In this episode, Martin Kiernan and Phil Russo talk to Professor Michael Borg of the Faculty of Medicine & Surgery in the Medical School at the University of Malta and Head of Department (Infection Control) at Mater Dei Hospital in Malta. We discuss a recent paper desctibing the stages that brought about a 90% reduction in MRSA bloodstream infections over a ten-year period.
The main paper we discuss: Borg MA, Suda D, Tartari E, Farrugia C, Xuereb D, Borg Inguanez M. Preventing healthcare-associated MRSA bacteremia: getting to the root of the problem. Antimicrob Steward Healthc Epidemiol 2023;3(1):e248. https://doi.org/10.1017/ash.2023.518
Other papers by Michael include:
Reflections on the first morning at ECCMID 2024
Visualising infection transmission using genomics
Investigating a unique CPE strain outbreak - a possible new place to look?
C. difficile in England is on the rise, but why? A sign of a system on the edge and could a new variant push it over?
What do C. difficile and HAP have in common - toilet plume??
A national CPE survey of healthcare workers knowledge and some interesting sink practices
C. difficile: Disinfectants, attachment and strain variations
The 2023 End of Year/Christmas Special
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Detection of pathogens in the neonatal ICU environment with Dr Ginny Moore
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Identifying healthcare cleaning research priorities in resource-limited settings
Sinks in ICU Patient Rooms. Lower numbers of sinks equals lower infection rates?
Future directions for surveillance
C. difficile and One Health with Prof Tom Riley
Saving time and increasing IPC efficiency using Robotic Process Automation
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