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Title		Type		Level of evidence		Source		Published		Review
Epidemiological Data - Staphylococcus aureus		Surveillance data		N/A		Health Protection Agency (HPA)		06/02/2006
Factsheet about VISA/VRSA - Vancomycin-Intermediate/Resistant Staphylococcus aureus		Factsheet		N/A		Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)		21/04/2004
NHS Direct Online Health Encyclopaedia - Blood poisoning (Septicaemia)		Public leaflet Webpage		Professional opinion		NHSDirect Online		09/11/2005
NHS Direct Online Health Encyclopaedia - Cellulitis		Public leaflet Webpage		Professional opinion		NHSDirect Online		17/01/2006
A guide to the decontamination of reusable surgical instruments. Leeds: NHS Estates. 2003		Best practice Review		Evidence cited		NHS Estates		01/05/2003
Antibiotic Pharmacodynamics in Surgical Prophylaxis: an Association between Intraoperative Antibiotic Concentrations and Efficacy		Journal article Review		Evidence cited		Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy		01/09/2002
Antibiotic prophylaxis for surgery for proximal femoral and other closed long bone fractures		Systematic review		Evidence cited		Cochrane Library		22/01/2001
Antibiotic prophylaxis in clean and clean-contaminated ear surgery		Systematic review		Evidence cited		Cochrane Library		19/07/2004
Antimicrobial Prophylaxis for Surgery: An Advisory Statement from the National Surgical Infection Prevention Project		Review		Evidence cited		Clinical Infectious Diseases		26/05/2004
Behaviours and Rituals in the Operating Theatre (2001) A Report from the Hospital Infection Society (HIS) Working Group on Infection Control in the Operating Theatres		Best practice Review		Evidence cited		Hospital Infection Society (HIS)		01/01/2001
Bile aesculin agar (MSOP 48)		Standard Operating Procedures		Evidence cited Professional opinion		Health Protection Agency (HPA)		01/05/2005
Clostridium perfringens selective agar (TSC) (MSOP 33)		Standard Operating Procedures		Evidence cited Professional opinion		Health Protection Agency (HPA)		01/05/2005
Decontamination programme: strategy for modernising the provision of decontamination services. Leeds: NHS Estates 2003		Best practice Web directory		Evidence cited		NHS Estates		01/05/2003
Glycopeptide-Resistant Enterococci (GRE) – questions and answers		Factsheet		Evidence cited		Health Protection Agency (HPA)		15/06/2007
Going further faster: Meeting the MRSA target and increasing productivity. A pocket guide for chief executives and boards		Best practice		Evidence cited Professional opinion		Department of Health (DH)		20/05/2006
Guidelines for the prophylaxis and treatment of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infections in the UK		Best practice Care guideline		Evidence cited		British Society for Antimicrobial Chemotherapy (BSAC)		28/02/2006
HBN 4 Supplement 1: Isolation facilities in acute settings (28 February 2005)		Best practice Care guideline		Evidence cited Professional opinion		Knowledge & Information Portal (Previously NHS Estates)		28/02/2005
Healthcare associated infection		Web directory		Evidence cited		Department of Health (DH)		01/01/2008
HPA webpages on Antimicrobial Resistance		Web directory Webpage		Evidence cited		Health Protection Agency (HPA)		21/12/2006
HPA webpages on Healthcare Associated Infections (HAI)		Surveillance data Web directory		Evidence cited Professional opinion		Health Protection Agency (HPA)
HPA webpages on Surgical Site Infection Surveillance Service (SSISS)		Web directory Webpage		Evidence cited		Health Protection Agency (HPA)		14/02/2007
Investigation of abscesses and post-operative wound and deep-seated wound infections (BSOP 14)		Standard Operating Procedures		Evidence cited Professional opinion		Health Protection Agency (HPA)		01/05/2005
Microbiological Commissioning and Monitoring of Operating Theatre Suites. A Report of a Working Party of the Hospital Infection Society		Best practice Review		Evidence cited		Hospital Infection Society (HIS)		01/01/2001
Performance feedback of hand hygiene, using alcohol gel as the skin decontaminant, reduces the number of inpatients newly affected by MRSA and antibiotic costs		Journal article		Evidence cited		Science Direct		02/12/2003
Ready, steady, go! The full guide to implementing the cleanyourhands campaign in your trust (2004)		Best practice Research study Review		Evidence cited		National Patient Safety Agency (NPSA)		01/08/2004
Surveillance of surgical site infection in English hospitals 1997-2002		Surveillance data		Evidence cited		Health Protection Agency (HPA)		30/09/2001
Surveillance of Surgical Site Infection in English Hospitals Oct 1997 - Sept 2005		Surveillance data		Evidence cited		Health Protection Agency (HPA)		01/07/2006
The decontamination of surgical instruments in the NHS in England update report. "A Step Change"		Best practice Standard Operating Procedures		Evidence cited Professional opinion		Department of Health (DH)		15/06/2005
A Randomised Controlled Trial of Clinical Outreach Education to Rationalise Antibiotic Prescribing for Acute Oral Conditions in the Primary Care Setting.		Research study		RCT		REFER (REsearch Findings Electronic Record)		14/03/2005
Pin site care for preventing infections associated with external bone fixators and pins		Systematic review		RCT		Cochrane Library		19/11/2003
Control of endemic MRSA - what is the evidence? A personal view		Journal article		Meta analysis RCT		Science Direct		23/01/2004