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To examine the association between being placed in contact isolation and delirium, Day and colleagues at the University of Maryland Medical Center reviewed administrative data on all patients admitted during a 2-year period ending in 2009.
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State health departments are becoming vital partners with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in an increasing national effort to eradicate healthcare associated infections (HAIs).
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I previously shared some thoughts on communication styles and keeping a log of questions along with your answers that come through your Infection Prevention & Control (IP&C) Program.
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It has been over 10 years since a deadly paramyxovirus known as the Nipah virus emerged in Asia. Over the subsequent decade there has been multiple outbreaks. Some traditional practices like drinking raw date sap are hard to break.
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US and Afghan patients with positive bacterial culture results from Sept 2007 through August 2008 were reviewed. 266 patients had 411 isolates identified during the study period.
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Gillison and colleagues examined the prevalence of oral human papillomavirus (HPV) infections in civilian non-institutionalized individuals 14 69 years of age in the U.S. by conducting a cross-sectional study as part of the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES).
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Labial HSV is a remarkably common infection, and is now believed to infect ~70% of the population in the U.S.. Many of these people have only an infrequent outbreak or are unaware of their latent infection.
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In this issue: New treatment for prostate cancer; avastin and breast cancer; new CMS disclosure rule; and FDA actions.
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To examine the association between being placed in contact isolation and delirium, Day and colleagues at the University of Maryland Medical Center reviewed administrative data on all patients admitted during a 2-year period ending in 2009.
