Two University of Leeds Researchers Join IAQ Radio to Discuss Hospital Acquired Infections

Oct. 26, 2012 - PRLog -- IAQ Radio EPISODE 261

Hosted by: Joe Hughes/Cliff Zlotnik
 Time: 12:00 PM ET

Dr Catherine Noakes, CEng & Dr Louise Fletcher

Two University of Leeds Researchers Join IAQ Radio to Discuss Hospital Acquired Infections

Dr. Catherine Noakes, PhD, CEng is the Director of Pathogen Control Engineering Institute at the School of Civil Engineering, University of Leeds. She is also the Leader of Aerobiology and Infection Control Research Group at the University of Leeds. Dr. Louise Fletcher is a research fellow in the School of Civil Engineering at the University of Leeds. The Aerobiology and Infection Control Group is a multi-disciplinary research team comprising microbiologists, engineers and mathematical modelers. The group has considerable experience in evaluating bioaerosols in indoor environments and engineering measures to control infection. Their Research is driven by the continuing problem of hospital acquired infection and the worldwide health concerns about infectious diseases spread through airborne routes. Airborne transmission is known to be a primary mechanism in the transmission of TB and influenza, but has also been implicated in the transmission of nosocomial infections including MRSA, Acinetobacter spp, C. difficile and norovirus. In addition, contamination of the environment through contact with dirty hands and objects or airborne dispersal provides a potential reservoir of pathogens which could subsequently cause infection by indirect contacts.  Regardless of the pathogen, successful control of infection involves breaking the chain of transmission, for which it is necessary to understand both the mode of transmission as well as the nature of the pathogen and its behavior in the environment. Understanding this complex interaction between people, pathogens and the built environment is at the heart of their research. LEARN MORE about the fascinating subject of hospital acquired infections this week on IAQ Radio.

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