A national CPE survey of healthcare workers knowledge and some interesting sink practices
We chat with Dr Deirdre Fitzgerald-Hughes and Aoife Kearney about a national survey undertaken in Ireland. In the survey, they explored CPE knowledge and practices of healthcare workers, including inf...
7 Feb 202429min
90% Reduction in MRSA bacteraemia. Possible but patience is a virtue!
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 Co...
24 Jan 202438min
C. difficile: Disinfectants, attachment and strain variations
In this week's episode, Martin talks to Dr Tina Joshi, Associate Professor of Molecular Microbiology in Peninsula Dental School at the University of Plymouth, UK. We discuss her longstanding interest ...
10 Jan 202427min
The 2023 End of Year/Christmas Special
In our usual Christmas episode, Brett, Phil and Martin choose our papers and podcasts of 2023. Also this time, Martin set the three of us a challenge: to find an interesting IPC-related paper from the...
21 Dec 202348min
If you could have anything in IPC, what would you want?
In this week's episode Phil and Brett mull over their wishlists for what they would want in a perfect IPC world. They turn out to be a pretty undemanding pair.. not. However they both see a future in ...
13 Dec 202321min
Would you be admitted to a room where a previous person was infected?
In this episode, Brett and Martin discuss a paper they were recently involved with - a systematic review and meta-analysis on prior room occupancy and the risk to the next person. This paper has been ...
29 Nov 202313min
MDRO Plasmid-related outbreaks - is there anything we can do? With Jon Otter
In this week's episode, Martin talks to Dr Jon Otter, epidemiologist, scientst, blogger and Joint Director of Infection Prevention and Control at Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust in the UK. W...
15 Nov 202318min
Ice machines - a chilling thought?
In this episode, Brett talks to Martin about a recent paper on the potential pitfalls of ice machines and following manufactures' instructions. The paper we discuss is called "How clean is your ice ...
1 Nov 202316min
