Category: MRO
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Infection Control Matters Live from the 2026 IPS Brighton Conference
In this episode, Martin Kiernan hosts a panel discussion at the 2026 Infection Prevention Society Conference in Brighton, United Kingdom. The Panel comprised: Topics we discuss include:
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Could you have an ERCP-related outbreak? Sequencing to the rescue but you’ll have to trash the scope!
In this episode, Martin talks to Cansu Cimen, a researcher at University Hospitals Groningen in the Netherlands, about a recent paper that documents an outbreak and in particular the critical role of next-generation sequencing (NGS) in tracking and controlling the transmission of MDROs via contaminated duodenoscopes. Focusing on an outbreak linked to ESBL-producing Citrobacter freundii…
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Reflections on Day 3 at ESCMID Global 2024
It was day 3 at ESCMID Global 2024 and Phil, Brett and Martin mull over the day in this episode. Amongst the items we discuss are: Subsequent to the podcast recording the ECDC PPS results have been published and can be found here:
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A national CPE survey of healthcare workers and some interesting sink practices
In the latest episode of Infection Control Matters, Brett and Martin 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 infection control staff. There were some interesting findings, that may be useful in informing IPC education…
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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. We discuss a session at the recent ICPIC conference on the problems posed by plasmids in terms of outbreak detection, increasing antimicrobial resistance…
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A CLEEN study chat and a rude interruption!
In this podcast, we talk about the CLEEN and I-CLEEN studies. These are a RCT and quasi-experimental genomics study aiming to determine the effect of additional cleaning of shared medical equipment of the frequency of healthcare associated infections. We also make phone call mid podcast… A shout out to all the team involved in this…
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C.difficile – a constant challenge to stay still
In this episode Brett and Martin talk to Mairéad Skally and Prof Fidelma Fitzpatrick about their efforts to minimise Clostridioides difficile infections in the Beaumont Hospital in Dublin, Ireland. Mairéad is a Surveillance Scientist and Fidelma is a Consultant Microbiologist and also Head of Department of Clinical Microbiology at the Royal College of Surgeons (Ireland).…
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