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Updated resource: The APIC/JCR Infection Prevention and Control Workbook, Third Edition.

American journal of infection control

[No authors listed]
PMID: 28159065
Am J Infect Control. 2017 Feb 01;45(2):105. doi: 10.1016/j.ajic.2016.12.011.

No abstract available.

Getting hand hygiene right.

British journal of nursing (Mark Allen Publishing)

Nicholson J.
PMID: 28745952
Br J Nurs. 2017 Jul 27;26(14):S3. doi: 10.12968/bjon.2017.26.14.S3.

No abstract available.

Organization of infection control in European hospitals.

The Journal of hospital infection

Hansen S, Zingg W, Ahmad R, Kyratsis Y, Behnke M, Schwab F, Pittet D, Gastmeier P.
PMID: 26542950
J Hosp Infect. 2015 Dec;91(4):338-45. doi: 10.1016/j.jhin.2015.07.011. Epub 2015 Sep 28.

BACKGROUND: The Prevention of Hospital Infections by Intervention and Training (PROHIBIT) survey was initiated to investigate the status of healthcare-associated infection (HCAI) prevention across Europe.AIM: This paper presents the methodology of the quantitative PROHIBIT survey and outlines the findings...

Advances in infection control.

Einstein (Sao Paulo, Brazil)

Marra AR.
PMID: 27074240
Einstein (Sao Paulo). 2016 Jan-Mar;14(1):108-9. doi: 10.1590/S1679-45082016MD3433.

Several initiatives took place in recent years in relation to nosocomial infection control in order to increase patient safety. Some of these initiatives will be commented in this brief review.

Educator and Student Hand Hygiene Adherence in Dental Schools: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

Journal of dental education

Resende KKM, Neves LF, de Rezende Costa Nagib L, Martins LJO, Costa CRR.
PMID: 30804172
J Dent Educ. 2019 May;83(5):575-584. doi: 10.21815/JDE.019.060. Epub 2019 Feb 25.

Health professionals and their patients are subject to cross-contamination and potential exposure to harmful infectious diseases. A common form of cross-contamination is through dental procedures without proper instrument care and lack of hand hygiene. The aim of this systematic...

[The role of nursing in the management of a nosocomial infection].

Revista de enfermeria (Barcelona, Spain)

García-Penche R, Ruiz J, Hernández M, Izcara G, Prior C, Suero T.
PMID: 15315100
Rev Enferm. 2004 Jun;27(6):57-60.

The authors describe what a nosocomial infection is, how frequently it occurs and the main mechanisms through which it spreads. Furthermore, they analyze the importance of systems of epidemic controls bearing in mind the symptoms which indicate a nosocomial...

Hand hygiene feedback impacts compliance.

American journal of infection control

Fish L, Bopp D, Gregory D, Kerley KD, Gakhar S, Lavigne MC, Boyd F.
PMID: 33352251
Am J Infect Control. 2021 Jul;49(7):907-911. doi: 10.1016/j.ajic.2020.12.010. Epub 2020 Dec 19.

BACKGROUND: Health care-acquired infections are one of the top causes of mortality in the United States (Stone, 2009; Scott, 2009). Hand hygiene (HH) can reduce the incidence of such infections. Adherence to HH practices remains challenging for health care...

Use of e-learning to enhance medical students' understanding and knowledge of healthcare-associated infection prevention and control.

The Journal of hospital infection

O'Neill E, Stevens NT, Clarke E, Cox P, O'Malley B, Humphreys H.
PMID: 21945066
J Hosp Infect. 2011 Dec;79(4):368-70. doi: 10.1016/j.jhin.2011.08.008. Epub 2011 Sep 25.

An online infection prevention and control programme for medical students was developed and assessed. There was a statistically significant improvement (P

The road to zero nosocomial infections in neonates-a narrative review.

Acta paediatrica (Oslo, Norway : 1992)

Jansen SJ, Lopriore E, van der Beek MT, Veldkamp KE, Steggerda SJ, Bekker V.
PMID: 33955065
Acta Paediatr. 2021 Aug;110(8):2326-2335. doi: 10.1111/apa.15886. Epub 2021 May 06.

AIM: Nosocomial infections (NI) in neonates are associated with prolonged hospitalisation, adverse neurodevelopmental outcome and high mortality. Over the past decade, numerous prevention strategies have resulted in significant reductions in NI rates. In this review, we aim to provide...

Optimal Design of Paired Built Environment Interventions for Control of MDROs in Acute Care and Community Hospitals.

HERD

Squire MM, Sessel GK, Lin G, Squire EN, Igusa T.
PMID: 33375862
HERD. 2021 Apr;14(2):109-129. doi: 10.1177/1937586720976585. Epub 2020 Dec 30.

OBJECTIVES: Our goal was to optimize infection control of paired environmental control interventions within hospitals to reduce methicillin-resistant BACKGROUND: The most widely used infection control interventions are deployment of handwashing (HW) stations, control of relative humidity (RH), and negative...

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