2018

Scientific Articles

unige:110888	A state of the art review on optimal practices to prevent, recognize, and manage complications associated with intravascular devices in the critically ill	Timsit, Jean-François; Rupp, Mark; Bouza, Emilio; Chopra, Vineet; ... Zingg, Walter
unige:108900	Conflicts of interest in infection prevention and control research: no smoke without fire. A narrative review	Abbas, Mohamed; Pires, Daniela; Peters, Alexandra; Morel, Chantal; ... Pittet, Didier
unige:110889	Process and outcome indicators for infection control and prevention in European acute care hospitals in 2011 to 2012 - Results of the PROHIBIT study	Hansen, Sonja; Schwab, Frank; Zingg, Walter; Gastmeier, Petra;
unige:111000	The Prevalence of Healthcare-Associated Infections in Mainland China: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis	Wang, Jiancong; Liu, Fangfei; Tartari, Ermira; Huang, Jianan; ... Zingg, Walter
unige:110886	Use of prevalence data to study sepsis incidence and mortality in intensive care units	Doerken, Sam; Mandel, Micha; Zingg, Walter; Wolkewitz, Martin;

2017

Scientific Articles

unige:99550	Association of national and hospital factors to hospitals' alcohol-based handrub consumption in Europe: Results of the European PROHIBIT study	Hansen, Sonja; Schwab, Frank; Gastmeier, Petra; Zingg, Walter;
unige:99115	Burden of healthcare-associated infections in China: results of the 2015 point prevalence survey in Dong Guan City	Wang, Jiancong; Hu, J; Harbarth, Stéphan Juergen; Pittet, Didier; ... Zingg, Walter
unige:98982	Core components for effective infection prevention and control programmes: new WHO evidence-based recommendations	Storr, Julie; Twyman, Anthony; Zingg, Walter; Damani, Nizam; ... Allegranzi, Benedetta
unige:99541	Health-care-associated infections in neonates, children, and adolescents: an analysis of paediatric data from the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control point-prevalence survey	Zingg, Walter; Hopkins, Susan; Gayet-Ageron, Angèle; Holmes, Alison; ... Suetens, Carl
unige:107925	Management and investigation of a Serratia marcescens outbreak in a neonatal unit in Switzerland - the role of hand hygiene and whole genome sequencing - R1, ARIC-D-17-00143	Zingg, Walter; Soulake, Isabelle; Baud, Damien; Huttner, Benedikt; ... Francois, Patrice
unige:99542	Role of antimicrobial stewardship programmes in children: a systematic review	Araujo da Silva, A R; Albernaz de Almeida Dias, D C; Marques, A F; Biscaia di Biase, C; ... Zingg, Walter

2016

Scientific Articles

unige:87657	Central-line bundles need a multimodal implementation strategy	Zingg, Walter; Pittet, Didier;
unige:99536	Defining the user role in infection control	Ahmad, R; Iwami, M; Castro-Sánchez, E; Husson, F; ... Holmes, Alexander
unige:89949	Enhanced performance feedback and patient participation to improve hand hygiene compliance of health-care workers in the setting of established multimodal promotion: a single-centre, cluster randomised controlled trial	Stewardson, Andréw James; Sax, Hugo; Gayet-Ageron, Angèle; Touveneau, Sylvie; ... Pittet, Didier
unige:88530	Hand coverage by alcohol-based handrub varies: Volume and hand size matter	Zingg, Walter; Haidegger, Tamas; Pittet, Didier;
unige:99537	Innovative tools for quality assessment: integrated quality criteria for review of multiple study designs (ICROMS)	Zingg, Walter; Castro-Sanchez, E; Secci, F V; Edwards, R; ... Holmes, A H
unige:99539	Most international guidelines on prevention of healthcare-associated infection lack comprehensive recommendations for neonates and children	Araujo da Silva, A R; Zingg, Walter; Dramowski, A; Bielicki, J A; Sharland, M
unige:87638	Neurological sequelae of healthcare-associated sepsis in very-low-birthweight infants: Umbrella review and evidence-based outcome tree	Haller, Sebastian; Deindl, Philipp; Cassini, Alessandro; Suetens, Carl; ... Harder, Thomas
unige:99540	Reply to: 'Guidelines on prevention of healthcare-associated infection in neonates and children'	Araujo da Silva, A R; Zingg, Walter; Dramowski, A; Bielicki, J A; Sharland, M
unige:99538	Role of parents in the promotion of hand hygiene in the paediatric setting: a systematic literature review	Bellissimo-Rodrigues, F; Pires, D; Zingg, Walter; Pittet, Didier;
unige:87640	Simulation-based medical education training improves short and long-term competency in, and knowledge of central venous catheter insertion: A before and after intervention study	Cartier, Vanessa; Inan, Cigdem; Zingg, Walter; Delhumeau, Cecile; ... Savoldelli, Georges L

2015

Scientific Articles

unige:77871	Education in Infection Control: a need for European certification	Zingg, Walter; Mutters, Nico T; Harbarth, Stéphan Juergen; Friedrich, Alexander W;
unige:78237	Health-care-associated infections - Authors' reply	Zingg, Walter; Holmes, Alison; Magiorakos, Anna-Pelagia; Pittet, Didier;
unige:73971	Healthcare-associated infections are associated with insufficient dietary intake: an observational cross-sectional study	Thibault, Ronan; Makhlouf, Anne-Marie; Kossovsky, Michel; Iavindrasana, Jimison; ... Pichard, Claude
unige:73968	Hospital organisation, management, and structure for prevention of health-care-associated infection: a systematic review and expert consensus	Zingg, Walter; Holmes, Alison; Dettenkofer, Markus; Goetting, Tim; ... Pittet, Didier
unige:98767	Organization of infection control in European hospitals	Hansen, S; Zingg, Walter; Ahmad, R; Kyratsis, Y; ... Gastmeier, P
unige:98766	Provision and consumption of alcohol-based hand rubs in European hospitals	Hansen, S.; Schwab, F.; Gastmeier, P.; Pittet, Didier; ... Allegranzi, Benedetta
unige:78235	Towards a framework for evaluating and grading evidence in public health	Harder, Thomas; Abu Sin, Muna; Bosch-Capblanch, Xavier; Coignard, Bruno; ... Zuiderent-Jerak, Teun

Privat-docent Thesis

unige:76985

Multimodal and multidisciplinary strategies in the prevention of healthcare-associated infections – the example of catheter-associated bloodstream infections

Zingg, Walter;

2014

Scientific Articles

unige:39906	Assessing the burden of healthcare-associated infections through prevalence studies: what is the best method?	Zingg, Walter; Huttner, Benedikt D; Sax, Hugo; Pittet, Didier;
unige:35971	Hospital-wide multidisciplinary, multimodal intervention programme to reduce central venous catheter-associated bloodstream infection	Zingg, Walter; Cartier, Vanessa; Inan, Cigdem; Touveneau, Sylvie; ... Walder, Bernhard
unige:73966	National European guidelines for the prevention of Clostridium difficile infection: a systematic qualitative review	Martin, M; Zingg, Walter; Knoll, E; Wilson, C; ... Pittet, Didier
unige:77911	Update on infection control challenges in special pediatric populations	Balkhy, Hanan H; Zingg, Walter;

2013

Scientific Articles

unige:77908	Bench-to-bedside review: Challenges of diagnosis, care and prevention of central catheter-related bloodstream infections in children	Janum, Susanne; Zingg, Walter; Classen, Volker; Afshari, Arash;
unige:37245	Implementation of infection control best practice in intensive care units throughout Europe: a mixed-method evaluation study	Sax, Hugo; Clack, Lauren; Touveneau, Sylvie; Jantarada, Fabricio; ... Zingg, Walter
unige:34078	Optimisation of energy provision with supplemental parenteral nutrition in critically ill patients: a randomised controlled clinical trial	Heidegger, Claudia Paula; Berger, Mette M; Graf, Séverine; Zingg, Walter; ... Pichard, Claude
unige:38392	Public reporting of healthcare-associated infection data in Europe. What are the views of infection prevention opinion leaders?	Martin, M; Zingg, Walter; Hansen, S; Gastmeier, P; ... Dettenkofer, M
unige:36247	Supplemental parenteral nutrition in critically ill patients-authors' reply	Heidegger, Claudia Paula; Berger, Mette M; Thibault, Ronan; Zingg, Walter; Pichard, Claude

2012

Scientific Articles

unige:30787	Antibiotic use in children - off-label use	Zingg, Walter; Posfay Barbe, Clara;
unige:32546	Electronic-eye faucets-curse or blessing?	Zingg, Walter; Pittet, Didier;
unige:32547	Risk of parenteral nutrition in neonates - an overview	Zingg, Walter; Tomaske, Maren; Martin, Maria;
unige:32545	Stopcock contamination: the source does not explain it all	Zingg, Walter; Pittet, Didier;

2011

Scientific Articles

unige:25480	Effectiveness of a hand hygiene promotion strategy using alcohol-based handrub in 6 intensive care units in Colombia	Barrera, Lena; Zingg, Walter; Mendez, Fabian; Pittet, Didier;
unige:25870	Hospital-wide survey of the use of central venous catheters	Zingg, Walter; Sandoz, Laurent; Inan, Cigdem; Cartier, V; ... Walder, Bernhard
unige:24889	Individualized catheter surveillance among neonates: a prospective, 8-year, single-center experience	Zingg, Walter; Posfay Barbe, Clara; Pfister, Riccardo; Touveneau, Sylvie; Pittet, Didier
unige:25481	Prevention of catheter-related infection: toward zero risk?	Zingg, Walter; Walder, Bernhard; Pittet, Didier;
unige:77906	Reduction of central line complications: think 'procedure' before 'gadget'	Zingg, Walter; Walder, Bernhard;
unige:24888	Secular trends in antibiotic use among neonates: 2001-2008	Zingg, Walter; Pfister, Riccardo; Posfay Barbe, Clara; Huttner, Benedikt; ... Pittet, Didier

2010

Scientific Articles

unige:21046	Determinants of body weight gain and association with neurodevelopmental outcome in infants operated for congenital heart disease	Knirsch, Walter; Zingg, Walter; Bernet, Vera; Balmer, Christian; ... Latal, Bea
unige:7521	Reducing ventilator-associated pneumonia: when process control allows outcome improvement and even benchmarking	Pittet, Didier; Zingg, Walter;