Dr. Ronald J Russell
Adjunct Assistant Professor, Microbiology
Publications and Further Research Outputs
Peer-Reviewed Publications
SWAN JS, DEASY EC, BOYLE MA, RUSSELL RJ, O'DONNELL MJ, COLEMAN DC, ELIMINATION OF BIOFILM AND MICROBIAL CONTAMINATION RESERVOIRS IN HOSPITAL WASHBASIN U-BENDS BY AUTOMATED CLEANING AND DISINFECTION WITH ELECTROCHEMICALLY ACTIVATED SOLUTIONS, JOURNAL OF HOSPITAL INFECTION, 94, (2 (October)), 2016, p169 - 174
BOYLE MA, O'DONNELL MJ, RUSSELL RJ, GALVIN N, SWAN J, COLEMAN DC, OVERCOMING THE PROBLEM OF RESIDUAL MICROBIAL CONTAMINATION IN DENTAL SUCTION UNITS LEFT BY CONVENTIONAL DISINFECTION USING NOVEL SINGLE COMPONENT SUCTION HANDPIECES IN COMBINATION WITH AUTOMATED FLOOD DISINFECTION, JOURNAL OF DENTISTRY, 43, (10), 2015, p1268 - 1279
Galvin S, Boyle M, Russell RJ, Coleman DC, Creamer E, O'Gara JP, Fitzgerald-Hughes D, Humphreys H, Evaluation of vaporized hydrogen peroxide, Citrox and pH neutral Ecasol for decontamination of an enclosed area: a pilot study., The Journal of Hospital Infection, 80, (1), 2012, p67-70
Russell, R.J., Markey, J. & HSE Advisory Group, 'Standards and Recommended Practices for Dental Services in a Local Decontamination Unit (LDU)', Version 1.1, Dublin, Health Services Executive, 2012, - 1-160
Russell, R.J., Markey, J. & HSE Advisory Group, 'Standards and Recommended Practices for Endoscope Reprocessing Units', Version 2.2, Dublin, Health Services Executive, 2012, - 1-173
Armstrong, Gordon; Thornton, Roibeard;Ryan, Michael p.;Laffir, Fathima;Russell, Ronald J.; Bala, Tanushree;Keely, Christopher; Babu, Ramesh, Formulation of epoxy-polyester powder coatings containing silver-modified nanoclays and evaluation of their antimicrobial properties, Polymer Bulletin, 68, (7), 2012, p1951 - 1963
BOYLE MA, O'DONNELL MJ, MILLER A, RUSSELL RJ, COLEMAN DC, CONTROL OF BACTERIAL CONTAMINATION OF WASHBASIN TAPS AND OUTPUT WATER USING ECASOL: A ONE YEAR STUDY, JOURNAL OF HOSPITAL INFECTION, 80, (4), 2012, p288 - 292
Chander, Yogesh; Johnson, Thomas; Goyal, Sagar M, Antiviral activity of Ecasol against feline calicivirus, a surrogate of human norovirus., Journal of Infection and Public Health, 5, (6), 2012, p420 - 424
Russell, R.J., Markey, J. & HSE Advisory Group, 'Standards and Recommended Practices for Dental Services (Central Decontamination Units)', Version 2.1, Dublin, Health Services Executive, 2011, - 1-209
O'DONNELL MJ, BOYLE MA, RUSSELL RJ AND COLEMAN DC, MANAGEMENT OF DENTAL UNIT WATERLINE BIOFILMS IN THE TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY, FUTURE MICROBIOLOGY, 6, (10), 2011, p1209 - 1226
Russell, R.J., Markey, J. & HSE Advisory Group, 'Standards and Recommended Practices for Central Decontamination Units', Version 2.1, Dublin, Health Services Executive, 2011, - 1-226
BOYLE MA, O'DONNELL MJ, RUSSELL RJ, COLEMAN DC, LACK OF CYTOTOXICITY BY TRUSTWATER ECASOL USED TO MAINTAIN GOOD QUALITY DENTAL UNIT WATERLINE OUTPUT WATER IN KERATINOCYTE MONOLAYER AND RECONSTITUTED HUMAN ORAL EPITHELIAL TISSUE MODELS, JOURNAL OF DENTISTRY, 38, (11), 2010, p930 - 940
A. Dolan, B. McEntee, E. Creamer, A. Shore, R. Cunney, D.J. Sullivan, R.J. Russell, D.C. Coleman, H. Humphreys, An evaluation of ECASOL-AQ to eradicate nosocomial pathogens from contaminated mattresses, Journal of Hospital Infection, 7th International Conference of the Hospital Infection Society, Liverpool,UK, 10-13 October 2010, 76 S1, Hospital Infection Society, 2010, ppS25-
COLEMAN DC, O'DONNELL MJ, BOYLE M. RUSSELL R, MICROBIAL BIOFILM CONTROL WITHIN THE DENTAL CLINIC: REDUCING MULTIPLE RISKS, JOURNAL OF INFECTION PREVENTION, 11, (6), 2010, p192 - 198
M.J. O'Donnell, A.C. Shore, R.J. Russell, D.C. Coleman , Optimisation of the long-term efficacy of dental chair waterline disinfection by the identification and rectification of factors associated with waterline disinfection failure. , Journal of Dentistry, 35, (5), 2009, p438 - 451
M.J. O'Donnell , M. Boyle, J. Swan, R.J. Russell , D.C. Coleman , A centralised, automated dental hospital water quality and biofilm management system using neutral EcasolTM maintains dental unit waterline output at better than potable quality: A 2-year longitudinal study., Journal of Dentistry, 37, (10), 2009, p748 - 762
O'DONNELL MJ, BOYLE M, SWAN J, RUSSELL RJ, COLEMAN DC, A CENTRALISED, AUTOMATED DENTAL HOSPITAL WATER QUALITY AND BIOFILM MANAGEMENT SYSTEM USING NEUTRAL ECASOL MAINTAINS DENTAL UNIT WATERLINE OUTPUT AT BETTER THAN POTABLE QUALITY: A TWO-YEAR LONGITUDINAL STUDY, JOURNAL OF DENTISTRY, 37, (10), 2009, p748 - 762
Coleman, D.C., O'Donnell, M.J., Shore, A.C., Russell, R.J. , Biofilm problems in dental unit water systems and its practical control , Journal of Applied Microbiology, 106, (5), 2009, p1424 - 1437
COLEMAN DC, O'DONNELL MJ, SHORE AC, SWAN R, RUSSELL RJ, THE ROLE OF MANUFACTURERS IN REDUCING BIOFILMS IN DENTAL CHAIR WATERLINES, JOURNAL OF DENTISTRY, 35, (9), 2007, p701 - 711
Russell, R.J., Ryan, W. & HSE Advisory Group, 'Code of Practice for Decontamination of Reusable Invasive Medical Devices Part 4', Version 1, Dublin, Health Services Executive, 2007, - 1-57
Russell, R.J., Ryan, W. & HSE Advisory Group, 'Code of Practice for Decontamination of Reusable Invasive Medical Devices Part 6', Version 1, Dublin, Health Services Executive, 2007, - 1-117
D.C. Coleman, M.J. O'Donnell , A.C. Shore , J. Swan, R.J. Russell , The role of manufacturers in reducing biofilms in dental chair waterlines. , Journal of Dentistry, 35, (9), 2007, p701 - 711
Russell, R.J., Ryan, W. & HSE Advisory Group, 'Code of Practice for Decontamination of Reusable Invasive Medical Devices Part 7', Version 1, Dublin, Health Services Executive, 2007, - 1-26
Russell, R.J., Ryan, W. & HSE Advisory Group, 'Code of Practice for Decontamination of Reusable Invasive Medical Devices Part 2', Version 1, Dublin, Health Services Executive, 2007, - 1 - 46
Russell, R.J., Ryan, W. & HSE Advisory Group, 'Code of Practice for Decontamination of Reusable Invasive Medical Devices Part 5a', Version 1, Dublin, Health Services Executive, 2007, - 1-130
O'DONNELL MJ, SHORE AC, RUSSELL RJ, COLEMAN DC, OPTIMISATION OF THE LONG-TERM EFFICACY OF DENTAL CHAIR WATERLINE DISINFECTION BY THE IDENTIFICATION AND RECTIFICATION OF FACTORS ASSOCIATED WITH WATERLINE DISINFECTION FAILURE, JOURNAL OF DENTISTRY, 35, (5), 2007, p438 - 451
Russell, R.J., Ryan, W. & HSE Advisory Group, 'Code of Practice for Decontamination of Reusable Invasive Medical Devices Part 1', Version 1, Dublin, Health Services Executive, 2007, - 1-23
Russell, R.J., Ryan, W. & HSE Advisory Group, 'Code of Practice for Decontamination of Reusable Invasive Medical Devices Part 4', Version 1, Dublin, Health Services Executive, 2007, - 1-57
Russell, R.J., Ryan, W. & HSE Advisory Group, 'Code of Practice for Decontamination of Reusable Invasive Medical Devices Part 1', Version 1, Dublin, Health Services Executive, 2007, -
Russell, R.J., Ryan, W. & HSE Advisory Group, 'Standards and Recommended Practices for of Reusable Invasive Medical Devices Part 3', Version 1, Dublin, Health Services Executive, 2007, - 1-143
O'DONNELL MJ, SHORE AC, COLEMAN DC., A NOVEL AUTOMATED WATERLINE CLEANING SYSTEM THAT FACILLITATES EFFECTIVE AND CONSISTENT CONTROL OF MICROBIAL BIOFILM CONTAMINATION OF DENTAL CHAIR UNIT WATERLINES: A ONE-YEAR STUDY, JOURNAL OF DENTISTRY, 34, (9), 2006, p648-661
COLEMAN DC, O'DONNELL MJ, RUSSELL RJ, GLEESON F, O'DWYER T, O'DOHERTY S, INDEPENDENTLY CHAIRED REPORT ON LEGIONELLOSIS AT WATERFORD REGIONAL HOSPITAL, South Eastern Health Board, 2004, 1, 214
TUTTLEBEE CM, O'DONNELL MJ, KEANE CT, RUSSELL RJ, SULLIVAN DJ, FALKINER F, COLEMAN DC., EFFECTIVE CONTROL OF DENTAL CHAIR UNIT WATERLINE BIOFILM AND MARKED REDUCTION OF BACTERIAL CONTAMINATION OF OUTPUT WATER USING TWO PEROXIDE-BASED DISINFECTANTS, Journal of Hospital Infection, 52, (3), 2002, p192 - 205
Quality Assurance in, editor(s)J Bartram and G Rees , Monitoring Bathing Waters - A practical Guide to the Design and Implementation of Assessments and Monitoring Programmes , London, E & FN Spon World Health Organisation, 2000, pp49 - 68, [A. Storey, R. Briggs, H. Jones and R. Russell ]
Sanitary Inspection and Microbiological Water Quality in, editor(s)J. Bartram & G.Rees , Monitoring Bathing Waters - A practical Guide to the Design and Implementation of Assessments and Monitoring Programmes, London & New York, E & FN Spon World Health Organisation, 2000, pp169 - 218, [ M.J. Figueras, J.J. Borrego, E.B.Pike,W. Robertson , R.Russell and N.Ashbolt]
COLEMAN, DC, BENNETT, DE,SULLIVAN, DJ, GALLAGHER, PJ,HENMAN, MC,SHANLEY, DB,RUSSELL, RJ,, ORAL CANDIDA IN HIV-INFECTION AND AIDS - NEW PERSPECTIVES NEW APPROACHES, CRITICAL REVIEWS IN MICROBIOLOGY, 19, (2), 1993, p61 - 82
GALLAGHER, PJ, BENNETT, DE, HENMAN, MC, RUSSELL, RJ, FLINT, SR, SHANLEY, DB, COLEMAN, DC, REDUCED AZOLE SUSCEPTIBILITY OF ORAL ISOLATES OF CANDIDA-ALBICANS FROM HIV-POSITIVE PATIENTS AND A DERIVATIVE EXHIBITING COLONY MORPHOLOGY VARIATION, Journal of General Microbiology, 138, 1992, p1901 - 1911
COLEMAN, D, KNIGHTS, J, RUSSELL, R, SHANLEY, D, BIRKBECK, TH, DOUGAN, G, CHARLES, I, INSERTIONAL INACTIVATION OF THE STAPHYLOCOCCUS-AUREUS BETA-TOXIN BY BACTERIOPHAGE PHI-13 OCCURS BY SITE-SPECIFIC AND ORIENTATION-SPECIFIC INTEGRATION OF THE PHI-13 GENOME, MOLECULAR MICROBIOLOGY, 5, (4), 1991, p933 - 939
Coleman DC, Sullivan DJ, Russell RJ, Arbuthnott JP, Carey BF, Pomeroy HM., Staphylococcus aureus bacteriophages mediating the simultaneous lysogenic conversion of beta-lysin, staphylokinase and enterotoxin A: molecular mechanism of triple conversion, Journal of General Microbiology, 135, (6), 1989, p1679-97
CARROLL, JD, POMEROY, HM, RUSSELL, RJ, ARBUTHNOTT, JP, KEANE, CT, MCCORMICK, OM, COLEMAN, DC, A NEW METHICILLIN-RESISTANT AND GENTAMICIN-RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS-AUREUS IN DUBLIN - MOLECULAR GENETIC-ANALYSIS, Journal of Medical Microbiology, 28, 1989, p15 - 23
HUMPHREYS, H, KEANE, CT, HONE, R, POMEROY, H, RUSSELL, RJ, ARBUTHNOTT, JP, COLEMAN, DC, ENTERO-TOXIN PRODUCTION BY STAPHYLOCOCCUS-AUREUS ISOLATES FROM CASES OF SEPTICEMIA AND FROM HEALTHY CARRIERS, Journal of Medical Microbiology, 28, 1989, p163 - 172
Bacterial antigens in, Wilson, G., and H. M. Dick , Topley and Wilson's principles of bacteriology, virology and immunity, vol. 1, London, UK, Edward Arnold, 1983, pp337 - 373, [Arbuthnott, J. P., P. Owen, and R. J. Russell]
Day SE, Vasli KK, Russell RJ, Arbuthnott JP, A simple method for the study in vivo of bacterial growth and accompanying host response, Journal of Infection, 2, (1), 1980, p39-51
Sheahan BJ, Atkins GJ, Russell RJ, O'Connor JP, Histiolymphocytic lymphosarcoma in the subcutis of two horses, Veterinary Pathology, 17, (2), 1980, p123-33
W.J. Herbert and P.C. Wilkinson (eds) R.J. Russell major contributor, Dictionary of Immunology , 2, Oxford, Blackwell Scientific , 1978, 1-194pp
Moudgil GC, Allan RB, Russell RJ, Wilkinson PC, Inhibition, by anaesthetic agents, of human leucocyte locomotion towards chemical attractants, British Journal of Anaesthesia, 49, (2), 1977, p97-105
Russell RJ, Wilkinson PC, McInroy RJ, McKay S, McCartney AC, Arbuthnott JP, Effects of staphylococcal products on locomotion and chemotaxis of human blood neutrophils and monocytes, Journal of Medical Microbiology, 9, (4), 1976, p433-9
Russell RJ, Wilkinson PC, McInroy RJ, McKay S, McCartney AC, Arbuthnott JP, Effects of staphylococcal products on locomotion and chemotaxis of human blood neutrophils and monocytes, Journal of Medical Microbiology, 9, (4), 1976, p433-9
Russell,R.J., Wilkinson,P.C., Sless,F., Parrott, D.M.V., Chemotaxis of Lymphoblasts, Nature, 256, (5519), 1975, p646 - 648
Non-Peer-Reviewed Publications
Matteo Viganotti, Investigation at the pore scale on the formation, structure and failure of the carbonate bond in soil stabilisation MICP applications. , Trinity College Dublin, 2014
Russell, R. J., Decontamination of Reusable Medical Devices E-Learning Course, 2008, -
Russell., R.J., Infection Control E-Learning course, 2008, -
Russell, R.J., Decontamination E-learning course, 2002, -
Arbuthnott, J. P., Coleman, D. C., Sullivan, D. J., Foster, T. J. and Russell, R. J. , 11) Staphylococcal mastitis in dairy cows: Antibiotic resistance and new approaches vaccines, Animal health: Control of infection, Animal health: Control of infection, Royal Irish Academy, 1987, edited by J.P. Arbuthnott , 1987, pp26-31
Coleman, D., Russell, R., Harwood, M., Mulcahy, F. and Shanley, D, Clinical and microbiological analysis of oral candidiasis in HIV+ patients, Journal of Dental Research, 68, (Supplement 1), pp893-
Research Expertise
Description
Translational research in infection control for niche applications, Biofilm management and control, Electrochemically activated solutions in disinfection, processing, cleaning, Influence of nanobubbles on active solutions,Recognition
Representations
Chair of HSE National Decontamination Advisory Group
Adviser to Dept of Foreign Affairs & Trade at UN on Biological Weapons Convention
Chaired the HSE Review of Decontamination services in 52 Irish acute hospitals and produced National Report
Adviser to Department of the Marine on research and projects including training, fish spoilage, shellfish waters designation, depuration schemes, UV wastewater treatment
Approvals Board of Excellence Ireland Quality Association
Public Lecture series at University of Idaho, Boise
Chaired European Science Foundation Expert Group on Cyanobacterial toxins
Approvals Board An Taisce/FEEE Blue Flag scheme
Approvals Board ILAM /Active Ireland
Acted as NBST scrutineer for Licencing of commercial GM work in Ireland till EPA Unit was established
Co-founded Irish Society for Immunology
Memberships
President of Irish Decontamination Institute