Microbial contamination of the dental unit waterlines – a matter of following instructions
Publication date: Available online 21 April 2021Source: Journal of Hospital InfectionAuthor(s): Rolf Claesson, Stig Edwardsson, Nils Bäckman (Source: Journal of Hospital Infection)
Source: Journal of Hospital Infection - April 21, 2021 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: research

Outcomes of asymptomatic hospital employees in Covid-19-post-exposition quarantine during the 2nd pandemic wave in Zurich
Publication date: Available online 21 April 2021Source: Journal of Hospital InfectionAuthor(s): Ilker Uçkay, Ludwig Steinwender, Jan Burkhard, Dominique Holy, Mario Strähl, Mazda Farshad (Source: Journal of Hospital Infection)
Source: Journal of Hospital Infection - April 21, 2021 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: research

The Incidence, Diagnosis, and Outcomes of COVID-19-associated Pulmonary Aspergillosis (CAPA): A Systematic Review
Publication date: Available online 21 April 2021Source: Journal of Hospital InfectionAuthor(s): Woon H. Chong, Kristoffer P. Neu (Source: Journal of Hospital Infection)
Source: Journal of Hospital Infection - April 21, 2021 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: research

Determinants of antibiotic over-prescribing for upper respiratory tract infections in an emergency department with good primary care access: a quantitative analysis
Publication date: Available online 21 April 2021Source: Journal of Hospital InfectionAuthor(s): Zhilian Huang, Yanyi Weng, Hou Ang, Angela Chow (Source: Journal of Hospital Infection)
Source: Journal of Hospital Infection - April 21, 2021 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: research

How dirty is your QWERTY? The risk of healthcare pathogen transmission from computer keyboards
Publication date: June 2021Source: Journal of Hospital Infection, Volume 112Author(s): K. Ledwoch, S.J. Dancer, J.A. Otter, K. Kerr, D. Roposte, J-Y. Maillard (Source: Journal of Hospital Infection)
Source: Journal of Hospital Infection - April 19, 2021 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: research

Healthcare workers as ‘canaries’ for acute respiratory infections and pathogens during the COVID-19 pandemic
Publication date: Available online 26 March 2021Source: Journal of Hospital InfectionAuthor(s): D.W. Lim, H.L. Htun, Y. Wang, A.L. Li, W.M. Kyaw, L.T. Lee, A. Chow (Source: Journal of Hospital Infection)
Source: Journal of Hospital Infection - April 18, 2021 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: research

Hand-hygiene-related clinical trials reported between 2014 and 2020: a comprehensive systematic review
Publication date: Available online 17 March 2021Source: Journal of Hospital InfectionAuthor(s): C. Clancy, T. Delungahawatta, C.P. Dunne (Source: Journal of Hospital Infection)
Source: Journal of Hospital Infection - April 16, 2021 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: research

The sourcing and use of high physical resemblance personal protective equipment to train health care workers, improve confidence and conserve medical grade equipment
Publication date: Available online 14 April 2021Source: Journal of Hospital InfectionAuthor(s): Suzanne Bumpstead, Zheng Jie Lim, Lisa Kuhn, Daphne Flynn, Cindy-Lee Bakos, Eden Potter, Diana Egerton-Warburton (Source: Journal of Hospital Infection)
Source: Journal of Hospital Infection - April 15, 2021 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: research

Factors associated with independent nurse prescribers’ antibiotic prescribing practice: A mixed methods study using the Reasoned Action Approach
Publication date: Available online 15 April 2021Source: Journal of Hospital InfectionAuthor(s): Valerie Ness, Kay Currie, Jacqui Reilly, Kareena McAloney-Kocaman, Lesley Price (Source: Journal of Hospital Infection)
Source: Journal of Hospital Infection - April 15, 2021 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: research

Oral antiseptics against coronavirus: in vitro and clinical evidence
Publication date: Available online 15 April 2021Source: Journal of Hospital InfectionAuthor(s): María Victoria Mateos Moreno, Alejandro Mira Obrador, Verónica Ausina Márquez, María D. Ferrer García (Source: Journal of Hospital Infection)
Source: Journal of Hospital Infection - April 15, 2021 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: research

Prevalence and significance of bacterial contamination of autologous stem cell products
Publication date: Available online 15 April 2021Source: Journal of Hospital InfectionAuthor(s): Lauro Damonti, Niccolò Buetti, Sara Droz, Ulrike Bacher, Thomas Pabst, Behrouz Mansouri Taleghani, Gabriela Maria Baerlocher, Jonas Marschall (Source: Journal of Hospital Infection)
Source: Journal of Hospital Infection - April 15, 2021 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: research

An automated room disinfection system using ozone is highly active against surrogates for SARS-CoV-2
Publication date: Available online 15 April 2021Source: Journal of Hospital InfectionAuthor(s): Gefion Franke, Birte Knobling, Florian H. Brill, Britta Becker, Eva M. Klupp, Cristina Belmar Campos, Susanne Pfefferle, Marc Lütgehetmann, Johannes K. Knobloch (Source: Journal of Hospital Infection)
Source: Journal of Hospital Infection - April 15, 2021 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: research

A 2018 hospital-mediated outbreak of 42 measles cases in Ireland: observations regarding emergency department waiting times and staff vaccination levels
Publication date: Available online 13 April 2021Source: Journal of Hospital InfectionAuthor(s): S. Woods, L. Power, N.H. O’Connell, C.P. Dunne (Source: Journal of Hospital Infection)
Source: Journal of Hospital Infection - April 13, 2021 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: research

Barriers and enablers to implementing hospital-acquired urinary tract infection prevention strategies: A qualitative study using the Theoretical Domains Framework
Publication date: Available online 9 April 2021Source: Journal of Hospital InfectionAuthor(s): Oyebola Fasugba, Elizabeth McInnes, Joyce Baye, Heilok Cheng, Rose Gordon, Sandy Middleton (Source: Journal of Hospital Infection)
Source: Journal of Hospital Infection - April 9, 2021 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: research

Molecular detection of carbapenem resistance genes in rectal swabs from patients in Gulf Cooperation Council Hospitals
Publication date: Available online 9 April 2021Source: Journal of Hospital InfectionAuthor(s): M. Alqahtani, I.A. Tickler, Z. Al Deesi, W. AlFouzan, A. Al Jabri, R. Al Jindan, S. Al Johani, S.A. Alkahtani, A. Al Kharusi, E. Mokaddas, A. Nabi, N. Saeed, A. Madian, J. Whitmore, F.C. Tenover (Source: Journal of Hospital Infection)
Source: Journal of Hospital Infection - April 9, 2021 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: research