COVID-19 outbreaks in care homes during the first wave: Are Care Quality Commission ratings a good predictor of at risk homes?
Publication date: Available online 13 January 2021Source: Journal of Hospital InfectionAuthor(s): J.S.P. Tulloch, R. Green, C. Tunnah, E. Coffey, M. Ashton, S. Ghebrehewet (Source: Journal of Hospital Infection)
Source: Journal of Hospital Infection - January 13, 2021 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: research

COVID-19 testing in outbreak free care homes: What are the public health benefits?
Publication date: Available online 13 January 2021Source: Journal of Hospital InfectionAuthor(s): R. Green, J.S.P. Tulloch, C. Tunnah, E. Coffey, K. Lawrenson, A. Fox, J. Mason, R. Barnett, A. Constantine, W. Shepherd, M. Ashton, M.B.J. Beadsworth, R. Vivancos, I. Hall, N. Walker, S. Ghebrehewet (Source: Journal of Hospital Infection)
Source: Journal of Hospital Infection - January 13, 2021 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: research

Impact of SARS CoV-2 pandemic on carbapenemase-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae prevention and control programme: convergent or divergent action?
Publication date: March 2021Source: Journal of Hospital Infection, Volume 109Author(s): V. Belvisi, C. Del Borgo, S. Vita, P. Redaelli, P. Dolce, D. Pacella, B. Kertusha, A. Carraro, R. Marocco, M. De Masi, C. Mastroianni, M. Lichtner, C. Cosentino, L. Alibardi, L. De Marchis, M. Aiuti, A. Carraturo, S. Parrocchia, A. Mecozzi, A. De Meo (Source: Journal of Hospital Infection)
Source: Journal of Hospital Infection - January 12, 2021 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: research

Healthcare resource use in hospitalised patients with carbapenem resistant Gram-negative infections
Publication date: Available online 8 January 2021Source: Journal of Hospital InfectionAuthor(s): Blair Merrick, Mark Tan Kia Ik, Karen Bisnauthsing, Simon D. Goldenberg (Source: Journal of Hospital Infection)
Source: Journal of Hospital Infection - January 10, 2021 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: research

Initial impact of a national programme to contain the spread of carbapenemase-producing Enterobacterales (CPE) in Ireland
Publication date: Available online 9 January 2021Source: Journal of Hospital InfectionAuthor(s): Akke Vellinga, Wendy Brennan, Hilary Humphreys, Karen Burns (Source: Journal of Hospital Infection)
Source: Journal of Hospital Infection - January 10, 2021 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: research

Urgency of surgery as an indicator for the occurrence of surgical site infections: data from over 100,000 surgical procedures
Publication date: Available online 7 January 2021Source: Journal of Hospital InfectionAuthor(s): Seven Johannes Sam Aghdassi, Christin Schröder, Petra Gastmeier (Source: Journal of Hospital Infection)
Source: Journal of Hospital Infection - January 8, 2021 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: research

Nosocomial influenza in southwestern Swiss hospitals during two seasonal epidemics: an observational study
Publication date: Available online 7 January 2021Source: Journal of Hospital InfectionAuthor(s): Laetitia Qalla-Widmer, Delphine Héquet, Nicolas Troillet, Christiane Petignat, Carlo Balmelli, Cécile Bassi, Cristina Bellini, Jean-Philippe Chave, Alain Cometta, Laurent Christin, Olivier Clerc, Oscar Daher, Urs Fuehrer, Oscar Marchetti, Laurent Merz, Vera Portillo, Gérard Pralong, Laurent Sandoz, Laurence Senn, Frédéric Tâche (Source: Journal of Hospital Infection)
Source: Journal of Hospital Infection - January 8, 2021 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: research

The ‘innocuous’ nasopharyngeal temperature probe: a call to action
Publication date: Available online 7 January 2021Source: Journal of Hospital InfectionAuthor(s): Ryan Davids (Source: Journal of Hospital Infection)
Source: Journal of Hospital Infection - January 8, 2021 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: research

Cross Sectional Prevalence of SARS-CoV-2 antibodies in Health Care Workers in Paediatric Facilities in Eight Countries
Publication date: Available online 7 January 2021Source: Journal of Hospital InfectionAuthor(s): David Goldblatt, Marina Johnson, Oana Falup-Pecurariu, Inga Ivaskeviciene, Vana Spoulou, Eda Tamm, Michael Wagner, Heather J. Zar, Laura Bleotu, Rimvydas Ivaskevicius, Ioanna Papadatou, Piia Jõgi, Julia Lischka, Zoe Franckling-Smith, Dana Isarova, Louis Grandjean, Dace Zavadska (Source: Journal of Hospital Infection)
Source: Journal of Hospital Infection - January 8, 2021 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: research

Detection of SARS-CoV-2 within the healthcare environment: a multi-centre study conducted during the first wave of the COVID-19 outbreak in England
Publication date: February 2021Source: Journal of Hospital Infection, Volume 108Author(s): G. Moore, H. Rickard, D. Stevenson, P. Aranega-Bou, J. Pitman, A. Crook, K. Davies, A. Spencer, C. Burton, L. Easterbrook, H.E. Love, S. Summers, S.R. Welch, N. Wand, K-A. Thompson, T. Pottage, K.S. Richards, J. Dunning, A. Bennett (Source: Journal of Hospital Infection)
Source: Journal of Hospital Infection - January 8, 2021 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: research

Healthcare workers' perceptions and acceptance of an electronic reminder system for hand hygiene
Publication date: February 2021Source: Journal of Hospital Infection, Volume 108Author(s): P.-O. Blomgren, B. Lytsy, K. Hjelm, C.L. Swenne (Source: Journal of Hospital Infection)
Source: Journal of Hospital Infection - January 8, 2021 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: research

Knowledge, perceptions and experiences of nurses in antimicrobial optimization or stewardship in the intensive care unit
Publication date: March 2021Source: Journal of Hospital Infection, Volume 109Author(s): J. Padigos, S. Reid, E. Kirby, J. Broom (Source: Journal of Hospital Infection)
Source: Journal of Hospital Infection - January 8, 2021 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: research

Fever screening methods in public places during the COVID-19 pandemic
Publication date: Available online 17 November 2020Source: Journal of Hospital InfectionAuthor(s): J. Zhang, S. Liu, B. Zhu (Source: Journal of Hospital Infection)
Source: Journal of Hospital Infection - January 7, 2021 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: research

Identification of Streptococcus pneumoniae in hospital-acquired pneumonia in adults
Publication date: February 2021Source: Journal of Hospital Infection, Volume 108Author(s): J.A. Suaya, M.A. Fletcher, L. Georgalis, A.G. Arguedas, J.M. McLaughlin, G. Ferreira, C. Theilacker, B.D. Gessner, T. Verstraeten (Source: Journal of Hospital Infection)
Source: Journal of Hospital Infection - January 7, 2021 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: research

Heat stress and PPE during COVID-19: impact on healthcare workers' performance, safety and well-being in NHS settings
Publication date: February 2021Source: Journal of Hospital Infection, Volume 108Author(s): S.L. Davey, B.J. Lee, T. Robbins, H. Randeva, C.D. Thake (Source: Journal of Hospital Infection)
Source: Journal of Hospital Infection - January 7, 2021 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: research