Publications

Prevention of Surgical Site Infections: First results of the pan-European PROHIBIT-survey. ID Week 2012, San Diego, USA Hansen S, Zingg W, Schwab F, Behnke M, Sax H, Pittet D, Gastmeier P, on behalf of the PROHIBIT study group.
Management of Clostridium difficile infections: First results of the pan-European PROHIBIT-study. ID Week 2012, San Diego, USA Hansen S, Zingg W, Schwab F, Behnke M, Sax H, Holmes A, Pittet D, Gastmeier P, on behalf of the PROHIBIT study group.
Organization of Infection Control: First results of the pan-European PROHIBIT-survey. ID Week 2012, San Diego, USA Hansen S, Zingg W, Schwab F, Behnke M, Sax H, Holmes A, Pittet D, Gastmeier P, on behalf of the PROHIBIT study group.
Assessment of European practices in infection control: First results from PROHIBIT. The 21st ECCMID 2011, Milan, Italy. Martin M, Conrad A, Zingg W, Hansen S, Gastmeier P, Pittet D, Dettenkofer M, and the PROHIBIT consortium.
PROHIBIT - Assessment of European practices in nosocomial infection control: Reimbursement schemes and public interest. The 22nd ECCMID 2012, London, UK 5. Martin M, Zingg W, Wilson C, Hansen S, Gastmeier P, Pittet D, Dettenkofer M, and the PROHIBIT consortium.
PROHIBIT WP2 – Systematic review of national guidelines in European countries: The 1st ICPIC 2011, Geneva, Switzerland. 2. Martin M, Wilson C, Zingg W, Hansen S, Gastmeier P, Pittet D, Dettenkofer M, and PROHIBIT consortium.
Review of European guidelines for the prevention of C. difficile infections: Results from PROHIBIT WP2: DGHM Jahreskongress 2011, Essen, Germany. Martin M, Knoll E, Wilson C, Zingg W, Pittet D, Dettenkofer M, and the PROHIBIT consortium.
Implementation fitness for infection control best practice.: A survey among 15 European hospitals. The 22nd ECCMID 2012, London, UK. Sax H, Clack L, Touveneau S, Da Liberdade Jantarada F, Zingg W, and the PROHIBIT consortium.
Prevention of Hospital Infections by Intervention and Training: Acronym: PROHIBIT Grant agreement number: 241928 EC contributions: 2,999,934 EUR Duration: 48 months Starting date: 01/01/2010 Funding scheme: FP7 Collaborative project Healthcare-associated infections are adverse events in health care delivery which are associated with increased morbidity and mortality. It is not known what practices have been adopted by European hospitals to prevent such events and whether they are effective. The aim of PROHIBIT is to understand existing guidelines and practices to prevent healthcare associated infections in European hospitals, identify factors that enable and reduce compliance with best practices, and test the effectiveness of interventions of known efficacy. The information will be synthesized to develop recommendations for the EU, policy makers, managers and medical professionals.
Implementation of infection control best practice in intensive care units throughout Europe: A mixed-method evaluation study. Implementation Science 2013, 8:24 doi:10.1186/1748-5908-8-24 Sax H, Clack L, Touveneau S, Da Liberdade Jantarada F, Pittet D, Zingg W, on behalf of the PROHIBIT study group.
Public reporting of healthcare-associated infection data in Europe: What are the views of infection prevention opinion leaders? J Hosp Infect 2013; 83:94. Martin M, Zingg W, Hansen S, Gastmeier P, Wu A, Pittet D, Dettenkofer M, on behalf of the PROHIBIT study group.
PROHIBIT - PERIODIC REPORT: PROHIBIT – 2nd technical interim report 31.01.2013
WHO - Pattient Safety: PROHIBIT was rolled out from 1 January 2010 to 30 June 2014. Its main objectives have been to understand the variations of HAI prevention in Europe and to test the success of a strategy to prevent catheter-related bloodstream infections (CRBSI). The project’s approach combines the strengths of qualitative research, survey methods, and observational and experimental intervention studies.
National European guidelines for the prevention of Clostridium difficile infection: a systematic qualitative review: Journal of Hospital Infection 2014, DOI: 10.1016/j.jhin.2014.05.002 M. Martin, W. Zingg, E. Knoll, C. Wilson, M. Dettenkofer, on behalf of the PROHIBIT study group.
Infection Control Through In Depth Eyes: A Thematic Study of Infection Control Practices Across Six European Hospitals.: The 23rd ECCMID 2013, Berlin, Germany. Alejandra Casillas, MD, MSHS, Walter Zingg, MD, Lauren Clack, Fabricio da Liberdade Jantarada, Sylvie Touveneau, Hugo Sax, MD. Geneva University Hospital, Service of Infection Control and Prevention, University of Geneva; University Hospital Zurich, University of Zurich
Factors influencing leadership dynamics in the context of infection control: A cross-case analysis of 6 European hospitals: 19ème Journée Romande d'Hygiène Hospitalière Montreux - Switzerland
STUDY PROTOCOL - WP5: RANDOMIZED EFFECTIVENESS TRIAL OF TWO INTERVENTIONS TO REDUCE CATHETER-RELATED BLOOD STREAM INFECTIONS