TIPS JournalInfectionControl.tips · ISSN 2369-7342
Global science and perspectives on infection prevention - for practitioners, researchers and the public.
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Historically it has been believed that a most healthcare onset CDI (HO-CDI) is a result of environmental exposure to C. difficile spores while in a healthcare facility, resulting in hospital onset C. difficile…
Cite as: Morales K, Puri K, Knighton S, Greene C, et al. (2020) Position on Healthcare Client Hand Hygiene. InfectionControl.tips. 7: 1-24 Abstract Recent public health concerns call for innovative strategies to better…
Abstract Photodisinfection therapy (PDT) is a treatment modality that involves the administration of a light-sensitive compound, known as a photosensitizer (PS), followed by light irradiation at a specific wavelength that excites or “activates”…
tips declare no conflict of interest with the following critical evaluation and research. No funds or influence were provided to InfectionControl.tips by any parties. Abstract Contaminated surfaces in hospitals play an important role in the transmission…
tips declare no conflict of interest with the following critical evaluation and research. No funds or influence were provided to InfectionControl.tips by any parties. Abstract Hospital wash basins are well known and established sources of hospital-acquired…
tips declare no conflict of interest with the following critical evaluation and research. No funds or influence were provided to InfectionControl.tips by any parties. Abstract Healthcare-associated infections result in increased healthcare costs and can lead…
Abstract The pillow is an oft-overlooked link in a chain of cross-infection between patients. In this review, various links of that chain are examined. Evidence is presented to support the existence of viable…
Background: Clostridium difficile is a spore-forming, Gram-positive anaerobic bacillus that can lead to antibiotic-associated diarrhea and sepsis.1 Since C. difficile is shed in feces, any surface that becomes contaminated with feces can serve as…
Conflicts of Interest Barry Hunt – President & CEO of Class 1 Inc. William Anderson – none. Abstract The use of mobile ultraviolet (UV) germicidal irradiation has been documented to reduce contamination levels…
Abstract: Hospitals continually publicize their levels of quality and safety, but there is still a steady increase in occurrences and fatalities due to infections transmitted within their four walls. In an industry where…
tips declare no conflict of interest with the following critical evaluation and research. No funds or influence were provided to the authors or InfectionControl.tips by any parties. Abstract: Patients in healthcare settings are at…
Healthcare associated infections (HAIs) are a global problem, causing hundreds of thousands of deaths each year, life-long disability to some survivors, and requiring billions of dollars of additional care. While the rate of…
Open Peer-Review Introduction: Open peer-review is a novel tool to promote pan-access science, and helps to improve the quality of research projects. In this project, InfectionControl.tips opens the peer-review process to the experts, and encourages…
tips declare no conflict of interest with the following critical evaluation of research data. No funds or influence were provided to the authors or InfectionControl.tips by any parties. Abstract: Hospitals, dental offices,…
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