Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology: Volume 39 - Issue 8

Design and validation of an anatomically based assessment scale for handwashing with alcohol-based hand rub
Daniel Aiham Ghazali, Julie Thomas, Elsa Deilhes, Catherine Laland, Sarah Thévenot, Jean Pierre Richer, Denis Oriot
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13 June 2018, pp. 1000-1002
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An anatomically based assessment scale of handwashing quality with alcohol-based hand rub was designed. Contents of the scale divided each hand into 40 zones. Psychometric measurements were studied in 30 participants (120 hand sides). The scale was both valid (Cronbach α: 0·83 dorsal side and 0·73 palmar side) and reproducible (linear regression R2, 0·91; intraclass correlation coefficient, 0·99).

Healthcare personnel vaccination policies in michigan long-term care facilities
Lynsey M. Kimmins, Cristi A. Bramer, Jacklyn L. Chandler, Adam L. Hart
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20 June 2018, pp. 1003-1005
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Of the 461 licensed long-term care facilities (LTCFs) in Michigan, 129 responded to the first survey of LTCF healthcare personnel (HCP) immunization policies, coverage estimates, and perceived barriers to vaccination. Survey results suggest opportunities to improve HCP vaccination through polices, education, barrier removal, and HCP immunity status tracking in licensed LTCFs in Michigan.

Visitor screening and staff sick leave policies in US hospitals
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Eric J. Chow, Michael A. Smit, Leonard A. Mermel
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21 June 2018, pp. 1006-1008
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Peripheral arterial catheter colonization in cardiac surgical patients
Andrew T. Levinson, Kimberle C. Chapin, Lindsay LeBlanc, Leonard A. Mermel
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26 June 2018, pp. 1008-1009
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Would a Rose by Any Other Name Really Smell as Sweet? Framing Our Work in Infection Prevention
Shelley K. Summerlin-Long, David J. Weber, Lauren M. DiBiase, Mark O. Buchanan, Emily E. Sickbert-Bennett, Department of Hospital Epidemiology, University of North Carolina Hospitals
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18 June 2018, pp. 1010-1011
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Promoting an action plan for devices in the emergency department—does it impact catheter duration?
Bernard Surial, Andrew Atkinson, Susanne Nüesch, Joerg C. Schefold, Jonas Marschall
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02 July 2018, pp. 1011-1012
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Clinical outcome, healthcare cost and length of hospital stay among patients with bloodstream infections and acute leukemia in a cancer center in eastern india
Chelsea Elizabeth Muennichow, Gaurav Goel, Arpita Bhattacharyya, Reena Nair, Mammen Chandy, Sanjay Bhattacharya
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18 June 2018, pp. 1013-1014
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Challenges in identifying Candida auris in hospital clinical laboratories: a need for hospital and public health laboratory collaboration in rapid identification of an emerging pathogen
Amanda J. Durante, Meghan H. Maloney, Vivian H. Leung, Jafar H. Razeq, David B. Banach
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03 July 2018, pp. 1015-1016
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Nosocomial impact of prevalent β-lactamases from the community enterobacteriaceae: what to do when the resistance doesn’t go your way
Leandro Reus Rodrigues Perez
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25 June 2018, pp. 1016-1017
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Alcohol-based hand rubs must meet the requirements of EN 1500
Sven Eggerstedt, Patricia Fliß, Erika Mönch, Christiane Ostermeyer
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21 June 2018, p. 1018
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Agreement with employer influenza vaccination requirements among us healthcare personnel during the 2016–2017 season
Marie A. de Perio, Xin Yue, A. Scott Laney, Stacie M. Greby, Carla L. Black
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20 June 2018, pp. 1019-1020
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Clinical outcome, healthcare cost and length of hospital stay among patients with bloodstream infections and acute leukemia in a cancer center in Eastern india — CORRIGENDUM
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09 August 2018, p. 1021
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Volume 39 - Issue 8 - August 2018

Concise Communication

Design and validation of an anatomically based assessment scale for handwashing with alcohol-based hand rub

Healthcare personnel vaccination policies in michigan long-term care facilities

Research Brief

Visitor screening and staff sick leave policies in US hospitals

Peripheral arterial catheter colonization in cardiac surgical patients

Letter to the Editor

Would a Rose by Any Other Name Really Smell as Sweet? Framing Our Work in Infection Prevention

Promoting an action plan for devices in the emergency department—does it impact catheter duration?

Clinical outcome, healthcare cost and length of hospital stay among patients with bloodstream infections and acute leukemia in a cancer center in eastern india

Challenges in identifying Candida auris in hospital clinical laboratories: a need for hospital and public health laboratory collaboration in rapid identification of an emerging pathogen

Nosocomial impact of prevalent β-lactamases from the community enterobacteriaceae: what to do when the resistance doesn’t go your way

Alcohol-based hand rubs must meet the requirements of EN 1500

Agreement with employer influenza vaccination requirements among us healthcare personnel during the 2016–2017 season

Corrigendum

Clinical outcome, healthcare cost and length of hospital stay among patients with bloodstream infections and acute leukemia in a cancer center in Eastern india — CORRIGENDUM

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