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Mashup Score: 6
The first British Society of Gastroenterology (BSG) and Healthcare Infection Society (HIS)-endorsed faecal microbiota transplant (FMT) guidelines were published in 2018. Over the past 5 years, there has been considerable growth in the evidence base (including publication of outcomes from large national FMT registries), necessitating an updated critical review of the literature and a second edition of the BSG/HIS FMT guidelines. These have been produced in accordance with National Institute for Health and Care Excellence-accredited methodology, thus have particular relevance for UK-based clinicians, but are intended to be of pertinence internationally.
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Mashup Score: 3Development and Evaluation of Test Methods for the Detection and Enumeration of Opportunistic Waterborne Pathogens from the Hospital Environment - 12 hour(s) ago
Many Gram -negative bacteria other than Pseudomonas aeruginosa have been implicated in waterborne outbreaks but standardised laboratory detection methods for these organisms have not been established.
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Mashup Score: 3Short Versus Prolonged Duration of Therapy for Pseudomonas aeruginosa Bacteremia: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis - 2 day(s) ago
The optimal duration of therapy for Pseudomonas aeruginosa bloodstream infection (PSA-BSI) is unknown, with prolonged therapy frequently favored due to severity of infection, patient complexity, risk of multi-drug resistance, and high mortality. We therefore conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis of studies with head-to-head comparison of short versus prolonged therapy for PSA-BSI.
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Mashup Score: 9
Contamination of wastewater systems in healthcare settings with multidrug-resistant organisms (MDROs) represents a significant challenge to healthcare providers. In the past decade there has been increased attention paid to reservoirs of contamination in healthcare wastewater systems, with a particular emphasis on sinks and shower drains. Gram-negative MDROs including Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Acinetobacter baumaunii and carbapenemase-producing Enterobacterales (CPE) have been isolated from wastewater systems and have been directly linked to outbreaks and healthcare-associated infections (HCAIs) in patients1.
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Mashup Score: 14Which antiseptic to use for a Caesarean section? A systematic review and network meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials - 4 day(s) ago
Guidelines for preoperative skin antisepsis recommend using chlorhexidine in an alcohol-based solution. However, other antiseptics such as aqueous povidone iodine or alcohol-based solutions are still used. Randomised controlled trials (RCTs) in Caesarean section (CS) are rare and do not include all possible comparisons of antiseptics.
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Mashup Score: 53
The World Health Organization’s (WHO) World Hand Hygiene Day continues to ‘bring people together and accelerate hand hygiene action at the point of care in health care to contribute to a reduction in healthcare-associated infections and the achievement of safer, quality health care for all’.
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Mashup Score: 6
Antiseptics such as chlorhexidine gluconate (CHG) and octenidine dihydrochloride (OCT) are frequently used in hospitals to prevent and control meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) transmission. With increasing prevalence of reduced CHG susceptibility of MRSA, concerns are raised about the possibility of reduced OCT susceptibility. Hence, we evaluated the prevalence of reduced CHG and OCT susceptibility over 3 years and assessed the association between exposure to OCT and MRSA reduced susceptibility to OCT.
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Mashup Score: 6Human resource management to assist infection prevention and control professionals: A scoping review - 9 day(s) ago
Infection prevention and control (IPC) professionals are key intermediaries between hospital managers and frontline staff. During the novel coronavirus disease pandemic, IPC professionals faced new challenges. Unfortunately, research on human resource management (HRM) to support IPC during and between pandemics is lacking. Therefore, this scoping review aimed to elucidate the existing knowledge on HRM measures in this context and thus contribute to the pandemic preparedness of healthcare facilities.
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Mashup Score: 9Impact of COVID-19 on healthcare associated infections and antimicrobial use in Italy, 2022 - 9 day(s) ago
We aimed to assess the impact of COVID-19 on healthcare associated infection (HAI) transmission and antimicrobial use (AMU) prevalence during the later stages of the pandemic.
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Mashup Score: 8Pilot randomised experimental study evaluating isopropyl alcohol and UVC radiation in the disinfection of healthcare workers' smartphones - 10 day(s) ago
Smartphones in medical settings pose infection risks due to harbouring pathogenic bacteria. This pilot study assesses the effectiveness duration of sanitisation methods, focusing on 70% isopropyl alcohol wipes and UVC boxes, aiming to obtain preliminary data on the reduction in Total Bacterial Load 3 hours post-sanitisation. A randomised monocentric trial with two intervention arms (wipes and UVC boxes) was designed. As participants, healthcare workers from three wards at Fondazione Policlinico Universitario “A.
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