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Publication date: February 2021Source: Journal of Hospital Infection, Volume 108Author(s): (Source: Journal of Hospital Infection)
Source: Journal of Hospital Infection - January 29, 2021 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: research

Influence of the Internet of Things management system on hand hygiene compliance in an emergency intensive care unit
Publication date: March 2021Source: Journal of Hospital Infection, Volume 109Author(s): N. Xu, C. Liu, Y. Feng, F. Li, X. Meng, Q. Lv, C. Lan (Source: Journal of Hospital Infection)
Source: Journal of Hospital Infection - January 29, 2021 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: research

The daily direct costs of isolating patients identified with highly resistant micro-organisms in a non-outbreak setting
Publication date: March 2021Source: Journal of Hospital Infection, Volume 109Author(s): M.D. van Dijk, A.F. Voor in ’t holt, S. Polinder, J.A. Severin, M.C. Vos (Source: Journal of Hospital Infection)
Source: Journal of Hospital Infection - January 28, 2021 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: research

A midwifery-led prevalence programme for caesarean section surgical site infections
Publication date: March 2021Source: Journal of Hospital Infection, Volume 109Author(s): E. Baxter (Source: Journal of Hospital Infection)
Source: Journal of Hospital Infection - January 23, 2021 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: research

Rapid detection and differentiation of mobile colistin resistance, mcr-1 to mcr-10, genes by real time PCR and melt curve analysis
Publication date: Available online 22 January 2021Source: Journal of Hospital InfectionAuthor(s): M. Mentasti, S. David, K. Sands, S. Khan, L. Davies, L. Turner, M. Wootton (Source: Journal of Hospital Infection)
Source: Journal of Hospital Infection - January 22, 2021 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: research

Containment of Procedure-Associated Aerosols by an Extractor Tent: effect on nebulised drug particle dispersal
Publication date: Available online 20 January 2021Source: Journal of Hospital InfectionAuthor(s): Mehael Fennelly, Joseph Keane, Lorraine Dolan, Barry J. Plant, David O'Connor, John Sodeau, Michael B. Prentice (Source: Journal of Hospital Infection)
Source: Journal of Hospital Infection - January 21, 2021 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: research

Improved surveillance of surgical instruments reprocessing following the variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease crisis in England: findings from a 3-year survey
Publication date: Available online 19 January 2021Source: Journal of Hospital InfectionAuthor(s): R.C. Hervé, Jean Hedges, C.W. Keevil (Source: Journal of Hospital Infection)
Source: Journal of Hospital Infection - January 20, 2021 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: research

Outcomes following implementation of point-of-care testing (POCT) for influenza in the Emergency Department of a tertiary referral hospital in Ireland
Publication date: Available online 19 January 2021Source: Journal of Hospital InfectionAuthor(s): Teoh TK, Powell J, Kelly J, McDonnell C, Whelan R, O’Connell NH, Dunne CP (Source: Journal of Hospital Infection)
Source: Journal of Hospital Infection - January 20, 2021 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: research

Evaluation of procalcitonin as a contribution to antimicrobial stewardship in SARS-CoV-2 infection: a retrospective cohort study
Publication date: Available online 20 January 2021Source: Journal of Hospital InfectionAuthor(s): Emma J. Williams, Luke Mair, Thushan I. de Silva, Dan J. Green, Philip House, Kay Cawthron, Christopher Gillies, James Wigfull, Helena Parsons, David G. Partridge (Source: Journal of Hospital Infection)
Source: Journal of Hospital Infection - January 20, 2021 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: research

Bloodstream infection on haemodialysis Epidemiology of bloodstream infections in a Scottish haemodialysis population with focus on vascular access method
Publication date: Available online 20 January 2021Source: Journal of Hospital InfectionAuthor(s): Kirsty Crowe, Beth White, Nitish Khanna, Benjamin Cooke, David B. Kingsmore, Andrew Jackson, Karen S. Stevenson, Ram Kasthuri, Peter C. Thomson (Source: Journal of Hospital Infection)
Source: Journal of Hospital Infection - January 20, 2021 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: research

Implementation of daily chlorhexidine bathing in intensive care units for reduction of central line-associated bloodstream infections
Publication date: Available online 20 January 2021Source: Journal of Hospital InfectionAuthor(s): Thomas Scheier, Dirk Saleschus, Mesida Dunic, Martin R. Fröhlich, Reto Schüpbach, Christian Falk, Hugo Sax, Stefan P. Kuster, Peter W. Schreiber (Source: Journal of Hospital Infection)
Source: Journal of Hospital Infection - January 20, 2021 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: research

Evaluation of a personal protective equipment support programme for staff during the COVID-19 pandemic in London
Publication date: March 2021Source: Journal of Hospital Infection, Volume 109Author(s): E. Castro-Sánchez, C.M. Alexander, C. Atchison, D. Patel, W. Leung, M.E. Calamita, D. Meno Garcia, C. Cimpeanu, J.M. Mumbwatasai, D. Ramid, K. Doherty, H.S. Grewal, J.A. Otter, E.M. Wells (Source: Journal of Hospital Infection)
Source: Journal of Hospital Infection - January 19, 2021 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: research

Gels from hand sanitisers may be deposited on inanimate surfaces: what is the effect on viral viability and transmission if these surfaces are subsequently contaminated with SARS-CoV-2 viruses?
Publication date: Available online 16 January 2021Source: Journal of Hospital InfectionAuthor(s): Elizabeth Price (Source: Journal of Hospital Infection)
Source: Journal of Hospital Infection - January 17, 2021 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: research

Risk factors for transmission of carbapenem-resistant Enterobacterales to healthcare personnel gloves and gowns in the USA
Publication date: March 2021Source: Journal of Hospital Infection, Volume 109Author(s): L.M. O'Hara, M.H. Nguyen, D.P. Calfee, L.G. Miller, L. Pineles, L.S. Magder, J.K. Johnson, D.J. Morgan, D.A. Rasko, A.D. Harris, CDC Prevention Epicenters Program (Source: Journal of Hospital Infection)
Source: Journal of Hospital Infection - January 17, 2021 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: research

Dismantling myths on the airborne transmission of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2)
Publication date: Available online 13 January 2021Source: Journal of Hospital InfectionAuthor(s): Julian W. Tang, William P. Bahnfleth, Philomena M. Bluyssen, Giorgio Buonanno, Jose L. Jimenez, Jarek Kurnitski, Yuguo Li, Shelly Miller, Chandra Sekhar, Lidia Morawska, Linsey C. Marr, Arsen Krikor Melikov, William W. Nazaroff, Peter V. Nielsen, Raymond Tellier, Pawel Wargocki, Stephanie J. Dancer (Source: Journal of Hospital Infection)
Source: Journal of Hospital Infection - January 13, 2021 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: research