C diff infection is considered an urgent threat to human health by the CDC & is increasingly reported as a cause of gastrointestinal diseases in children. Authors performed a systematic review & meta-analysis of risk factors for C diff in children ow.ly/5By550L3Wzp

This week's podcast features Gonzalo Bearman of VCU Health joins Gemma to discuss his work on contact precautions for the control of endemic multidrug resistant organisms in healthcare settings @VCU

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This review aimed to explore differences in compliance between physicians and nurses, and to analyse if compliance estimates differed when observations were covert rather than overt.
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Authors sought to evaluate the environmental colonisation of a national reference hospital unit in Mozambique, using the total aerobic colony count and the isolated #microorganisms as assessment tools. ow.ly/fIL150L3Vwz?

Study from COVID-19 Genomics UK (COG-UK) Consortium: Barriers to fast return of sequencing results can affect usefulness of sequence data for #IPC decisions. This mixed-methods analysis aims to identify the cause of delays #Openaccess #genomics #COVID19 journalofhospitalinfection.com/article/S0195-…

Great paper by Thushan de Silva & co in Journal of Hospital Infection to find WGS TAT barriers:

'Integration of pathogen sequencing into diagnostic laboratories may help improve sequencing TAT to allow sequence data to be of tangible value to infection control practice'
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Great to have data on this common infection prevention topic. 97% of surgical instruments with macroscopic debris after sterilization did not have identifiable microbiologic contaminants.

The purpose of this study is to determine if macroscopic contaminants of orthopaedic surgical instrumentation maintain a bacterial burden following sterile processing, & the most commonly contaminated instruments & what the most common contaminants are ow.ly/ygk750L3W8Q

Today on the pod we welcome Gonzalo Bearman for a discussion of contact precautions to control MDR organisms, horizontal & vertical #IPC measures, adverse outcomes of isolation, cost-savings, customer satisfaction & the research yet to be done #IDtwitter
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A must read #SSI Prevention paper highlighting the fab #PreciSSIon work by Anne pullyblank & colleagues. So much to learn #SSI BundleCompliance #SSI Why reinvent the wheel when someone has already done similar work.

Contact precautions and multidrug resistant microorganisms shows.acast.com/infection-prev… Acast #InfectionPrevention

Authors suggest that antiviral agents administered as PEP are effective & safe for preventing VZV infections in immunocompromised patients. Rapid virological diagnosis might allow efficient administration of PEP after significant exposure to VZV infection ow.ly/1j9050L3VaI?

Authors conclude that povidone-iodine is a promising #antiseptic agent for the management of infections in the nursing home setting, including MRSA decolonization procedures, chronic wound management, and oral care. ow.ly/VFjI50L5CEG

Authors demonstrated that a care bundle developed in a single hospital can be adopted and spread, and the reduction in SSI after elective colorectal surgery can be replicated in other hospitals and deliver results within 18 months ow.ly/MkqN50L3W27

Authors describe clinical, microbiological & antimicrobial use changes in bloodstream infections of #ICU patients during the first wave of #COVID19 pandemic compared to pre-COVID-19 era. #OpenAccess sciencedirect.com/science/articl…?