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Investigating Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) Surface and Air Contamination in an Acute Healthcare Setting During the Peak of the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Pandemic in London by Zhou, Jie, Otter, Jonathan A, Price, James R, Cimpeanu, Cristina, Meno Garcia, Danel, Kinross, James, Boshier, Piers R, Mason, Sam, Bolt, Frances, Holmes, Alison H, Barclay, Wendy S

“…We evaluated severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) surface and air contamination during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic…”
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Molecular epidemiology of community-associated meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in Europe by Otter, Jonathan A, BSc, French, Gary L, Prof

“…Summary Over the past decade, community-associated meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) has emerged in patients without health-care contact,…”
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The Role Played by Contaminated Surfaces in the Transmission of Nosocomial Pathogens by Otter, Jonathan A., Yezli, Saber, French, Gary L.

“…Studies in the 1970s and 1980s suggested that environmental surface contamination played a negligible role in the endemic transmission of healthcare-associated…”
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Evidence that contaminated surfaces contribute to the transmission of hospital pathogens and an overview of strategies to address contaminated surfaces in hospital settings by Otter, Jonathan A., PhD, Yezli, Saber, PhD, Salkeld, James A.G., BSc, French, Gary L., MD, FRCPath

“…Evidence that contaminated surfaces contribute to the transmission of hospital pathogens comes from studies modeling transmission routes, microbiologic…”
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Survival of Nosocomial Bacteria and Spores on Surfaces and Inactivation by Hydrogen Peroxide Vapor by Otter, Jonathan A, French, Gary L

“…With inocula of 6 to 7 log₁₀ CFU, most vegetative bacteria and spores tested survived on surfaces for more than 5 weeks, but all were inactivated within 90 min…”
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Hydrogen peroxide vapor room disinfection and hand hygiene improvements reduce Clostridium difficile infection, methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus , vancomycin-resistant enterococci, and extended-spectrum β-lactamase by Horn, Kim, MPH, Otter, Jonathan A., PhD

“…We report a statistically significant reduction in Clostridium difficile infection (from 1.38 to 0.90 cases per 1,000 patient days), vancomycin-resistant…”
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Minimum Infective Dose of the Major Human Respiratory and Enteric Viruses Transmitted Through Food and the Environment by Yezli, Saber, Otter, Jonathan A.

“…Viruses are a significant cause of morbidity and mortality around the world. Determining the minimum dose of virus particles that can initiate infection,…”
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A Multispecies Cluster of GES-5 Carbapenemase–Producing Enterobacterales Linked by a Geographically Disseminated Plasmid by Ellington, Matthew J, Davies, Frances, Jauneikaite, Elita, Hopkins, Katie L, Turton, Jane F, Adams, George, Pavlu, Jiri, Innes, Andrew J, Eades, Christopher, Brannigan, Eimear T, Findlay, Jacqueline, White, Leila, Bolt, Frances, Kadhani, Tokozani, Chow, Yimmy, Patel, Bharat, Mookerjee, Siddharth, Otter, Jonathan A, Sriskandan, Shiranee, Woodford, Neil, Holmes, Alison

“…Abstract Background Early and accurate treatment of infections due to carbapenem-resistant organisms is facilitated by rapid diagnostics, but rare resistance…”
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Rapid Detection of Mobilized Colistin Resistance using a Nucleic Acid Based Lab-on-a-Chip Diagnostic System by Rodriguez-Manzano, Jesus, Moser, Nicolas, Malpartida-Cardenas, Kenny, Moniri, Ahmad, Fisarova, Lenka, Pennisi, Ivana, Boonyasiri, Adhiratha, Jauneikaite, Elita, Abdolrasouli, Alireza, Otter, Jonathan A., Bolt, Frances, Davies, Frances, Didelot, Xavier, Holmes, Alison, Georgiou, Pantelis

“…The increasing prevalence of antimicrobial resistance is a serious threat to global public health. One of the most concerning trends is the rapid spread of…”
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Universal hospital admission screening for carbapenemase-producing organisms in a low-prevalence setting by Otter, Jonathan A, Dyakova, Eleonora, Bisnauthsing, Karen N, Querol-Rubiera, Antonio, Patel, Amita, Ahanonu, Chioma, Tosas Auguet, Olga, Edgeworth, Jonathan D, Goldenberg, Simon D

“…Carbapenemase-producing Enterobacteriaceae (CPE) are an emerging threat for healthcare providers worldwide. To determine CPE carriage rates and risk factors in…”
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Emergence and clonal spread of colistin resistance due to multiple mutational mechanisms in carbapenemase-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae in London by Otter, Jonathan A., Doumith, Michel, Davies, Frances, Mookerjee, Siddharth, Dyakova, Eleonora, Gilchrist, Mark, Brannigan, Eimear T., Bamford, Kathleen, Galletly, Tracey, Donaldson, Hugo, Aanensen, David M., Ellington, Matthew J., Hill, Robert, Turton, Jane F., Hopkins, Katie L., Woodford, Neil, Holmes, Alison

“…Carbapenemase-producing Enterobacteriaceae (CPE) are emerging worldwide, limiting therapeutic options. Mutational and plasmid-mediated mechanisms of colistin…”
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Evidence for Community Transmission of Community-Associated but Not Health-Care-Associated Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus Strains Linked to Social and Material Deprivation: Spatial Analysis of Cross-sectional Data by Tosas Auguet, Olga, Betley, Jason R, Stabler, Richard A, Patel, Amita, Ioannou, Avgousta, Marbach, Helene, Hearn, Pasco, Aryee, Anna, Goldenberg, Simon D, Otter, Jonathan A, Desai, Nergish, Karadag, Tacim, Grundy, Chris, Gaunt, Michael W, Cooper, Ben S, Edgeworth, Jonathan D, Kypraios, Theodore

“…Identifying and tackling the social determinants of infectious diseases has become a public health priority following the recognition that individuals with…”
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Fast and expensive (PCR) or cheap and slow (culture)? A mathematical modelling study to explore screening for carbapenem resistance in UK hospitals by Knight, Gwenan M, Dyakova, Eleonora, Mookerjee, Siddharth, Davies, Frances, Brannigan, Eimear T, Otter, Jonathan A, Holmes, Alison H

“…Enterobacteriaceae are a common cause of hospital infections. Carbapenems are a clinically effective treatment of such infections. However, resistance is on…”
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Evaluation of hydrogen peroxide vapor for the inactivation of nosocomial pathogens on porous and nonporous surfaces by Lemmen, Sebastian, MD, Scheithauer, Simone, Häfner, Helga, Yezli, Saber, PhD, Mohr, Michael, Otter, Jonathan A., PhD

“…Background C lostridium difficile spores and multidrug-resistant (MDR) organisms, such as methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA),…”
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Evaluating the dynamics of hospital COVID-19 contacts and subsequent conversion to SARS-CoV-2 infection: a multi-centre retrospective cohort study by Okeke, Nneoma, Snell, Luke B., Rathish, Balram, Hussein, Amal, Newsholme, William, Mack, Damien, Breathnach, Aodhan, Otter, Jonathan A.

“…We investigated the dynamics of COVID-19 contacts subsequent conversion to SARS-CoV-2 infection in an inpatient setting across three National Health Service…”
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Use of Hydrogen Peroxide Vapor for Deactivation of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in a Biological Safety Cabinet and a Room by HALL, Leslie, OTTER, Jonathan A, CHEWINS, John, WENGENACK, Nancy L

“…Article Usage Stats Services JCM Citing Articles Google Scholar PubMed Related Content Social Bookmarking CiteULike Delicious Digg Facebook Google+ Mendeley…”
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Terminal decontamination of the Royal Free London's high-level isolation unit after a case of Ebola virus disease using hydrogen peroxide vapor by Otter, Jonathan A., PhD, Mepham, Stephen, FRCP, Athan, Breda, RN, Mack, Damien, FRCPath, Smith, Robin, FRCPath, Jacobs, Michael, FRCP, Hopkins, Susan, FRCP

“…We report the decontamination of the high-level isolation unit at the Royal Free London after the discharge of a patient with Ebola virus disease, who was…”
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Widespread Environmental Contamination Associated With Patients With Diarrhea and Methicillin‐Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Colonization of the Gastrointestinal Tract by Boyce, John M., Havill, Nancy L., Otter, Jonathan A., Adams, Nicholas M. T.

“…Patients colonized with methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) may contaminate their immediate environment with this organism. However, the extent…”
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Enhancing engagement beyond the conference walls: analysis of Twitter use at #ICPIC2019 infection prevention and control conference by Martischang, Romain, Tartari, Ermira, Kilpatrick, Claire, Mackenzie, Graham, Carter, Vanessa, Castro-Sánchez, Enrique, Márquez-Villarreal, Hilda, Otter, Jonathan A, Perencevich, Eli, Silber, Denise, Storr, Julie, Tetro, Jason, Voss, Andreas, Pittet, Didier

“…Social media may provide a tool, when coupled with a patient-included™ conference, to enhance the engagement among the general public. We describe authors and…”
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Hydrogen peroxide vapor decontamination of an intensive care unit to remove environmental reservoirs of multidrug-resistant gram-negative rods during an outbreak by Otter, Jonathan A., BSc, Yezli, Saber, PhD, Schouten, Marinus A., PhD, van Zanten, Arthur R.H., MD, Houmes-Zielman, Greetje, Nohlmans-Paulssen, Maria K.E., PhD

“…Multidrug-resistant gram-negative rods (MDR-GNR) are an increasing cause for concern in intensive care units (ICUs). We used hydrogen peroxide vapor (HPV) to…”
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