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What's trending in infection control?

Mitchell, Brett G.; Petrie, Dayna; Morton, Lindsay; Dancer, Stephanie J.

Authors

Brett G. Mitchell

Dayna Petrie

Lindsay Morton



Abstract

OBJECTIVE To explore the trends in infection control peer-reviewed journals, mainstream media, and blogs written by infection control professionals DESIGN Narrative and scoping reviews METHODS Narrative and scoping reviews were performed to identify trending infection prevention and control topics from international journals, national news websites, newspapers, and so-called grey literature throughout 2015. Data were analyzed using word frequencies, and results are displayed in word clouds. RESULTS For 2015, our search identified 6 news websites with a total of published 116 articles, 71 articles from selected newspapers, and 214 publications from infection control websites. In total, 1,059 journal articles were initially identified; 98 articles were anonymous and thus were excluded, leaving 961 articles in the reviews. The terms 'superbug' and 'antibiotics' were most commonly used in titles of news websites and newspapers, whereas the terms 'infection' and 'prevention' were most commonly used in infection control websites or blogs. The word frequency differences among the 4 selected journals reflected their respective specialties. CONCLUSION In infection prevention and control, the integration of a range of mediums is necessary to best serve public interests. Whether the aim is advocacy, general health information dissemination, or warnings of imminent risk, health researchers have access to multiple forums with different strengths through which to influence public risk perceptions and responses.

Citation

Mitchell, B. G., Petrie, D., Morton, L., & Dancer, S. J. (2017). What's trending in infection control?. Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology, 38(9), 1098-1102. https://doi.org/10.1017/ice.2017.130

Journal Article Type Article
Acceptance Date Jun 1, 2017
Online Publication Date Jul 11, 2017
Publication Date 2017-09
Deposit Date Sep 6, 2017
Publicly Available Date Jan 12, 2018
Journal Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology
Print ISSN 0899-823X
Electronic ISSN 1559-6834
Publisher University of Chicago Press
Peer Reviewed Peer Reviewed
Volume 38
Issue 9
Pages 1098-1102
DOI https://doi.org/10.1017/ice.2017.130
Keywords Infection control, peer-reviewed journals, mainstream media, blogs,
Public URL http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/Output/954126
Contract Date Sep 6, 2017

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