[HTML][HTML] Attributable deaths and disability-adjusted life-years caused by infections with antibiotic-resistant bacteria in the EU and the European Economic Area in 2015 …

…, P Märtin, M Ivanova, O Lyytikäinen… - The Lancet infectious …, 2019 - thelancet.com
Background Infections due to antibiotic-resistant bacteria are threatening modern health
care. However, estimating their incidence, complications, and attributable mortality is …

[HTML][HTML] Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in Europe, 1999–2002

…, SLAM Bronzwaer, O Lyytikäinen… - Emerging infectious …, 2004 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
We explored the variation in proportions of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA)
between and within countries participating in the European Antimicrobial Resistance …

[HTML][HTML] Prevalence of healthcare-associated infections, estimated incidence and composite antimicrobial resistance index in acute care hospitals and long-term care …

…, B Jans, S Hopkins, S Hansen, O Lyytikäinen… - …, 2018 - eurosurveillance.org
Point prevalence surveys of healthcare-associated infections (HAI) and antimicrobial use in
the European Union and European Economic Area (EU/EEA) from 2016 to 2017 included …

[HTML][HTML] Update of Clostridium difficile infection due to PCR ribotype 027 in Europe, 2008

…, A Virolainen-Julkunen, O Lyytikäinen… - …, 2008 - eurosurveillance.org
Outbreaks of Clostridium difficile infections (CDI) with increased severity, high relapse rate
and significant mortality have been related to the emergence of a new, hypervirulent C. …

[HTML][HTML] The changing epidemiology of Staphylococcus aureus bloodstream infection: a multinational population-based surveillance study

KB Laupland, O Lyytikäinen, M Sgaard… - Clinical microbiology …, 2013 - Elsevier
Although the epidemiology of Staphylococcus aureus bloodstream infection (BSI) has been
changing, international comparisons are lacking. We sought to determine the incidence of S. …

An Outbreak of Listeria Monocytogenes Serotype 3a Infections from Butter in Finland

O Lyytikäinen, T Autio, R Maijala… - The Journal of …, 2000 - academic.oup.com
… monocytogenes isolates were serotyped for O and H antigens by using agglutination methods
with commercially available antisera (Difco Laboratories, Detroit; Denka Seiken, Tokyo) in …

[HTML][HTML] Invasive group A streptococcal disease in pregnant women and young children: a systematic review and meta-analysis

…, T Lamagni, D Levy-Bruhl, O Lyytikäinen… - The Lancet Infectious …, 2022 - thelancet.com
Background The incidence of invasive disease caused by group A streptococcus (GAS) has
increased in multiple countries in the past 15 years. However, despite these reports, to the …

Health-care-associated infections in neonates, children, and adolescents: an analysis of paediatric data from the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control …

…, F Kontopidou, B Kristensen, O Lyytikäinen… - The Lancet Infectious …, 2017 - thelancet.com
Background In 2011–12, the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC)
held the first Europe-wide point-prevalence survey of health-care-associated infections in …

Emergence of Fluconazole Resistance in a Candida parapsilosis Strain That Caused Infections in a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit

E Sarvikivi, O Lyytikäinen, DR Soll… - Journal of clinical …, 2005 - Am Soc Microbiol
Candida parapsilosis is an increasing cause of bloodstream infections (BSIs) in neonatal
intensive care units (NICUs). It has been a persistent problem in the NICU of Hospital for …

[HTML][HTML] Population-based burden of bloodstream infections in Finland

K Skogberg, O Lyytikäinen, J Ollgren, JP Nuorti… - Clinical Microbiology …, 2012 - Elsevier
Bloodstream infections (BSI) are a major cause of mortality, morbidity and medical cost, but
few population-based studies have concomitantly evaluated BSI incidence and mortality. …