Jon Otter

📢 One week to go until next week's Journal Club webinar with IPC Partners on integrated IPC & AMS strategies from a global perspective.

Featuring papers led by Jon Otter & Dr Phil Norville, chaired by Dr Elisabeth Ridgway.
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Interesting - Bluesky definitely a signifixant player in #IDSky community

Comparable share of #IDWeek2025 activity between Bluesky & X reflects recent debate in @cmicomms.bsky.social by @germhuntermd.bsky.social & @drneilstone.bsky.social on merits of 2 platforms
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A narrative review with grounded theory to evaluate the evidence for cleaning the filter body of point-of-use tap water filters Point-of-use filters are installed at tap/shower outlets in hospitals in response to either water-related outbreaks/incidents where water-borne pathogens (e.g. Pseudomonas aeruginosa) have been isolated in a patient or in the water supply, or as a prophylactic measure in areas of high risk where immunocompromised patients are being treated (e.g. intensive care or neonatal units).

New review in @thejhi.bsky.social finds very limited evidence around cleaning the external body of point-of-use (POU) tap filters. Using grounded theory, researchers highlight risks like retrograde contamination, cleaning practices & system flaws.
www.journalofhospitalinfection.com/article/S019...

Cold atmospheric plasma as an alternative decontaminant Ahead of the next IPC Partners and Healthcare Infection Society Journal Club, focusing on ‘’Integrated IPC and AMS: a global perspective’’ ([which you can register here for](https://events.teams.micro...

Great blog by @philnorville.bsky.social all about cold atmospheric plasma and it’s potential to disrupt and transform healthcare cleaning and disinfection. It will be discussed at next week’s Journal Club in partnership with @hisinfection.bsky.social: ipcpartners.org/blog/cold-at...

YouTube video by IPC Partners Proactive whole genome sequencing for IPC: is it worth it? (IPC Journal Club)

Fantastic to host Dr James Price for Journal Club today to discuss the cost-effectiveness of whole genome sequencing to support IPC. It’s the future, without a doubt. Here’s the recording: youtu.be/mvgZ68iR3fE

Proactive whole genome sequencing for IPC - is it worth it? In preparation for tomorrow's journal club (which you can register for [here](https://events.teams.microsoft.com/event/fd7724ab-45c5-4664-90b1-a02c016818ac@880e1cf6-0e66-4ce3-9534-eadf2d5ded15)), we’v...

Take a look at this blog we’re written reviewing data from the COG-UK trial about the costs, benefits, and future implications of integrating WGS into IPC strategies: ipcpartners.org/blog/proacti...

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The fabulous Dr James Price will be joining us for Journal Club on Wednesday this week to talk prospective whole genome sequencing. Register to join us here events.teams.microsoft.com/event/fd7724...

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We’re delighted to be collaborating with @hisinfection.bsky.social to host a Journal Club on “Integrated IPC and AMS: a global perspective” on Weds 5th November. Register here: events.teams.microsoft.com/event/821230...

Searching for Mpox on surfaces and in the air Between October 2024 and January 2025, the UK identified eight cases of Clade Ib Monkeypox virus (MPXV), with seven patients admitted to high consequence infectious disease (HCID) centres. A compre…

Here's a new blog post aboutsurface/air contamination with #MPXV in the rooms of patients with #Mpox reflectionsipc.com/2025/10/09/s... @eurosurveillance.org

Great teamwork on a timely message has this year’s flu campaign been getting a strong response so far?

YouTube video by IPC Partners Improving healthcare environmental hygiene helps to keep patients safe (IPC Journal Club)

We had a great discussion with Alexandra Peters on Journal Club today about healthcare environmental hygiene. Here’s the recording youtu.be/EGcUwBdK3wM?...

Sharing a topical backdrop with my colleagues Tracey & Yusuf #flufighter

Can't wait to catch up on this one

CP-CRE in the USA – up, up, and away? A concise but powerful study has just been published in Archives of Internal Medicine, showing that the incidence of CP-CRE in clinical cultures has increased a whopping 69% between 2019 and 2023 i…

NEW POST! "CP-CRE in the USA - up, up, and away"? This study shows a pretty dramatic increase in the population-level incidence of CP-CRE in clinical cultures from laboratories representing 35% of the US population reflectionsipc.com/2025/10/02/c...

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If you missed out on #ip2025, this Journal Club is for you! @juderobinson5.bsky.social Kerry Holden & Dr Nneoma Okeke will join @philnorville.bsky.social & @jon-otter.bsky.social to discuss their highlights from #ip2025. Thurs 2nd Oct, register here: events.teams.microsoft.com/event/c81442...

What do patients think about IV vs. oral antibiotics for S. aureus BSI? Following on from Jude’s post earlier in the week and subsequent Journal Club discussion on the role of patients in hand hygiene, I thought I’d follow suit by look at a qualitative stud…

What do patients think about IV vs. oral antibiotics for S. aureus BSI? A new blog post to explore a qualitative study of 17 patients in New Zealand. Unsurprisingly, overall, a preference for oral antibiotics over IV reflectionsipc.com/2025/09/26/w...

YouTube video by IPC Partners "Empowering patients to improve hand hygiene" (IPC Journal Club led by Dr Jude Robinson)

Here’s the link to the recording from today’s Journal Club led by @juderobinson5.bsky.social on “Empowering patients to improve hand hygiene” youtu.be/iHKBgnsTex4 Really interesting discussions as always!

We’re really looking forward to having @juderobinson5.bsky.social on Journal Club this Wednesday to talk about empowering patients to improve hand hygiene. Blog: reflectionsipc.com/2025/09/22/e... Register for Journal Club here: events.teams.microsoft.com/event/684290...

Why are we not using existing data for healthcare-associated infection surveillance? This is a guest post by Dr Gabriel Birgand (bio below), a researcher at Imperial College London… Surveillance is an essential component in any infection control programme. In UK, the surveillance o…

I’ve just written this blog post reflecting on the low prevalence of CPE in the UK based on a recent systematic review and meta-analysis reflectionsipc.com/2025/09/19/w... is CPE prevalence relative low in the UK? Control of antimicrobial prescribing is my best guess

Really looking forward to this one with @juderobinson5.bsky.social. So much to talk about. Many opportunities to involve patients in hand hygiene: challenge, audit, communications, applied research, and more…

YouTube video by IPC Partners 20 years of Candida BSI: mortality, recurrence, and resistance (IPC Journal Club)

Really enjoyable Journal Club today, led by Dr Nneoma Okeke talking all about Candida BSIs. Here’s the recording ICYMI youtu.be/l5vKXvFPZFw?...

Delving into Candida species bloodstream infections To get us in the mood for Dr Nneoma Okeke’s Journal Club tomorrow (register here!), I’ve been reading the paper that will be covered. Over the past two decades, a huge population-based …

I’ve just been reading a paper on Candida BSIs. Interesting study evaluating 20 year trends in Aus reflectionsipc.com/2025/09/09/d...

Vancomycin to prevent recurrent CDI? On yer bike… After our summer break, I’m looking forward to our first Journal Club of the Autumn tomorrow (register here). I’ve written this post in preparation for the Journal Club, which is hosted by IPC Part…

I’ve just written a blog about the prospect of vancomycin to prevent recurrent CDI. The short answer: get on yer bike! reflectionsipc.com/2025/09/02/v...

YouTube video by IPC Partners "Why vascular access REALLY matters" (Dr Jon Otter talk at the GSTT annual IPC conference)

I’ve been thinking a lot about vascular access over the past couple of years – it’s an almost universal intervention in our hospitals and a huge opportunity to improve patient safety youtu.be/Yl-ovCEZk3s

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We’re looking forward to getting our Autumn programme of Journal Clubs started next Wednesday 3rd September, with IPC Journal Club International: Optimizing prevention & treatment of gastrointestinal & UTIs. Register here and hope you can join us: events.teams.microsoft.com/event/0c2d67...

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The following week, Dr Nneoma Okeke will be leading IPC Journal Club on Weds 10th Sept on “20 years of Candida BSI: mortality, recurrence, and resistance”. Register here for that one: events.teams.microsoft.com/event/fdc0d2...

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The full live schedule for our Autumn series is available here: events.teams.microsoft.com/event/fdc0d2...

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Looking forward to our first journal club following the Summer break, discussing prevention and treatment of gastrointestinal and urinary tract infections with @jon-otter.bsky.social

We are excited to launch our journal club schedule for September and October with talks from some of the leading IPC experts! Registration is free, see ipcpartners.org/journal-club... for registration details.