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Updated CDC Guidance for Healthcare Personnel With Potential …

WEBNew guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) for acute hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection among healthcare personnel recommends a …

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Sepsis Recovery Requires an All-Hands Approach

WEBPatients readmitted for sepsis cost more than the other indications for readmission, at $10,070 for sepsis, $9424 for acute myocardial infarction, $8417 for …

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Mandatory public reporting of hospital acquired infections

WEBIn a survey of California hospitals just prior to mandatory reporting of hospital acquired infections, variability was reported in infection prevention practices. Although 70% of …

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Hand hygiene improvements

WEBThere are five key moments when hand hygiene needs to be performed to significantly reduce the risk of pathogen transmission: 1) before touching a patient. 2) before …

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Quality of care initiatives in infection control

WEBQuality of care, quality improvement, or total quality management is names related to different strategies with a single goal: to provide a safer health care, with the best …

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10 Myths About COVID-19

WEBCoronavirus is the name of a family of viruses, which cause infections in humans and animals. 1,2 The current outbreak is caused by a strain of coronavirus that …

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Quality and Infection Prevention: Partnering for Improved Outcomes

WEBThe IOM 2003 publication “Transforming Health Care Quality” included prevention of HAIs as one of the priorities for national action. HAIs burden patients, …

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Bare below the elbow and implications for infection control

WEBThe National Health Service in the United Kingdom has issued a guideline for bare below the elbow. This was issued as part of a larger plan to reduce infections due to methicillin …

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Diffusion of innovation theory in hospital epidemiology and …

WEBHospital epidemiologists and infection preventionists may also play a part in helping to advance knowledge within implementation science and thereby influence improvements …

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Waste management

WEBSeveral of these principles are derived from the World Health Organization’s online guide to “Healthcare waste management.”. Key methods. 1. Train all staff: Educate practitioners …

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Intestinal Dysbiosis May Link ME/CFS With GI and Neurological

WEBHealthDay News — Distinct bacterial taxa are seen in myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS) subgroups, defined by the presence of irritable bowel …

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Horizontal versus vertical safety programs in infection control

WEBWhat are the key concepts related to horizontal versus vertical safety programs in infection control? The key concept is that horizontal programs seek to reduce all infections at a …

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Mental and Cognitive Impairment in Hepatitis C Virus

WEBIn addition to increased rates of psychiatric illness and cognitive impairment, the authors of the 2019 review noted that psychosocial stressors, including uncertainty …

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WHO Global Arbovirus Initiative: Where do Infectious Disease …

WEBThis year, the World Health Organization (WHO) announced the Global Arbovirus Initiative (GLAI). 1 This timely and important initiative will collate resources …

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Disparities in HIV Healthcare: An Expert Perspective

WEBRoughly 1.1 million people are living with HIV/AIDS in the United States, and about 15% of those are unaware of their HIV infection. 1 Although prevention efforts …

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Climate Change: Effects on the Incidence and Distribution of …

WEBIn an interview with Infectious Disease Advisor, Emily K. Shuman, MD, assistant professor in the department of internal medicine at the University of Michigan …

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Researchers Test the 5-Second Rule

WEBMultiple factors play a role in surface-to-food bacterial transfer, including food topography and moisture level, according to research published in Applied and …

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Animals Visiting Healthcare Facilities

WEBAnimals may be present in healthcare (AHC) for multiple reasons and their presence has increased in acute care hospitals and ambulatory medical settings. …

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Positive Outcomes From an Infectious Disease Crisis

WEBAn outcome of the COVID-19 pandemic has been the rapid progress made in putting patients — not providers — at the center of health care. This resulted in an …

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