Nancy Olson
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Recent Articles
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da Costa Luciano C, Olson N, DeGagne P, Franca R, Tipple A, Alfa M
J Microbiol Methods
. 2016 Jun;
127:224-229.
PMID: 27345713
The objective of this study was to develop a new build up biofilm (BBF) model that was based on repeated exposure to test soil containing Enterococcus faecalis and Pseudomonas aeruginosa...
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da Costa Luciano C, Olson N, Tipple A, Alfa M
Am J Infect Control
. 2016 May;
44(11):e243-e249.
PMID: 27234012
Background: The objective of this study was to assess the ability of different detergent and disinfectant combinations to eradicate bacteria in traditional biofilm. Methods: Enterococcus faecalis and Pseudomonas aeruginosa were...
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Alfa M, Olson N
BMC Res Notes
. 2016 May;
9:258.
PMID: 27142441
Background: The objective of this study was to validate the relative light unit (RLU) cut-off of adequate cleaning of flexible colonoscopes for an ATP (adenosine tri-phosphate) test kit that used...
14.
Franca R, Alfa M, Olson N, Yahia L, Sacher E
J Orthop Res
. 2016 Apr;
35(2):240-247.
PMID: 27107265
The objective of this study was to determine if surface analysis techniques could be used to detect endotoxin on stainless steel malleolus screws. New malleolus screws were compared to ones...
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Alfa M, Lo E, Olson N, MacRae M, Buelow-Smith L
Am J Infect Control
. 2014 Dec;
43(2):141-6.
PMID: 25534117
Background: Documenting effective approaches to eliminate environmental reservoirs and reduce the spread of hospital-acquired infections (HAIs) has been difficult. This was a prospective study to determine if hospital-wide implementation of...
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Alfa M, Olson N
Am J Infect Control
. 2014 Feb;
42(2):e23-6.
PMID: 24485382
Background: Because automated instrument washer-disinfectors (WD) are widely used in health care to reprocess a variety of medical instruments, we developed a study to compare 3 cleaning indicators to determine...
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Alfa M, Olson N, Murray B
Am J Infect Control
. 2014 Jan;
42(1):e1-5.
PMID: 24388478
Background: The objectives of this study were to recommend sample collection method(s) based on relative soiling in patient-used gastrointestinal (GI) endoscopes and determine whether the published benchmarks for protein, bioburden,...
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Visser M, Sephri S, Sepehrim S, Olson N, Du T, Mulvey M, et al.
Can J Infect Dis Med Microbiol
. 2013 Mar;
23(1):28-30.
PMID: 23450202
The aim of the present study was to determine whether Clostridium difficile was present in uncooked retail ground beef and ground pork products sold in Winnipeg, Manitoba. Using an alcohol...
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Alfa M, Olson N, Buelow-Smith L, Murray B
Am J Infect Control
. 2012 Oct;
41(4):381-3.
PMID: 23040603
The cleaning efficiency of a ward bedpan washer disinfector was evaluated using various cycle parameters and detergent to determine which conditions could effectively eliminate Clostridium difficile spores from the surface...
20.
Alfa M, Fatima I, Olson N
Am J Infect Control
. 2012 Sep;
41(3):245-8.
PMID: 22980510
Background: Compliance with cleaning of flexible endoscope channels cannot be verified using visual inspection. Adenosine triphosphate (ATP) has been suggested as a possible rapid cleaning monitor for flexible endoscope channels....