Overcrowding and understaffing in modern health-care systems: key determinants in meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus transmission

A Clements, K Halton, N Graves, A Pettitt… - The Lancet infectious …, 2008 - thelancet.com
Recent decades have seen the global emergence of meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus
aureus (MRSA), causing substantial health and economic burdens on patients and health …

A systematic review comparing the relative effectiveness of antimicrobial-coated catheters in intensive care units

P Ramritu, K Halton, P Collignon, D Cook… - American journal of …, 2008 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: Bloodstream infection related to a central venous catheter is a substantial
clinical and economic problem. To develop policy for managing the risks of these infections …

[HTML][HTML] A systematic review and meta-analysis of the direct epidemiological and economic effects of seasonal influenza vaccination on healthcare workers

C Imai, M Toizumi, L Hall, S Lambert, K Halton… - PloS one, 2018 - journals.plos.org
Background Influenza vaccination is a commonly used intervention to prevent influenza
infection in healthcare workers (HCWs) and onward transmission to other staff and patients …

Effect of healthcare-acquired infection on length of hospital stay and cost

N Graves, D Weinhold, E Tong, F Birrell… - Infection Control & …, 2007 - cambridge.org
Objective. To estimate the independent effect of a single lower respiratory tract infection,
urinary tract infection, or other healthcare-acquired infection on length-of-stay and variable …

Estimating the cost of health care-associated infections: mind your p's and q's

N Graves, S Harbarth, J Beyersmann… - Clinical infectious …, 2010 - academic.oup.com
Monetary valuations of the economic cost of health care-associated infections (HAIs) are
important for decision making and should be estimated accurately. Erroneously high …

An environmental cleaning bundle and health-care-associated infections in hospitals (REACH): a multicentre, randomised trial

BG Mitchell, L Hall, N White, AG Barnett… - The lancet infectious …, 2019 - thelancet.com
Background The hospital environment is a reservoir for the transmission of microorganisms.
The effect of improved cleaning on patient-centred outcomes remains unclear. We aimed to …

The increased risks of death and extra lengths of hospital and ICU stay from hospital-acquired bloodstream infections: a case–control study

AG Barnett, K Page, M Campbell, E Martin… - BMJ open, 2013 - bmjopen.bmj.com
Objectives Hospital-acquired bloodstream infections are known to increase the risk of death
and prolong hospital stay, but precise estimates of these two important outcomes from well …

[HTML][HTML] Cost-effectiveness of a telephone-delivered intervention for physical activity and diet

N Graves, AG Barnett, KA Halton, JL Veerman… - PloS one, 2009 - journals.plos.org
Background Given escalating rates of chronic disease, broad-reach and cost-effective
interventions to increase physical activity and improve dietary intake are needed. The cost …

Catheter‐related bloodstream infections in intensive care units: a systematic review with meta‐analysis

P Ramritu, K Halton, D Cook, M Whitby… - Journal of advanced …, 2008 - Wiley Online Library
Title. Catheter‐related bloodstream infections in intensive care units: a systematic review
with meta‐analysis Aim. This paper is a report of a systematic review and meta‐analysis of …

Bridging the gap: exploring the barriers to using economic evidence in healthcare decision making and strategies for improving uptake

G Merlo, K Page, J Ratcliffe, K Halton… - Applied health economics …, 2015 - Springer
Evidence from economic evaluations is often not used to inform healthcare policy despite
being well regarded by policy makers and physicians. This article employs the accessibility …