Infection Control in Healthcare

Longitudinal analysis of the hand microbiome in response to chlorine-based antiseptic use during a military field exercise

This study examines how chlorine-based antiseptic use affects the hand microbiome during a military exercise, finding greater post-treatment microbiome differences with the antiseptic compared to alcohol-based alternatives.

Use of ANCHOR viruses to validate radiative, physical and chemical decontamination systems in operational conditions.

This paper validates ANCHOR viruses as a platform for evaluating disinfection methods across chemical, physical, and radiative modalities in operational conditions.

Assessing the Biosecurity Risk of Footwear as a Fomite for Transmission of Adventitious Infectious Agents to Mice

This study assesses the biosecurity risk of footwear as a fomite for transmitting infectious agents to mice, finding that shoe debris and contact media did not cause illness in mice despite containing non-enzootic agents.

One year cross-sectional study in adult and neonatal intensive care units reveals the bacterial and antimicrobial resistance genes profiles in patients and hospital surfaces

The paper profiles bacteria and antimicrobial resistance genes in adult and neonatal ICUs over one year, revealing high abundances of HAI-related bacteria and AMR genes in patients and surfaces.