Current practices rely on onsite treatment of hospital effluent waste. Authors propose separating waste from patients most likely to shed MDROs or excrete antimicrobials for disposal as clinical waste rather than sewage effluent.
https://ow.ly/wFeB50YHa0Q
#AntimicrobialResistance #WasteStewardship
🤔How ‘aseptic’ is ‘aseptic technique’ conducted by nurses outside the operating room environment? A critical review. #NurseSky #MedSky #IDSky
🛟 https://ow.ly/Z4TA50YrpkT
This study aimed to identify high-risk items (HRIs) in the fomite route transmission of hospital associated infections (HAIs) in an intensive care unit (ICU) environment and assess their bacterial contamination levels.
www.journalofhospitalinfection.com/article/S0195-6701(26)00...
Surgical site infections (SSI) is a major healthcare-associated complication, yet early detection remains challenging. To develop and validate a machine learning–based predictive model for the detection of SSI in Chinese surgical patients. #SurgerySky
https://ow.ly/exVV50Yq1E7
Carbapenem-resistant P. aeruginosa causes challenging healthcare-associated infections. Authors discuss an effective phage cocktail targeting CRPA and evaluate its potential as a topical hydrogel to prevent infection
🛟 https://ow.ly/9T4q50Yq1BU
Another Important Lesson Unlearned Post-COVID-19: airborne transmission of respiratory viruses is occurring now, in indoor environments, and not just in hospitals. #COVID19
🛟🧪https://ow.ly/OBVW50Yp8ng🦠
At a cancer center, among 304 hospital-onset COVID-19 cases, 194 patients shared a room with other patients during their infectious period. Secondary infection occurred in 17% of roommates; 50% asymptomatic; 12% developed severe infection.
🛟 https://ow.ly/clWb50YorCM
C. Diff is a major cause of healthcare-associated diarrhoea with significant morbidity and mortality worldwide. Authors conducted a prospective multicentre surveillance study in six German university hospitals to assess all-cause in-hospital mortality among CDI patients
https://ow.ly/9MFw50Yo0RM
Guideline impact on antibiotic use for tooth extraction across facility types in Japan: An interrupted time series analysis using a health insurance claims database
https://ow.ly/S6gQ50Yo0Qc
Hands are a key vector for pathogen transmission in healthcare, making effective hand antisepsis crucial. According to EN1500, a minimum rub-in time of 30 seconds is required, but observations show healthcare workers typically spend less time
🙌 https://ow.ly/3O6j50Yo0BW 🛟
Neonatal intensive care units are designed to provide specialized care for newborns in urgent need. Infection spreads eaily in this environment, leading to outbreaks. In this review, authors analyze reported outbreaks associated with #NICUs over two decades
👶 https://ow.ly/jJ9l50YnVuj
Hand hygiene is crucial for preventing infection in dentistry with its high exposure to saliva, blood & aerosols. COVID improved practice, but long-term evolution & drivers of Hand Hygiene Compliance in dental hospitals across different pandemic phases isn't understood
🦷 https://ow.ly/4x4850YnXx8
Manual Environmental Disinfection with Hydrogen Peroxide and Silver Ions versus Sodium Hypochlorite in Operating Rooms: A Multicenter Randomized Trial on Residual Antimicrobial Efficacy
https://ow.ly/yK6m50YnVsq
Seasonality and other factors influencing hospital acquisition of multidrug-resistant Enterobacterales colonisation: A one-year cohort study Botswana, 2022-2023
🛟 www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S259...
C. diff is a spore-forming pathogen that is hard to remove from environmental surfaces and equipment such as endoscopes. This study evaluates the efficacy of the colonoscope disinfection process on the ability to eliminate #Cdiff
https://ow.ly/HPO050YhsXF
Is there is consensus for the aims of aseptic technique undertaken by nurses outside operating theatres?
https://ow.ly/HtZO50YgX28
#NurseSky #MedSky #SurgSky #SurgerySky #MedEd #Research
This study uses a modified Delphi to reach consensus on the skills that patients with central venous catheters need to acquire. The initial questionnaire included 12 competencies including knowledge of CVC, self-management skills and confidence
https://ow.ly/NZA850YnTH8
Family caregivers (FCGs) are integral to hospital patients' care but often overlooked in #IPC strategies, particularly in low and middle-income countries. This pilot study assessed IPC interventions in improving hygiene compliance of FCGs in Bangladeshi hospitals
https://ow.ly/H8wb50YgWZS
Healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) cause morbidity and mortality in patients at medical intensive care units (MICU). This study investigates the effect of daily bathing with 2% chlorhexidine gluconate (CHG) on reducing HAIs in MICU patients
https://ow.ly/Yezj50YgyFR
“AI should be seen as a tool that supports, rather than replaces, existing AMR strategies. When well-regulated and integrated within One Health frameworks, AI can strengthen surveillance, improve treatment decisions, and support evidence-based interventions to curb antimicrobial resistance.” #IDSky
Innovative approaches are necessary to complement existing #AMR control strategies. AI has emerged as a valuable tool to address the complexity and scale of AMR. In a new narrative review, the effective integration of AI into key components of AMR management is explored
📘 https://ow.ly/LStO50YgxGJ
Wastewater-based surveillance (WBS) informed our understanding of SARS-CoV-2, influenza and RSV circulation in the community. Authors have used WBS to understand the dynamics between SARS-CoV-2, influenza and RSV loads in the hospital wastewater in a hospital in Switzerland
https://ow.ly/ItTr50YgyAa
The permeability of surgical scrubs affects bacterial load in operating room air. Bacterial load can be measured by counting fluorescent bioparticles per unit of air. This study compared FBP≥3μm/50dm3 in air during primary arthroplasty surgeries using different clothing
https://ow.ly/ACnt50YgWV4
C. auris is an emerging fungal pathogen which is highly transmissible in clinical settings. Authors investigated the biofilm-forming ability of 3 isolates on non-porous plastic surfaces and developed a laboratory model for evaluating decontamination interventions
https://ow.ly/xPve50Ygywx
Infectious exhalation aerosol source control using masks and respirators in hospitals depends on the aerosol shedding and its dispersion. In a simulation study with a headform, authors used a leakage testing system for total outward leakage and count median diameter
https://ow.ly/mLQB50YgybE
Global trends and thematic evolution in antimicrobial stewardship research: A comprehensive bibliometric and network analysis (1977–2025)
🦠https://ow.ly/RVOw50YgYWu
#IDsky #AntimicrobialResistance #antimicrobialstewardship #AMR 🛟💊🧪
Wexham Park Hospital's IPC team introduced a novel water dispensing system. 'Frimley Faucet' replaced traditional basins & drains with innovative, drain-free faucets, & restructured clinical workflows to enhance IPC & environmental sustainability
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From a biofilm to another: when bacteria from Dry Surface Biofilms settle in invasive medical devices. This study aims to reproduce in vitro the cross-transmission of bacteria from dry surfaces to invasive medical devices via healthcare professional’s gloves
https://ow.ly/WMaj50Ygy8l
Submit your #HISCON abstracts now! All aspects of #IPC welcome, including surveillance of HCAIs, clinical trials and research in IPC, national and regional insights from the UK and Ireland, sustainability, #AMR and #AMS.
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#MedSky #IDSky #ConferenceSeason 🧪🛟
Carbapenem-resistant Enterobacterales (CRE) pose a substantial burden in healthcare settings. Rapid screening methods are essential for effective IPC. Authors assess the impact of implementing Immunochromatographic tests (ICTs)on CRE acquisition and IPC measures
https://ow.ly/OFZG50Yef1q