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Prospective study on the effect of shirt sleeves and ties on the transmission of bacteria to patients.

February 8th, 2012 · Start a Discussion

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Where do hands go? An audit of sequential hand-touch events on a hospital ward.

February 3rd, 2012 · Start a Discussion

Where do hands go? An audit of sequential hand-touch events on a hospital ward.
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Risk factors associated with the conversion of meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus colonisation to healthcare-associated infection.

January 19th, 2012 · Start a Discussion

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Outcome of central venous catheter-related bacteraemia according to compliance with guidelines: experience with 91 episodes.

January 11th, 2012 · Start a Discussion

Outcome of central venous catheter-related bacteraemia according to compliance with guide…

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Ventilator-associated pneumonia due to meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus: risk factors and outcome in a large general hospital.

January 10th, 2012 · Start a Discussion

Ventilator-associated pneumonia due to meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus: risk f…

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CSI: a severity index for Clostridium difficile infection at the time of admission.

January 6th, 2012 · Start a Discussion

CSI: a severity index for Clostridium difficile infection at the time of admission.

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Do contact precautions cause depression? A two-year study at a tertiary care medical centre.

January 6th, 2012 · Start a Discussion

Do contact precautions cause depression? A two-year study at a tertiary care medical cent…

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Do admissions and discharges to long-term care facilities influence hospital burden of Clostridium difficile infection?

December 6th, 2011 · Start a Discussion

Do admissions and discharges to long-term care facilities influence hospital burden of Cl…

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Inadequate hospital ventilation system increases the risk of nosocomial Mycobacterium tuberculosis.

December 2nd, 2011 · Start a Discussion

Inadequate hospital ventilation system increases the risk of nosocomial Mycobacterium tub…

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Universal screening for meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in acute care: risk factors and outcome from a multicentre study.

November 23rd, 2011 · Start a Discussion

Universal screening for meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in acute care: risk fa…

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Co-morbidities as predictors of mortality in Clostridium difficile infection and derivation of the ARC predictive score.

November 4th, 2011 · Start a Discussion

Co-morbidities as predictors of mortality in Clostridium difficile infection and derivati…

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A 12-year review of Staphylococcus aureus bloodstream infections in haemodialysis patients: more work to be done.

August 24th, 2011 · Start a Discussion

A 12-year review of Staphylococcus aureus bloodstream infections in haemodialysis patients: more work to be done.
J Hosp Infect. 2011 Aug 17;
Authors: Fitzgerald SF, O’Gorman J, Morris-Downes MM, Crowley RK, Donlon S, Bajwa R,…

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CSI: a severity index for Clostridium difficile infection at the time of admission.

August 19th, 2011 · Start a Discussion

CSI: a severity index for Clostridium difficile infection at the time of admission.
J Hosp Infect. 2011 Aug 15;
Authors: Lungulescu OA, Cao W, Gatskevich E, Tlhabano L, Stratidis JG
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Clostridium diffici…

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Hospital antibiotic consumption in Switzerland: comparison of a multicultural country with Europe.

August 11th, 2011 · Start a Discussion

Hospital antibiotic consumption in Switzerland: comparison of a multicultural country with Europe.
J Hosp Infect. 2011 Aug 3;
Authors: Plüss-Suard C, Pannatier A, Kronenberg A, Mühlemann K, Zanetti G
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Recommendations to replace peripheral venous catheters every 72-96 hours: is a single reference enough?

August 4th, 2011 · Start a Discussion

Recommendations to replace peripheral venous catheters every 72-96 hours: is a single reference enough?
J Hosp Infect. 2011 Jul 27;
Authors: Safdar N, McKinley LM, Davidson B, Broome C, Schenk J

PMID: 21802173…

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