Brett Mitchell Source Confirmed

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Adjunct Professor of Nursing

Arkansas Tech University

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33 h-index 334 pubs 3,687 cited

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Brett Mitchell's research focuses on understanding and mitigating healthcare-associated infections (HAIs). His work includes systematic reviews and meta-analyses to evaluate the persistence of pathogens on surfaces and the risk of organism acquisition from previous room occupants. Mitchell has investigated the effectiveness of various cleaning and disinfection strategies, including enhanced protocols for shared medical equipment, through randomized controlled trials.

His publications also address the broader burden of HAIs in specific regions and explore the efficacy of personal protective equipment, such as P2/N95 respirators and surgical masks, in preventing viral infections like SARS-CoV-2. He has also conducted budget impact analyses for advanced diagnostic techniques like whole-genomic sequencing in managing multidrug-resistant bacterial pathogens.

Mitchell leads a research group and has a significant publication record, evidenced by 334 total publications and 3,687 citations. His h-index is 33, and he is recognized as a highly cited researcher. His recent activity indicates ongoing contributions to the field.

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h-index: 33
Publications: 334
Citations: 3,687

Selected Publications

Hospital cleaning: considerations for designing and maintaining a successful environmental cleaning program (2025) DOI
Nurses’ experiences of providing oral care to hospitalised patients: A qualitative study (2025) DOI
Economic Evaluation of Enhanced Cleaning and Disinfection of Shared Medical Equipment (2025) DOI
Protocol to establish standards for the elements infection prevention and control programs and competencies for infection control professionals in Australian residential aged care homes (2025) DOI
Evaluating the accuracy of an automatic counting system to detect dispensing of hand hygiene product (2024) DOI
Air Purifiers and Acute Respiratory Infections in Residential Aged Care (2024) DOI
Infection prevention and control professionals: Stress, resilience, personality traits and views about their workforce and profession (2024) DOI
Cleaning time and motion: an observational study on the time required to clean shared medical equipment in hospitals effectively (2024) DOI
Impact of central-line-associated bloodstream infections and catheter-related bloodstream infections: a systematic review and meta-analysis (2024) DOI
Sustainability and novel technologies to improve environmental cleaning in healthcare – Implications and considerations (2024) DOI
Investigating the effect of enhanced cleaning and disinfection of shared medical equipment on health-care-associated infections in Australia (CLEEN): a stepped-wedge, cluster randomised, controlled trial (2024) DOI
Fighting behavior, conflict perceptions, and firearm access among U.S. adolescents in a pediatric emergency department (2024) DOI
Which trial do we need? Gown and glove use versus standard precautions for patients colonized or infected with methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus or vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus (2024) DOI
Oral care practices and hospital-acquired pneumonia prevention: A national survey of Australian nurses (2024) DOI
Cultivating Wellbeing: Traditional Wisdom and Sustainability in Fiji’s Green Schools (2024) DOI