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Measurement of SARS-CoV-2 in air and on surfaces in Scottish hospitals (2022)
Journal Article
Loh, M., Yaxley, N., Moore, G., Holmes, D., Todd, S., Smith, A., …Cherrie, J. W. (2023). Measurement of SARS-CoV-2 in air and on surfaces in Scottish hospitals. Journal of Hospital Infection, 133, 1-7. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhin.2022.11.019

Background There are still uncertainties in our knowledge of the amount of SARS-CoV-2 virus present in the environment; where it can be found, and potential exposure determinants, limiting our ability to effectively model and compare interventions f... Read More about Measurement of SARS-CoV-2 in air and on surfaces in Scottish hospitals.

Insights into the Spectrum of Activity and Mechanism of Action of MGB-BP-3 (2022)
Journal Article
Hind, C., Clifford, M., Woolley, C., Harmer, J., McGee, L. M., Tyson-Hirst, I., …Scott, F. J. (2022). Insights into the Spectrum of Activity and Mechanism of Action of MGB-BP-3. ACS Infectious Diseases, 8(12), 2552-2563. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsinfec

MGB-BP-3 is a potential first-in-class antibiotic, a Strathclyde Minor Groove Binder (S-MGB), that has successfully completed Phase IIa clinical trials for the treatment of Clostridioides difficile associated disease. Its precise mechanism of action... Read More about Insights into the Spectrum of Activity and Mechanism of Action of MGB-BP-3.

What were the historical reasons for the resistance to recognizing airborne transmission during the COVID‐19 pandemic? (2022)
Journal Article
Jimenez, J. L., Marr, L. C., Randall, K., Ewing, E. T., Tufekci, Z., Greenhalgh, T., …Prather, K. A. (2022). What were the historical reasons for the resistance to recognizing airborne transmission during the COVID‐19 pandemic?. Indoor Air, 32(8), Art

The question of whether SARS‐CoV‐2 is mainly transmitted by droplets or aerosols has been highly controversial. We sought to explain this controversy through a historical analysis of transmission research in other diseases. For most of human history,... Read More about What were the historical reasons for the resistance to recognizing airborne transmission during the COVID‐19 pandemic?.

Ethanol is indispensable for virucidal hand antisepsis: memorandum from the alcohol-based hand rub (ABHR) Task Force, WHO Collaborating Centre on Patient Safety, and the Commission for Hospital Hygiene and Infection Prevention (KRINKO), Robert Koch Institute, Berlin, Germany (2022)
Journal Article
Kramer, A., Arvand, M., Christiansen, B., Dancer, S., Eggers, M., Exner, M., …Pittet, D. (2022). Ethanol is indispensable for virucidal hand antisepsis: memorandum from the alcohol-based hand rub (ABHR) Task Force, WHO Collaborating Centre on Patient Sa

Background: The approval of ethanol by the Biocidal Products Regulation has been under evaluation since 2007. This follows concern over alcohol uptake from ethanol-based hand rubs (EBHR). If ethanol is classified as carcinogenic, mutagenic, or reprot... Read More about Ethanol is indispensable for virucidal hand antisepsis: memorandum from the alcohol-based hand rub (ABHR) Task Force, WHO Collaborating Centre on Patient Safety, and the Commission for Hospital Hygiene and Infection Prevention (KRINKO), Robert Koch Institute, Berlin, Germany.

A Better Disinfectant for Low-Resourced Hospitals? A Multi-Period Cluster Randomised Trial Comparing Hypochlorous Acid with Sodium Hypochlorite in Nigerian Hospitals: The EWASH Trial (2022)
Journal Article
Gon, G., Dansero, L., Aiken, A. M., Bottomley, C., Dancer, S. J., Graham, W. J., …Okwor, T. J. (2022). A Better Disinfectant for Low-Resourced Hospitals? A Multi-Period Cluster Randomised Trial Comparing Hypochlorous Acid with Sodium Hypochlorite in Nig

Environmental hygiene in hospitals is a major challenge worldwide. Low-resourced hospitals in African countries continue to rely on sodium hypochlorite (NaOCl) as major disinfectant. However, NaOCl has several limitations such as the need for daily d... Read More about A Better Disinfectant for Low-Resourced Hospitals? A Multi-Period Cluster Randomised Trial Comparing Hypochlorous Acid with Sodium Hypochlorite in Nigerian Hospitals: The EWASH Trial.

Safe design and maintenance of bone marrow transplant units: a narrative review (2022)
Journal Article
Inkster, T., Peters, C., & Dancer, S. (2022). Safe design and maintenance of bone marrow transplant units: a narrative review. Clinical Microbiology and Infection, 28(8), 1091-1096. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cmi.2022.03.032

Background Patients undergoing bone marrow transplantation or chemotherapy for cancer are profoundly immunosuppressed. They are at risk for both endogenous and exogenous infections and require enhanced protection from infection while in hospital. O... Read More about Safe design and maintenance of bone marrow transplant units: a narrative review.

Practical Indicators for Risk of Airborne Transmission in Shared Indoor Environments and Their Application to COVID-19 Outbreaks (2022)
Journal Article
Peng, Z., Rojas, A. P., Kropff, E., Bahnfleth, W., Buonanno, G., Dancer, S., …Jimenez, J. (2022). Practical Indicators for Risk of Airborne Transmission in Shared Indoor Environments and Their Application to COVID-19 Outbreaks. Environmental Science and

Some infectious diseases, including COVID-19, can undergo airborne transmission. This may happen at close proximity, but as time indoors increases, infections can occur in shared room air despite distancing. We propose two indicators of infection ris... Read More about Practical Indicators for Risk of Airborne Transmission in Shared Indoor Environments and Their Application to COVID-19 Outbreaks.