Prevention and control of hospital infections

A collection of recently published journal articles, books and websites all available from the Healthcare Library located on the first floor of the Ark Centre.

Databases: CINAHL, BNI and OMNI.

This list was put together using the library's Internet database collection.

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Journal articles

Title
MPs criticise DoH 'failures' over HAIs.
Source
Nursing Times, 2005 Jun 28-Jul 4, vol. 101, no. 26, p. 2, ISSN: 0954-7762.
COPYRIGHT BY CINAHL Information Systems, Glendale CA, USA

Fulltext document available at ProQuest
Title
Environmental surveillance in the operating room.
Source
AORN Journal, 2005, Jul, 82(1), p43-9, ISSN: 0001-2092.
Author(s)
Neil-J, Nye-P, Toven-L.
COPYRIGHT BY BNI Publications, Bournemouth, UK

Title
An audit of the use of isolation facilities in a UK National Health Service trust.
Source
Journal of Hospital Infection, 2005, Jul, 60(3), p213-7, ISSN: 0195-6701.
Author(s)
Damji-S, Barlow-G, Patterson-L.
COPYRIGHT BY BNI Publications, Bournemouth, UK

Fulltext document available at ProQuest
Title
Molecular surveillance of clinical methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus isolates in neonatal intensive care units.
Source
Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology, 2005 Feb, vol. 26, no. 2, p. 157-60, (26 ref), ISSN: 0899-823X.
Author(s)
Huang-Y, Su-L, Wu-T, Lin-T.
COPYRIGHT BY CINAHL Information Systems, Glendale CA, USA

Fulltext document available at ProQuest
Title
Provision and decontamination of uniforms in the NHS.
Source
Nursing Standard, 2005, 27 Apr, 19(33), p41-5, ISSN: 0029-6570.
Author(s)
Nye-K, Leggett-V, Watterson-L.
COPYRIGHT BY BNI Publications, Bournemouth, UK

Fulltext document available at ProQuest
Title
Epidemiology and clonality of methicillin-resistant and methicillin-susceptible Staphylococcus aureus causing bacteremia in a tertiary-care hospital in Spain.
Source
Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology, 2005 Feb, vol. 26, no. 2, p. 150-6, (39 ref), ISSN: 0899-823X.
Author(s)
Chaves-F, Garc-a-Mart-nez-J, de-Miguel-S, Sanz-F, Otero-JR.
COPYRIGHT BY CINAHL Information Systems, Glendale CA, USA

Title
Role of environmental cleaning in controlling an outbreak of Acinetobacter baumannii on a neurosurgical intensive care unit.
Source
Intensive & Critical Care Nursing, 2005, Apr, 21(2), p94-8, ISSN: 0964-3397.
Author(s)
Denton-M, Wilcox-M, Parnell-P.
COPYRIGHT BY BNI Publications, Bournemouth, UK

Title
Comment: infection control: current initiatives to reduce infection.
Source
Nursing Times, 2005 Feb 22-28, vol. 101, no. 8, p. 49, ISSN: 0954-7762.
Author(s)
Beasley-C;
Editor(s): Shepherd-E.
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Title
Using the Matron's Charter to improve hospital cleaning.
Source
Nursing Times, 2005, 12 Apr, 101(15), p26-7, ISSN: 0954-7762.
Author(s)
Gamble-M.
COPYRIGHT BY BNI Publications, Bournemouth, UK

Fulltext document available at ProQuest
Title
Private cleaning services achieve highest standards.
Source
Nursing Standard, 2005 Jan 19-25, vol. 19, no. 19, p. 7, ISSN: 0029-6570.
COPYRIGHT BY CINAHL Information Systems, Glendale CA, USA

Title
Outside influence.
Source
Nursing Times, 2005, 22 Mar, 101(12), p24-5, ISSN: 0954-7762.
Author(s)
Crouch-D.
COPYRIGHT BY BNI Publications, Bournemouth, UK

Title
Implementing effective infection control in the hospital environment.
Source
Nursing Times, 2004 Sep 7-13, vol. 100, no. 36, p. 46-7, (12 ref), ISSN: 0954-7762.
Author(s)
Wiseman-S.
COPYRIGHT BY CINAHL Information Systems, Glendale CA, USA

Title
Keep It Clean: back nurses to fight infection.
Source
Nursing Times, 2005, 8 Mar, 101(10), p20-3, ISSN: 0954-7762.
Author(s)
Hoban-V.
COPYRIGHT BY BNI Publications, Bournemouth, UK

Title
Survey highlights infection control issues facing nurses.
Source
Nursing Times, 2005, 8 Mar, 101(10), p10-1, ISSN: 0954-7762.
Author(s)
Hemmings-P.
COPYRIGHT BY BNI Publications, Bournemouth, UK

Title
Infection control. A new role to reduce the incidence of health care-associated infection.
Source
Nursing Times, 2004 Feb 24-Mar 1, vol. 100, no. 8, p. 44-5, (8 ref), ISSN: 0954-7762.
Author(s)
Shuttleworth-A.
COPYRIGHT BY CINAHL Information Systems, Glendale CA, USA

Title
Keeping hospitals clean: how nurses can reduce health-care-associated infection.
Source
Professional Nurse, 2005, Feb, 20(5), p35-7, ISSN: 0266-8130.
Author(s)
Jeanes-A.
COPYRIGHT BY BNI Publications, Bournemouth, UK

Title
It's a team effort to reach out to patients.
Source
Professional Nurse, 2005, Jan, 20(5), p10-3, ISSN: 0266-8130.
Author(s)
Scott-C.
COPYRIGHT BY BNI Publications, Bournemouth, UK

Title
Clinical. The impact of environmental cleanliness on infection rates.
Source
Nursing Times, 2004 Jan 6-12, vol. 100, no. 1, p. 32-4, (16 ref), ISSN: 0954-7762.
Author(s)
Patel-S.
COPYRIGHT BY CINAHL Information Systems, Glendale CA, USA

Title
Do trust inspections truly reflect hospital hygiene?
Source
Nursing Times, 2005, 4 Jan, 101(1), p12-3, ISSN: 0954-7762.
Author(s)
Hartley-J.
COPYRIGHT BY BNI Publications, Bournemouth, UK

Title
Analysis. Can nurses stop the rise of the hospital superbug?
Source
Nursing Times, 2004 Jan 6-12, vol. 100, no. 1, p. 10-1, ISSN: 0954-7762.
Author(s)
Strachan-Bennett-S.
COPYRIGHT BY CINAHL Information Systems, Glendale CA, USA

Title
The role of modern matrons in raising standards of infection control.
Source
Nursing Times, 2004, 29 Jun, 100(26), p61-3, ISSN: 0954-7762.
Author(s)
Shuttleworth-A.
COPYRIGHT BY BNI Publications, Bournemouth, UK

Fulltext document available at ProQuest
Title
Attributable costs and length of stay of an extended-spectrum beta-lactamase-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae outbreak in a neonatal intensive care unit.
Source
Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology, 2003 Aug, vol. 24, no. 8, p. 601-6, (39 ref), ISSN: 0899-823X.
Author(s)
Stone-PW, Gupta-A, Loughrey-M, Della-Latta-P, Cimiotti-J, Larson-E, Rubenstein-D, Saiman-L.
COPYRIGHT BY CINAHL Information Systems, Glendale CA, USA

Title
Infection control. Improving hand hygiene compliance.
Source
Nursing Times, 2003 Feb 18-24, vol. 99, no. 7, p. 47, 49, (10 ref), ISSN: 0954-7762.
Author(s)
Jeanes-A.
COPYRIGHT BY CINAHL Information Systems, Glendale CA, USA

Title
How do we assess hospital cleaning? A proposal for microbiological standards for surface hygiene in hospitals.
Source
Journal of Hospital Infection, 2004, Jan, 56(1), p10-5, ISSN: 0195-6701.
Author(s)
Dancer-S.
COPYRIGHT BY BNI Publications, Bournemouth, UK

Title
The impact of environmental cleanliness on infection rates. (Review of 5 research studies on effect of cleanliness in hospitals on infection rates, including MRSA. 16 refs).
Source
Nursing Times, 2004, 6 Jan, 100(1), p32-4, ISSN: 0954-7762.
Author(s)
Patel-S.
COPYRIGHT BY BNI Publications, Bournemouth, UK

Fulltext document available at ProQuest
Fulltext document available at Swets for Athens
Title
Standards of infection control are declining in hospitals.
Source
British Journal of Nursing, 2003 Jan 9-22, vol. 12, no. 1, p. 4, (1 ref), ISSN: 0966-0461.
Author(s)
Scott-H.
COPYRIGHT BY CINAHL Information Systems, Glendale CA, USA

Fulltext document available at ProQuest
Title
Modeling the costs of hospital-acquired infections in New Zealand.
Source
Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology, 2003 Mar, vol. 24, no. 3, p. 214-23, (49 ref), ISSN: 0899-823X.
Author(s)
Graves-N, Nicholls-TM, Morris-AJ.
COPYRIGHT BY CINAHL Information Systems, Glendale CA, USA

Title
Patients' case-notes: look but don't touch. (Research to examine whether viable bacteria including MRSA could be cultured from patients' notes. 12 refs).
Source
Journal of Hospital Infection, 2003, Dec, 55(4), p299-301, ISSN: 0195-6701.
Author(s)
Bebbington-A, Parkin-I, James-P.
COPYRIGHT BY BNI Publications, Bournemouth, UK

Fulltext document available at ProQuest
Title
Use of an alcohol-based hand rub and quality improvement interventions to improve hand hygiene in a Russian neonatal intensive care unit.
Source
Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology, 2003 Mar, vol. 24, no. 3, p. 172-9, (57 ref), ISSN: 0899-823X.
Author(s)
Brown-SM, Lubimova-AV, Khrustalyeva-NM, Shulaeva-SV, Tekhova-I, Zueva-LP, Goldmann-D, O-Rourke-EJ.
COPYRIGHT BY CINAHL Information Systems, Glendale CA, USA

Title
Bed occupancy and overcrowding as determinant factors in the incidence of MRSA infections within general ward settings. (Research in Malta on incidence related to staffing levels and numbers of patients. 10 refs) .
Source
Journal of Hospital Infection, 2003, Aug, 54(4), p316-8, ISSN: 0195-6701.
Author(s)
Borg-M.
COPYRIGHT BY BNI Publications, Bournemouth, UK

Fulltext document available at BMJ British Medical Journal
Title
Isolation measures in the hospital management of methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA): systematic review of the literature.
Source
BMJ, 2004 Sep 4, vol. 329, no. 7465, p. 533-8, (68 ref), ISSN: 0959-8146.
Author(s)
Cooper-BS, Stone-SP, Kibbler-CC, Cookson-BD, Roberts-JA, Medley-GF, Duckworth-G, Lai-R, Ebrahim-S.
COPYRIGHT BY CINAHL Information Systems, Glendale CA, USA

Fulltext document available at ProQuest
Fulltext document available at Swets for Athens
Title
Infection control and maintaining hygiene and cleanliness. (Government initiatives to improve hygiene in hospitals, including the appointment of matrons. 15 refs).
Source
British Journal of Nursing, 2003, 9 Jan, 12(1), p22-5, ISSN: 0966-0461.
Author(s)
Dimond-B.
COPYRIGHT BY BNI Publications, Bournemouth, UK

Books

Class: WC195
Title
Hospital-acquired infection: causes and controls
Author
Filetoth, Zsolt
Imprint
London: Whurr Publishers, 2003

Class: WC198
Title
Disinfection in healthcare 3rd edition
Author
Hoffman, Peter; Bradley, Christina
Imprint
Oxford: Blackwell Publishing, 2004

Class: WC195
Title
Informed infection control practice 2nd edition
Author
Horton, Rozila; Parker, Lynn
Imprint
Edinburgh: Churchill Livingstone, 2002

Class: WC195
Title
The challenge of hospital acquired infection
Authors
National Audit Office; Taylor, Karen; Plowman, Rosalind
Imprint
London: H.M.S.O, 2001

Class: WC195
Title
Infection control in clinical practice 2nd edition
Author
Wilson, Jennie
Imprint
London: Bailliere Tindall, 2001

Websites

Bandolier : handwashing and infection
One in a series of "Bandolier Knowledge Resource Centres" that collate and make available a collection of quality evidence resources relating to medical issues. This collection focuses on handwashing and infection and contains articles that have appeared in Bandolier and links to relevant Web resources.
http://www.jr2.ox.ac.uk/bandolier/booth/booths/hand.html

Efficacy of patient isolation for the control of nosocomial MRSA in acute care hospitals : a systematic review - executive summary
One of a series of reviews related to MRSA infection control practices in acute care hospitals written by Elizabeth Halcomb et al. Published 2002 by the Joanna Briggs Institute for Evidence Based Nursing and Midwifery.
http://www.joannabriggs.edu.au/pdf/EXMRSAisol.pdf

epic - Evidence-based Practice in Infection Control
This is a Department of Health funded project to develop evidence- based guidelines for the prevention of healthcare associated infections (HAIs). It is a nurse-led but multidisciplinary project based at the Wolfson Institute of Health Sciences, Thames Valley University. Guidelines are available from the site.
http://www.epic.tvu.ac.uk/index.html

Healthcare associated infection (HAI) : infection control
'Improving Clinical Care in Scotland: healthcare associated infection (HAI) infection control', (January, 2003) is a national overview from the Clinical Standards Board for Scotland, (CSBS) part of NHS Quality Improvement Scotland.
http://www.nhshealthquality.org/nhsqis/files/haiic.pdf

Hospital Infection Society
The home page for the Hospital Infection Society, which fosters the scientific interest of hospital doctors interested in hospital acquired infections (nosocomial infections).
http://www.his.org.uk/

Housekeeping : a first guide to new, modern and dependable ward housekeeping services in the NHS
'Housekeeping: a first guide to new, modern and dependable ward housekeeping services in the NHS' is published by NHS Estates, an Executive Agency of the Department of Health (DoH) in 2001.
http://www.nhsestates.gov.uk/download/ward_housekeeping/housekeeping.pdf

Improving patient care by reducing the risk of hospital acquired infection : a progress report
This progress report by the Controller and Auditor General, (July 2004), follows on from the report published in 2000, 'Management and control of hospital acquired infection in NHS Acute Trusts in England'.
http://www.nao.org.uk/publications/nao_reports/03-04/0304876.pdf

Matron's charter : an action plan for cleaner hospitals
This matron's charter, published by the Department of Health in October 2004, sets out ten broad principles for delivering cleaner hospitals. The document contains examples of how trusts across the country have already begun to improve their services.
http://www.dh.gov.uk/assetRoot/04/09/15/07/04091507.pdf