• Silenced vanA gene cluster on a transferable plasmid cause outbreak of vancomycin variable enterococci 

      Sivertsen, Audun; Pedersen, Torunn Annie; Larssen, Kjersti Wik; Bergh, Kåre; Rønning, Torunn Gresdal; Radtke, Andreas; Hegstad, Kristin (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2016-05-02)
      We report an outbreak of vancomycin-variable vanA+ enterococci (VVE) able to escape phenotypic detection by current guide- lines and demonstrate the molecular mechanisms for in vivo switching into vancomycin resistance and horizontal spread of the vanA cluster. Forty-eight vanA+ Enterococcus faecium isolates and one Enterococcus faecalis isolate were analyzed for clonality with pulsed-field ...
    • Ventilation design conditions associated with airborne bacteria levels within the wound area during surgical procedures: a systematic review 

      Aganovic, Amar; Cao, Guangyu; Fečer, Tomáš; Ljungqvist, Bengt L.; Lytsy, Birgitta; Radtke, Andreas; Reinmüller, Berit; Traversari, Roberto A.A.L. (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2021-04-26)
      Without confirmation of the ventilation design conditions (typology and airflow rate), the common practice of identifying unidirectional airflow (UDAF) systems as equivalent to ultra-clean air ventilation systems may be misleading, but also any claims about the ineffectiveness of UDAF systems should be doubted. The aim of this review was to assess and compare ventilation system design conditions for ...