GMS Hygiene and Infection Control
Deutsche Gesellschaft für Krankenhaushygiene (DGKH)
ISSN 2196-5226
Welcome
GMS Hygiene and Infection Control is an international open access e-journal. The journal publishes research articles, review articles and case reports from the field of infection control and prevention. Please read the “Aims & Scope” for further information.
The journal offers experts from the field of infection control and hospital hygiene the opportunity to publish their results online. Every submission is subject to a thorough peer review. The articles are published in English language supplemented by a German abstract. They are available online for anyone interested: immediately, permanently and free of charge. The journal serves as official publication organ of the German Society of Hospital Hygiene (DGKH).
Up to 2012 the journal has been published under the title GMS Krankenhaushygiene Interdisziplinär.
Recent Publications
GMS Hygiene and Infection Control
Volume 17
Optimized perioperative management (fast-track, ERAS) to enhance postoperative recovery in elective colorectal surgery
Schwenk WGMS Hyg Infect Control 2022; 17:Doc10 (20220623)
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COVID-19: Development and implementation of a video-conference-based educational concept to improve the hygiene skills of health and nursing professionals in the Republic of Kosovo
Macht L, Worlitzsch D, Braijoshri N, Bequiri P, Zudock J, Zilezinski M, Stoevesandt D, Smith J, Hofstetter SGMS Hyg Infect Control 2022; 17:Doc09 (20220603)
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Health promotion through structured oral hygiene and good tooth alignment
Kramer A, Splieth CGMS Hyg Infect Control 2022; 17:Doc08 (20220510)
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Infection prevention requirements for the medical care of immunosuppressed patients: recommendations of the Commission for Hospital Hygiene and Infection Prevention (KRINKO) at the Robert Koch Institute
Commission for Hospital Hygiene and Infection Prevention (KRINKO)GMS Hyg Infect Control 2022; 17:Doc07 (20220413)
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Determining the need for additional training among hospital infection-control workforce – results from a multicentric survey within the multiresistance network of southern Lower Saxony (MRNS), Germany
Barre F, Kaba H, Dresselhaus I, Mayr E, Voigt M, Schaumann R, Dierks ML, Scheithauer SGMS Hyg Infect Control 2022; 17:Doc06 (20220411)
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ESBL production and carbapenem resistance increased the secondary bloodstream infection rates in intensive care units in Turkey, 2014–2019
Hekimoglu CH, Yildiz SS, Sahan S, Batir E, Yildirim Gozel E, Altun D, Pehlivanturk G, Comce M, Kara FGMS Hyg Infect Control 2022; 17:Doc05 (20220411)
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COVID-19 infections in staff of an emergency care hospital after the first wave of the pandemic in Germany
Stüven P, Mühlenbruch G, Evenschor-Ascheid A, Conzen E, Peters C, Schablon A, Nienhaus AGMS Hyg Infect Control 2022; 17:Doc04 (20220301)
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A recommendation of PHTALOX® for preventing infection and progression of COVID-19: a 1-year summarized update of scientific approaches
da Fonseca Orcina B, Reia VCB, Simão ANC, Lonni AASG, Fernandes TMF, Poleti ML, Vilhena FV, da Silva Santos PSGMS Hyg Infect Control 2022; 17:Doc03 (20220131)
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An uncommon cause of tinea: Trichophyton violaceum in a German kindergarten – outbreak report and quantitative analysis of epidemiological data from Europe
Feußner C, Karrer S, Lampl BMJGMS Hyg Infect Control 2022; 17:Doc02 (20220127)
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Bacteriophages and related endolysins for reduction of microorganisms in the human body – a systematic review
Özal D, Arndt A, Thomé MGMS Hyg Infect Control 2022; 17:Doc01 (20220117)
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