Martin Kiernan

1 week ago | reflectionsipc.com | Jon Otter |Martin Kiernan |Andreas Voss

I’ve written this post in preparation for tomorrow’s Journal Club, which will be about this paper on S. aureus colonisation and SSI (register here). Having not written or reviewed much on S. aureus for quite a while, I’m reading my second S. aureus paper in two weeks, following last week’s blog on a paper from the Healthcare Infection Society special on “MRSA: the enduring foe“!Why I chose this article:S.

2 weeks ago | reflectionsipc.com | Martin Kiernan |Jon Otter |Andreas Voss

I’ve written this post in preparation for this week’s Journal Club in partnership with the Healthcare Infection Society themed around their MRSA article collection: “‘MRSA The Enduring Foe”. Having spent a lot of time working on MRSA as part of my PhD and it regularly cropping up as an organism of concern in IPC I was interested to read about the author’s experience, particularly in a less economically developed country.

3 weeks ago | reflectionsipc.com | Jon Otter |Martin Kiernan |Andreas Voss

I’ve written this post in preparation for next week’s Journal Club in partnership with the Healthcare Infection Society themed around their MRSA article collection: “MRSA: the enduring foe”. Having spent a fair bit of time this week looking at post-infection reviews related to MRSA bloodstream infections, I can vouch for how well this particular foe has endured, even in a relatively low prevalence setting!It’s a while since I’ve read anything on S.

1 month ago | reflectionsipc.com | Martin Kiernan |Jon Otter |Andreas Voss

I’ve written this post in preparation for Wednesday’s Journal Club (register here) in collaboration with IPC PartnersBurkholderia are fascinating genus of bacteria which I had the pleasure of doing some post doctoral work on. The ability of the species to innately resist antibiotics and preservatives, as well as prolonged persistence in the environment means the organisms can cause challenges for healthcare organisations and infection prevention and control.

1 month ago | reflectionsipc.com | Jon Otter |Martin Kiernan |Andreas Voss

Yesterday was World Hand Hygiene Day 2025! Look out for a World Hand Hygiene Day 2025 themed Journal Club tomorrow, where we will be discussing this paper. You can register for Journal Club here. I love the theme this year: “It might be gloves; it’s always hand hygiene.” The first time I heard the theme, I wasn’t so sure. It sounded a bit uncertain and lacking in confidence somehow. But the move I’ve thought about it, the more I like it.