Hospital Infection Control & Prevention
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Drug-Resistant Pathogens Surging in Hospitals
Already classified as a high priority, “urgent” threat in 2019, Candida auris infections increased 60% in 2020 as the chaos of the pandemic derailed infection prevention and antimicrobial stewardship efforts, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports.
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Lessons Learned, Initiatives to Support
Conceding that the pandemic has undone much of the nation’s progress on preventing the rise of antimicrobial resistance, especially in hospitals, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention urged support and funding for key initiatives.
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CDC Struggles to Regain Public Health Footing
Once widely considered the greatest public health institution in the world, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has admitted it mishandled the COVID-19 pandemic response and has begun an ambitious rebuild.
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Mortality Projections Spur CDC Booster Approval
Clinicians and public health epidemiologists are loath to make bold moves with a dearth of data, but one dire projection recently swayed clearly uncomfortable members of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices.
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Fear of a Polio Outbreak Brewing in New York
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is investigating a case of paralytic polio in an unvaccinated, immune-competent young patient who presented to an emergency room in Rockland County, NY, with lower limb weakness and fever.
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Is It Possible to Sway Hesitant Patients to Take the COVID-19 Vaccine?
A survey conducted in a small New York county reveals some challenges moving forward.
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U.S. N95 Respirator Supply Finally Deemed Adequate
Federal regulators remove devices from shortage list.
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IPs Rally Forward at APIC 2022
Infection preventionists experienced exhaustion and burnout during the COVID-19 pandemic. However, at the 2022 conference of the Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology, they were urged to stay connected and strong.
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Vaccinate Children Against MIS-C, a Serious Post-COVID Syndrome
COVID-19 vaccination can greatly reduce multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children, a rare but serious complication associated with SARS-CoV-2 infection, researchers are finding.
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IP ‘Ambassadors’ Extend Program’s Pandemic Reach
Some infection preventionists have extended their reach by recruiting infection control champions or ambassadors to keep their colleagues updated on the ongoing changes and recommendations in the pandemic response.