Walter Zingg

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Affiliation: University Hospital
Country: Switzerland

Publications

  1. ncbi Central venous catheter-associated infections
    Walter Zingg
    Doctor Infection Control Program, Geneva University Hospitals, 24 Rue Micheli du Crest, 1211 Geneva, Switzerland
    Best Pract Res Clin Anaesthesiol 22:407-21. 2008
  2. ncbi Prevention of catheter-related infection: toward zero risk?
    Walter Zingg
    Infection Control Program, Division of Anaesthesiology, University of Geneva Hospitals and Faculty of Medicine, Geneva, Switzerland
    Curr Opin Infect Dis 24:377-84. 2011
  3. ncbi Hospital-wide survey of the use of central venous catheters
    W Zingg
    Infection Control Programme, University of Geneva Hospitals and Faculty of Medicine, Geneva, Switzerland
    J Hosp Infect 77:304-8. 2011
  4. ncbi Impact of a prevention strategy targeting hand hygiene and catheter care on the incidence of catheter-related bloodstream infections
    Walter Zingg
    Infection Control Programme, University of Geneva Hospitals, Geneva, Switzerland
    Crit Care Med 37:2167-73; quiz 2180. 2009
  5. ncbi Hospital-wide surveillance of catheter-related bloodstream infection: from the expected to the unexpected
    W Zingg
    Infection Control Programme, University of Geneva Hospitals and Faculty of Medicine, Geneva, Switzerland
    J Hosp Infect 73:41-6. 2009
  6. ncbi Rapid colonization with methicillin-resistant coagulase-negative staphylococci after surgery
    Walter Zingg
    Division of Infectious Diseases and Hospital Epidemiology, Department of Medicine, University Hospital of Zurich, Ramistrasse 100, 8091, Zurich, Switzerland
    World J Surg 33:2058-62. 2009
  7. ncbi Peripheral venous catheters: an under-evaluated problem
    Walter Zingg
    Infection Control Programme, University of Geneva Hospitals and Faculty of Medicine, 4 rue Gabrielle Perret Gentil, 1211 Geneva 14, Switzerland
    Int J Antimicrob Agents 34:S38-42. 2009
  8. ncbi Individualized catheter surveillance among neonates: a prospective, 8-year, single-center experience
    Walter Zingg
    University of Geneva Hospitals and Faculty of Medicine, Geneva, Switzerland
    Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 32:42-9. 2011
  9. ncbi Secular trends in antibiotic use among neonates: 2001-2008
    Walter Zingg
    Infection Control Program, University of Geneva Hospitals and Faculty of Medicine, Geneva, Switzerland
    Pediatr Infect Dis J 30:365-70. 2011
  10. ncbi Impact of an outbreak of norovirus infection on hospital resources
    Walter Zingg
    Hospital Epidemiology Unit, Division of Infectious Diseases and Hospital Epidemiology, Department of Internal Medicine, University Hospital of Zurich, Raemistrasse 100, 8091 Zurich, Switzerland
    Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 26:263-7. 2005

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Publications12

  1. ncbi Central venous catheter-associated infections
    Walter Zingg
    Doctor Infection Control Program, Geneva University Hospitals, 24 Rue Micheli du Crest, 1211 Geneva, Switzerland
    Best Pract Res Clin Anaesthesiol 22:407-21. 2008
    ..This review describes the epidemiology, the frequency and the risk of CRBSI among non-cuffed CVCs, provides accepted definitions as well as descriptions of diagnostic techniques and highlights various prevention measures...
  2. ncbi Prevention of catheter-related infection: toward zero risk?
    Walter Zingg
    Infection Control Program, Division of Anaesthesiology, University of Geneva Hospitals and Faculty of Medicine, Geneva, Switzerland
    Curr Opin Infect Dis 24:377-84. 2011
    ..This review identifies important findings in the recent literature related to the prevention of central line-associated bloodstream infection (CLABSI)...
  3. ncbi Hospital-wide survey of the use of central venous catheters
    W Zingg
    Infection Control Programme, University of Geneva Hospitals and Faculty of Medicine, Geneva, Switzerland
    J Hosp Infect 77:304-8. 2011
    ..ICU catheters have a short dwell time but are utilised more often, whereas catheters in non-ICU settings show a reverse characteristic. Prevention measures targeting catheter care are more likely to be successful in non-ICU settings...
  4. ncbi Impact of a prevention strategy targeting hand hygiene and catheter care on the incidence of catheter-related bloodstream infections
    Walter Zingg
    Infection Control Programme, University of Geneva Hospitals, Geneva, Switzerland
    Crit Care Med 37:2167-73; quiz 2180. 2009
    ..To study the impact of a teaching intervention on the rate of central venous catheter-related bloodstream infections (CRBSI) in intensive care patients...
  5. ncbi Hospital-wide surveillance of catheter-related bloodstream infection: from the expected to the unexpected
    W Zingg
    Infection Control Programme, University of Geneva Hospitals and Faculty of Medicine, Geneva, Switzerland
    J Hosp Infect 73:41-6. 2009
    ..Our surveillance revealed similar CRBSI rates in both ICU and non-ICU departments, and when frequent ward transfers occurred. Hospital-wide CRBSI surveillance is advisable when a large proportion of CVC-days occur outside the ICU...
  6. ncbi Rapid colonization with methicillin-resistant coagulase-negative staphylococci after surgery
    Walter Zingg
    Division of Infectious Diseases and Hospital Epidemiology, Department of Medicine, University Hospital of Zurich, Ramistrasse 100, 8091, Zurich, Switzerland
    World J Surg 33:2058-62. 2009
    ..The aim of this study was to measure susceptibility and clonal distribution of coagulase-negative staphylococci (CoNS) colonizing the skin around the surgery access site before and after the procedure...
  7. ncbi Peripheral venous catheters: an under-evaluated problem
    Walter Zingg
    Infection Control Programme, University of Geneva Hospitals and Faculty of Medicine, 4 rue Gabrielle Perret Gentil, 1211 Geneva 14, Switzerland
    Int J Antimicrob Agents 34:S38-42. 2009
    ..It remains unclear whether PVC-BSI should be considered a serious healthcare problem or simply a very rare event. More research is needed both to capture the dimension of the problem and to provide efficient control measures...
  8. ncbi Individualized catheter surveillance among neonates: a prospective, 8-year, single-center experience
    Walter Zingg
    University of Geneva Hospitals and Faculty of Medicine, Geneva, Switzerland
    Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 32:42-9. 2011
    ..To monitor trends in central line-associated bloodstream infections and clinical sepsis (CLABICS) among neonates and to determine risk factors for infection, especially dwell time...
  9. ncbi Secular trends in antibiotic use among neonates: 2001-2008
    Walter Zingg
    Infection Control Program, University of Geneva Hospitals and Faculty of Medicine, Geneva, Switzerland
    Pediatr Infect Dis J 30:365-70. 2011
    ..Few data exist on time trends of antibiotic consumption among neonates...
  10. ncbi Impact of an outbreak of norovirus infection on hospital resources
    Walter Zingg
    Hospital Epidemiology Unit, Division of Infectious Diseases and Hospital Epidemiology, Department of Internal Medicine, University Hospital of Zurich, Raemistrasse 100, 8091 Zurich, Switzerland
    Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 26:263-7. 2005
    ..To describe a nosocomial norovirus outbreak, its management, and its financial impact on hospital resources...
  11. ncbi Healthcare-associated infections in neonates
    Walter Zingg
    Infection Control Program, University of Geneva Hospitals and Faculty of Medicine, Geneva, Switzerland
    Curr Opin Infect Dis 21:228-34. 2008
    ..To identify important findings in the recent literature related to healthcare-associated infections in neonatal care...
  12. ncbi Surveillance of extended-spectrum-beta-lactamase-producing Enterobacteriaceae in a Swiss Tertiary Care Hospital
    C Fankhauser
    Infection Control Programme, University of Geneva Hospitals, Geneva, Switzerland
    Swiss Med Wkly 139:747-51. 2009
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