Op de CDC-website zijn gratis E-learnings gepubliceerd. Deze trainingen over verschillende onderwerpen, bijvoorbeeld over reiniging, Clostridium difficile of ‘hoe maak ik een IP business case’, kunnen deskundigen infectiepreventie gebruiken om kennis te vergaren en tevens accreditatie punten mee te verdienen. De E-learnings zijn te vinden via deze link
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- op 8 oktober 2019
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Onderzoek naar de besmettingsgraad van hervulbare sproeiflacons die zijn gebruikt in de dagelijkse reinigingspraktijk en het effect van hygiënisch spoelen. Lees hier de brochure VSR Rapport
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Volume 101, issue 4 van de journal of Hospital Infection (April 2019) is volledig gewijd aan Handhygiene.
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- op 25 april 2019
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Professional hand hygiene compliance represents a multifaceted behaviour with various determinants. Thus, it has been proposed to apply psychological frameworks of behaviour change to its promotion. However, randomized controlled trials of such approaches, which also assess nosocomial infections (NIs), are rare. This study analyses data of the PSYGIENE-trial (PSYchological optimized hand hyGIENE promotion), which has […]
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Evidence for the benefits of antiseptic meatal cleaning in reducing catheter-associated urinary tract infection (UTI) is inconclusive. We assessed the efficacy of 0·1% chlorhexidine solution compared with normal saline for meatal cleaning before urinary catheter insertion in reducing the incidence of catheter-associated asymptomatic bacteriuria and UTI. A cross-sectional, stepped-wedge, open-label, randomised controlled trial was undertaken […]
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Many people use handwashing and hand-drying facilities in public washrooms under the impression that these amenities are hygienic. However, such facilities may be potential sites for the transmission of pathogenic bacteria. This study aimed to examine the hygiene facilities provided including handwashing and hand-drying facilities in public washrooms. Total bacterial counts and species identification were […]
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Achtergrond Pseudomonas aeruginosa kan bij patiënten met cystic fibrosis (CF) infecties veroorzaken en de morbiditeit en mortaliteit verhogen. Pseudomonas aeruginosa blijkt als aerosol in de lucht te kunnen komen, het is dus mogelijk via de lucht overdraagbaar. Deze studie onderzocht of Pseudomonas aeruginosa in de lucht aanwezig is bij poliklinisch bezoek van gekoloniseerde CF-patiënten. Daarnaast […]
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- op 25 maart 2019
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Background: Sink drains in intensive care units (ICUs) are frequently colonized with bacteria such as Pseudomonas aeruginosa. The aim was to study the influence of installing disinfecting devices on sink drains on colonization of sinks and patients in an ICU during a prolonged outbreak of multidrug-resistant P. aeruginosa. Methods: From 2010, there was a clonal outbreak of […]
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- op 20 maart 2019
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Background: Poor hand hygiene by health care workers is a major cause of nosocomial infections. This research evaluated the ability of an electronic monitoring system with real-time prompting capability to change hand hygiene behaviors. Methods: Handwashing activity was measured by counting dispenser activations on a single nursing unit before, during, and after installation of the system. The […]
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Following the first point-prevalence study in Dutch nursing homes conducted each November from 2007 to 2009, we conducted a follow-up point-prevalence study of healthcare-associated infections (HCAIs) each November from 2010 to 2017. Similar methods and criteria were used. Resident characteristics were recorded, data collection was performed by the attending elderly care physicians via an online survey, as […]
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