@article{Birgand:2017:10.1017/ice.2017.69,
author = {Birgand, GJC and Troughton, R and Moore, L and Charani, E and Rawson, TM and Castro-Sanchez, E and Holmes, AH},
doi = {10.1017/ice.2017.69},
journal = {Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology},
pages = {832--839},
title = {Blogging in infectious diseases and clinical microbiology: Assessment of the 'blogosphere' content},
url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/ice.2017.69},
volume = {38},
year = {2017}
}

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AB  - Objective.To analyzeinfluential  infectious  diseases,  antimicrobial  stewardship,  infection control, or medical microbiology blogs and bloggers.Setting. World Wide WebDesign. We  conducted  a  systematic  search  for  blogs  in  accordance  with  the  PRISMA guidelines in September 2015.Methods.A snowball sampling approach was applied to identify blogs using various search engines.  Blogs  were  eligible  if  they:  1)  focused  on  infectious  diseases  (ID),  antimicrobial stewardship (AMS), infection control (IC), or medical microbiology (MM); 2) were intended for  health  professionals,  3)  were  written  in  English  and  updated  regularly.  We  mapped blogs/bloggers  characteristics  and  used  an  innovative  tool  to  assess  their  architecture  and content. Motivations and perceptions of bloggers and readers were assessed. Results.A total of 88 blogs were identified. 28 (32%) focused on ID, 46 (52%) on MM and 14  (16%)  in  IC  or  AMS.  Bloggers  were  mainly  male,  MD  and/or  PhD,  32  (36%)  posted  at least  weekly,  and  51  (58%)  for  a  research  purpose.  The  aims  were  considered  clear  for  23 (26%) blogs, the field covered was broad for 25 (28%), presentation was good for 22 (25%), 51 were  easy to read  (58%) and 46 included  expert interpretation (52%).  Among the top 10 blogs (2 equally-ranked), 3 focused on ID, 6 on MM and 2 on IC. Bloggers questioned were motivated   by   sharing   independent   expertise/opinion.   Readers   appreciated   the   concise messages given on scientific and practical updates.Conclusions.This  study  describes  high  level  blogs  in  ID/IC/MM  suggesting  how  bloggers should build/orientate blogs for readers, and highlighting current gaps in topics such as AMS.
AU  - Birgand,GJC
AU  - Troughton,R
AU  - Moore,L
AU  - Charani,E
AU  - Rawson,TM
AU  - Castro-Sanchez,E
AU  - Holmes,AH
DO  - 10.1017/ice.2017.69
EP  - 839
PY  - 2017///
SN  - 1559-6834
SP  - 832
TI  - Blogging in infectious diseases and clinical microbiology: Assessment of the 'blogosphere' content
T2  - Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/ice.2017.69
UR  - https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/infection-control-and-hospital-epidemiology/article/blogging-in-infectious-diseases-and-clinical-microbiology-assessment-of-blogosphere-content/2ADCDC8D8344E5CCF5FCCD73D09D5CC3
UR  - http://hdl.handle.net/10044/1/45689
VL  - 38
ER  - 

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