Hospital Infection Control & Prevention – December 1, 2013
December 1, 2013
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CDC looking to CMS to add ‘teeth’ to new antibiotic stewardship guidelines
Threat of untreatable infections could prompt regulatory action -
Stewardship: Key features and six checklist questions
A proposed guideline by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on hospital antimicrobial stewardship programs includes the following key aspects, as outlined recently in Atlanta at a meeting of the CDC Healthcare Infection Control Practices Advisory Committee. -
HICPAC distilling IC down to core practices
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The first ‘antibiotic steward’ warned this day would come
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Shutting down flow of antibiotics stops C. diff
There comes a time in infection control when there are enough epidemiological indicators and sufficient risk of patient harm that one must take decisive action, a la public health pioneer John Snow removing the Broad Street water pump handle to end a legendary cholera outbreak in 19th century London. -
One page that may save a few lives
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Vegas ex-doc gets life for HCV outbreak
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One page that may save a few lives