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Woodhead Publishing Series in Biomaterials: Number 62
Decontamination in
hospitals and
healthcare
Edited by
J. T. Walker
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Contributor contact details
(* = main contact) Chapter 4
Editor and chapters 1 S. Brusaferro
and 5 University of Udine
Department of Medical and
J. T. Walker Biological Sciences
Biosafety Group Via Colugna 50
Public Health England 33100 Udine, Italy
Porton Down
E-mail: [email protected]
Salisbury SP4 0JG, UK
E-mail: [email protected] Chapter 6
Chapter 2 A. Smith
Glasgow Dental Hospital and School
S. W. B Newsom and G. L. Ridgway* 378 Sauchiehall Street
Clinical Microbiologists (retired) Glasgow G2 3JZ, UK
UK
E-mail: [email protected]
E-mail: [email protected]
Chapter 7
Chapter 3
R. Gallagher
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Chapter 8 Chapter 13
D. C. Coleman*, M. J. O’Donnell, A. P. J. Collier*
S. Miller and M. A. Boyle School of Contemporary Sciences
Microbiology Research Unit University of Abertay
Dublin Dental University Hospital Dundee DD1 1HG, UK
University of Dublin
E-mail: [email protected]
Trinity College
Lincoln Place
E. S. Gilchrist
Dublin 2, Ireland
NHS Fife
E-mail: [email protected] Victoria Hospital
Hayfi eld Road
Chapter 9 Kirkcaldy KY2 5AH, UK
M. C. Kelsey E-mail: [email protected]
Whittington Hospital NHS Trust
Magdalla Avenue Chapter 14
London N19 5NF, UK
G. McDonnell
E-mail: [email protected] STERIS Corporation
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Chapter 10 Mentor, OH 44060, USA
M. G. Schmidt* and J. F. John E-mail: [email protected]
Medical University of South
Carolina Chapter 15
169 Ashley Avenue
S. J. Dancer
Charleston, SC 29403, USA
Department of Microbiology
E-mail: [email protected] Hairmyres Hospital
Eaglesham Road
Chapter 11 East Kilbride G75 8RG, UK
R. Lacey* and G. Walker E-mail: stephanie.dancer@
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Stables Business Park
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E-mail: [email protected] K. Laird, K. Riley and J. T. Williams*
De Montfort University
Chapter 12 The Gateway
Leicester LE1 9BH, UK
T. Pottage* and J. T. Walker
Biosafety Investigation Unit E-mail: [email protected]
Public Health England
Porton Down
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Chapter 17 G. L. French
Centre for Clinical Infection and
J. A. Otter* Diagnostics Research (CIDR)
Centre for Clinical Infection and Department of Infectious Diseases
Diagnostics Research (CIDR) Kings College London School of
Department of Infectious Diseases Medicine and Guy ’ s and St
Kings College London School of Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust,
Medicine and Guy ’ s and St UK
Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust,
UK E-mail: [email protected]
Chapter 18
and
A. P. R Wilson* and G. Moore
Bioquell UK Ltd
Clinical Microbiology and Virology
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UCLH NHS Foundation Trust
West Portway
60 Whitfi eld Street
Andover SP10 3TS, UK
London W1T 4EU, UK
E-mail: [email protected]
E-mail: [email protected]
S. Yezli Chapter 19
Bioquell UK Ltd
52 Royce Close M. Greenhalgh*
West Portway MGCL
Andover SP10 3TS, UK 12 Bonnie Grove
Byers Green
E-mail: [email protected]
Spennymoor DL16 7QH
T. M. Perl E-mail: malcolm.greenhalgh@
Johns Hopkins University School of btinternet.com
Medicine and Department of
Hospital Epidemiology and D. Ashworth
Infection Control Klarus Consulting Ltd
The Johns Hopkins Hospital 7D East Bridgford Business Park
Baltimore, MD, USA East Bridgford NG13 8PJ, UK
E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected]
F. Barbut C. Woodall
Infection Control Unit BluTest Laboratories Ltd
Hôpital Saint Antoine Robertson Building
Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de 56 Dumbarton Road
Paris Glasgow G11 6NU, UK
Paris, France
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Chapter 20 Chapter 24
S. Holmes P. N. Hoffman*
Health Facilities Scotland – National Antimicrobial Resistance and
Services Scotland Healthcare-associated Infections
3rd Floor Meridian Court Reference Unit
5 Cadogan Street Public Health England
Glasgow G2 6AT, UK 61 Colindale Avenue
London NW9 5EQ, UK
E-mail: [email protected]
E-mail: [email protected]
Chapter 21
C. R. Bradley
N. Tomlinson
Hospital Infection Research
Department of Health (retired)
Laboratory
E-mail: [email protected] Queen Elizabeth Hospital
Birmingham
Chapter 22 Edgbaston
Birmingham B15 2WB, UK
H. C. Baxter*, A. C. Jones and
E-mail: [email protected]
R. L. Baxter
School of Chemistry
S. J. Line
University of Edinburgh
Sterilizer Consultants Ltd
West Mains Road
Cottles House
Edinburgh EH10 7DJ, UK
Cottles Lane
E-mail: [email protected] ; Woodbury
[email protected] ; h.baxter@ Exeter EX5 1EE, UK
ed.ac.uk
E-mail: [email protected]
Chapter 23
Chapter 25
D. Perrett* and N. Nayuni
M. Mikhail
Barts and The London School of
University Hospital of Wales
Medicine
Heath Park
Charterhouse Square
Cardiff CF14 4XW, UK
London EC1M 6BQ, UK
E-mail: [email protected]
E-mail: [email protected]
T. Young*
The Postgraduate Medical Institute
Anglia Ruskin University
Chelmsford
Essex, UK
E-mail: [email protected]
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