Presentations & Publications
2022
- Environmental sampling of innate hospital surfaces: a survey of current practices and the need for guidelines. van der Schoor AS, Boyle M, Voor In 't Holt AF, Vos MC, Humphreys H; ESCMID Study Group for Nosocomial Infections. J Hosp Infect. 2022 Aug 6;128:92-95. doi: 10.1016/j.jhin.2022.07.024. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 35944791.
- MRSA surveillance programmes worldwide: moving towards a harmonised international approach. Baede VO, David MZ, Andrasevic AT, Blanc DS, Borg M, Brennan G, Catry B, Chabaud A, Empel J, Enger H, Hallin M, Ivanova M, Kronenberg A, Kuntaman K, Larsen AR, Latour K, Lindsay JA, Pichon B, Santosaningsih D, Schouls LM, Vandenesch F, Werner G, Żabicka D, Žemličková H, Seifert H, Vos MC; MRSA Surveillance Worldwide Study Group (ISAC), the ESCMID Study Group for Nosocomial Infections (ESGNI), the ESCMID Study Group for Staphylococci and Staphylococcal Diseases (ESGS). Int J Antimicrob Agents. 2022 Mar;59(3):106538. doi: 10.1016/j.ijantimicag.2022.106538. Epub 2022 Jan 26. PMID: 35091055.
- Routine Surveillance of Healthcare-Associated Infections Misses a Significant Proportion of Invasive Aspergillosis in Patients with Severe COVID-19. Ebner J, Van den Nest M, Bouvier-Azula L, Füszl A, Gabler C, Willinger B, Diab-Elschahawi M, Presterl E. J Fungi (Basel). 2022 Mar 8;8(3):273. doi: 10.3390/jof8030273.PMID: 35330275
2021
- Ultraviolet disinfection robots to improve hospital cleaning: Real promise or just a gimmick? Diab-El Schahawi M, Zingg W, Vos M, Humphreys H, Lopez-Cerero L, Fueszl A, Zahar JR, Presterl E; ESCMID Study Group on Nosocomial Infections “The decontamination research working group”. Antimicrob Resist Infect Control. 2021 Feb 12;10(1):33. doi: 10.1186/s13756-020-00878-4. PMID: 33579343; PMCID: PMC7879404.
- Operating theatre attire (scrub suits) worn outside the operating theatre: infection risk or not? Humphreys H, Bak A, Mugglestone MA, Pinkney TD, Skelton L, Vos MC, Ridgway E. J Hosp Infect. 2021 Feb;108:209-211. doi: 10.1016/j.jhin.2020.12.002. Epub 2020 Dec 5. PMID: 33290815.
- PRAISE: providing a roadmap for automated infection surveillance in Europe. van Mourik MSM, van Rooden SM, Abbas M, Aspevall O, Astagneau P, Bonten MJM, Carrara E, Gomila-Grange A, de Greeff SC, Gubbels S, Harrison W, Humphreys H, Johansson A, Koek MBG, Kristensen B, Lepape A, Lucet JC, Mookerjee S, Naucler P, Palacios-Baena ZR, Presterl E, Pujol M, Reilly J, Roberts C, Tacconelli E, Teixeira D, Tängdén T, Valik JK, Behnke M, Gastmeier P; PRAISE network. Clin Microbiol Infect. 2021 Jul;27 Suppl 1:S3-S19. doi: 10.1016/j.cmi.2021.02.028. PMID: 34217466
2019
- Infection control bundles in intensive care: an international cross-sectional
survey in low- and middle-income countries.
Alp E, Cookson B, Erdem H, Rello J. J Hosp Infect 2019;101:248-256. doi: 10.1016/j.jhin.2018.07.022. - Prion disease and recommended procedures for flexible endoscope reprocessing - review of policies worldwide and proposal for a simplified approach.
Kampf G, Jung M, Suchomel M, Saliou P, Griffiths H, Vos MC. J Hosp Infect 2019 pii: S0195-670130317-2. doi: 10.1016/j.jhin.2019.08.005. - Analysis of the challenges in implementing guidelines to prevent the spread of multidrug-resistant gram-negatives in Europe.
Tacconelli E et al. BMJ Open 2019;9:e027683. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2018-027683.
2018
- Variability in contact precautions to control the nosocomial spread of multi-drug
resistant organisms in the endemic setting: a multinational cross-sectional survey.
Gysin DV, Cookson B, Saenz H, Dettenkofer M, Widmer AF; ESCMID Study Group for Nosocomial Infections (ESGNI). Antimicrob Resist Infect Control 2018;7:81. doi: 10.1186/s13756-018-0366-5.
2016
- Key priorities in the prevention and control of healthcare-associated infection:
a survey of European and other international infection prevention experts. Dettenkofer M, Humphreys H, Saenz H, Carlet J, Hanberger H, Ruef C, Widmer A, Wolkewitz M, Cookson B. Infection. 2016;44(6):719-724.