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Promises and limitations of a digitalized infection control program

Romain Martischang, Alexandra Peters, Chloe Guitart, Ermira Tartari, more

Journal of Advanced Nursing > 76 > 8 > 1876 - 1878

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“Nurses and Midwives: Clean care is in your hands”: The 5 May 2020 World Health Organization SAVE LIVES: Clean Your Hands campaign

Alexandra Peters, Nasim Lotfinejad, Chloé Guitart, Alice Simniceanu, more

Nursing in Critical Care > 25 > 2 > 129 - 130

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Hand hygiene – social network analysis of peer-identified and management-selected change agents

Yew Fong Lee, Mary-Louise McLaws, Loke Meng Ong, Suraya Amir Husin, more

Antimicrobial Resistance & Infection Control > 2019 > 8 > 1 > 1-7

Background Hand hygiene compliance can be improved by strategies fostering collaborative efforts among healthcare workers (HCWs) through change agents. However, there is limited information about how change agents shape the social networks of work teams, and how this relates to organisational culture. The objectives of this study were to describe the influence of peer-identified change agents (PICAs)...

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Acceptability and tolerability of alcohol-based hand hygiene products for elderly residents in long-term care: a crossover study

Margaret O’Donoghue, Jacqueline M. C. Ho, Didier Pittet, Lorna K. P. Suen

Antimicrobial Resistance & Infection Control > 2019 > 8 > 1 > 1-10

Background Hand hygiene is a critical component of infection control. Much of the focus on improving hand hygiene in healthcare settings has been directed towards healthcare worker compliance but its importance for patients, including those in long-term care facilities (LTCFs), is increasingly being recognised. Alcohol-based hand rub (ABHR) can lead to improved compliance. We aimed to determine acceptability...

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Glycerol content within the WHO ethanol-based handrub formulation: balancing tolerability with antimicrobial efficacy

Mayra Gonçalves Menegueti, Ana Maria Laus, Márcia Aparecida Ciol, Maria Auxiliadora-Martins, more

Antimicrobial Resistance & Infection Control > 2019 > 8 > 1 > 1-8

Background The World Health Organization (WHO) ethanol-based handrub (EBHR) formulation contains 1.45% glycerol as an emollient to protect healthcare workers’ (HCWs) skin against dryness and dermatitis. However, glycerol seems to negatively affect the antimicrobial efficacy of alcohols. In addition, the minimal concentration of glycerol required to protect hands remain unknown. We aim to evaluate...

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Implementation research for the prevention of antimicrobial resistance and healthcare-associated infections; 2017 Geneva infection prevention and control (IPC)-think tank (part 1)

Walter Zingg, Julie Storr, Benjamin J. Park, Raheelah Ahmad, more

Antimicrobial Resistance & Infection Control > 2019 > 8 > 1 > 1-9

Background Around 5–15% of all hospital patients worldwide suffer from healthcare-associated infections (HAIs), and years of excessive antimicrobial use in human and animal medicine have created emerging antimicrobial resistance (AMR). A considerable amount of evidence-based measures have been published to address these challenges, but the largest challenge seems to be their implementation. Methods...

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Technology for the prevention of antimicrobial resistance and healthcare-associated infections; 2017 Geneva IPC-Think Tank (Part 2)

Walter Zingg, Benjamin J. Park, Julie Storr, Raheelah Ahmad, more

Antimicrobial Resistance & Infection Control > 2019 > 8 > 1 > 1-5

Background The high burden of healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) and antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is partially due to excessive antimicrobial use both in human and animal medicine worldwide. How can technology help to overcome challenges in infection prevention and control (IPC) and to prevent HAI and emerging AMR? Methods In June 2017, 42 international experts convened in Geneva, Switzerland...

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Broadening the infection prevention and control network globally; 2017 Geneva IPC-think tank (part 3)

Walter Zingg, Julie Storr, Benjamin J. Park, John A. Jernigan, more

Antimicrobial Resistance & Infection Control > 2019 > 8 > 1 > 1-5

Background Healthcare-associated infection (HAI) is a major challenge for patient safety worldwide, and is further complicated by antimicrobial resistance (AMR) due to excessive antimicrobial use in both humans and animals. Existing infection prevention and control (IPC) networks must be strengthened and adapted to better address the global challenges presented by emerging AMR. Methods In June 2017,...

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“Clean care for all-it’s in your hands”: the May 5th, 2019 World Health Organization SAVE LIVES: Clean Your Hands campaign

Alexandra Peters, Tcheun Borzykowski, Ermira Tartari, Claire Kilpatrick, more

Antimicrobial Resistance & Infection Control > 2019 > 8 > 1 > 1-3

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Scenario-based simulation training for the WHO hand hygiene self-assessment framework

Ermira Tartari, Carolina Fankhauser, Alexandra Peters, Buyiswa Lizzie Sithole, more

Antimicrobial Resistance & Infection Control > 2019 > 8 > 1 > 1-6

The WHO SAVE LIVES: Clean Your Hands global hand hygiene campaign, launched in 2009 and celebrated annually on the 5th of May, features specific calls to action seeking to increase engagement from stakeholders’ collaborations in hand hygiene improvement. WHO calls on everyone to be inspired by the global movement towards universal health coverage (UHC). Infection prevention and control (IPC), including...

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Implementation of infection prevention and control in acute care hospitals in Mainland China – a systematic review

Jiancong Wang, Fangfei Liu, Jamie Bee Xian Tan, Stephan Harbarth, more

Antimicrobial Resistance & Infection Control > 2019 > 8 > 1 > 1-16

Background Healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) and antimicrobial resistance (AMR) affect patients in acute-care hospitals worldwide. No systematic review has been published on adoption and implementation of the infection prevention and control (IPC) key components. The objective of this systematic review was to assess adoption and implementation of the three areas issued by the “National Health...

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Keeping hospitals clean and safe without breaking the bank; summary of the Healthcare Cleaning Forum 2018

Alexandra Peters, Jon Otter, Andreea Moldovan, Pierre Parneix, more

Antimicrobial Resistance & Infection Control > 2018 > 7 > 1 > 1-12

Keeping hospitals clean is a crucial patient safety issue. The importance of the hospital environment in patient care has only recently been recognized widely in infection prevention and control (IPC). In order to create a movement for change, a group of international infection control experts teamed up with Interclean, the largest cleaning trade-show in the world to create the Healthcare Cleaning...

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Migrant and refugee populations: a public health and policy perspective on a continuing global crisis

Mohamed Abbas, Tammam Aloudat, Javier Bartolomei, Manuel Carballo, more

Antimicrobial Resistance & Infection Control > 2018 > 7 > 1 > 1-11

The 2015–2017 global migratory crisis saw unprecedented numbers of people on the move and tremendous diversity in terms of age, gender and medical requirements. This article focuses on key emerging public health issues around migrant populations and their interactions with host populations. Basic needs and rights of migrants and refugees are not always respected in regard to article 25 of the Universal...

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Conflicts of interest in infection prevention and control research: no smoke without fire. A narrative review

Mohamed Abbas, Daniela Pires, Alexandra Peters, Chantal M Morel, more

Intensive Care Medicine > 2018 > 44 > 10 > 1679-1690

Conflicts of interest (COIs) do occur in healthcare research, yet their impact on research in the field of infection prevention and control (IPC) is unknown. We conducted a narrative review aiming to identify examples of COIs in IPC research. In addition to well-known instances, we conducted PubMed and Google searches to identify and report case studies of COIs in IPC and antimicrobial resistance...

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Native septic arthritis is not an immediate surgical emergency

Nicolas Lauper, Marie Davat, Ergys Gjika, Camillo Müller, more

Journal of Infection > 2018 > 77 > 1 > 47-53

Acute native joint septic arthritis is generally considered a surgical emergency, requiring drainage within hours, including during night, weekend or holiday shifts. However, there are few data supporting the need for the disruption caused by this degree of urgency. We performed a retrospective review of all adult patients seen in our medical center from 1997−2015 with culture-proven septic arthritis...

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Let's prevent sepsis in health care – The 5 May 2018 World Health Organization (WHO) SAVE LIVES: Clean Your Hands campaign

Alexandra Peters, Hiroki Saito, Tcheun Borzykowski, Claire Kilpatrick, more

Journal of Infection > 2018 > 76 > 6 > 563-569

•Sepsis is being recognized as a global public health issue.•WHO annual global hand hygiene campaign focuses on sepsis in health care in 2018.•The 2018 campaign slogan is “It's in your hands – prevent sepsis in healthcare”.

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“It's in your hands—prevent sepsis in health care”; May 5 2018 World Health Organization SAVE LIVES: Clean Your Hands campaign

Hiroki Saito, Tcheun Borzykowski, Claire Kilpatrick, Daniela Pires, more

American Journal of Infection Control > 2018 > 46 > 5 > 480-481

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Promoting and sustaining a historical and global effort to prevent sepsis: the 2018 World Health Organization SAVE LIVES: Clean Your Hands campaign

Romain Martischang, Daniela Pires, Sarah Masson-Roy, Hiroki Saito, more

Critical Care > 2018 > 22 > 1 > 1-3

Sepsis is estimated to affect more than 30 million patients with potentially five million deaths every year worldwide. Prevention of sepsis, as well as early recognition, diagnosis and treatment, can’t be overlooked to mitigate this global public health threat. World Health Organization (WHO) promotes hand hygiene in health care through its annual global campaign, SAVE LIVES: Clean Your Hands campaign...

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The 2018 World Health Organization SAVE LIVES: Clean Your Hands Campaign targets sepsis in health care

Hiroki Saito, Claire Kilpatrick, Didier Pittet

Intensive Care Medicine > 2018 > 44 > 4 > 499-501

Electronic supplementary material The online version of this article (https://doi.org/10.1007/s00134-018-5097-9) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.

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Temporal trends and epidemiology of Staphylococcus aureus surgical site infection in the Swiss surveillance network: a cohort study

M. Abbas, E. Aghayev, N. Troillet, M.-C. Eisenring, more

Journal of Hospital Infection > 2018 > 98 > 2 > 118-126

Staphylococcus aureus is the leading pathogen in surgical site infections (SSI).To explore trends and risk factors associated with S. aureus SSI.Risk factors for monomicrobial S. aureus SSI were identified from the Swiss multi-centre SSI surveillance system using multi-variate logistic regression. Both in-hospital and postdischarge SSI were identified using standardized definitions.Over a six-year...

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Promises and limitations of a digitalized infection control program

“Nurses and Midwives: Clean care is in your hands”: The 5 May 2020 World Health Organization SAVE LIVES: Clean Your Hands campaign

Hand hygiene – social network analysis of peer-identified and management-selected change agents

Acceptability and tolerability of alcohol-based hand hygiene products for elderly residents in long-term care: a crossover study

Glycerol content within the WHO ethanol-based handrub formulation: balancing tolerability with antimicrobial efficacy

Implementation research for the prevention of antimicrobial resistance and healthcare-associated infections; 2017 Geneva infection prevention and control (IPC)-think tank (part 1)

Technology for the prevention of antimicrobial resistance and healthcare-associated infections; 2017 Geneva IPC-Think Tank (Part 2)

Broadening the infection prevention and control network globally; 2017 Geneva IPC-think tank (part 3)

“Clean care for all-it’s in your hands”: the May 5th, 2019 World Health Organization SAVE LIVES: Clean Your Hands campaign

Scenario-based simulation training for the WHO hand hygiene self-assessment framework

Implementation of infection prevention and control in acute care hospitals in Mainland China – a systematic review

Keeping hospitals clean and safe without breaking the bank; summary of the Healthcare Cleaning Forum 2018

Migrant and refugee populations: a public health and policy perspective on a continuing global crisis

Conflicts of interest in infection prevention and control research: no smoke without fire. A narrative review

Native septic arthritis is not an immediate surgical emergency

Let's prevent sepsis in health care – The 5 May 2018 World Health Organization (WHO) SAVE LIVES: Clean Your Hands campaign

“It's in your hands—prevent sepsis in health care”; May 5 2018 World Health Organization SAVE LIVES: Clean Your Hands campaign

Promoting and sustaining a historical and global effort to prevent sepsis: the 2018 World Health Organization SAVE LIVES: Clean Your Hands campaign

The 2018 World Health Organization SAVE LIVES: Clean Your Hands Campaign targets sepsis in health care

Temporal trends and epidemiology of Staphylococcus aureus surgical site infection in the Swiss surveillance network: a cohort study

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