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GMS Krankenhaushygiene Interdisziplinär

Deutsche Gesellschaft für Krankenhaushygiene (DGKH)

ISSN 1863-5245

Welcome

"GMS Krankenhaushygiene Interdisziplinär" is a peer-reviewed, PubMed-listed international e-journal published by the German Society of Hospital Hygiene. The journal is designed to foster both understanding and practice in the emerging field of infection control. The e-journal provides a forum for continuing exchange of information and opinions through contributions from scholars, professionals, policymakers, and others involved in infection control.

The e-journal will be published in English and German once a year, only in electronic format. Each issue will cover a specific topic of the field of hospital hygiene and infection control and will include original contributions and reviews with unlimited space for figures and tables. The e-journal specifically emphasises on a multidisciplinary approach aiming at collaboration with other medical societies at a high level.


Recent Publications
GMS Krankenhaushygiene Interdisziplinär Volume 7

Issue 1: Hygiene in the dental practice

Editorial

Infection control and quality management in dental medicine and maxillofacial surgery

Assadian O, Kramer A, Meyer G
GMS Krankenhaushyg Interdiszip 2012; 7(1):Doc16 (20120404)
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Review Article

Review of indicators for cross-sectoral optimization of nosocomial infection prophylaxis – a perspective from structurally- and process-oriented hygiene

Hübner NO, Fleßa S, Jakisch R, Assadian O, Kramer A
GMS Krankenhaushyg Interdiszip 2012; 7(1):Doc15 (20120404)
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Research Article

Impact of the "Guidelines for infection prevention in dentistry" (2006) by the Commission of Hospital Hygiene and Infection Prevention at the Robert Koch-Institute (KRINKO) on hygiene management in dental practices – analysis of a survey from 2009

Hübner NO, Handrup S, Meyer G, Kramer A
GMS Krankenhaushyg Interdiszip 2012; 7(1):Doc14 (20120404)
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Research Article

Reprocessing of dental instruments in washer-disinfectors: does a representative test soil exist in dentistry?

Franz A, Bristela M, Stauffer F
GMS Krankenhaushyg Interdiszip 2012; 7(1):Doc13 (20120404)
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Research Article

Testing for aerobic heterotrophic bacteria allows no prediction of contamination with potentially pathogenic bacteria in the output water of dental chair units

Bristela M, Skolka A, Schmid-Schwap M, Piehslinger E, Indra A, Wewalka G, Stauffer F
GMS Krankenhaushyg Interdiszip 2012; 7(1):Doc12 (20120404)
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Research Article

Purge- and intensive-purge decontamination of dental units contaminated with biofilm

Kramer A, Assadian O, Bachfeld D, Meyer G
GMS Krankenhaushyg Interdiszip 2012; 7(1):Doc11 (20120404)
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Research Article

Evaluation of the PotoClean® decontamination technology for reprocessing of water supply lines in dental units during routine work

Kramer A, Koburger T, Taube LD, Menzel M, Meyer G, Assadian O
GMS Krankenhaushyg Interdiszip 2012; 7(1):Doc10 (20120404)
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Research Article

Comparison of the ActiDes-Blue and CARELA HYDRO-DES technology for the sanitation of contaminated cooling water systems in dental units

Kramer A, Lemanski S, Demond K, Assadian O
GMS Krankenhaushyg Interdiszip 2012; 7(1):Doc09 (20120404)
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Research Article

Economic comparison of conventional maintenance and electrochemical oxidation to warrant water safety in dental unit water lines

Fischer S, Meyer G, Kramer A
GMS Krankenhaushyg Interdiszip 2012; 7(1):Doc08 (20120404)
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Research Article

Antimicrobial efficacy of amine fluoride based tooth gels compared to a toothpaste in a phase 2/step 2 in-vitro test model

Schiller A, Großjohann B, Welk A, Hübner NO, Braun D, Assadian O, Kramer A
GMS Krankenhaushyg Interdiszip 2012; 7(1):Doc07 (20120404)
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Research Article

XTT assay of ex vivo saliva biofilms to test antimicrobial influences

Koban I, Matthes R, Hübner NO, Welk A, Sietmann R, Lademann J, Kramer A, Kocher T
GMS Krankenhaushyg Interdiszip 2012; 7(1):Doc06 (20120404)
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Research Article

Prevalence of needle stick injuries among dental, nursing and midwifery students in Shiraz, Iran

Askarian M, Malekmakan L, Memish ZA, Assadian O
GMS Krankenhaushyg Interdiszip 2012; 7(1):Doc05 (20120404)
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Research Article

Low nasal carriage of drug-resistant bacteria among medical students in Vienna

Gualdoni GA, Lingscheid T, Tobudic S, Burgmann H
GMS Krankenhaushyg Interdiszip 2012; 7(1):Doc04 (20120404)
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Review Article

Recommendations and requirements for soap and hand rub dispensers in healthcare facilities

Assadian O, Kramer A, Christiansen B, Exner M, Martiny H, Sorger A, Suchomel M, Section Clinical Antisepsis of the German Society for Hospital Hygiene (DGKH), Disinfection Assessment Board of the Austrian Society for Hygiene, Microbiology and Preventive Medicine (ÖGHMP)
GMS Krankenhaushyg Interdiszip 2012; 7(1):Doc03 (20120404)
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Research Article

Pilot-study on the influence of carrier gas and plasma application (open resp. delimited) modifications on physical plasma and its antimicrobial effect against Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Staphylococcus aureus

Matthes R, Bekeschus S, Bender C, Koban I, Hübner NO, Kramer A
GMS Krankenhaushyg Interdiszip 2012; 7(1):Doc02 (20120404)
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Review Article

How does viral DNA find the nucleus of an infected cell?

Widulle H
GMS Krankenhaushyg Interdiszip 2012; 7(1):Doc01 (20120404)
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