Search Results - "Srigley, Jocelyn A."
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Quantification of the Hawthorne effect in hand hygiene compliance monitoring using an electronic monitoring system: a retrospective cohort study
Published in BMJ quality & safety (01-12-2014)“…The Hawthorne effect, or behaviour change due to awareness of being observed, is assumed to inflate hand hygiene compliance rates as measured by direct…”
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Extraction-free clinical detection of SARS-CoV-2 virus from saline gargle samples using Hamilton STARlet liquid handler
Published in Scientific reports (14-03-2023)“…As part of the COVID-19 pandemic, clinical laboratories have been faced with massive increases in testing, resulting in sample collection systems, reagent, and…”
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Vaccination, time lost from work, and COVID-19 infections: a Canadian healthcare worker retrospective cohort study
Published in Frontiers in public health (07-08-2023)“…The COVID-19 pandemic highlighted hurdles for healthcare delivery and personnel globally. Vaccination has been an important tool for preventing severe illness…”
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Barriers to infection prevention and control in long-term care/assisted living settings in British Columbia during the COVID-19 pandemic: a cross-sectional survey
Published in Antimicrobial resistance & infection control (30-08-2023)“…Abstract Background The COVID-19 pandemic disproportionately impacted long-term care and assisted living (LTC/AL) facilities in Canada, where infection…”
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Trends in SARS-CoV-2-related pediatric hospitalizations reported to the Canadian Nosocomial Infection Surveillance Program, March 2020 to December 2022
Published in Antimicrobial stewardship & healthcare epidemiology : ASHE (2024)“…This study describes trends in COVID-19 hospitalizations and healthcare-associated (HA) COVID-19 in Canada among pediatric (age <18 years) patients during…”
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Inappropriate use of antibiotics and Clostridium difficile infection
Published in American journal of infection control (01-11-2013)“…We assessed appropriateness of preceding and concurrent antibiotics in 126 consecutive patients with hospital-associated Clostridium difficile infection. In 93…”
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Bordetella holmesii, an Emerging Cause of Septic Arthritis
Published in Journal of Clinical Microbiology (01-04-2013)“…Article Usage Stats Services JCM Citing Articles Google Scholar PubMed Related Content Social Bookmarking CiteULike Delicious Digg Facebook Google+ Mendeley…”
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Becoming Hand Hygiene Heroes: implementation of an infection prevention and control campaign for patient and family hospital safety
Published in American journal of infection control (26-10-2024)“…The COVID-19 pandemic highlighted that hand hygiene is key in preventing healthcare-associated infections. Patients and families are understudied targets for…”
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Using behavior change frameworks to improve healthcare worker influenza vaccination rates: A systematic review
Published in Vaccine (14-06-2016)“…Highlights • We examine the role of behavior change theories in improving healthcare worker (HCW) vaccination rates. • Psychological theories of behavior…”
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Stepping on the brakes of the DeLorean: Considerations before implementing universal masking
Published in Infection control and hospital epidemiology (01-05-2024)“…[...]a recent systematic review of RCT evidence of masks for preventing transmission of respiratory viruses was unable to draw firm conclusions as to their…”
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Self-Collected Saline Gargle Samples as an Alternative to Health Care Worker-Collected Nasopharyngeal Swabs for COVID-19 Diagnosis in Outpatients
Published in Journal of clinical microbiology (19-03-2021)“…We assessed the performance, stability, and user acceptability of swab-independent self-collected saliva and saline mouth rinse/gargle sample types for the…”
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Hand hygiene monitoring technology: protocol for a systematic review
Published in Systematic reviews (12-11-2013)“…Healthcare worker hand hygiene is thought to be one of the most important strategies to prevent healthcare-associated infections, but compliance is generally…”
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Clinical Application of Phage Immunoprecipitation Sequencing to Diagnose Enterovirus D68 as the Underlying Etiology in a Case of Guillain-Barré Syndrome
Published in The Journal of infectious diseases (09-09-2024)“…Abstract Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS) is an acute peripheral neuropathy often preceded by respiratory or gastrointestinal infections, though molecular testing…”
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Effectiveness of a neonatal intensive care unit–specific antimicrobial stewardship program: A ten-year review
Published in Infection control and hospital epidemiology (01-11-2023)“…To evaluate the change in consumption of specific antibiotics in a neonatal intensive care unit after the implementation of an antimicrobial stewardship…”
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Patient, family, and visitor hand hygiene knowledge, attitudes, and practices at pediatric and maternity hospitals: A descriptive study
Published in American journal of infection control (01-08-2021)“…•A survey and direct observation of patients, families, and visitors at a pediatric and maternity hospital were used to assess hand hygiene knowledge,…”
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Plasmid genomic epidemiology of blaKPC carbapenemase-producing Enterobacterales in Canada, 2010–2021
Published in Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy (16-11-2023)“…Carbapenems are considered last-resort antibiotics for the treatment of infections caused by multidrug-resistant Enterobacterales, but carbapenem resistance…”
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Impact of patient and visitor hand hygiene interventions at a pediatric hospital: A stepped wedge cluster randomized controlled trial
Published in American journal of infection control (01-05-2020)“…•A front-line ownership approach improved patient/visitor hand hygiene.•Health care worker hand hygiene also improved despite not being specifically…”
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Plasmid genomic epidemiology of bla KPC carbapenemase-producing Enterobacterales in Canada, 2010-2021
Published in Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy (14-12-2023)“…Carbapenems are considered last-resort antibiotics for the treatment of infections caused by multidrug-resistant , but carbapenem resistance due to acquisition…”
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Antimicrobial efficacy and durability of copper formulations over one year of hospital use
Published in Infection control and hospital epidemiology (01-01-2022)“…To evaluate 3 formulations of copper (Cu)-based self-sanitizing surfaces for antimicrobial efficacy and durability over 1 year in inpatient clinical areas and…”
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Hand hygiene knowledge, attitudes, and practices among hospital inpatients: A descriptive study
Published in American journal of infection control (01-05-2020)“…•Self-reported patient hand hygiene rates are suboptimal.•There are knowledge gaps among patients as to when to perform hand hygiene.•Patients are not…”
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