期刊: JOURNAL OF HOSPITAL INFECTION, 2023; 131 ()
Background: Antimicrobial stewardship (AMS) initiatives in hospitals often include the implementation of clustered intervention components to improve ......
期刊: JOURNAL OF HOSPITAL INFECTION, 2023; 131 ()
Background: Observing hand hygiene compliance (HHC) among non-sterile healthcare workers (HCWs) in the operating theatre (OT) is challenging as there ......
期刊: JOURNAL OF HOSPITAL INFECTION, 2023; 132 ()
Background: Isolating patients infected or colonized with vancomycin-resistant enterococci (VRE) in a private room or cohort room to prevent hospital ......
期刊: JOURNAL OF HOSPITAL INFECTION, 2023; 132 ()
Background: A novel Panton-Valentine leukocidin (PVL)-positive meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) clonal complex (CC)5-MRSA-IVc ('Sri L......
期刊: JOURNAL OF HOSPITAL INFECTION, 2023; 133 ()
Objective: To evaluate risk factors for hospital-acquired infection (HAI) in patients during the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS......
期刊: JOURNAL OF HOSPITAL INFECTION, 2023; 137 ()
Background: Hand hygiene compliance (HHC) can be influenced by behavioural determinants, but knowledge on this remains scarce. The Capability, Opportu......
期刊: JOURNAL OF HOSPITAL INFECTION, 2023; 138 ()
Background: The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has influenced hospital infection control practices.Aim: To evaluate the impact of the CO......
期刊: JOURNAL OF HOSPITAL INFECTION, 2023; 138 ()
Bone marrow transplant and haemato-oncology patients are at risk of healthcare-associated infections due to waterborne pathogens. We undertook a narra......
期刊: JOURNAL OF HOSPITAL INFECTION, 2023; 139 ()
Background: The effective implementation of antimicrobial stewardship requires an a-priori assessment of the appropriateness of antimicrobial prescrip......
期刊: JOURNAL OF HOSPITAL INFECTION, 2023; 140 ()
Background: Transmission of infections via contaminated endoscopes is a common problem. Manual cleaning, using at least a detergent, is an important s......
期刊: JOURNAL OF HOSPITAL INFECTION, 2023; 140 ()
Background: Point prevalence surveys are an important surveillance method for deter-mining the burden of healthcare-associated infections (HCAIs). Aim......
期刊: JOURNAL OF HOSPITAL INFECTION, 2023; 141 ()
Background: Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is known as a major cause of respiratory tract infection in adults and children. Human-to-human transmis......
期刊: JOURNAL OF HOSPITAL INFECTION, 2023; 141 ()
Background: Ice machines in healthcare facilities have been suspected and even linked to outbreaks and pseudo-outbreaks. Guidelines exist for maintena......
期刊: JOURNAL OF HOSPITAL INFECTION, 2023; 141 ()
Background: Hospitals are hotspots for antimicrobial resistance genes (ARGs), and play a significant role in their emergence and spread. Large numbers......