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Best practice, Review
Technical patient safety solutions for prevention of ventilator-associated pneumonia in adults
Published: 23/08/2008 | Source: National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE)
Level of Evidence: Evidence cited, Professional opinion
Outbreak report, Review, Surveillance data
Report on Review of Clostridium difficile Associated Disease Cases and Mortality in all Acute Hospitals in Scotland from December 2007 - May 2008
Published: 06/08/2008 | Source: Health Protection Scotland (HPS)
Level of Evidence: Evidence cited, Professional opinion
Journal article, Surveillance data
Assessing Antimalarial Efficacy in a Time of Change to Artemisinin-Based Combination Therapies: The Role of Médecins Sans Frontières
Published: 05/08/2008 | Source: PLoS one
Level of Evidence: Evidence cited, Professional opinion
Journal article
Bacterial Pneumonia and Pandemic Influenza Planning
Published: 01/08/2008 | Source: Emerging Infectious Diseases
Level of Evidence: Evidence cited, Professional opinion
Factsheet
Foodborne Disease and the home
Published: 01/08/2008 | Source: IFH
Level of Evidence:
Factsheet
Infectious Gastrointestinal Disease/stomach bugs in the home - it’s not all foodborne!
Published: 01/08/2008 | Source: IFH
Level of Evidence:
Best practice, Review
Policy Guidelines for Collaborative TB and HIV Services for Injecting and other Drug Users: An Integrated Approach
Published: 01/08/2008 | Source: World Health Organization (WHO)
Level of Evidence: Evidence cited
Best practice, Review
Priority interventions: HIV/AIDS prevention, treatment and care in the health sector
Published: 01/08/2008 | Source: World Health Organization (WHO)
Level of Evidence: Evidence cited, Professional opinion
Factsheet
Toys and home hygiene
Published: 01/08/2008 | Source: IFH
Level of Evidence:
Factsheet
Use of disinfectants and antibacterials in the home: concerns about antibiotic resistance
Published: 01/08/2008 | Source: IFH
Level of Evidence:
Journal article, Outbreak report
Community strains of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus as potential cause of healthcare-associated infections, Uruguay, 2002–2004.
Published: 25/07/2008 | Source: Emerging Infectious Diseases
Level of Evidence: Evidence cited, Professional opinion
Journal article, Surveillance data
Effective control measures limited measles outbreak after extensive nosocomial exposures in January-February 2008 in Gothenburg, Sweden
Published: 24/07/2008 | Source: Eurosurveillance Monthly Release
Level of Evidence: Evidence cited, Professional opinion
Outbreak report, Surveillance data
Travel-associated Legionnaires’ disease in Europe: 2006
Published: 17/07/2008 | Source: Euro Surveillance
Level of Evidence: Cohort studies, Evidence cited, Professional opinion
Journal article, Surveillance data
A cluster of hepatitis B infections associated with incorrect use of a capillary blood sampling device in a nursing home in the Netherlands, 2007
Published: 03/07/2008 | Source: Euro Surveillance
Level of Evidence: Cohort studies
Best practice, Systematic review
Guidelines for the management of hospital-acquired pneumonia in the UK: Report of the Working Party on Hospital-Acquired Pneumonia of the British Society for Antimicrobial Chemotherapy
Published: 03/07/2008 | Source: British Society for Antimicrobial Chemotherapy (BSAC)
Level of Evidence: Evidence cited, Professional opinion
Best practice
Adult in-patient facilities: planning and design (HBN 04-01)
Published: 01/07/2008 | Source: Space for Health
Level of Evidence: Unspecified
Best practice, Review
Chikungunya Communication Toolkit 2008
Published: 01/07/2008 | Source: European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC)
Level of Evidence: Evidence cited, Professional opinion
Factsheet, Review
Healthcare-associated infections: Stemming the Rise of the 'Superbug'?
Published: 01/07/2008 | Source: Kings Fund
Level of Evidence: Evidence cited, Professional opinion
Journal article
NUCLEO: Adaptive Computer Supported Collaborative Learning in a Role Game Based Scenario
Published: 01/07/2008 | Source: Eighth IEEE International Conference on Advanced Learning Technologies (ICALT)
Level of Evidence:
Best practice, Care guideline
Respiratory tract infections – antibiotic prescribing Prescribing of antibiotics for self-limiting respiratory tract infections in adults and children in primary care
Published: 01/07/2008 | Source: National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE)
Level of Evidence: Evidence cited, Professional opinion