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| Rose A CooperSummaryAffiliation: University of Wales Institute Country: UK Publications
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Use of audit tools to evaluate the efficacy of cleaning systems in hospitalsRifhat E Malik
School of Applied Sciences, University of Wales Institute, Cardiff, Llandaff Campus, United Kingdom
Am J Infect Control 31:181-7. 2003..It is recommended that hospital cleaning regimes be designed to ensure that surfaces are cleaned adequately and that efficacy is assessed with use of internal auditing and rapid hygiene testing...- Honey, health and longevityRose A Cooper
Centre for Biomedical Sciences, Cardiff School of Health Sciences, University of Wales Institute, Cardiff, Western Avenue, Cardiff CF5 2YB, UK
Curr Aging Sci 3:239-41. 2010..017). Because of the small number of subjects and of deaths in this study, further data from other large cohorts will be required before any effect upon mortality and other health effects of honey consumption can be adequately evaluated... - Monitoring the effectiveness of cleaning in four British hospitalsRose A Cooper
School of Health Sciences, University of Wales Institute, Cardiff, Wales, UK
Am J Infect Control 35:338-41. 2007.... - Iodine revisitedRose A Cooper
Department of Applied Sciences, Centre for Biomedical Sciences, Cardiff School of Health Sciences, University of Wales Institute Cardiff, Western Avenue, Cardiff CF5 2YB, UK
Int Wound J 4:124-37. 2007..Although definitive studies are needed, the sustained delivery of low doses of free iodine offers the potential to inhibit a broad range of microbial species without selecting for resistant strains or inducing cytotoxic effects... 
A clinical investigation into the microbiological status of 'locally infected' leg ulcersRose A Cooper
Centre for Biomedical Sciences, Cardiff School of Health Sciences, University of Wales Institute Cardiff, Western Avenue, Cardiff CF5 2YB, UK
Int Wound J 6:453-62. 2009..No justification for using routine biopsies in locally infected venous leg ulcers was found...- Absence of bacterial resistance to medical-grade manuka honeyR A Cooper
Centre for Biomedical Sciences, Department of Applied Sciences, Cardiff School of Health Sciences, University of Wales Institute Cardiff, Western Avenue, Cardiff CF5 2YB, UK
Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis 29:1237-41. 2010..The risk of bacteria acquiring resistance to honey will be low if high concentrations are maintained clinically... - The sensitivity to honey of Gram-positive cocci of clinical significance isolated from woundsR A Cooper
Centre for Biomedical Sciences, School of Applied Sciences, University of Wales Institute Cardiff, Llandaff Campus, Cardiff, Wales
J Appl Microbiol 93:857-63. 2002..To determine the sensitivity to honey of Gram-positive cocci of clinical significance in wounds and demonstrate that inhibition is not exclusively due to osmotic effects... - Susceptibility of multiresistant strains of Burkholderia cepacia to honeyR A Cooper
Centre for Biomedical Sciences, School of Applied Sciences, University of Wales Institute Cardiff, Cardiff, UK
Lett Appl Microbiol 31:20-4. 2000..All strains exhibited susceptibility to concentrations of honey below 6% (v/v). This suggests that honey may have a potential role in the clinical management of B. cepacia infections... - The effect of the flavonol morin on adhesion and aggregation of Streptococcus pyogenesAngharad E Green
Cardiff Metropolitan University, Cardiff, UK
FEMS Microbiol Lett 333:54-8. 2012.... - Real-time monitoring in managing the decontamination of flexible gastrointestinal endoscopesPeter C Obee
School of Applied Sciences, University of Wales Institute, Cardiff, United Kingdom
Am J Infect Control 33:202-6. 2005..To evaluate the efficacy of endoscope reprocessing using bacteriologic methods and adenosine triphosphate (ATP) bioluminescence and to evaluate the potential benefits of the latter in managing the process... - An evaluation of different methods for the recovery of meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus from environmental surfacesP Obee
School of Applied Science, University of Wales Institute, Cardiff, UK
J Hosp Infect 65:35-41. 2007..Sampling methods consistently proved to be more important than the choice of medium. Dipslides coated with selective agar are recommended for recovering MRSA from flat environmental surfaces... - The effectiveness of existing and modified cleaning regimens in a Welsh hospitalC J Griffith
Cardiff School of Health Sciences, University of Wales Institute Cardiff, Cardiff, UK
J Hosp Infect 66:352-9. 2007..These findings suggest that simple improvements can be made to existing cleaning regimens to increase their efficacy... - An evaluation of hospital cleaning regimes and standardsC J Griffith
School of Applied Sciences, University of Wales Institute, Cardiff, UK
J Hosp Infect 45:19-28. 2000.... - The efficacy of honey in inhibiting strains of Pseudomonas aeruginosa from infected burnsR A Cooper
Centre for Biomedical Sciences, School of Applied Sciences, University of Wales Institute, Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom
J Burn Care Rehabil 23:366-70. 2002..Honey with proven antibacterial activity has the potential to be an effective treatment option for burns infected or at risk of infection with P. aeruginosa... - Environmental surface cleanliness and the potential for contamination during handwashingChristopher J Griffith
School of Applied Sciences, University of Wales Institute, Cardiff, United Kingdom
Am J Infect Control 31:93-6. 2003..Many of the organisms isolated were staphylococci and the results are discussed within the context of microbial cross-contamination and potential pathogen spread... - Manuka honey inhibits the development of Streptococcus pyogenes biofilms and causes reduced expression of two fibronectin binding proteinsSarah E Maddocks
Cardiff Metropolitan University, Cardiff, UK
Microbiology 158:781-90. 2012..These findings indicate that manuka honey has potential in the topical treatment of wounds containing S. pyogenes... - Healing of an MRSA-colonized, hydroxyurea-induced leg ulcer with honeyS Natarajan
Wound Healing Research Unit, University of Wales College of Medicine, Heath Park, Cardiff, UK
J Dermatolog Treat 12:33-6. 2001.... - Manuka honey is bactericidal against Pseudomonas aeruginosa and results in differential expression of oprF and algDAled E L Roberts
Cardiff Metropolitan University, Western Avenue, Cardiff, UK
Microbiology 158:3005-13. 2012..These findings confirm that manuka honey is effective at inducing cell lysis and identify two targets, at the genetic level, that might be involved in this process... - Honey stimulates inflammatory cytokine production from monocytesA J Tonks
Department of Haematology, University of Wales College of Medicine, Heath Park, Cardiff, Wales CF14 4XN, UK
Cytokine 21:242-7. 2003..These results suggest that the effect of honey on wound healing may in part be related to the stimulation of inflammatory cytokines from monocytic cells. Such cell types are known to play an important role in healing and tissue repair... - Stimulation of TNF-alpha release in monocytes by honeyA Tonks
School of Applied Sciences, University of Wales Institute Cardiff, Western Ave, Cardiff, CF5 2YB, UK
Cytokine 14:240-2. 2001..001) in unprimed MM6 cells by manuka and pasture honey but was not altered in primed cells. These results could explain the suggested therapeutic properties of honey in promoting wound healing...