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• {"id"=>"536883833317392384", "text"=>"Incredible study: spreading Bacillus spores around hospital rooms to reduce contamination with pathogens http://t.co/ScXmZ1dpHe", "created_at"=>"2014-11-24T14:07:35Z", "user"=>"jonotter", "user_name"=>"Jon Otter", "user_profile_image"=>"http://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/516998466283638784/pnlOpUlx_normal.jpeg"}
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• {"files"=>["https://ndownloader.figshare.com/files/1694140"], "description"=>"<p>Surface counts for coliforms at the San Giorgio (A), Sant'Anna (B) and AZ Lokeren (C) hospital settings. Results are reported as relative percentage of reduction compared to the control, which was cleaned with conventional (disinfecting) cleaning products. The control is represented by the value of microbial surface contamination (CFU count) at the beginning of the trials (week 0), whose CFU count was set as the 100% in order to obtain reliable comparisons among the three structurally different hospital settings. The analysis indicated that results observed were statistically significant (<a href=\"http://www.plosone.org/article/info:doi/10.1371/journal.pone.0108598#pone.0108598.s002\" target=\"_blank\">Table S2</a>).</p>", "links"=>[], "tags"=>["Candida albicans", "pathogen load", "hai", "healthcare facilities", "chemical cleaning", "food grade Bacillus subtilis", "cleaning protocol", "Bacillus pumilus", "surface samples", "hospital setting.MethodsThe effect", "24 weeks", "Hard Surface Biocontrol", "Bacillus megaterium", "collected.ResultsMicrobial cleaning", "cleaning protocols", "strategies.AimThis study", "healthcare facilities.ConclusionsThis study", "novel cleaning procedure", "trial hospitals", "Staphyloccus aureus", "cfu"], "article_id"=>1185062, "categories"=>["Biological Sciences"], "users"=>["Alberta Vandini", "Robin Temmerman", "Alessia Frabetti", "Elisabetta Caselli", "Paola Antonioli", "Pier Giorgio Balboni", "Daniela Platano", "Alessio Branchini", "Sante Mazzacane"], "doi"=>["https://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0108598.g001"], "stats"=>{"downloads"=>0, "page_views"=>0, "likes"=>0}, "figshare_url"=>"https://figshare.com/articles/_Effect_of_microbial_cleaning_on_coliforms_surface_counts_/1185062", "title"=>"Effect of microbial cleaning on coliforms surface counts.", "pos_in_sequence"=>0, "defined_type"=>1, "published_date"=>"2014-09-26 03:38:12"}
• {"files"=>["https://ndownloader.figshare.com/files/1694141"], "description"=>"<p>Surface counts for <i>S. aureus</i> at the San Giorgio (A), Sant'Anna (B) and AZ Lokeren (C) hospital settings. Results are reported as relative percentage of reduction compared to the control, which was cleaned with conventional (disinfecting) cleaning products. The analysis indicated that results observed were statistically significant (<a href=\"http://www.plosone.org/article/info:doi/10.1371/journal.pone.0108598#pone.0108598.s003\" target=\"_blank\">Table S3</a>).</p>", "links"=>[], "tags"=>["Candida albicans", "pathogen load", "hai", "healthcare facilities", "chemical cleaning", "food grade Bacillus subtilis", "cleaning protocol", "Bacillus pumilus", "surface samples", "hospital setting.MethodsThe effect", "24 weeks", "Hard Surface Biocontrol", "Bacillus megaterium", "collected.ResultsMicrobial cleaning", "cleaning protocols", "strategies.AimThis study", "healthcare facilities.ConclusionsThis study", "novel cleaning procedure", "trial hospitals", "Staphyloccus aureus", "cfu"], "article_id"=>1185063, "categories"=>["Biological Sciences"], "users"=>["Alberta Vandini", "Robin Temmerman", "Alessia Frabetti", "Elisabetta Caselli", "Paola Antonioli", "Pier Giorgio Balboni", "Daniela Platano", "Alessio Branchini", "Sante Mazzacane"], "doi"=>["https://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0108598.g002"], "stats"=>{"downloads"=>0, "page_views"=>0, "likes"=>0}, "figshare_url"=>"https://figshare.com/articles/_Effect_of_microbial_cleaning_on_S_aureus_surface_counts_/1185063", "title"=>"Effect of microbial cleaning on <i>S. aureus</i> surface counts.", "pos_in_sequence"=>0, "defined_type"=>1, "published_date"=>"2014-09-26 03:38:12"}
• {"files"=>["https://ndownloader.figshare.com/files/1694142"], "description"=>"<p>Surface counts are reported as relative percentage of reduction compared to the control, which was cleaned with conventional (disinfecting) cleaning products. The statistical analysis is reported in <a href=\"http://www.plosone.org/article/info:doi/10.1371/journal.pone.0108598#pone.0108598.s004\" target=\"_blank\">Table S4</a>.</p>", "links"=>[], "tags"=>["Candida albicans", "pathogen load", "hai", "healthcare facilities", "chemical cleaning", "food grade Bacillus subtilis", "cleaning protocol", "Bacillus pumilus", "surface samples", "hospital setting.MethodsThe effect", "24 weeks", "Hard Surface Biocontrol", "Bacillus megaterium", "collected.ResultsMicrobial cleaning", "cleaning protocols", "strategies.AimThis study", "healthcare facilities.ConclusionsThis study", "novel cleaning procedure", "trial hospitals", "Staphyloccus aureus", "cfu"], "article_id"=>1185064, "categories"=>["Biological Sciences"], "users"=>["Alberta Vandini", "Robin Temmerman", "Alessia Frabetti", "Elisabetta Caselli", "Paola Antonioli", "Pier Giorgio Balboni", "Daniela Platano", "Alessio Branchini", "Sante Mazzacane"], "doi"=>["https://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0108598.g003"], "stats"=>{"downloads"=>0, "page_views"=>0, "likes"=>0}, "figshare_url"=>"https://figshare.com/articles/_Effect_of_microbial_cleaning_on_C_difficile_surface_counts_/1185064", "title"=>"Effect of microbial cleaning on <i>C. difficile</i> surface counts.", "pos_in_sequence"=>0, "defined_type"=>1, "published_date"=>"2014-09-26 03:38:12"}
• {"files"=>["https://ndownloader.figshare.com/files/1694143"], "description"=>"<p>Surface counts are reported as relative percentage of reduction compared to the control, which was cleaned with conventional (disinfecting) cleaning products. The analysis indicated that results observed were statistically significant (<a href=\"http://www.plosone.org/article/info:doi/10.1371/journal.pone.0108598#pone.0108598.s005\" target=\"_blank\">Table S5</a>).</p>", "links"=>[], "tags"=>["Candida albicans", "pathogen load", "hai", "healthcare facilities", "chemical cleaning", "food grade Bacillus subtilis", "cleaning protocol", "Bacillus pumilus", "surface samples", "hospital setting.MethodsThe effect", "24 weeks", "Hard Surface Biocontrol", "Bacillus megaterium", "collected.ResultsMicrobial cleaning", "cleaning protocols", "strategies.AimThis study", "healthcare facilities.ConclusionsThis study", "novel cleaning procedure", "trial hospitals", "Staphyloccus aureus", "cfu"], "article_id"=>1185065, "categories"=>["Biological Sciences"], "users"=>["Alberta Vandini", "Robin Temmerman", "Alessia Frabetti", "Elisabetta Caselli", "Paola Antonioli", "Pier Giorgio Balboni", "Daniela Platano", "Alessio Branchini", "Sante Mazzacane"], "doi"=>["https://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0108598.g004"], "stats"=>{"downloads"=>0, "page_views"=>0, "likes"=>0}, "figshare_url"=>"https://figshare.com/articles/_Effect_of_microbial_cleaning_on_Candida_albicans_surface_counts_/1185065", "title"=>"Effect of microbial cleaning on <i>Candida albicans</i> surface counts.", "pos_in_sequence"=>0, "defined_type"=>1, "published_date"=>"2014-09-26 03:38:12"}
• {"files"=>["https://ndownloader.figshare.com/files/1694144"], "description"=>"<p>A time-trial of coliforms (black circles) and <i>S. aureus</i> (white circles) counts was performed at the geriatrics department of the AZ Lokeren hospital. Surface counts, indicated as CFU/m², were measured after application of conventional (from week −2 to 0) and microbial (from week 0 to 2) cleaning, followed by a subsequent period of conventional cleaning (from week 2 to 10). The application of the probiotic-based products led to a significant decrease in the pathogenic load of coliforms (p<0.0001) and <i>S. aureus</i> (p = 0.003). Black arrow: beginning of the microbial cleaning. Black dotted arrow: conventional cleaning.</p>", "links"=>[], "tags"=>["Candida albicans", "pathogen load", "hai", "healthcare facilities", "chemical cleaning", "food grade Bacillus subtilis", "cleaning protocol", "Bacillus pumilus", "surface samples", "hospital setting.MethodsThe effect", "24 weeks", "Hard Surface Biocontrol", "Bacillus megaterium", "collected.ResultsMicrobial cleaning", "cleaning protocols", "strategies.AimThis study", "healthcare facilities.ConclusionsThis study", "novel cleaning procedure", "trial hospitals", "Staphyloccus aureus", "cfu"], "article_id"=>1185066, "categories"=>["Biological Sciences"], "users"=>["Alberta Vandini", "Robin Temmerman", "Alessia Frabetti", "Elisabetta Caselli", "Paola Antonioli", "Pier Giorgio Balboni", "Daniela Platano", "Alessio Branchini", "Sante Mazzacane"], "doi"=>["https://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0108598.g005"], "stats"=>{"downloads"=>0, "page_views"=>0, "likes"=>0}, "figshare_url"=>"https://figshare.com/articles/_Time_course_of_coliforms_and_S_aureus_surface_counts_/1185066", "title"=>"Time course of coliforms and <i>S. aureus</i> surface counts.", "pos_in_sequence"=>0, "defined_type"=>1, "published_date"=>"2014-09-26 03:38:12"}
• {"files"=>["https://ndownloader.figshare.com/files/1694145"], "description"=>"<p>The DNA of the <i>Bacillus spp.</i> from the cleaning products (Original) and from 20 <i>Bacillus spp.</i> colonies isolated from the treated surfaces up to 12 months after the beginning of the cleaning protocol (Isolates), was analyzed by qPCR Microarray to detect the presence of antibiotic resistance genes (R genes). DNA from <i>E. coli</i> JM101 strain was used as negative control (NTC). Results are reported as folds of gene copy number comparing the detected values with those obtained in the negative control DNA, both normalized for bacterial cell number. Those genes coding for antibiotics that are not included in the figure (i.e. vancomycin, tetracyclins) were negative both in Original and Isolates collections. Results are reported as mean ± standard deviation.</p>", "links"=>[], "tags"=>["Candida albicans", "pathogen load", "hai", "healthcare facilities", "chemical cleaning", "food grade Bacillus subtilis", "cleaning protocol", "Bacillus pumilus", "surface samples", "hospital setting.MethodsThe effect", "24 weeks", "Hard Surface Biocontrol", "Bacillus megaterium", "collected.ResultsMicrobial cleaning", "cleaning protocols", "strategies.AimThis study", "healthcare facilities.ConclusionsThis study", "novel cleaning procedure", "trial hospitals", "Staphyloccus aureus", "cfu"], "article_id"=>1185067, "categories"=>["Biological Sciences"], "users"=>["Alberta Vandini", "Robin Temmerman", "Alessia Frabetti", "Elisabetta Caselli", "Paola Antonioli", "Pier Giorgio Balboni", "Daniela Platano", "Alessio Branchini", "Sante Mazzacane"], "doi"=>["https://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0108598.g006"], "stats"=>{"downloads"=>0, "page_views"=>0, "likes"=>0}, "figshare_url"=>"https://figshare.com/articles/_Antimicrobial_resistance_genes_profile_by_qPCR_assay_/1185067", "title"=>"Antimicrobial resistance genes profile by qPCR assay.", "pos_in_sequence"=>0, "defined_type"=>1, "published_date"=>"2014-09-26 03:38:12"}
• {"files"=>["https://ndownloader.figshare.com/files/1694146"], "description"=>"a<p>Resistant.</p>b<p>Intermediate.</p>c<p>Susceptible.</p><p><i>Note</i>: for reference criteria see <a href=\"http://www.plosone.org/article/info:doi/10.1371/journal.pone.0108598#pone.0108598.s001\" target=\"_blank\">Table S1</a>.</p><p>Antibiograms were conducted on <i>Bacilli</i> from the PCHS products and isolates, with ATCC 6633 strain as reference. Results are reported as diameter (expressed in mm) of the zones of inhibition and the corresponding interpretive criteria, in accordance to the CLSI reference criteria <a href=\"http://www.plosone.org/article/info:doi/10.1371/journal.pone.0108598#pone.0108598-CLSI3\" target=\"_blank\">[38]</a> (<a href=\"http://www.plosone.org/article/info:doi/10.1371/journal.pone.0108598#pone.0108598.s001\" target=\"_blank\">Table S1</a>).</p><p>Antibiograms on <i>Bacillus spp.</i> from the cleaning products and isolates.</p>", "links"=>[], "tags"=>["Candida albicans", "pathogen load", "hai", "healthcare facilities", "chemical cleaning", "food grade Bacillus subtilis", "cleaning protocol", "Bacillus pumilus", "surface samples", "hospital setting.MethodsThe effect", "24 weeks", "Hard Surface Biocontrol", "Bacillus megaterium", "collected.ResultsMicrobial cleaning", "cleaning protocols", "strategies.AimThis study", "healthcare facilities.ConclusionsThis study", "novel cleaning procedure", "trial hospitals", "Staphyloccus aureus", "cfu"], "article_id"=>1185068, "categories"=>["Biological Sciences"], "users"=>["Alberta Vandini", "Robin Temmerman", "Alessia Frabetti", "Elisabetta Caselli", "Paola Antonioli", "Pier Giorgio Balboni", "Daniela Platano", "Alessio Branchini", "Sante Mazzacane"], "doi"=>["https://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0108598.t001"], "stats"=>{"downloads"=>0, "page_views"=>0, "likes"=>0}, "figshare_url"=>"https://figshare.com/articles/_Antibiograms_on_Bacillus_spp_from_the_cleaning_products_and_isolates_/1185068", "title"=>"Antibiograms on <i>Bacillus spp.</i> from the cleaning products and isolates.", "pos_in_sequence"=>0, "defined_type"=>3, "published_date"=>"2014-09-26 03:38:12"}
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