On the difficulties of isolating Clostridium difficile from hospital environments

D.J. Malik^*, K.V. Patel, M.R.J. Clokie, G. Shama
^*Loughborough University, UK
Journal of Hospital Infection (2013) 84, 181-183
クロストリジウム・ディフィシル（Clostridium difficile）芽胞をステンレス製パネル表面に付着させ、次いで塩素系消毒薬（ジクロロイソシアヌル酸）に曝露した。種々の選択的および非選択的寒天を含有する RODAC 平板培地を用いて C. difficile 芽胞を採取した。非選択的寒天培地は、対照芽胞および塩素ストレスを受けた芽胞をともに高率で回収した。本試験の結果は、選択培地に含まれる抗菌薬は消毒薬処理した芽胞および無処理の芽胞にさらにストレスを加え、芽胞回収率を大きく低下させることを示している。このために、本菌による環境汚染の程度の重大な過小評価を招く可能性がある。
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Urgency of surgery as an indicator for the occurrence of surgical site infections: data from over 100,000 surgical procedures

S.J.S. Aghdassi*, C. Schröder, P. Gastmeier

*Institute of Hygiene and Environmental Medicine, Germany

Journal of Hospital Infection (2021) 110, 1-6

Using an integrated infection control strategy during outbreak control to minimize nosocomial infection of severe acute respiratory syndrome among healthcare workers

Universal use of surgical masks is tolerated and prevents respiratory viral infection in stem cell transplant recipients

D.G. Partridge*, A. Sori, D.J. Green, R. Simpson, B. Poller, M. Raza, H. Kaur, H. Jessop, B. Colton, A. Nield, C.M. Evans, A. Lee
*Sheffield Teaching Hospitals Foundation NHS Trust, UK

Dry heat and microwave-generated steam protocols for the rapid decontamination of respiratory personal protective equipment in response to COVID-19-related shortages
M.J. Pascoe^*, A. Robertson, A. Crayford, E. Durand, J. Steer, A. Castelli, R. Wesgate, S.L. Evans, A. Porch, J-Y. Maillard
^*Cardiff University, UK
Journal of Hospital Infection (2020) 106, 10-19

Persistence of coronaviruses on inanimate surfaces and their inactivation with biocidal agents

G. Kampf^*, D. Todt, S. Pfaender, E. Steinmann
^*University Medicine Greifswald, Germany
Journal of Hospital Infection (2020) 104, 246-251