Hospital Infection Control & Prevention – May 1, 2014
May 1, 2014
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New data, new problem: Non-ventilator pneumonias account for a surprising 22% of all hospital infections
Amid all the numbers, estimates and extrapolations in recently released new data on health care associated infections, one particular HAI identified in a point prevalence study jumped out at epidemiologists and infection preventionists: nonventilator-associated pneumonia. -
APIC tips for patients to prevent pneumonia
The Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology (APIC) recommendations to patients to avoid acquiring pneumonia in the hospital include the following key measures: -
A four-point strategy to prevent CAUTIs
Joint Commission Resources recently issued tips and strategies to take infection control to the patient bedside, including the following summary of basic measures to prevent catheter associated urinary tract infections (CAUTIs) -
Sometimes you have to be the ‘bad cop’
Even those deeply aware of the risks of acquiring health care associated infections (HAIs) can find it surprisingly difficult to speak up on behalf of themselves or a hospitalized loved one. -
CDC: 1 out of every 9 infected patients dies
On any given day in the U.S. one of every 25 hospitalized patients is infected by a pathogen acquired during hospital care. -
APIC tips for patients to prevent pneumonia
The Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology (APIC) recommendations to patients to avoid acquiring pneumonia in the hospital include the following key measures: -
CDC progress report shows HAI reductions C. diff, CAUTIs the notable exceptions
The latest health care associated infection (HAI) progress report shows that significant reductions were reported in 2012 for nearly all infections, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports. -
Oregon? CRE prevention where there is little CRE
Unlike some major Eastern cities where carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae (CRE) is an endemic problem, the state of Oregon has seen only a handful of cases. -
APIC cites a few caveats, concerns about HAI targets
While expressing overall support with proposed federal reduction targets for health care associated infections, the Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology (APIC) raised several concerns in comments to the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).