Department of infection (including infection prevention)
The department of infection comprises:
- UHS clinical infection services (clinical microbiology, virology, infectious diseases)
- The antimicrobial management team
- UHS infection prevention and control
UHS clinical infection services
This service operates a telephone consult service for users external to UHS. We can be contacted on telephone 023 8120 6408. The consultant staff are listed below.
- Professor Rob Read - chair of infectious diseases
- Dr. Tristan Clark - infectious diseases
- Dr. Sarah Glover - consultant microbiologist
- Dr Julian Sutton - consultant microbiologist (clinical lead)
- Dr Tatshing Yam (medical microbiology) - consultant microbiologist
- Dr Andrew Rosser, consultant medical microbiologist
- Dr Kordo Saeed, consultant medical microbiologist and clinical director of bacteriology
- Dr Nitin Mahobia - consultant microbiologist
- Dr Emanuela Pelosi - consultant virologist and clinical director of virology
- Dr Eleri Wilson-Davies - consultant virologist
Antimicrobial stewardship team
- Dr Jullian Sutton, consultant medical microbiologist
- Dr Nitin Mahobia - consultant microbiologist
- Dr Andrew Rosser, consultant medical microbiologist
- Mr Mike Vickers, antimicrobial pharmacist
- Mr Dave Browning, Data Analyst, IT specialist
The team was set up in 2006 to address a need for hospital-wide systematic management of antimicrobials in a consistent, prudent and evidence-based manner. We operate planned reviews of antimicrobial use and contribute data to European audits of prescribing in hospitals.
Much of our recent work has been directed towards optimising management of patients with septic shock, in conjunction with colleagues in intensive care. We produce a Pocket Guide of Antimicrobial Guidelines annually and are responsible for maintaining the website on behalf of the department of infection. The website contains expanded information on antibiotic guidelines and safe use of antibiotics, as well as educational material on infectious diseases.
We work collaboratively, receiving support and input from microbiology and pharmacy colleagues, who also contribute specialty-specific guidelines. The work of the AMT supplements the antimicrobial stewardship operated via the Infection/antibiotic ward rounds. To date the AMT has covered both adults and children. However, a specific paediatric AMT has recently been formed and will shortly be producing unified guidelines for use just in children.