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Once declared eradicated in the U.S., measles is still causing outbreaks in many parts of the world and may show up at any given U.S. hospital in a traveler or a child whose parents did not have him or her immunized.
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Infection preventionists should be aware that The Joint Commission is using a new accreditation process called the Survey Analysis for Evaluating Risk.
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Feeling prepared for a Joint Commission accreditation survey after receiving only one deficiency in an inspection three years prior, an IP was “devastated” when her hospital was written up for four lapses in infection control practices.
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A keynote speaker who suffered a devastating healthcare infection urged IPs to stand their ground and protect patients.
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Infection preventionists who have oversight or consulting work with community health centers should be aware that The Joint Commission is zeroing in on high-level disinfection problems in these settings.
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Post-endoscopic infections are more common than previously thought, and vary widely by ambulatory surgical facility, researchers report.
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The problem is like the one encountered in the search for a universal influenza vaccine, where researchers are trying to recreate an immune response that the human body has not mounted in nature.
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An effective MRSA surveillance program in a NICU needs to address a question of balance.
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On the heels of the antibiotic stewardship movement, there is a new push to rein in and refine the use of diagnostics to detect healthcare-associated infections.
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Comprehensively updating an infection control guideline that is two decades old, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention currently is immersed in an immense draft and review process that will include an “out of the box” rethinking of occupational exposures.
