Antiseptic agents are increasingly used for hand hygiene and skin decolonization as key
tools for the prevention of healthcare-associated infections. Chlorhexidine, a divalent, cationic …

Infectious SARS-CoV-2 can be recovered from the oral cavities and saliva of COVID-19 patients
with potential implications for disease transmission. Reducing viral load in patient saliva …

Background Strategies to reduce antibiotic overuse in hospitals depend on prescribers taking
decisions to stop unnecessary antibiotic use. There is scarce evidence for how to support …

Importance Staphylococcus aureussurgical site infections (SSIs) and bloodstream infections
(BSIs) are important complications of surgical procedures for which prevention remains …

Background. The role of symptomatic patients who are toxigenic strain positive (TS + ) but
fecal toxin negative (FT – ) in transmission of Clostridium difficile is currently unknown. …

Background No study has used whole-genome sequencing (WGS) to investigate risk factors
for Clostridium difficile (CD) transmission between cases, or assessed the impact of recent …

Biological therapies for CDI, especially FMT, will continue to attract attention. Further, large-
scale RCTs are required to identify which patients are most likely to benefit from these …

Background Lower Clostridium difficile spore counts in feces from C difficile infection (CDI)
patients treated with fidaxomicin versus vancomycin have been observed. We aimed to …

We report a case of Buruli ulcer in a tourist from the United Kingdom. The disease was almost
certainly acquired in Brazil, where only 1 case had previously been reported. The delay in …

We wish to highlight a recent case of Weil’s disease (Leptospira interrogans serogroup
icterohaemorrhagiae infection) in a young woman, associated with the adoption of a semi-wild rat…