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The Influenza Immunisation Programme 2010/11
Published: 03/06/2010 | Source: Department of Health (DH)
Level of Evidence:
Journal article
Psychological impact of short-term isolation measures in hospitalised patients
Published: 02/06/2010 | Source: Journal of Hospital Infection.
Level of Evidence: Cohort studies
Best practice, Care guideline, Review
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (updated)
Published: 01/06/2010 | Source: National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE)
Expert review is available.
Level of Evidence: Evidence cited, Professional opinion
Journal article
Current views of health care design and construction: Practical implications for safer, cleaner environments
Published: 01/06/2010 | Source: American Journal of Infection Control
Level of Evidence: Evidence cited
Journal article
Effectiveness of Alcohol–Based Hand Rubs for Removal of Clostridium difficile Spores from Hands
Published: 01/06/2010 | Source: Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology
Level of Evidence: Evidence cited
Journal article
Significant impact of terminal room cleaning with bleach on reducing nosocomial Clostridium difficile
Published: 01/06/2010 | Source: American Journal of Infection Control
Level of Evidence: Evidence cited
Other
PL/CMO/2010/01, PL/CNO/2010/01, PL/CPHO/2010/01: The influenza immunisation programme 2010/11
Published: 28/05/2010 | Source: Department of Health (DH)
Level of Evidence:
Best practice
WHO Surgical Safety Checklist: for cataract surgery only
Published: 27/05/2010 | Source: National Patient Safety Agency (NPSA)
Level of Evidence: Evidence cited
Other
Risk assessment on Q fever
Published: 24/05/2010 | Source: European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC)
Level of Evidence: Evidence cited
Journal article
Pandemic Influenza A (H1N1) 2009 and mortality in the United Kingdom: risk factors for death, April 2009 to March 2010
Published: 20/05/2010 | Source: Euro Surveillance
Level of Evidence: Evidence cited
Journal article
The English antibiotic awareness campaigns: did they change the public's knowledge of and attitudes to antibiotic use?
Published: 20/05/2010 | Source: Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy
Level of Evidence: Evidence cited
Systematic review
Effect of antibiotic prescribing in primary care on antimicrobial resistance in individual patients: systematic review and meta-analysis
Published: 18/05/2010 | Source: British Medical Journal (BMJ)
Level of Evidence: Meta analysis
Journal article
Efficacy of a standard meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus decolonisation protocol in routine clinical practice
Published: 17/05/2010 | Source: Journal of Hospital Infection.
Level of Evidence: Cohort studies
Journal article
Adverse drug effects following oseltamivir mass treatment and prophylaxis in a school outbreak of 2009 pandemic influenza A(H1N1) in June 2009, Sheffield, United Kingdom
Published: 13/05/2010 | Source: Euro Surveillance
Level of Evidence: Evidence cited
Journal article
Pathways to clean hands: highlights of successful hand hygiene implementation strategies in Europe
Published: 06/05/2010 | Source: Euro Surveillance
Level of Evidence: Evidence cited
Journal article
When are the hands of healthcare workers positive for meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus?
Published: 02/05/2010 | Source: Journal of Hospital Infection.
Level of Evidence: Evidence cited
Surveillance data
Annual Reports of the Director
Published: 01/05/2010 | Source: European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC)
Level of Evidence: Evidence cited
Surveillance data
Report on the Point Prevalence Survey of Antimicrobial Prescribing in Secondary Care in Wales November/December 2009
Published: 26/04/2010 | Source: National Public Health Service for Wales
Level of Evidence: Evidence cited
Journal article
The Potential for Airborne Dispersal of Clostridium difficile from Symptomatic Patients
Published: 23/04/2010 | Source: Clinical Infectious Diseases
Level of Evidence: Evidence cited
Journal article
Evaluation of a risk assessment questionnaire to assist hepatitis C screening in the general population
Published: 15/04/2010 | Source: Euro Surveillance
Level of Evidence: Evidence cited