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An Australian and New Zealand practice and attitudes survey about contact precautions for MRSA and VRE colonisation https://ogma.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:51574 Wed 28 Feb 2024 15:29:53 AEDT ]]> P2/N95 respirators & surgical masks to prevent SARS-CoV-2 infection: effectiveness & adverse effects https://ogma.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:49615 Wed 14 Jun 2023 18:25:34 AEST ]]> Prior room occupancy increases risk of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus acquisition https://ogma.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:19799 Wed 11 Apr 2018 15:56:13 AEST ]]> Assessing a temporary isolation room from an infection control perspective: A discussion paper https://ogma.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:42916 Wed 07 Sep 2022 10:15:26 AEST ]]> Infection control professionals' and infectious diseases physicians' knowledge, preparedness, and experiences of managing COVID-19 in Australian healthcare settings https://ogma.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:42967 Wed 07 Feb 2024 16:43:21 AEDT ]]> The frequency of urinary tract infections and the value of antiseptics in community-dwelling people who undertake intermittent urinary catheterization: A systematic review https://ogma.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:41418 Wed 03 Aug 2022 11:59:22 AEST ]]> Prevalence of device use and transmission based precautions in nineteen large Australian acute care public hospitals: Secondary outcomes from a national healthcare associated infection point prevalence survey https://ogma.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:41960 Tue 30 Apr 2024 08:49:39 AEST ]]> Risk of organism acquisition from prior room occupants: An updated systematic review https://ogma.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:54492 Tue 27 Feb 2024 15:12:42 AEDT ]]> A Randomised Controlled Trial Investigating the Effect of Improving the Cleaning and Disinfection of Shared Medical Equipment on Healthcare-Associated Infections: the CLEaning and Enhanced DisiNfection (CLEEN) Study https://ogma.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:50428 Tue 25 Jul 2023 18:54:37 AEST ]]> Chlorhexidine for meatal cleaning in reducing catheter-associated urinary tract infections: a multicentre stepped-wedge randomised controlled trial https://ogma.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:48576 Tue 21 Mar 2023 17:22:54 AEDT ]]> Effectiveness of a structured, framework-based approach to implementation: the Researching Effective Approaches to Cleaning in Hospitals (REACH) Trial https://ogma.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:37699 Tue 16 Mar 2021 17:44:54 AEDT ]]> Reducing urinary catheter use using an electronic reminder system in hospitalized patients: A randomized stepped-wedge trial https://ogma.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:44236 Tue 11 Oct 2022 11:46:45 AEDT ]]> Chlorhexidine versus saline in reducing the risk of catheter associated urinary tract infection: a cost-effectiveness analysis https://ogma.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:35825 Tue 10 Dec 2019 11:47:23 AEDT ]]> The incidence of nosocomial bloodstream infection and urinary tract infection in Australian hospitals before and during the COVID-19 pandemic: an interrupted time series study https://ogma.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:51428 Tue 05 Sep 2023 17:46:50 AEST ]]> The prevalence of healthcare associated infections among adult inpatients at nineteen large Australian acute-care public hospitals: a point prevalence survey https://ogma.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:45042 Thu 27 Oct 2022 13:54:01 AEDT ]]> Cost-effectiveness of an environmental cleaning bundle for reducing healthcare-associated infections https://ogma.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:42064 Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia, Clostridium difficile infection, and vancomycin-resistant enterococci infections prevented in the intervention phase based on estimated reductions in the relative risk of infection. Changes to costs were defined as the cost of implementing the bundle minus cost savings from fewer infections. Health benefits gained from fewer infections were measured in quality-adjusted life-years (QALYs). Cost-effectiveness was evaluated using the incremental cost-effectiveness ratio and net monetary benefit of adopting the cleaning bundle over existing hospital cleaning practices. Results: Implementing the cleaning bundle cost $349 000 Australian dollars (AUD) and generated AUD$147 500 in cost savings. Infections prevented under the cleaning bundle returned a net monetary benefit of AUD$1.02 million and an incremental cost-effectiveness ratio of $4684 per QALY gained. There was an 86% chance that the bundle was cost-effective compared with existing hospital cleaning practices. Conclusions: A bundled, evidence-based approach to improving hospital cleaning is a cost-effective intervention for reducing the incidence of HAIs.]]> Thu 18 Aug 2022 11:06:45 AEST ]]> Multimodal environmental cleaning strategies to prevent healthcare-associated infections https://ogma.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:55116 Thu 11 Apr 2024 08:20:03 AEST ]]> Scope of practice and educational needs of infection prevention and control professionals in Australian residential aged care facilities https://ogma.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:42349 Thu 04 Apr 2024 11:57:27 AEDT ]]> Strategies to reduce non-ventilator-associated hospital-acquired pneumonia: a systematic review https://ogma.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:42697 Thu 01 Sep 2022 09:44:54 AEST ]]> Organisation and governance of infection prevention and control in Australian residential aged care facilities: a national survey https://ogma.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:42693 Thu 01 Sep 2022 09:27:28 AEST ]]> The use of clinical coding data for the surveillance of healthcare-associated urinary tract infections in Australia https://ogma.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:29250 Sat 24 Mar 2018 07:36:46 AEDT ]]> Evaluating bio-burden of frequently touched surfaces using Adenosine Triphosphate bioluminescence (ATP): results from the Researching Effective Approaches to Cleaning in Hospitals (REACH) trial https://ogma.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:39038 Mon 29 Jan 2024 17:52:28 AEDT ]]> Epidemiology of Healthcare-Associated Infections in Australia https://ogma.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:40674 Mon 18 Jul 2022 08:53:19 AEST ]]> Environmental hygiene, knowledge and cleaning practice: a phenomenological study of nurses and midwives during COVID-19 https://ogma.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:40362 Mon 11 Jul 2022 14:21:57 AEST ]]> Nurses' and midwives' cleaning knowledge, attitudes and practices: An Australian study https://ogma.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:40996 Mon 08 Aug 2022 14:43:16 AEST ]]> The utility of frailty indices in predicting the risk of health care associated infections: A systematic review https://ogma.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:51382 Mon 04 Sep 2023 09:56:22 AEST ]]> Global burden, point sources, and outbreak management of healthcare-associated Burkholderia cepacia infections: an integrative review https://ogma.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:40007 Burkholderia cepacia healthcare-associated infections (HAIs). Design: Integrative review. Methods: A review of all outbreaks of Burkholderia cepacia HAIs published in the peer-reviewed literature between January 1970 and October 2019 was conducted to identify the global burden, associated point sources, and successful prevention and control measures using the Guidelines for Outbreak Reports and Intervention Studies of Nosocomial Infections (ORION). Results: In total, we reviewed 125 documented outbreaks of Burkholderia cepacia–related HAIs worldwide. The reported B. cepacia HAIs for this period involved 3,287 patients. The point sources were identified in most outbreaks of B. cepacia HAIs (n = 93; 74.4%); they included medication vials, disinfectants, and antiseptics. Moreover, 95 of the outbreak reports (76%) described effective prevention and control measures, but only 33 reports indicated the use of a combination of environment-, patient- and staff-related measures. None of the outbreak reports used the ORION guidelines. Conclusions: Outbreaks of Burkholderia cepacia HAIs are an ongoing challenge. They are often associated with immunocompromised patients who acquire the infection from exposure to contaminated medications, products, and equipment. These outbreaks are not infrequent, and a range of infection prevention and control measures have been effective in arresting spread. The use of ORION guidelines for outbreak reporting would improve the quality of information and data to generate evidence for translation into practice.]]> Fri 15 Jul 2022 10:11:13 AEST ]]> An environmental cleaning bundle and health-care-associated infections in hospitals (REACH): a multicentre, randomised trial https://ogma.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:37048 Fri 07 Aug 2020 15:02:13 AEST ]]>