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GMS Hygiene and Infection Control

Deutsche Gesellschaft für Krankenhaushygiene (DGKH)

ISSN 1863-5245

Welcome

GMS Hygiene and Infection Control is a peer-reviewed 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. Up to 2012 the journal has been published under the title GMS Krankenhaushygiene Interdisziplinär.

The e-journal will be published in English with German abstracts at least once a year, only in electronic format. Each issue will mainly 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 Hygiene and Infection Control Volume 8

Issue 1

Editorial

GMS Hygiene and Infection Control

Kramer A, Assadian O, Kohnen W
GMS Hyg Infect Control 2013; 8(1):Doc13 (20130429)
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Research Article

One-day point prevalence of emerging bacterial pathogens in a nationwide sample of 62 German hospitals in 2012 and comparison with the results of the one-day point prevalence of 2010

Wegner C, Hübner NO, Gleich S, Thalmaier U, Krüger CM, Kramer A
GMS Hyg Infect Control 2013; 8(1):Doc12 (20130429)
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Research Article

Questionnaire-based survey on structural quality of hospitals and nursing homes for the elderly, their staffing with infection control personal, and implementation of infection control measures in Germany

Kramer A, Assadian O, Helfrich J, Krüger C, Pfenning I, Ryll S, Perner A, Loczenski B
GMS Hyg Infect Control 2013; 8(1):Doc11 (20130429)
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Consensus Paper

The role of surface disinfection in infection prevention

Gebel J, Exner M, French G, Chartier Y, Christiansen B, Gemein S, Goroncy-Bermes P, Hartemann P, Heudorf U, Kramer A, Maillard JY, Oltmanns P, Rotter M, Sonntag HG
GMS Hyg Infect Control 2013; 8(1):Doc10 (20130429)
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Research Article

Can breathing circuit filters help prevent the spread of influenza A (H1N1) virus from intubated patients?

Heuer JF, Crozier TA, Howard G, Quintel M
GMS Hyg Infect Control 2013; 8(1):Doc09 (20130429)
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Research Article

Is routine replacement of i.v. administration sets required after each change of intermittently administrated antibiotic infusions?

von Au F, Ryll S, Wegner C, Gessner S, Kramer A
GMS Hyg Infect Control 2013; 8(1):Doc08 (20130429)
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Research Article

Microbial contamination of manually reprocessed, ready to use ECG lead wire in intensive care units

Lestari T, Ryll S, Kramer A
GMS Hyg Infect Control 2013; 8(1):Doc07 (20130429)
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Research Article

Prospective pilot study on the incidence of infections caused by peripheral venous catheters at a general surgical ward

Heinrich I, Geßner S, Wegner C, Heidecke CD, Kramer A
GMS Hyg Infect Control 2013; 8(1):Doc06 (20130429)
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Research Article

Silver nanoparticles as active ingredient used for alcohol-free mouthwash

Abadi MF, Mehrabian S, Asghari B, Namvar AE, Ezzatifar F, Lari AR
GMS Hyg Infect Control 2013; 8(1):Doc05 (20130429)
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Research Article

High resistance of Pseudomonas aeruginosa to paromomycin, an agent used for selective bowel decontamination (SBD)

Daxboeck F, Rabitsch W, Stadler M, Assadian O, Leitgeb J
GMS Hyg Infect Control 2013; 8(1):Doc04 (20130429)
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Research Article

Detection of the intercellular adhesion gene cluster (ica) in clinical Staphylococcus aureus isolates

Namvar AE, Asghari B, Ezzatifar F, Azizi G, Lari AR
GMS Hyg Infect Control 2013; 8(1):Doc03 (20130429)
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Research Article

Bacteriology swabs in primary total knee arthroplasty

Haenle M, Podbielski A, Ellenrieder M, Mundt A, Krentz H, Mittelmeier W, Skripitz R
GMS Hyg Infect Control 2013; 8(1):Doc02 (20130429)
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Research Article

In vitro efficacy of cold atmospheric pressure plasma on S. sanguinis biofilms in comparison of two test models

Gorynia S, Koban I, Matthes R, Welk A, Gorynia S, Hübner NO, Kocher T, Kramer A
GMS Hyg Infect Control 2013; 8(1):Doc01 (20130429)
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