Martin Kiernan

The Sinkbug Survey: Antibiotics, AMR, Chemicals and Plumbing In this episode of Infection Control Matters, Martin Kiernan speaks with Dr. Nicole Stoesser about a large-scale, multi-centre study exploring the role of hospital sink infrastructure in antimicrob…

More discussion about the JHI study with @emrsa15.bsky.social in the Infection Control Matters podcast series infectioncontrolmatters.com/2025/04/02/t...

26.07.2025 09:47 — 👍 3    🔁 2    💬 1    📌 0

Candidozyma auris from the lab to the front line: A discussion with UKHSA experts In this episode Martin talks to Dr Andy Borman, (Acting Head and Consultant Clinical Scientist, UKHSA National UK Mycology Reference Lab. also Hon Professor of Medical Mycology, MRC CMM, University…

Had a wonderful chat with @emrsa15.bsky.social, Andy Borman, and Mariyam Mirfenderesky on the @icmatters.bsky.social podcast about C. auris control - could have chatted for hours about this difficult bug and the present and future challenges it presents

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02.05.2025 10:21 — 👍 9    🔁 5    💬 1    📌 0

It was an experiment. Normal service will be resumed!

16.04.2025 17:07 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

nv-HAP surveillance too time-consuming? Semi-automated may be easier than you think In this episode, Phil and Martin talk to Dr Aline Wolfensberger, Senior Attending Physician, Department of Infectious Diseases and Hospital Epidemiology at University Hospital Zurich and a Senior R…

New podcast on Infection Control Matters. nv-HAP surveillance too time-consuming? Semi-automated may be easier than you think. We chat with Dr Aline Wolfensberger

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#idsky #pneumonia #infectioncontrol @emrsa15.bsky.social

11.03.2025 10:29 — 👍 5    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 0

nv-HAP surveillance too time-consuming? Semi-automated may be easier than you think In this episode, Phil and Martin talk to Dr Aline Wolfensberger, Senior Attending Physician, Department of Infectious Diseases and Hospital Epidemiology at University Hospital Zurich and a Senior R…

nv-HAP surveillance too labour intensive? Maybe not. @plr-aus.bsky.social and @emrsa15.bsky.social discuss semi-automated systems with Aline Wolfensberger from Zurich in the latest podcast. Available on Apple, Spotify etc and our website infectioncontrolmatters.com/2025/03/05/n... #IDSky #IPCSky

05.03.2025 14:46 — 👍 1    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 1

New pre-print from folks @ Copenhagen University Hospital:

🔬 28-month WGS surveillance
🦠 7,760 patient infections
📊 27.1% genetically related, 69% w/ epi link
💰 €1.25M net savings/year if acted upon/prevented!

#IDSky more great evidence for WGS for IP&C

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19.02.2025 01:50 — 👍 17    🔁 8    💬 0    📌 3

Very sad about this. This work needs to be done

05.02.2025 20:17 — 👍 0    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0

The 2024 End of Year Special In this episode, Brett, Phil and Martin reflect on the year. We chat about favourite podcasts, papers and conferences in our usual informal manner (well probably even more informal than normal). Pa…

Final podcast of the year and @1healthau.bsky.social @plr-aus.bsky.social and @emrsa15.bsky.social discuss favourite conferences, papers and podcasts. As usual it’s none too serious. infectioncontrolmatters.com/2024/12/19/t... find us on all podcast hosting sites. #IDSky #IPSky

19.12.2024 12:19 — 👍 7    🔁 3    💬 0    📌 0

How does pretty much the same clone end up in NICU globally? Fascinating #IPSky

07.12.2024 07:11 — 👍 6    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

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A big thanks for the 100,000+ listens from over 120 countries!
We will try and keep up the standard (didn’t say what standard 😀) #idsky

03.12.2024 09:12 — 👍 11    🔁 6    💬 1    📌 0

In-room air purification to prevent respiratory infection in aged care - Does it help? | Infection Control Matters In this episode of ICMs we talk to the authors of a world first multi-centre double blind cross-over randomised control trial, which explored the effect of in-room air purification on acute respirator...

In-room air purification to prevent respiratory infection in aged care - does it help?

Latest podcast on Infection Control Matters out now.

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04.12.2024 04:40 — 👍 14    🔁 7    💬 2    📌 1

Could you have an ERCP-related outbreak? Sequencing to the rescue but you'll have to trash the scope! | Infection Control Matters In this episode, Martin talks to Cansu Cimen, a researcher at University Hospitals Groningen in the Netherlands, about a recent paper that documents an outbreak and in particular the critical role of ...

Could you have an ERCP-related outbreak? Sequencing to the rescue…but you may have to trash your scope. #idsky

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26.11.2024 09:32 — 👍 7    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 1

Moi Lin Ling from Singapore giving the Lowbury Lecture #FISHIS24 stressing the big differences between an Influencer and a change agent. Invest in building relationships and learn to use the data that you have #IPSky

20.11.2024 13:42 — 👍 8    🔁 4    💬 0    📌 0

Not the journey to #FIS/HIS I was hoping for!

20.11.2024 08:18 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 2    📌 0

How far would you go to confirm the source of an outbreak confirmed by NGS? Permanent destruction of an ERCP scope that was negative on all normal sampling? infectioncontrolmatters.com/2024/11/08/cou… You'd better be right!

09.11.2024 08:33 — 👍 3    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0