Hospital Infection Control & Prevention
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Norovirus vaccine shows efficacy in early trials
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C. diff Transmission: It’s Complicated
Most cases are not linked to other patients -
Flu: 41% of nursing home workers unvaccinated
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Debate: Should infected surgeons disclose status?
There is a striking disconnect between patients and infectious disease clinicians on the controversial issue of whether surgeons and other health care workers infected with bloodborne pathogens should disclose their status before performing invasive procedures. -
Live and let live: Why trying to ‘kill the bug’ only spurs more antibiotic resistance
CDC: C. diff and CRE are urgent threats -
Resistant bugs a top CDC priority, will CMS follow?
The antibiotic pipeline is really on life support -
Cuts threaten public health in wake of meningitis outbreak
The best example in a single disease may be tuberculosis, which has resurged and been vanquished again so many times it inspired the term the U-shaped curve of concern. -
2012 Salary Survey Results: Still standing: Infection prevention emerges — with a few battle scars — as recession fades
Infection preventionists have generally weathered the Great Recession in good shape, though the field remains in flux as old school IPs leave and a new wave of IPs from more diverse backgrounds enter the field. -
CMS nears completion of infection control survey
Already finalizing an infection control survey for hospitals, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has expanded the scope of the program to assess compliance with quality improvement and discharge planning during the same visit. -
CDC report: CAUTIs difficult to prevent
Hospitals in the U.S. continue to make progress in the fight against central line-associated bloodstream infections and some surgical site infections, but are struggling to reduce catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTI), according to a new report issued by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.