American Journal of Infection Control
Targeted C. difficile screening at hospital admission could potentially ID most colonized patients
Testing patients with just three risk factors upon hospital admission has potential to identify nearly three out of four asymptomatic carriers of C. difficile, according to a new study published in the May issue of the Am ...
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Apr 30, 2013 |
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Superbug CRE may endure in patients one year after initial infection
Patients who tested positive for carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae (CRE) took an average of 387 days following hospital discharge to be clear of the organism, according to a new study published in the March issue of ...
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Feb 27, 2013 |
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Study reveals wide discrepancy in multidrug surveillance among intensive care units
Screening practices for multidrug-resistant organisms (MDROs) in intensive care units (ICUs) vary widely from hospital to hospital, according to a new study published in the October issue of the American Journal of Infection Co ...
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Sep 28, 2012 |
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Hospital cleaning protocol ineffective against A. baumannii
Current hospital cleaning protocol may be inadequate to rid patient rooms of multidrug-resistant (MDR) Acinetobacter baumannii, according to a study in the December issue of the American Journal of Infection Control, the official ...
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Nov 30, 2012 |
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Regenstrief study: Informatics tools underutilized in prevention of hospital-acquired infection
Advances in electronic medical record systems and health information exchange are shifting efforts in public health toward greater use of information systems to automate disease surveillance, but a study from the Regenstrief ...
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Feb 20, 2013 |
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Disinfection caps cut CLABSI cases in half
Central line-associated bloodstream infections (CLABSI) dropped by 52 percent when an alcohol-impregnated disinfection cap was used instead of standard scrubbing protocol, according to a new study published in the January ...
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Jan 03, 2013 |
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Low adoption by large hospital ICUs of catheter-associated urinary tract infection precautions
Hospital size matters when it comes to intensive care units (ICUs) adopting even the most routine prevention policies for catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTI), according to a new study from researchers at ...
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Oct 23, 2012 |
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Wide discrepancy in surveillance and control of infections in ICUs
Screening practices for multidrug-resistant organisms (MDROs) in intensive care units (ICUs) vary widely from hospital to hospital, according to a new study by researchers at Columbia University School of Nursing and published ...
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Oct 15, 2012 |
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