Pub Date : 2007-09-01DOI: 10.1177/14690446070080040605
welcomed a further reduction in MRSA bloodstream infections and announced the latest in a number of measures to drive down rates of Clostridium difficile in hospitals The latest statistics from the Health Protection Agency (HPA) show a decrease of 6.7% in MRSA bacteraemia, while C. difficile infections increased by 7.6% in 2006. Measures such as the MRSA targets, improved surveillance and Performance Improvement Teams have helped hospitals to achieve significant improvements in MRSA rates. These measures will now be applied to C. difficile. More action to tackle C. difficile as MRSA numbers continue to fall
{"title":"A practical guide to reducing C. difficile — Making a difference: consensus on good practice","authors":"","doi":"10.1177/14690446070080040605","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/14690446070080040605","url":null,"abstract":"welcomed a further reduction in MRSA bloodstream infections and announced the latest in a number of measures to drive down rates of Clostridium difficile in hospitals The latest statistics from the Health Protection Agency (HPA) show a decrease of 6.7% in MRSA bacteraemia, while C. difficile infections increased by 7.6% in 2006. Measures such as the MRSA targets, improved surveillance and Performance Improvement Teams have helped hospitals to achieve significant improvements in MRSA rates. These measures will now be applied to C. difficile. More action to tackle C. difficile as MRSA numbers continue to fall","PeriodicalId":265443,"journal":{"name":"British Journal of Infection Control","volume":"19 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2007-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"132791805","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2007-09-01DOI: 10.1177/1469044607083659
T. Cooper
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Pub Date : 2007-09-01DOI: 10.1177/14690446070080040604
welcomed a further reduction in MRSA bloodstream infections and announced the latest in a number of measures to drive down rates of Clostridium difficile in hospitals The latest statistics from the Health Protection Agency (HPA) show a decrease of 6.7% in MRSA bacteraemia, while C. difficile infections increased by 7.6% in 2006. Measures such as the MRSA targets, improved surveillance and Performance Improvement Teams have helped hospitals to achieve significant improvements in MRSA rates. These measures will now be applied to C. difficile. More action to tackle C. difficile as MRSA numbers continue to fall
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Pub Date : 2007-07-01DOI: 10.1177/14690446070080030601
A.M. Columbine, H. Wharrad
Media coverage of life-threatening hospital infections highlights the importance of ongoing infection control education for healthcare workers. Using computer technology to deliver infection control updates to healthcare workers has the advantage of being accessible throughout the 24-hour shift pattern. The update can therefore be undertaken at a time to suit the healthcare worker and their workload. This paper describes the development process required to produce a computer-aided learning (CAL) package on hand hygiene, suitable for use as an infection control update for hospital nurses. It outlines the resources and costs involved and the technical problems encountered in implementation. It was trialled by 12 nurses who found it an enjoyable and acceptable method of updating. It provides useful information and recommendations for other clinical educators, who may be considering this method of update delivery.
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Pub Date : 2007-07-01DOI: 10.1177/14690446070080030701
S. S. Patel, D. Pevalin, R. Prosser, A. Couchman
Source isolation facilities should be adequately cleaned to minimise the risk of cross-infection via the environment and fomites. The aim of this study was to compare the effectiveness of cleaning with detergent, cleaning with detergent followed by sodium hypochlorite and cleaning with detergent after enhanced training for domestic staff within isolation facilities in a district general hospital in southern England. Frequent `hand touch' sites in two isolation rooms were sampled, using contact plates. A total of 567 plates were collected. Bacterial total viable counts (TVCs) and environmental meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) were used as surrogate markers to compare the efficacy of the cleaning methods. The results indicate that cleaning with water and detergent followed by sodium hypochlorite achieved significantly lower TVCs for most sampling sites, but only significantly lower environmental MRSA detections from a minority of sample sites. No one method of cleaning consistently eliminated MRSA from the environment. These results provide some preliminary evidence for the use of detergent and hypochlorite cleaning within source isolation facilities.
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Pub Date : 2007-07-01DOI: 10.1177/14690446070080030401
{"title":"Programme for ICNA annual conference is finalised","authors":"","doi":"10.1177/14690446070080030401","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/14690446070080030401","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":265443,"journal":{"name":"British Journal of Infection Control","volume":"57 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2007-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"133786952","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2007-07-01DOI: 10.1177/14690446070080030301
Bharat C. Patel
{"title":"Immunisation of healthcare workers update","authors":"Bharat C. Patel","doi":"10.1177/14690446070080030301","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/14690446070080030301","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":265443,"journal":{"name":"British Journal of Infection Control","volume":"33 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2007-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"132614725","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2007-07-01DOI: 10.1177/14690446070080030402
{"title":"CNO plans for C. difficile","authors":"","doi":"10.1177/14690446070080030402","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/14690446070080030402","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":265443,"journal":{"name":"British Journal of Infection Control","volume":"29 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2007-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"133676920","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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