Articles Tagged With: infection
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Targeted Rounds Reduce PICU CAUTIs to Zero
Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia has achieved a rate of zero catheter-associated urinary tract infections through the use of daily targeted rounds. The hospital has maintained that zero rate for more than one year.
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Fever of Unknown Origin Due to Cat Scratch Disease
Disseminated cat scratch disease may present as a fever of unknown origin.
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Two U.S. Cases of Person-to-Person Transmission, More Expected
As of Feb. 13, 2020, there were 15 cases of the new coronavirus in the United States, with 13 of them infected travelers returning from Wuhan, China. There is concern that the community spread could continue, even as travel from China is being checked aggressively.
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No Treatment, No Vaccine: Infection Preventionists Must Hold Line Against Emerging 2019-nCoV
Rigorous adherence to infection control measures is critical as a novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) continues to emerge globally, threatening to transmit in the community and hospitals in the absence of an effective treatment or a vaccine, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention emphasizes.
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Colonization With Clostridioides difficile Frequently Leads to a Misdiagnosis of Healthcare-Associated Infection
A prospective cohort study from a single institution revealed 27% of patients diagnosed with healthcare-associated Clostridioides difficile infection were colonized with the same isolate on admission.
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Fever of Unknown Origin Due to Cat Scratch Disease
Disseminated cat scratch disease may present as a fever of unknown origin.
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Ebola in Democratic Republic of the Congo: Confronting Potential Disaster
The second largest outbreak of Ebola virus infection has come under control.
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C. diff: Colonization and Consequences
Although once thought of almost exclusively as a hospital-acquired condition, Clostridioides difficile has established a presence in the community that means about 10% of incoming patients could be carrying it asymptomatically, a new study finds.
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Taming of the Flu: An Update on What's New
The 2019-2020 flu season is already among us, and it is imperative that those healthcare practitioners on the frontline, particularly in our nation’s emergency departments, have current knowledge of prevention and treatment strategies.
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First Entirely Disposable Duodenoscope Receives Approval
A one-use device needs no reprocessing, eliminating potential infection risk.