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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Not only COVID-19: a systematic review of anti-COVID-19 measures and their effect on healthcare-associated infections

F. Ciccacci*, C. De Santo, C. Mosconi, S. Orlando, M. Carestia, L. Guarente, G. Liotta, L. Palombi, L. Emberti Gialloreti
*Saint Camillus International University of Health and Medical Sciences, Italy

Journal of Hospital Infection (2024) 147, 133-145

Mapping hospital antimicrobial stewardship programmes in the Gulf Cooperation Council states against international standards: a systematic review
N. Hashad^*, D. Perumal, D. Stewart, A.P. Tonna
^*Robert Gordon University, UK
Journal of Hospital Infection (2020) 106, 404-418

Rising rates of hospital-onset Klebsiella spp. and Pseudomonas aeruginosa bacteraemia in NHS acute trusts in England: a review of national surveillance data, August 2020-February 2021

R. Sloot*, O. Nsonwu, D. Chudasama, G. Rooney, C. Pearson, H. Choi, E. Mason, A. Springer, S. Gerver, C. Brown, R. Hope
*Public Health England, UK

Journal of Hospital Infection (2022) 119, 175-181

Evaluation of the effectiveness of hydrogen-peroxide-based disinfectants on biofilms formed by Gram-negative pathogens

Automated surveillance systems for healthcare-associated infections: results from a European survey and experiences from real-life utilization

J.D.M. Verberk*, S.J.S. Aghdassi, M. Abbas, P. Nauclér, S. Gubbels, N. Maldonado, Z.R. Palacios-Baena, A.F. Johansson, P. Gastmeier, M. Behnke, S.M. van Rooden, M.S.M. van Mourik
*University Medical Centre Utrecht, the Netherlands

Journal of Hospital Infection (2022) 122, 35-43