Publications by authors named "T Inkster"

Background: Pseudomonas aeruginosa is a growing concern in healthcare-associated infections and poses significant risk to those with serious underlying health conditions. The antimicrobial resistance traits of the pathogen and ability to form biofilms make effective mitigation and disinfection strategies difficult. Added to this challenge is the role that free-living amoebae such as Acanthamoeba play in the detection, disinfection and transmission of P.

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Patients undergoing cataract surgery are at risk of post-cataract surgery endophthalmitis (PCSE), a sight-threatening complication. Cataract surgery is a relatively straightforward and quick procedure often performed under local anaesthetic. It is therefore simple to scale up to reduce the currently long waiting times, but it is important to maintain patient safety when considering high throughput surgery.

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Background: Water and wastewater in healthcare settings are recognized to represent a risk to patients. However, waterless care has not been widely implemented in UK healthcare settings.

Aim: To identify barriers to implementation of waterless care.

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Background: Florence Nightingale was the first person to recognize the link between the built environment and patient ill-health. More than 160 years later, the threat of the end of the antibiotic era looms large. The antimicrobial resistance action plan focuses on antimicrobial stewardship and developing new therapeutic agents.

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Background: Outbreaks linked to hospital drainage systems are well reported, and continue to present challenges to incident management teams. Such outbreaks can be protracted and complex, with multi-modal strategies being required for remediation.

Aim: To summarize recent drain-related outbreaks, investigate whether multi-modal control measures are being implemented, and determine any antecedent factors.

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