Hospital Infection Control & Prevention – January 1, 2018
January 1, 2018
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Quest for a Universal Flu Shot Ramps Up at NIH
The National Institutes of Health is ramping up research to develop a universal flu vaccine, both to prepare for the next pandemic and prevent the kind of mismatch that may occur this season with an H3N2 strain that caused severe infections in Australia.
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HIV Update: Testing Urged to Continue Progress
Knowledge of status translates to reduced transmission.
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Bad Bugs in Small Hospitals
Relatively ignored during the first wave of antibiotic stewardship initiatives, small, rural critical access hospitals are the focus of new CDC guidelines designed to stop the rise of multidrug-resistant pathogens.
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Stewardship Recommendations for Critical Access Hospitals
While preventing drug-resistant bugs is a national public health priority, critical access hospitals should adopt antibiotic stewardship programs in line with their own needs and resources, the CDC states in new guidelines.
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CMS Reg in Limbo, but Joint Commission Standard Kicks In
A CMS proposed regulation requiring antibiotic stewardship in hospitals still is in limbo, but hospitals increasingly are adopting the programs due to new accreditation requirements by The Joint Commission.
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Joint Commission Antibiotic Stewardship Standard
Infection preventionists looking to hone compliance with The Joint Commission’s accreditation standard requiring antibiotic stewardship may find some guidance in these answers to frequently asked questions.
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Flu Vaccine Refusal: 50 Healthcare Workers Fired
The push for mandatory seasonal flu vaccination in the nation’s hospitals continues, increasing patient safety but leading to job loss for healthcare workers who refuse to comply.
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The High Costs of Measles Investigations
Adding to the frustration of the re-emergence of measles — a childhood vaccine-preventable disease — are the labor-intensive high cost investigations to track down all people exposed to a case that was not immediately identified and isolated.