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 ...
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Apr 30, 2013 |
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Nearly half of older women diagnosed with UTI not confirmed in urine culture
Older adults represent an important and growing demographic in emergency departments (ED) across the country, with urinary tract infections (UTIs) being one of the leading causes for ED visits. In fact, UTIs, which can progress ...
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Apr 22, 2013 |
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Norovirus is the leading cause of infection outbreaks in US hospitals
Norovirus, a pathogen that often causes food poisoning and gastroenteritis, was responsible for 18.2 percent of all infection outbreaks and 65 percent of ward closures in U.S. hospitals during a two-year period, according ...
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Jan 31, 2012 |
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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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Majority of US Schools not ready for next pandemic, researchers say
Many U.S. schools are not prepared for bioterrorism attacks, outbreaks of emerging infectious diseases or pandemics, despite the recent 2009 H1N1 influenza pandemic that resulted in more than 18,000 deaths ...
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Sep 17, 2012 |
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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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Most U.S. schools unprepared for pandemics: study
(HealthDay)—Many U.S. schools are not prepared for another pandemic, according to a new study.
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Aug 30, 2012 |
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Nurse staffing, burnout linked to hospital infections
Nurse burnout leads to higher healthcare-associated infection rates (HAIs) and costs hospitals millions of additional dollars annually, according to a study published in the August issue of the American Journal of Infection Co ...
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Jul 30, 2012 |
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Infection prevention groups outline steps needed to preserve antibiotics
Infection preventionists and healthcare epidemiologists play key roles in promoting effective antimicrobial stewardship in collaboration with other health professionals, according to a joint position paper published today ...
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Mar 19, 2012 |
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Infection control certification associated with lower MRSA infection rates
Hospitals whose infection prevention and control programs are led by a director who is board certified in infection prevention and control have significantly lower rates of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) ...
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Mar 09, 2012 |
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Acinetobacter baumannii found growing in nearly half of infected patient rooms
Multidrug-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii (MDR-AB) was found in the environment of 48 percent of the rooms of patients colonized or infected with the pathogen, according to a new study published in the November issue of the ...
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Nov 01, 2011 |
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Low levels of resistant bacteria found in Chicago-area ambulances
Treatment areas of ambulances fared well when tested for dangerous bacteria, according to a new study published in the April issue of the American Journal of Infection Control, the official publication of APIC - the Associ ...
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Mar 29, 2012 |
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Doctors' and nurses' hospital uniforms contain dangerous bacteria majority of the time, study shows
More than 60 percent of hospital nurses' and doctors' uniforms tested positive for potentially dangerous bacteria, according to a study published in the September issue of the American Journal of Infection Control, the of ...
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Aug 31, 2011 |
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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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Infection preventionists know safe care
There is general agreement among hospital infection preventionists (IPs) with respect to which practices have weak or strong evidence supporting their use to prevent healthcare-associated infection, according to a new study ...
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Feb 01, 2013 |
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