infection prevention

The Antibacterial Activity of a Novel Biomaterial Against Key Wound Pathogens: Staphylococcus aureus and Pseudomonas aeruginosa

Aim: The colonization of a wound by microorganisms typically occurs as a continuum extending from contamination, to colonization, and infection. The predominant microbial species observed...

Samantha J. Westgate , PhD;

Matthew Williams , MSc;

05/04/2022

Review

Identifying High Reliability Practices for Infection Prevention in Long-Term Care, Part I: Literature Review

02/16/2017

Daved van Stralen , MD, FAAP;

Deb Patterson Burdsall , PhD, RN-BC;

Jacqueline F. Vance , BSN, CDP;

Lona Mody , MD, MSc;

Mary Fran Clancy , RN, MSN;

Kristine M. Donofrio ;

Susan Yendro , RN, MSN;

Barbara I. Braun , PhD;

Beth Ann Longo , DrPH, MSN, MBA, RN;

Salome Chitavi , PhD;

Linda Kusek , RN, MPH;

Laura M. Wagner , PhD, RN, GNP, FAAN;

The need for strategies to reduce infections in nursing homes and assisted-living facilities is growing due to a focus on improving infection prevention practices.

The need for strategies to...

02/16/2017

Annals of Long-Term Care