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evidence- based practices Scientific R&D Manufacturing and Regulatory/Compliance Infection Prevention evidence- based practices Manufacturing and Regulatory/Compliance Prevention/Epidemiology Infection Prevention SUBMISSIONS WANTED prevention-drive robustly Scientific R&D Epidemiolog for clean Manufacturing and Regulatory/Compliance Prevention/Epidemiolog Regulatory/Compliance prevention-driven Prevention/Epidemiology prevention-driven Manufacturing and Regulatory/Compliance Infection Prevention Prevention Epidemiology evidence- based practices Huslage K, et al. A quantitative approach to defining “high-touch” surfaces in hospitals. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol, 31 (2010), pp. 850-853. Weber DJ, et al. The role of the surface environment in healthcare-asso- ciated infections. Curr Opin Infect Dis. 2013; 26:338-44. Otter JA, et al. The role played by contaminated surfaces in the transmission of nosocomial pathogens. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2011; 32:687-99. Prevention/Epidemiology Scientific R&D Deshpande A, et al. Are hospital floors an underappreciated reservoir for transmission of healthcare-associated pathogens. Am J Infect Cont, 2017; 45: 336-338. Havill NL, et al. Cleanliness of portable medical equipment disinfected Recommended reading: Prevention References: by nursing staff. Am J Infect Control, 39; Pp. 602-604. 2011. Jinadatha C, et al. Interaction of healthcare worker hands and portable medical equipment: a sequence analysis to show potential transmission opportunities. BMC Infectious Diseases. 2017;17:800. Kanamori H, et al. The Role of Patient Care Items as a Fomite in Healthcare-Associated Outbreaks and Infection Prevention. Clin Infect Dis. Vol. 65, No. 8, Pp. 1412-1419. October 2017. Koganti, et. al. Evaluation of hospital floors as a potential source of pathogen dissemination using a nonpathogenic virus as a surrogate marker. Infect Cont & Hosp Epidemiol, 2016: 37 (11): 1374-1377. Kraay ANM, et al. Fomite-mediated transmission as a sufficient pathway: a comparative analysis across three viral pathogens. BMC Infect Dis. 18: 540. Oct. 29, 2018. Messina G, et al. How many bacteria live on the keyboard of your computer? Am J Infect Control. 39(7):616-8. Sept. 2011. Simmonds R, et al. Mobile phones as fomites for potential pathogens in hospitals: microbiome analysis reveals hidden contaminants. J Hosp Infect. Oct. 1, 2019. Suwantarat N, et al. Quantitative assessment of interactions between hospitalized patients and portable medical equipment and other fomites. Am J Infect Control. Vol. 45, No. 11. Pages 1276-1278. November 2017. Xiao S, et al. The dynamic fomite transmission of Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in hospitals and the possible improved intervention methods. Building and Environment 161:106246. July 2019. healthcare-associated infections (HAIs). Suwantarat, et al. (2017) demonstrated that hospitalized patients frequently interact with shared equipment, and these items were often contaminated, and they emphasize that there is a need for protocols to ensure routine cleaning of shared portable equipment. As the researchers acknowledge, “Efforts to improve environmental disinfection in healthcare facilities typically focus primarily on surfaces in patient rooms that are frequently touched by healthcare workers and patients (bed rails, bedside tables). Portable equipment that is shared among patients (e.g., medication carts, vital signs equipment, wheelchairs, electrocardiogram machines) can also be a potential source of pathogen transmission. Therefore, current guidelines recommend that medical equipment that contacts intact skin is cleaned and decontaminated after each patient use. In clinical practice, nursing staff and ancillary staff are often given responsibility for cleaning portable equipment because they use such equipment while working with patients. However, Havill, et al. (2011) reported that portable equipment was often not cleaned according to written protocols between each patient use.” h ealthcarehygienemagazine Healthcare Hygiene magazine, a new monthly publication uniting infection prevention-driven stakeholders in the quest for clean, invites you to submit to us your articles addressing evidence-based practices. Articles should be robustly scientific and non-commercial in nature. For submissions guidelines, send an inquiry to: [email protected] We are building bridges between Infection Prevention/Epidemiology, Scientific R&D, Manufacturing and Regulatory/Compliance through a comprehensive online and digital platform. Join this vibrant new online community and be alerted when new monthly issues of the magazine and other supplements are released. www.healthcarehygienemagazine.com SIGN UP TODAY