2004: Iris F Chaberny; Petra Gastmeier
Should electronic faucets be recommended in hospitals?
Infection control and hospital epidemiology : the official journal of the Society of Hospital Epidemiologists of America 2004;25(11):997-1000.
2004: Petra Gastmeier
Nosocomial infection surveillance and control policies.
Current opinion in infectious diseases 2004;17(4):295-301.
2004: Petra Gastmeier; Christine Geffers; Frank Schwab; J Fitzner; M Obladen; Henning Rüden
Development of a surveillance system for nosocomial infections: the component for neonatal intensive care units in Germany.
The Journal of hospital infection 2004;57(2):126-31.
2004: Elisabeth Meyer; Frank Schwab; Daniel Jonas; Henning Rueden; Petra Gastmeier; Franz Daschner
Surveillance of antimicrobial use and antimicrobial resistance in intensive care units (SARI): 1. Antimicrobial use in German intensive care units.
Intensive care medicine 2004;30(6):1089-96.
2004: Ralf-Peter Vonberg; M Heilmann; Manfred Ballmann; Petra Gastmeier
[Isolation measurements for cystic fibrosis patients].
Pneumologie (Stuttgart, Germany) 2004;58(5):309-15.
2004: Elisabeth Meyer; B Schroeren-Boersch; Frank Schwab; Daniel Jonas; Henning Rüden; Petra Gastmeier; Franz Daschner
[Quality assurance in intensive care medicine. SARI-surveillance on antibiotic use and bacterial resistance in intensive care units].
Der Anaesthesist 2004;53(5):427-33.
2004: E Meyer; D Jonas; Frank Schwab; Petra Gastmeier; Henning Rüden; Franz Daschner
[SARI: surveillance of antibiotic use and bacterial resistance in German intensive care units. Correlation between antibiotic use and the emergence of resistance].
Bundesgesundheitsblatt, Gesundheitsforschung, Gesundheitsschutz 2004;47(4):345-51.
2004: Petra Gastmeier; Christian Brandt; Dorit Sohr; Regina Babikir; D Mlageni; Franz Daschner; Henning Rüden
[Surgical site infections in hospitals and outpatient settings. Results of the German nosocomial infection surveillance system (KISS)].
Bundesgesundheitsblatt, Gesundheitsforschung, Gesundheitsschutz 2004;47(4):339-44.
2004: Petra Gastmeier; Sabine Stamm-Balderjahn; Sonja Hansen; F Nietzschke-Tiemann; Irina Zuschneid; Katrin Groneberg; Henning Rüden
[Use of information on nosocomial outbreaks for infection control].
Bundesgesundheitsblatt, Gesundheitsforschung, Gesundheitsschutz 2004;47(4):334-8.
2004: Henning Rüden; Petra Gastmeier
[Role and responsibilities of infection control practitioners and hospital epidemiologists in the context of cost effectiveness].
Bundesgesundheitsblatt, Gesundheitsforschung, Gesundheitsschutz 2004;47(4):323-8.
2004: Christian Brandt; Sonja Hansen; Dorit Sohr; Franz Daschner; Henning Rüden; Petra Gastmeier
Finding a method for optimizing risk adjustment when comparing surgical-site infection rates.
Infection control and hospital epidemiology : the official journal of the Society of Hospital Epidemiologists of America 2004;25(4):313-8.
2004: Petra Gastmeier
[Surveillance of nosocomial infections].
Therapeutische Umschau. Revue thérapeutique 2004;61(3):204-9.
2004: Iris F Chaberny; Stefan Ziesing; Petra Gastmeier
[Legionella prevention in intensive care units].
Anästhesiologie, Intensivmedizin, Notfallmedizin, Schmerztherapie : AINS 2004;39(3):127-31.
2004: Dennis Mlangeni; Regina Babikir; Petra Gastmeier; Franz Daschner
[AMBU-KISS: quality control in outpatient surgery].
Der Chirurg; Zeitschrift für alle Gebiete der operativen Medizen 2004;75(3):265-8.
2004: Petra Gastmeier; Frank Schwab; Christine Geffers; Henning Rüden
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.
Infection control and hospital epidemiology : the official journal of the Society of Hospital Epidemiologists of America 2004;25(2):109-13.
2004: Frauke Mattner; Petra Gastmeier
Bacterial contamination of multiple-dose vials: a prevalence study.
American journal of infection control 2004;32(1):12-6.
2004: Christine Geffers; Irina Zuschneid; Dorit Sohr; Henning Rüden; Petra Gastmeier
[Microbiological isolates associated with nosocomial infections in intensive care units: data of 274 intensive care units participating in the German Nosocomial Infections Surveillance System (KISS)].
Anästhesiologie, Intensivmedizin, Notfallmedizin, Schmerztherapie : AINS 2004;39(1):15-9.
2003: Petra Gastmeier
[Risk management from the hygienist's perspective].
Zeitschrift für ärztliche Fortbildung und Qualitätssicherung 2003;97(8-9):613-7.
2003: Petra Gastmeier; Katrin Groneberg; Klaus Weist; Henning Rüden
A cluster of nosocomial Klebsiella pneumoniae bloodstream infections in a neonatal intensive care department: Identification of transmission and intervention.
American journal of infection control 2003;31(7):424-30.
2003: Klaus-Dieter Beck; Petra Gastmeier
Clinical or epidemiologic diagnosis of nosocomial pneumonia: is there any difference?
American journal of infection control 2003;31(6):331-5.
2003: Axel Kola; Petra Gastmeier
[Extended spectrum beta-lactamse (ESBL)-induced antibiotics resistance in gram-negative agents: what should be watched in intensive care medicine?].
Anästhesiologie, Intensivmedizin, Notfallmedizin, Schmerztherapie : AINS 2003;38(9):573-6.
2003: Petra Gastmeier
[Current infection problems in intensive care].
Anästhesiologie, Intensivmedizin, Notfallmedizin, Schmerztherapie : AINS 2003;38(9):571-2.
2003: Petra Gastmeier
[Infection control in the hospital with reference to MRSA (methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus)].
Der Internist 2003;44(8):1042-3.
2003: Elisabeth Meyer; Daniel Jonas; Frank Schwab; Henning Rueden; Petra Gastmeier; Franz Daschner
Design of a surveillance system of antibiotic use and bacterial resistance in German intensive care units (SARI).
Infection 2003;31(4):208-15.
2003: Stephan Harbarth; Hugo Sax; Petra Gastmeier
The preventable proportion of nosocomial infections: an overview of published reports.
The Journal of hospital infection 2003;54(4):258-66; quiz 321.
2003: Petra Gastmeier; Christine Geffers; Dorit Sohr; Markus Dettenkofer; Franz Daschner; Henning Rüden
Five years working with the German nosocomial infection surveillance system (Krankenhaus Infektions Surveillance System).
American journal of infection control 2003;31(5):316-21.
2003: Petra Gastmeier; Irina Zuschneid; Christine Geffers
Antimicrobially impregnated catheters: An overview of randomized controlled trials.
The journal of vascular access 2003;4(3):102-10.
2003: Irina Zuschneid; Frank Schwab; Christine Geffers; Henning Rüden; Petra Gastmeier
Reducing central venous catheter-associated primary bloodstream infections in intensive care units is possible: data from the German nosocomial infection surveillance system.
Infection control and hospital epidemiology : the official journal of the Society of Hospital Epidemiologists of America 2003;24(7):501-5.
2003: Iris F Chaberny; Petra Gastmeier
[Guidelines for the prevention of catheter-related infections].
Anästhesiologie, Intensivmedizin, Notfallmedizin, Schmerztherapie : AINS 2003;38(6):389-92.
2003: Christine Geffers; Irina Zuschneid; Tim Eckmanns; Henning Rüden; Petra Gastmeier
The relationship between methodological trial quality and the effects of impregnated central venous catheters.
Intensive care medicine 2003;29(3):403-9.
2003: Petra Gastmeier; Christine Geffers; Dorit Sohr; Frank Schwab; Michael Behnke; Henning Rüden
[Surveillance of nosocomial infections in intensive care units. Current data and interpretations].
Wiener klinische Wochenschrift 2003;115(3-4):99-103.
2002: Petra Gastmeier; O Weigt; Dorit Sohr; Henning Rüden
Comparison of hospital-acquired infection rates in paediatric burn patients.
The Journal of hospital infection 2002;52(3):161-5.
2002: Petra Gastmeier; Dorit Sohr; Christine Geffers; A Nassauer; Markus Dettenkofer; Henning Rüden
Occurrence of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus infections in German intensive care units.
Infection 2002;30(4):198-202.
2002: Petra Gastmeier
[Antimicrobically coated venous catheters--a must? pro].
Anästhesiologie, Intensivmedizin, Notfallmedizin, Schmerztherapie : AINS 2002;37(8):492-3.
2002: Franz Allerberger; Graham Ayliffe; Matteo Bassetti; Ilja Braveny; Aira Bucher; Nizdam Damani; Franz Daschner; Markus Dettenkofer; Carmen Ezpeleta; Petra Gastmeier; Christine Geffers; Helen Giamarellou; Donald Goldman; PAWEL GRZESIOWSKI; Marija Gubina; P E m Haanen; Irina Haydouchka; Johannes Hübner; Smilja Kalenic; Gertie Van Knippenberg-Gordebeke; A M h Kranenburg; Vladimir Krcméry; Andrea Kropec; Wolfgang Krüger; Sebastian Lemmen; C Glenn Mayhall; Marlene Meester; Shaheen Mehtar; Juerg Munzinger; Igor Muzlovic; Juhani Ojajarvi; Henning Rüden; Geoff Scott; Pramod Shah; Arjana Tambic-Andraszevic; Klaus Unertl; Andreas Voss; Klaus Weist
Routine surface disinfection in health care facilities: should we do it?
American journal of infection control 2002;30(5):318-9.
2002: Markus Dettenkofer; Dietmar Forster; W Ebner; Petra Gastmeier; Henning Rüden; Franz Daschner
The practice of perioperative antibiotic prophylaxis in eight German hospitals.
Infection 2002;30(3):164-7.
2002: Klaus Weist; Kathrin Pollege; Ines Schulz; Henning Rüden; Petra Gastmeier
How many nosocomial infections are associated with cross-transmission? A prospective cohort study in a surgical intensive care unit.
Infection control and hospital epidemiology : the official journal of the Society of Hospital Epidemiologists of America 2002;23(3):127-32.
2002: Petra Gastmeier; Helga Bräuer; Dietmar Forster; Ekkehart Dietz; Franz Daschner; Henning Rüden
A quality management project in 8 selected hospitals to reduce nosocomial infections: a prospective, controlled study.
Infection control and hospital epidemiology : the official journal of the Society of Hospital Epidemiologists of America 2002;23(2):91-7.
2002: E Steinbrecher; Dorit Sohr; S Hansen; A Nassauer; Franz Daschner; Henning Rüden; Petra Gastmeier
[Surveillance of postoperative wound infections: reference data of the Hospital Infection Surveillance System (KISS)].
Der Chirurg; Zeitschrift für alle Gebiete der operativen Medizen 2002;73(1):76-82.
2001: Petra Gastmeier
Nosocomial urinary tract infections: many unresolved questions.
Clinical microbiology and infection : the official publication of the European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases 2001;7(10):521-2.
2001: B Wilbrandt; N Wischnewski; Christine Geffers; Franz Daschner; Henning Rüden; Petra Gastmeier
[Reduction of nosocomial infections by public health quality management in surgical patients. 2: No reduction in low initial infection rate].
Zentralblatt für Chirurgie 2001;126(9):691-5.
2001: A Rath; A Sack; S Knaut; Franz Daschner; Henning Rüden; Petra Gastmeier
[Reduction of nosocomial infections by a public health quality management concept in surgical patients. 1: Significant reduction of a high initial rate].
Zentralblatt für Chirurgie 2001;126(9):686-90.
2001: U Frank; Petra Gastmeier; Henning Rüden; Franz Daschner
The organization of infection control in Germany.
The Journal of hospital infection 2001;49(1):9-13.
2001: Petra Gastmeier; K D Beck; Hartmut Lode
[Respiratory filters and pneumonia: many unresolved questions].
Deutsche medizinische Wochenschrift (1946) 2001;126(30):835-9.
2001: T Eckmanns; A Rath; Helga Bräuer; Franz Daschner; Henning Rüden; Petra Gastmeier
[Compliance with hand hygiene in intensive care units].
Deutsche medizinische Wochenschrift (1946) 2001;126(25-26):745-9.
2001: R Coello; Petra Gastmeier; A S de Boer
Surveillance of hospital-acquired infection in England, Germany, and The Netherlands: will international comparison of rates be possible?
Infection control and hospital epidemiology : the official journal of the Society of Hospital Epidemiologists of America 2001;22(6):393-7.
2001: Sebastian W Lemmen; Dirk Zolldann; Petra Gastmeier; Rudolf Lütticken
Implementing and evaluating a rotating surveillance system and infection control guidelines in 4 intensive care units.
American journal of infection control 2001;29(2):89-93.
2001: Christine Geffers; Petra Gastmeier; Helga Bräuer; Franz Daschner; Henning Rüden
Surveillance of nosocomial infections in ICUs: is postdischarge surveillance indispensable?
Infection control and hospital epidemiology : the official journal of the Society of Hospital Epidemiologists of America 2001;22(3):157-9.
2001: Christine Geffers; Petra Gastmeier; Franz Daschner; Henning Rüden
[Prevention of postoperative wound infections. Evidence-based recommendations].
Zentralblatt für Chirurgie 2001;126(2):84-92.
2001: Petra Gastmeier; Helga Bräuer; Dorit Sohr; Christine Geffers; Dietmar Forster; Franz Daschner; Henning Rüden
Converting incidence and prevalence data of nosocomial infections: results from eight hospitals.
Infection control and hospital epidemiology : the official journal of the Society of Hospital Epidemiologists of America 2001;22(1):31-4.
2000: Petra Gastmeier; Dorit Sohr; Christine Geffers; A Nassauer; Franz Daschner; Henning Rüden
Are nosocomial infection rates in intensive care units useful benchmark parameters?
Infection 2000;28(6):346-50.
2000: Christine Geffers; J Koch; Dorit Sohr; A Nassauer; Franz Daschner; Henning Rüden; Petra Gastmeier
[Establishment of a national database for ICU-associated infections. First results from the "Krankenhaus-Infections-Surveillance-System" (KISS)].
Der Anaesthesist 2000;49(8):732-7.
2000: Dietmar Forster; G Krause; Petra Gastmeier; W Ebner; A Rath; N Wischnewski; M Lacour; Henning Rüden; Franz Daschner
Can quality circles improve hospital-acquired infection control?
The Journal of hospital infection 2000;45(4):302-10.
2000: Petra Gastmeier; Dorit Sohr; H M Just; A Nassauer; Franz Daschner; Henning Rüden
How to survey nosocomial infections.
Infection control and hospital epidemiology : the official journal of the Society of Hospital Epidemiologists of America 2000;21(6):366-70.
2000: Petra Gastmeier; Dorit Sohr; A Rath; Dietmar Forster; N Wischnewski; M Lacour; Helga Bräuer; F Daschnerand; Henning Rüden
Repeated prevalence investigations on nosocomial infections for continuous surveillance.
The Journal of hospital infection 2000;45(1):47-53.
2000: Petra Gastmeier; Dorit Sohr; Dietmar Forster; Gabi Schulgen; Martin Schumacher; Franz Daschner; Henning Rüden
Identifying outliers of antibiotic usage in prevalence studies on nosocomial infections.
Infection control and hospital epidemiology : the official journal of the Society of Hospital Epidemiologists of America 2000;21(5):324-8.
2000: T Eckmanns; A Rath; Henning Rüden; Petra Gastmeier; Franz Daschner
Outbreak of Enterobacter cloacae related to understaffing, overcrowding, and poor hygiene practices.
Infection control and hospital epidemiology : the official journal of the Society of Hospital Epidemiologists of America 2000;21(5):305-7; author reply 307-8.
2000: J Fitzner; I Kappstein; G Dziekan; Petra Gastmeier; Franz Daschner; Henning Rüden
[Hygiene methods for patients with methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA)].
Deutsche medizinische Wochenschrift (1946) 2000;125(12):368-71.
2000: Henning Rüden; Petra Gastmeier
[Prevention of nosocomial infections: intensive care units under the magnifying glass. The first german project for distinguishing between preventable and unpreventable nosocomial diseases].
Der Anaesthesist 2000;49(3):225-6.
1999: Petra Gastmeier; Franz Daschner; Henning Rüden
Guidelines for infection prevention and control in Germany: evidence- or expert-based?
The Journal of hospital infection 1999;43 Suppl():S301-5.
1999: Petra Gastmeier; Hartmut Lode; Henning Rüden
[What is the evidence in the prevention ventilator-associated pneumonia? Evaluation of several controversial prevention measures in connection with ventilation and suction systems].
Deutsche medizinische Wochenschrift (1946) 1999;124(42):1241-4.
1999: Petra Gastmeier; K Weist; O Weigt; Henning Rüden
[Prevention of nosocomial infections in the intensive care unit and the operating room].
Der Anaesthesist 1999;48(8):575-90.
1999: Petra Gastmeier; Helga Bräuer; TH Hauer; Martin Schumacher; Franz Daschner; Henning Rüden
How many nosocomial infections are missed if identification is restricted to patients with either microbiology reports or antibiotic administration?
Infection control and hospital epidemiology : the official journal of the Society of Hospital Epidemiologists of America 1999;20(2):124-7.
1999: J Hentschel; I de Veer; Petra Gastmeier; Henning Rüden; M Obladen
Neonatal nosocomial infection surveillance: incidences by site and a cluster of necrotizing enterocolitis.
Infection 1999;27(4-5):234-8.
1999: Petra Gastmeier; Klaus Weist; Henning Rüden
Catheter-associated primary bloodstream infections: epidemiology and preventive methods.
Infection 1999;27 Suppl 1():S1-6.
1998: Petra Gastmeier; Günter Kampf; TH Hauer; J Schlingmann; Martin Schumacher; Franz Daschner; Henning Rüden
Experience with two validation methods in a prevalence survey on nosocomial infections.
Infection control and hospital epidemiology : the official journal of the Society of Hospital Epidemiologists of America 1998;19(9):668-73.
1998: Petra Gastmeier; Günter Kampf; N Wischnewski; Martin Schumacher; Franz Daschner; Henning Rüden
Importance of the surveillance method: national prevalence studies on nosocomial infections and the limits of comparison.
Infection control and hospital epidemiology : the official journal of the Society of Hospital Epidemiologists of America 1998;19(9):661-7.
1998: Petra Gastmeier; Christine Geffers; Franz Daschner; Henning Rüden
[Diagnostic training for the surveillance of nosocomial infections: what is possible and significant?].
Zentralblatt für Hygiene und Umweltmedizin = International journal of hygiene and environmental medicine 1998;201(2):153-66.
1998: N Wischnewski; Günter Kampf; Petra Gastmeier; J Schlingmann; Martin Schumacher; Franz Daschner; H Ruden
Nosocomial wound infections: a prevalence study and analysis of risk factors.
International surgery 1998;83(2):93-7.
1998: N Wischnewski; Günter Kampf; Petra Gastmeier; J Schlingmann; Franz Daschner; Martin Schumacher; Henning Rüden
Prevalence of primary bloodstream infections in representative German hospitals and their association with central and peripheral vascular catheters.
Zentralblatt für Bakteriologie : international journal of medical microbiology 1998;287(1-2):93-103.
1998: Petra Gastmeier; J Hentschel; I de Veer; M Obladen; Henning Rüden
Device-associated nosocomial infection surveillance in neonatal intensive care using specified criteria for neonates.
The Journal of hospital infection 1998;38(1):51-60.
1998: Petra Gastmeier; Günter Kampf; N Wischnewski; TH Hauer; Gabi Schulgen; Martin Schumacher; Franz Daschner; Henning Rüden
Prevalence of nosocomial infections in representative German hospitals.
The Journal of hospital infection 1998;38(1):37-49.
1997: Petra Gastmeier; C Wendt; Henning Rüden
[Breathing circuit exchange in intensive care. Once daily once weekly?].
Der Anaesthesist 1997;46(11):943-8.
1997: Günter Kampf; Petra Gastmeier; N Wischnewski; J Schlingmann; Martin Schumacher; Franz Daschner; Henning Rüden
Analysis of risk factors for nosocomial infections--results from the first national prevalence survey in Germany (NIDEP Study, Part 1).
The Journal of hospital infection 1997;37(2):103-12.
1997: Henning Rüden; Petra Gastmeier; Franz Daschner; Martin Schumacher
Nosocomial and community-acquired infections in Germany. Summary of the results of the First National Prevalence Study (NIDEP)
Infection 1997;25(4):199-202.
1997: Petra Gastmeier; Martin Schumacher; Franz Daschner; Henning Rüden
An analysis of two prevalence surveys of nosocomial infection in German intensive care units.
The Journal of hospital infection 1997;35(2):97-105.
1996: TH Hauer; M Lacour; Petra Gastmeier; Gabi Schulgen; Martin Schumacher; Henning Rüden; Franz Daschner
[Nosocomial infections intensive care units. A nation-wide prevalence study].
Der Anaesthesist 1996;45(12):1184-91.
1996: TH Hauer; M Lacour; Petra Gastmeier; Gabi Schulgen; Martin Schumacher; Henning Rüden; Franz Daschner
[Nosocomial infections in Germany. Microbiological diagnosis, preventive antibiotics and antibiotic therapy].
Medizinische Klinik (Munich, Germany : 1983) 1996;91(11):681-6.
1996: Henning Rüden; Petra Gastmeier; Franz Daschner; Martin Schumacher
[Nosocomial infections in Germany. Their epidemiology in old and new Federal Länder].
Deutsche medizinische Wochenschrift (1946) 1996;121(42):1281-7.
1996: TH Hauer; D Huzly; Petra Gastmeier; N Schlingmann; Martin Schumacher; Henning Rüden; Franz Daschner
[Hospital infections in gynecology and obstetrics. An inclusive prevalence study in Germany].
Geburtshilfe und Frauenheilkunde 1996;56(10):546-9.
1996: Günter Kampf; Petra Gastmeier; N Wischnewski; J Schlingmann; Martin Schumacher; Franz Daschner; Henning Rüden
[Nosocomial infections in Germany--assessment and prevention. NIDEP Study, 1: On prevalence in surgery].
Der Chirurg; Zeitschrift für alle Gebiete der operativen Medizen 1996;67(6):637-42.
1991: Petra Gastmeier; W Güthoff
[Hepatitis B infections in families of carriers].
Das Offentliche Gesundheitswesen 1991;53(7):325-7.
1991: K Gastmeier; Petra Gastmeier
[The risk of infection in patients with long-term epidural catheters].
Anaesthesiologie und Reanimation 1991;16(4):267-70.
1990: W G Schiller; W Güthoff; K Tobies; Petra Gastmeier
[Hygienic hospital arrangements for the care of patients with acute and chronic viral hepatitis B].
Casopís lékar̆ů c̆eských 1990;129(30):929-31.
1990: W G Schiller; W Güthoff; A Hass; Petra Gastmeier; G Graul
[Hospital hygiene measures in the care of cholera patients].
Zeitschrift für die gesamte Hygiene und ihre Grenzgebiete 1990;36(3):150-1.
1989: Petra Gastmeier; G Graul
[Analysis of the hygienic situation at dental working places in the district of Potsdam].
Stomatologie der DDR 1989;39(12):834-7.
1989: M Kiesel; Petra Gastmeier; S Günther
[Hospital public health status in community health nursing units of the Potsdam district].
Zeitschrift für die gesamte Hygiene und ihre Grenzgebiete 1989;35(3):164-5.
1989: Petra Gastmeier; G Graul; S Günther
[Hospital public health inspections in clinico-chemical laboratories of the Potsdam district].
Zeitschrift für die gesamte Hygiene und ihre Grenzgebiete 1989;35(3):162-3.
1988: Petra Gastmeier; G Graul; S Günther
[Results of controls of hospital health in physical therapy facilities of the Potsdam district].
Zeitschrift für die gesamte Hygiene und ihre Grenzgebiete 1988;34(5):292-3.
1985: Petra Gastmeier; K Gastmeier; J Knaack; H Ritschel
[Elimination of salmonellas from community waste water].
Zeitschrift für die gesamte Hygiene und ihre Grenzgebiete 1985;31(9):521-3.
1985: Petra Gastmeier; K Gastmeier; J Knaack; H Ritschel
[Epidemiology of salmonelloses--epidemic status in the Potsdam district].
Zeitschrift für die gesamte Hygiene und ihre Grenzgebiete 1985;31(8):453-5.