HICprevent
This award-winning blog supplements the articles in Hospital Infection Control & Prevention.
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CLABSI Collaboration Cuts Infection Rates 70%
CLABSI rate began rising in 2020, when many hospitals started seeing healthcare associated infections surge as the pandemic set in.
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As Candida auris Emerges, a Pop-Culture Phenomenon Aids the CDC
Heightened awareness could spur research funds and political will to meet the threat of C. auris.
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HCW Mental Health: Find the “Trusted Other”
'The person valet parking at the front of the medical center is a peer to the CEO'
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Gratitude, Kindness, And Joy: A Light Out of The Pandemic
APIC calls for reclaiming meaning and joy in infection prevention.
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The Short, Unhappy Life of Ignaz Semmelweis
'Only God knows the number of patients who went prematurely to their graves because of me.'
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One Shot to Immunize Them All? FDA Pivots to Flu Model For Seasonal COVID-19
'Our goal is to keep people out of the hospital and not let hospitals be overwhelmed.'
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Worker Shortage, Pandemic Making Drug Diversion Easier
‘Even if caught, they are already gone — they stay one step ahead.’
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HIC at 50: Infection Prevention in a Pandemic Era
'The reality of our future is that there are likely going to be other pandemics and emerging infections.'
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‘Flu-Fighters for Kissless Holiday’
'After Christmas we’ll have another flare-up. People will mix and muss it all up again.'
Dec. 21, 1918
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Viral Swarm: Respiratory Infections Besiege Healthcare Facilities
'I worked in pediatrics for 25 years and it was never like this — we’re in a perfect storm.'