Hospital Infection Control & Prevention – March 1, 2013
March 1, 2013
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Cuts threaten public health in wake of meningitis outbreak
The best example in a single disease may be tuberculosis, which has resurged and been vanquished again so many times it inspired the term the U-shaped curve of concern. -
CMS nears completion of infection control survey
Already finalizing an infection control survey for hospitals, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has expanded the scope of the program to assess compliance with quality improvement and discharge planning during the same visit. -
Using drug stewardship to reduce C. diff
Antimicrobial stewardship programs specifically targeting Clostridium difficile infections offer a promising path to protect patients from this enteric scourge, but may have little effect unless a broad range of other infection control measures are also put in place, researchers are finding. -
CDC report: CAUTIs difficult to prevent
Hospitals in the U.S. continue to make progress in the fight against central line-associated bloodstream infections and some surgical site infections, but are struggling to reduce catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTI), according to a new report issued by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. -
iPNewbe: The next outbreak of the unknown
It seems an understatement to say healthcare and the public at large, has had a few unknown infection scares in recent years. -
2012 Salary Survey Results: Still standing: Infection prevention emerges — with a few battle scars — as recession fades
Infection preventionists have generally weathered the Great Recession in good shape, though the field remains in flux as old school IPs leave and a new wave of IPs from more diverse backgrounds enter the field.