Research in Hospital Infection Control (3rd Edition)
A special issue of Microorganisms (ISSN 2076-2607). This special issue belongs to the section "Public Health Microbiology".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 January 2025 | Viewed by 66
Special Issue Editors
Interests: hospital infection; virus disease outbreak; healthcare worker protection
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
This Special Issue is a continuation of our 2020 and 2023 Special Issue “Research in Hospital Infection Control”.
Infection control in healthcare settings is of paramount importance, not only to protect vulnerable patients, but also to protect healthcare staff. Effective infection control interventions may save patients from serious health complications that could prolong hospital stays, creating pressure on bed capacity and adding to the cost of healthcare provision. They also allow healthcare staff to continue their care provision with confidence, in the knowledge that they and hospital colleagues are better protected and more likely to go home safe and healthy.
The COVID-19 pandemic showed the world the critical role played by infection control in healthcare settings and public spaces. Amidst a mass of information, advice, and guidance ranging in quality provided, what were the most important and effective interventions? What have they taught us for the future? Only by continuing to share research findings and advise for good practice can advances in infection control continue to progress.
This Special Issue of the Microorganisms aims to build on the previous two editions and bring together up-to-date information on the most effective and practical hospital infection control interventions. Resarchers and infection control specialists are invited to submit papers describing original research or reviews providing a critical and constructive analysis of the existing published literature. Manuscripts that only deal with clinical management/policy/healthcare will only be accepted in rare cases.
Dr. Brian Crook
Dr. Claire C. Bailey
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- hospital infection control
- hospital-acquired infection
- healthcare worker
- personal protective equipment and hygiene
- disease transmission
- disinfection
- COVID-19
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