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While much attention has been focused on adverse reactions following smallpox vaccination, the story of hospitals that have successfully completed the program has been somewhat overshadowed.
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Draft patient isolation guidelines by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention include two tiers of infection control measures to thwart the rise of multidrug-resistant organisms.
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Infection control professionals will have the opportunity to review and comment on controversial new patient isolation guidelines by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) later this year, a CDC advisor reports.
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Since 1970, more than 375 patients worldwide have been infected with hepatitis B virus by their surgeons, according to a recent review article.
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Concerned that severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) may resurge as a seasonal infection, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is rapidly developing strategies and tools to help clinicians make the differential diagnosis between the emerging disease and annual influenza, Hospital Infection Control has learned.
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This study of blood culture draw sites in febrile ICU patients found that it is safe and reliable to obtain at least 1 of the blood cultures from a central venous catheter, irrespective of the type of catheter in place.
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The initial 80% savings rate that Denvers Centura-St. Anthony Central Hospital realized through standardizing a formulary for ICU sedative drugs has held firm for more than four years, according to medical director Joseph Heit, MD.
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Many ICU physicians dont get the reimbursement they deserve because they quit billing for critical care too soon, says consultant Frank Lucas, who has performed chart audits based on payer mix and midnight census of 100-150 records to assess potential revenues for more than 35 ICUs.