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• • ·A national surveillance scheme for hospital associated infections in England

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    E.M Cooke, R Coello, J Sedgwick, V Ward, J Wilson, A Charlett, B Ward, A Pearson

    
• • ·Animal-assisted activity and infection control implications in a healthcare setting

    Página :4-11

    M.A Khan, N Farrag

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• • ·Prevalence of lower respiratory tract infections in hospitalized patients in the United Kingdom and Eire – results from the Second National Prevalence Survey

    Página :12-22

    M.C Kelsey, C.A Mitchell, M Griffin, R.C Spencer, A.M Emmerson

    Resumen Resumen
• • ·An outbreak of multidrug-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa infection associated with contamination of bronchoscopes and an endoscope washer-disinfector

    Página :23-30

    S Schelenz, G French

    Resumen Resumen
• • ·Aspergillus terreus infections in haematological malignancies: molecular epidemiology suggests association with in-hospital plants

    Página :31-35

    C Lass-Flörl, P.-M Rath, D Niederwieser, G Kofler, R Würzner, A Krezy, M.P Dierich

    Resumen Resumen
• • ·Impact of hospital-wide surveillance on hospital-acquired infections in an acute-care hospital in The Netherlands

    Página :36-42

    A.J Mintjes-de Groot, C.A.N van Hassel, J.A Kaan, R.P Verkooyen, H.A Verbrugh

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• • ·Effect of delayed infection control measures on a hospital outbreak of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus

    Página :43-49

    S Harbarth, Y Martin, P Rohner, N Henry, R Auckenthaler, D Pittet

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• • ·Evaluation of the cleaning and disinfectionefficacy of the DEKO-190; a ward-basedautomated washer/disinfector

    Página :50-54

    K.M Dempsey, R.F Chiew, J.A McKenzie, D.H Mitchell

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• • ·Survival of human coronaviruses 229E and OC43 in suspension and after drying onsurfaces: a possible source ofhospital-acquired infections

    Página :55-60

    J Sizun, M.W.N Yu, P.J Talbot

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• • ·Transmission of viruses via contact in ahousehold setting: experiments using bacteriophage φX174 as a model virus

    Página :61-66

    F.v. Rheinbaben, S. Schünemann, T. Groß, M.H. Wolff

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• • ·Could the incidence of postoperative urinary tract infection be reduced by reversing the sequence of vaginal cleansing and urethral catheterization?

    Página :67-72

    Y.M Chan, S.W Ngai, E Hon, W.K So

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• • ·Evaluation of the bactericidal efficiency of a 2% alkaline glutaraldehyde solution on Mycobacterium xenopi

    Página :73-76

    J.N. Dauendorffer, C. Laurain, M. Weber, M. Dailloux

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• • ·Letters to the Editor

    Página :77-78

    K.G. Kerr, C.B. Beggs, P.A. Sleigh, G. Cairns, J.K. Donnelly

    
• • ·Letters to the Editor

    Página :78-79

    D.M. Taylor, K. Fernie, H.E. Reichl, R.A. Somerville

    
• • ·Ralstonia pickettii colonization of patients in an obstetric ward caused by a contaminated irrigation system

    Página :79-80

    A. Yoneyama, H. Yano, S. Hitomi, K. Okuzumi, R. Suzuki, S. Kimura