ReviewEnvironmental health insights2024
Reservoirs of Nosocomial Pathogens in Intensive Care Units: A Systematic Review.
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- Hospital-Associated Antimicrobial Resistant Bacteria on 95 Mobile Phones: An International Metagenomic "Phonome" Analysis.MicrobiologyOpen · 2026Article
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- Contrast-Linked Pseudomonas Outbreak in a Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory: Case Series and Quality-Improvement Response.JACC. Case reports · 2025Article
- Emergence of extensively and pan-drug resistance in clinical bacterial isolates: A systematic scoping review from Ethiopian public health perspective.PLoS neglected tropical diseases · 2025Article
- The Antimicrobial Activity of Silver Nanoparticles Biosynthesized UsingPharmaceuticals (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Optimization of Loop-Mediated Isothermal Amplification (LAMP) for the Rapid Detection of Nosocomial Pathogens on Environmental Surfaces.International journal of molecular sciences · 2025Article
- Prevalence of ESBL-Resistant Genes in Birds in Italy-A Comprehensive Review.Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2025Review
- Data Mining Models in Prediction of Vancomycin-IntermediateMicroorganisms · 2025Article
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- A Lemierre's like syndrome in a 50 days old infant with Enterobacter cloaca bacteremia: A case report.Radiology case reports · 2024Article
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Abstract
Background: Nosocomial pathogens are known to exacerbate morbidity and mortality in contemporary critical healthcare. Hospital fomites, which include inanimate surfaces, have been identified as "breeding grounds" for pathogens that cause nosocomial infections. This systematic review aimed to deliver incisive insights on nosocomial pathogens in intensive care units (ICUs) and the role of fomites as potential reservoirs for their transmission. Method: An extensive exploration of electronic databases, including PubMed and Scopus, from 1990 to 2023, was carried out between 25 Results: About 40% of the total samples collected on fomites from all the studies yielded microbial growth, with species of Conclusion: Many fomites that are readily used in patient care in the ICU harbour nosocomial pathogens. The most common fomite appeared to be mobile phones, sphygmomanometers, and stethoscopes, with
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