Healthcare Staff Perceptions & Misconceptions regarding Antibody Testing in the United Kingdom: Implications for the next steps for antibody screening
Publication date: Available online 10 December 2020Source: Journal of Hospital InfectionAuthor(s): Tim Robbins, Ioannis Kyrou, Steven Laird, Nina Morgan, Neil Anderson, Christopher Imray, Kiran Patel, Sailesh Sankar, Harpal Randeva, Ceri Jones (Source: Journal of Hospital Infection)
Source: Journal of Hospital Infection - December 12, 2020 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: research
Healthcare workers’ perceptions and acceptance of an electronic reminder system for hand hygiene
Publication date: Available online 10 December 2020Source: Journal of Hospital InfectionAuthor(s): Per-Ola Blomgren, Birgitta Lytsy, Katarina Hjelm, Christine Leo Swenne (Source: Journal of Hospital Infection)
Source: Journal of Hospital Infection - December 12, 2020 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: research
Does nosocomial COVID-19 result in increased 30-day mortality? A multi-centre observational study to identify risk factors for worse outcomes in patients with COVID-19
Publication date: January 2021Source: Journal of Hospital Infection, Volume 107Author(s): K.S. Khan, H. Reed-Embleton, J. Lewis, J. Saldanha, S. Mahmud (Source: Journal of Hospital Infection)
Source: Journal of Hospital Infection - December 12, 2020 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: research
Follow-up of vancomycin-resistant enterococci colonized and close-contact vancomycin-resistant enterococci residents in the nursing homes of the Canton of Vaud, Switzerland
Publication date: Available online 17 November 2020Source: Journal of Hospital InfectionAuthor(s): D. Héquet, C. Petignat (Source: Journal of Hospital Infection)
Source: Journal of Hospital Infection - December 11, 2020 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: research
Evaluation of the performance of rapid tests for screening carriers of acquired ESBL-producing Enterobacterales and their impact on turnaround time
Publication date: February 2021Source: Journal of Hospital Infection, Volume 108Author(s): D.S. Blanc, F. Poncet, B. Grandbastien, G. Greub, L. Senn, P. Nordmann (Source: Journal of Hospital Infection)
Source: Journal of Hospital Infection - December 11, 2020 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: research
Alpha-synuclein seeds of Parkinson's disease show high prion-exceeding resistance to steam sterilization
Publication date: February 2021Source: Journal of Hospital Infection, Volume 108Author(s): P. Pinder, A. Thomzig, W.J. Schulz-Schaeffer, M. Beekes (Source: Journal of Hospital Infection)
Source: Journal of Hospital Infection - December 11, 2020 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: research
Evaluation of a personal protective equipment (ppe) support programme (‘ppe helpers’) for staff during the covid-19 pandemic in london
Publication date: Available online 8 December 2020Source: Journal of Hospital InfectionAuthor(s): E. Castro-Sánchez, Alexander CM, Atchison C, Patel D, Leung W, Calamita ME, Meno Garcia D, Cimpeanu C, Mumbwatasai JM, Ramid D, Doherty K, Grewal HS, Otter JA, Wells M (Source: Journal of Hospital Infection)
Source: Journal of Hospital Infection - December 9, 2020 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: research
Detection of SARS-CoV-2 on laboratory paper request forms: a potential source of infection for laboratory personnel
Publication date: Available online 12 November 2020Source: Journal of Hospital InfectionAuthor(s): G. Winzor, A. Bosworth, C. Whalley, A.D. Beggs, S.F. Atabani (Source: Journal of Hospital Infection)
Source: Journal of Hospital Infection - December 8, 2020 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: research
ICU-acquired bloodstream infections in critically ill patients with COVID-19
Publication date: Available online 18 November 2020Source: Journal of Hospital InfectionAuthor(s): S. Kokkoris, I. Papachatzakis, E. Gavrielatou, T. Ntaidou, E. Ischaki, S. Malachias, C. Vrettou, C. Nichlos, A. Kanavou, D. Zervakis, E. Perivolioti, K. Ranellou, A. Argyropoulou, S. Zakynthinos, A. Kotanidou, C. Routsi (Source: Journal of Hospital Infection)
Source: Journal of Hospital Infection - December 8, 2020 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: research
Heat Stress and PPE during COVID-19: Impact on health care workers’ performance, safety and well-being in NHS settings
Publication date: Available online 7 December 2020Source: Journal of Hospital InfectionAuthor(s): Sarah L. Davey, Ben J. Lee, Timothy Robbins, Harpal Randeva, C. Doug Thake (Source: Journal of Hospital Infection)
Source: Journal of Hospital Infection - December 8, 2020 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: research
An In Vitro Investigation of the Release of Fugitive Medical Aerosols into the Environment during Manual Ventilation
Publication date: Available online 6 December 2020Source: Journal of Hospital InfectionAuthor(s): Marc Mac Giolla Eain, Mary Joyce, Andrew O’Sullivan, James A. McGrath, Ronan MacLoughlin (Source: Journal of Hospital Infection)
Source: Journal of Hospital Infection - December 7, 2020 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: research
Heat sterilization dramatically reduces filter efficiency of the majority of FFP2 and KN95 respirators
Publication date: January 2021Source: Journal of Hospital Infection, Volume 107Author(s): J.M.B.M. van der Vossen, M. Heerikhuisen, R.A.A.L. Traversari, A.L. van Wuijckhuijse, R.C. Montijn (Source: Journal of Hospital Infection)
Source: Journal of Hospital Infection - December 7, 2020 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: research
Early identification and optimal management of carbapenem-resistant Gram-negative infection
Publication date: Available online 5 December 2020Source: Journal of Hospital InfectionAuthor(s): J.P. Bedos, G. Daikos, A.R. Dodgson, A. Pan, N. Petrosillo, H. Seifert, J. Vila, Ricard Ferrer, P. Wilson (Source: Journal of Hospital Infection)
Source: Journal of Hospital Infection - December 6, 2020 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: research
Nosocomial infection of Klebsiella pneumoniae among neonates: a molecular epidemiological study
Publication date: Available online 5 December 2020Source: Journal of Hospital InfectionAuthor(s): Keren Luo, Jun Tang, Yi Qu, Xiaoyan Yang, Li Zhang, Zhong Chen, Linghan Kuang, Min Su, Dezhi Mu (Source: Journal of Hospital Infection)
Source: Journal of Hospital Infection - December 6, 2020 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: research
Operating theatre attire (scrub suits) worn outside the operating theatre. Infection risk or not?
Publication date: Available online 5 December 2020Source: Journal of Hospital InfectionAuthor(s): Humphreys H, Bak A, M.A. Mugglestone, Pinkney TD, Skelton L, Vos MC, Ridgway E (Source: Journal of Hospital Infection)
Source: Journal of Hospital Infection - December 6, 2020 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: research
