Sir, IMP-13 is a class B metallo-b-lactamase that was first described in a carbapenem-resistant clinical isolate of Pseudomonas aeruginosa from Italy. The IMP-13 gene was mostly described as part of the class 1 InPSG integron located on a Tn5051 transposon, and it was reported in intercontinentally disseminating P. aeruginosa of sequence type 621 causing outbreaks in Italy, Romania and Argentin...

The research question is as follows: To what extent do nurse work environments affect a hospital’s performance? The purpose of this paper is to identify potential relationships between a popular measure of nurse work environments called the Practice Environment Scale of the Nursing Work Index (PES-NWI) and patient outcomes, specifically 30 day mortality. While previous research on the same topi...

Ten strains of Flavobacterium meningosepticum were isolated from routine clinical material during a period of two years. Of a number of antibiotics tested, clindamycin was the only one to which they were fully sensitive. The organism was found in chlorhexidine gluconate (Hibitane) solutions in use on the wards for the storage of thermometers and for routine disinfection.

Introduction: The hospital environment is recognized as one of the most stressful workplaces. The impacts of the hospital environment on the health-related quality of life of nurses necessitate the consideration of their viewpoints in the field of design and maintenance of the hospital environment. Accordingly, this study aimed to identify environmental factors affecting the promotion of nurses...