Explosive COVID-19 outbreak in a German nursing home and the possible role of the air ventilation system
2022
Journal of Hospital Infection
Journal Article
Author(s): Hurraß, J., Golmohammadi, R., Bujok, S., Bork, M., Thelen, F., Wagner, P., Exner, D., Schönfeld, C., Hornei, B., Kampf, G., Exner, M.
Added October 2022
Use of a door handle disinfection system to reduce the risks associated with microbial loads on fomites in a healthcare setting
2022
Journal of Hospital Infection
Journal Article
Author(s): Cunningham, B., O’Neill, V., Devereux, M., McGann, D., O’Hora, J.
Added September 2022
Safe design and maintenance of bone marrow transplant units: A narrative review
2022
Clinical Microbiology and Infection
Journal Article
Issue 8
Volume 28
Pages 1091-1096
Author(s): Inkster, T., Peters, C., Dancer, S.
Added August 2022
Ventilation performance evaluation of a negative-pressurized isolation room for emergency departments
2022
Healthcare
Journal Article
Issue 2
Volume 10
Pages 193
Author(s): Wang, F., Permana, I., Chaerasari, C., Lee, K., Chang, T., Rakshit, D.
Since the emergence of COVID-19, healthcare facilities are expected to be well equipped and flexible in their efforts to both treat patients and protect staff. Emergency Department (ED) isolation rooms are considered a potentially effective way to protect both staff and infected patients; however, further research is needed to understand how best to design an isolation room for an ED.
Added August 2022
Is the risk of periprosthetic joint infection in patients undergoing total hip and knee joint arthroplasty in the multi-unit operating room higher than in the classical single-unit operating room?
2022
International Orthopaedics
Journal Article
Issue 7
Volume 46
Pages 1465-1471
Author(s): Abuljadail, S., Akkaya, M., Sangaletti, R., Sandiford, N., Gehrke, T., Citak, M.
Added August 2022
Impact of transition from open bay to single room design neonatal intensive care unit on multidrug-resistant organism colonization rates
2022
Journal of Hospital Infection
Journal Article
Author(s): van der Hoeven, A., Bekker, V., Jansen, S. J., Saccoccia, B., Berkhout, R. J. M., Lopriore, E., Veldkamp, K. E., van der Beek, M. T.
Added August 2022
The effect of 100% single-occupancy rooms on acquisition of extended-spectrum beta-lactamase-producing Enterobacterales and intra-hospital patient transfers: a prospective before-and-after study
2022
Antimicrobial Resistance & Infection Control
Journal Article
Issue 1
Volume 11
Pages 76
Author(s): van der Schoor, A. S., Severin, J. A., van der Weg, A. S., Strepis, N., Klaassen, C. H. W., van den Akker, J. P., Bruno, M. J., Hendriks, J. M., Vos, M. C., Voor in ’t holt, A. F.
Added August 2022
The Effectiveness of the Anteroom (Vestibule) Area on Hospital Infection Control and Health Staff Safety: A Systematic Review
2022
Frontiers in Public Health
Journal Article
Author(s): Andalib, E., Faghani, M., Zia Ziabari, S. M., Shenagari, M., Salehiniya, H., Keivanlou, M. H., Rafat, Z.
Added August 2022
Lean design of the pediatric intensive care unit patient room for efficient and safe care delivery
2022
HERD: Health Environments Research & Design Journal
Journal Article
Issue 4
Volume 15
Pages 369-390
Author(s): Lu, Y., Bishop, N. B., Zadeh, R. S.
Pediatric intensive care units (PICUs) are often operated by specially trained registered nurses (RNs). Due to the high stress and sensitivity of these environments, optimizing RN workflows and safety protocols is important.
Added August 2022
“Our job is to break that chain of infection”: Challenges environmental management services (EMS) staff face in accomplishing their critical role in infection prevention
2022
Antimicrobial Stewardship & Healthcare Epidemiology
Journal Article
Issue 1
Volume 2
Pages e129
Author(s): Goedken, C. C., McKinley, L., Balkenende, E., Sherlock, S. H., Knobloch, M. J., Perencevich, E. N., Safdar, N., Reisinger, H. S.
Added August 2022
Healthcare worker safety program in a COVID-19 alternate care site: The Javits New York Medical Station experience
2023
Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology
Journal Article
Issue 2
Volume 44
Pages 268-276
Author(s): Thompson, C. N., Mugford, C., Merriman, J. R., Chen, M. A., Hutter, J. D., Maruna, T. J., Bacon, W. R., Childs, R. W., Pati, R., Clifton, G. T., Pazdan, R. M.
Added July 2022
Developing and implementing an infection prevention and control program for a COVID-19 alternative care site in Philadelphia, PA
2021
American Journal of Infection Control
Journal Article
Issue 1
Volume 49
Pages 77-81
Author(s): Tadavarthy, S. N., Finnegan, K., Bernatowicz, G., Lowe, E., Coffin, S. E., Manning, M.
Added July 2022
Hospital water as the source of healthcare-associated infection and antimicrobial-resistant organisms
2022
Current Opinion in Infectious Diseases
Journal Article
Issue 4
Volume 35
Pages 339–345
Author(s): Hayward, C., Brown, M. H., Whiley, H.
Added July 2022
Contamination in the operating room environment: Patients, providers, surfaces, and air
2022
Infection Prevention: New Perspectives and Controversies
Book Section
Author(s): Jelacic, S., Bowdle, A., Bearman, G., Morgan, D. J., K. Murthy, R., Hota, S.
Added July 2022
Comparison of ventilation strategies in intensive care units for airborne infection control
2022
Energy Sources, Part A: Recovery, Utilization, and Environmental Effects
Journal Article
Issue 3
Volume 44
Pages 5829-5851
Author(s): Erdogan, A. A., Yilmazoglu, M. Z.
Added July 2022
Numerical investigation of COVID-19 infection spread expelled from cough in an isolation ward under different air distribution strategies
2022
Journal of Advanced Research in Fluid Mechanics and Thermal Sciences
Journal Article
Issue 1
Volume 95
Pages 17-35
Author(s): El-Haroun, A. F., Kaseb, S. A., Fouad, M. A., Kayed, H. O.
Added June 2022
COVID-19 in long-term care: The built environment impact on infection control
2022
HERD: Health Environments Research & Design Journal
Journal Article
Issue 4
Volume 15
Pages 287-298
Author(s): Benbow, W.
Added June 2022
Antibiotic-resistant organisms establish reservoirs in new hospital built environments and are related to patient blood infection isolates
2022
Communications Medicine
Journal Article
Issue 1
Volume 2
Pages 1-15
Author(s): Sukhum, K. V., Newcomer, E. P., Cass, C., Wallace, M. A., Johnson, C., Fine, J., Sax, S., Barlet, M. H., Burnham, C.-A. D., Dantas, G., Kwon, J. H.
Added June 2022
Infection prevention and control practices of non-medical individuals in a neonatal intensive care unit: A Donabedian approach
2022
Midwifery
Journal Article
Author(s): Theron, M., Botma, Y., Heyns, T.
Added June 2022
Reducing the risk of healthcare associated infections from Legionella and other waterborne pathogens using a Water Management for Construction (WMC) Infection control Risk Assessment (ICRA) Tool
2022
Infectious Disease Reports
Journal Article
Issue 3
Volume 14
Pages 341-359
Author(s): Scanlon, M. M., Gordon, J. L., Tonozzi, A. A., Griffin, S. C.
Added May 2022