infection control
M. abscessus Infections Linked to Heater–Cooler Devices
A cluster of three Mycobacterium abscessus infections identified among cardiothoracic surgery patients was linked ...
JUNE 13, 2024
Solving the Costly, Deadly Issue of Indwelling Catheter Infections
This article seeks to provide a solution to the following question: What’s new in medicine to solve the ...
FEBRUARY 9, 2024
Hard Times: Watchbands Harbor Bacteria
Wear a watch with a metal band to the hospital. Leather, plastic and other materials were more likely to be ...
NOVEMBER 8, 2023
Expect Infectious Diseases to Skyrocket in the ICU
For decades, infectious diseases were not the leading cause of ICU admission—only about 20% of cases were due ...
MARCH 24, 2023
Could Earlier Recognition Lessen The Economic Toll of Fungal Infections?
Healthcare costs for fungal infections are staggering in the United States. In 2018 alone, the estimated ...
JUNE 24, 2022
Recently Hospitalized Patients Increase Risk for Household Transmission of CDI
Exposure to recently hospitalized family members significantly increased the risk for developing C. difficile ...
MAY 31, 2022
Novel Research Shedding Light on Fungal Infections
Novel diagnostics are helping clinicians identify fungal infections where conventional methods have proven ...
MAY 3, 2022
Expert Panel Advises on Preventing SSIs After Colorectal Surgery
A panel of 15 colorectal surgeons compiled a set of recommendations for how to prevent surgical site infections, ...
APRIL 11, 2022
3 Parameters May Indicate Presence of Necrotizing Soft Tissue Infections
Time is of the essence in managing patients with NSTIs. “Whether that delay in diagnosis occurs early during ...
APRIL 5, 2022
Project Tracks, Improves Hospital-wide Infection Control Procedures
Operating room staff are likely to get prompt feedback from sterile processing colleagues if they do not properly ...
FEBRUARY 22, 2022
Is Foam Spray Useful When Scope Reprocessing Is Delayed?
Use of foam spray on flexible endoscopes that have not been reprocessed immediately could serve as an alternative ...
JANUARY 11, 2022
Don’t Overlook Infection Control In Community Clinics
Health systems are increasingly relying on community-based clinics that perform many of the procedures offered in ...
JANUARY 1, 2022
