Hospital Infection Control & Prevention – April 1, 2018

April 1, 2018

• The Quest for Zero: Vanderbilt Awarded APIC Top Honor

  Infection control at Vanderbilt has moved well beyond the historical stereotype of the IP crunching numbers in some isolated silo.

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• Antibiotic Stewardship Begins at the Bedside

  Antibiotic stewardship programs in hospitals have become a critical priority to stave off multidrug-resistant organisms. However, when officials began sounding the alarm about the issue, some infection preventionists — and certainly bedside nurses — felt it wasn't in their sphere of influence.

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• New Guidelines for the Formidable Challenge of C. Diff

  With input from the CDC, the IDSA and SHEA guidelines recommend fecal transplant for recurrent cases, outline new testing strategies, and recommend new first-line antibiotics.

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• The Whole (Genome) Picture: New Tools for Outbreaks

  With whole genome sequencing, the chromosome of the bacteria that is common across an outbreak can be broken down in much greater detail.

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• Wash Your Hands — or People Die

  A new study of 26 French nursing homes found that a multifaceted hand hygiene program including staff, residents, and visitors did indeed reduce mortality.

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• Hospitals Besieged by Opioid OD Patients

  With U.S. emergency rooms being overrun with opioid patients, the national epidemic is putting pressure on myriad aspects of healthcare delivery. Infection prevention is no exception.

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