Katherine J Hardy

Summary

Affiliation: Birmingham Heartlands Hospital
Country: UK

Publications

  1. ncbi Use of variations in staphylococcal interspersed repeat units for molecular typing of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus strains
    Katherine J Hardy
    West Midlands Public Health Laboratory, Health Protection Agency, Heartlands Hospital, Bordesley Green East, Birmingham, UK
    J Clin Microbiol 44:271-3. 2006
  2. ncbi Rapid recontamination with MRSA of the environment of an intensive care unit after decontamination with hydrogen peroxide vapour
    K J Hardy
    West Midlands Public Health Laboratory, Health Protection Agency, Heartlands Hospital, Bordesley Green East, Birmingham, UK
    J Hosp Infect 66:360-8. 2007
  3. ncbi Utilizing rapid multiple-locus variable-number tandem-repeat analysis typing to aid control of hospital-acquired Clostridium difficile Infection: a multicenter study
    Katherine Hardy
    West Midlands Public Health Laboratory, Heart of England NHS Foundation Trust, Birmingham, UK
    J Clin Microbiol 50:3244-8. 2012
  4. ncbi A study of the relationship between environmental contamination with methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) and patients' acquisition of MRSA
    Katherine J Hardy
    West Midlands Public Health Laboratory, Health Protection Agency, Heartlands Hospital, Bordesley Green East, Birmingham, B9 5SS, UK
    Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 27:127-32. 2006
  5. ncbi A study of the efficacy and cost-effectiveness of MRSA screening and monitoring on surgical wards using a new, rapid molecular test (EMMS)
    Katherine J Hardy
    West Midlands Public Health Laboratory, Health Protection Agency, Heart of England NHS Foundation Trust, Bordesley Green East, Birmingham, B9 5SS, UK
    BMC Health Serv Res 7:160. 2007
  6. ncbi Reduction in the rate of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus acquisition in surgical wards by rapid screening for colonization: a prospective, cross-over study
    Katherine Hardy
    West Midlands Public Health Laboratory, Heart of England NHS Foundation Trust, Birmingham, UK
    Clin Microbiol Infect 16:333-9. 2010
  7. ncbi Reducing Clostridium difficile through early identification of clusters and the use of a standardised set of interventions
    K J Hardy
    West Midlands Public Health Laboratory, Heart of England NHS Foundation Trust, Birmingham B9 5SS, UK
    J Hosp Infect 75:277-81. 2010
  8. ncbi Epidemiological typing of meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus isolates from Pakistan and India
    Sahida Shabir
    West Midlands Public Health Laboratory, Health Protection Agency, Heart of England Foundation Trust, Bordesley Green East, Birmingham B9 5SS, UK
    J Med Microbiol 59:330-7. 2010
  9. ncbi Coexistence of multiple multilocus variable-number tandem-repeat analysis subtypes of Clostridium difficile PCR ribotype 027 strains within fecal specimens
    Hannah E Tanner
    Health Protection Agency, West Midlands Public Health Laboratory, Heart of England NHS Foundation Trust, Birmingham B9 5SS, United Kingdom
    J Clin Microbiol 48:985-7. 2010
  10. ncbi Rapid, automated epidemiological typing of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus
    Claire L McMurray
    Heart of England NHS Foundation Trust, Heartlands Hospital, Bordesley Green East, Birmingham, B9 5SS, United Kingdom
    J Microbiol Methods 80:109-11. 2010

Detail Information

Publications10

  1. ncbi Use of variations in staphylococcal interspersed repeat units for molecular typing of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus strains
    Katherine J Hardy
    West Midlands Public Health Laboratory, Health Protection Agency, Heartlands Hospital, Bordesley Green East, Birmingham, UK
    J Clin Microbiol 44:271-3. 2006
    ..The current study illustrates its ability to distinguish between strains within an endemic setting thereby providing a rapid transportable typing method for the identification of transmission events...
  2. ncbi Rapid recontamination with MRSA of the environment of an intensive care unit after decontamination with hydrogen peroxide vapour
    K J Hardy
    West Midlands Public Health Laboratory, Health Protection Agency, Heartlands Hospital, Bordesley Green East, Birmingham, UK
    J Hosp Infect 66:360-8. 2007
    ....
  3. ncbi Utilizing rapid multiple-locus variable-number tandem-repeat analysis typing to aid control of hospital-acquired Clostridium difficile Infection: a multicenter study
    Katherine Hardy
    West Midlands Public Health Laboratory, Heart of England NHS Foundation Trust, Birmingham, UK
    J Clin Microbiol 50:3244-8. 2012
    ..9% in the control. The study demonstrated the utility of rapidly typing C. difficile strains, demonstrating that it aided the management of clusters, enabling effective targeting of infection control resources...
  4. ncbi A study of the relationship between environmental contamination with methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) and patients' acquisition of MRSA
    Katherine J Hardy
    West Midlands Public Health Laboratory, Health Protection Agency, Heartlands Hospital, Bordesley Green East, Birmingham, B9 5SS, UK
    Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 27:127-32. 2006
    ..The study aimed to examine the presence of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) in the environment and its relationship to patients' acquisition of MRSA...
  5. ncbi A study of the efficacy and cost-effectiveness of MRSA screening and monitoring on surgical wards using a new, rapid molecular test (EMMS)
    Katherine J Hardy
    West Midlands Public Health Laboratory, Health Protection Agency, Heart of England NHS Foundation Trust, Bordesley Green East, Birmingham, B9 5SS, UK
    BMC Health Serv Res 7:160. 2007
    ....
  6. ncbi Reduction in the rate of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus acquisition in surgical wards by rapid screening for colonization: a prospective, cross-over study
    Katherine Hardy
    West Midlands Public Health Laboratory, Heart of England NHS Foundation Trust, Birmingham, UK
    Clin Microbiol Infect 16:333-9. 2010
    ..This result was achieved in a routine surgical service with high bed occupancy and low availability of isolation rooms, making it applicable to the majority of health-care systems worldwide...
  7. ncbi Reducing Clostridium difficile through early identification of clusters and the use of a standardised set of interventions
    K J Hardy
    West Midlands Public Health Laboratory, Heart of England NHS Foundation Trust, Birmingham B9 5SS, UK
    J Hosp Infect 75:277-81. 2010
    ..By taking early action with a set of standardised measures the incidence of hospital-acquired CDI can be reduced...
  8. ncbi Epidemiological typing of meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus isolates from Pakistan and India
    Sahida Shabir
    West Midlands Public Health Laboratory, Health Protection Agency, Heart of England Foundation Trust, Bordesley Green East, Birmingham B9 5SS, UK
    J Med Microbiol 59:330-7. 2010
    ..The ability of SIRUs and PFGE to differentiate within ST239 demonstrates their utility in defining local epidemiology in these countries...
  9. ncbi Coexistence of multiple multilocus variable-number tandem-repeat analysis subtypes of Clostridium difficile PCR ribotype 027 strains within fecal specimens
    Hannah E Tanner
    Health Protection Agency, West Midlands Public Health Laboratory, Heart of England NHS Foundation Trust, Birmingham B9 5SS, United Kingdom
    J Clin Microbiol 48:985-7. 2010
    ..difficile infection cases...
  10. ncbi Rapid, automated epidemiological typing of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus
    Claire L McMurray
    Heart of England NHS Foundation Trust, Heartlands Hospital, Bordesley Green East, Birmingham, B9 5SS, United Kingdom
    J Microbiol Methods 80:109-11. 2010
    ....