November Issue of Healthcare Hygiene magazine Now Available
The November 2019 issue of Healthcare Hygiene magazine is now live. Our cover story features a look at how we are defining “clean” in sterile processing efforts, plus much more….
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Hospital Disinfectants Struggling to Kill C. diff Colonies
University of Houston professor of pharmacy, Kevin Garey, reports that no disinfectant can completely eliminate C. diff within biofilms. Courtesy of University of Houston The deadly and notoriously stubborn…
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HAI Progress Report Highlights Continued Prevention Efforts
For Sepsis Patients, an Infectious Disease Expert May Reduce the Risk of Death
FDA Issues Statement on Medical Device Availability Due to Sterilization Facility Closures
Association Between Comprehensive Antibiotic Stewardship Programs and IP Certification is Demonstrated
On-Demand Webinar
Register for the New Webinar on Persistent Antimicrobial Surface Coatings & Impact on HAIs
Healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) remain prevalent in the United States, and environmental contamination and transmission of key pathogens is a critical target for improving the safety of care delivered. However,…
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Antibiotics/Antimicrobials
No Clear Choice of Most Effective Antibiotic Against Multidrug-resistant Gram-Negative Pathogens
Antimicrobial resistance is an increasingly serious threat to public health, and the increased occurrence of multidrug-resistant (MDR) bacteria is a concern in both high-income and low- and middle-income countries. The…
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Poll Reveals Older Adults’ Risky Antibiotics Use
UK Study Examines Nursing’s Role in Antimicrobial Stewardship
Research on Antibiotic Use Desperately Needed as Resistance Crisis Looms
Antibiotics Not Necessary for Most Toothaches, New ADA Guideline Says
Research News
Mapping the Transmission Risk of Zika Virus
New Active Ingredients Against Resistant Bacteria
New Way of Measuring White Blood Cell Function Offers Better Insights to Help Patients With Sepsis
Live Zoster Vaccine Safe and Effective for People Taking TNF Inhibitors
Guidelines
ATS, IDSA Publish Clinical Guideline on Community-Acquired Pneumonia
The American Thoracic Society (ATS) and the Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA) have published an official clinical guideline on the diagnosis and treatment of adults with community acquired pneumonia…
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Is It Time to Rethink Air Quality in the OR?
By Kathy Warye Over the last decade, U.S. healthcare institutions have made significant strides in reducing healthcare-associated infection (HAI) through a combination of vertical strategies, targeted toward the reduction of…
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Hospital Bed Rail Design and Contamination of the Near-Patient Environment
Understanding No-Touch Decontamination Technologies
Improvement in Hospital Cleaning Associated With a Novel Education and Culture Change Program for EVS Personnel
Efficacy of Disinfectant-Impregnated Wipes Used for Surface Disinfection in Hospitals
Top News
FDA Approves First Live, Non-Replicating Vaccine to Prevent Smallpox and Monkeypox
IDSA Says Senate Domestic, Foreign Funding Bills Recognize, but Fall Short of Needs for Critical Infectious Disease Responses
Initial Steps to Compile a Healthy Human Gut Microbiome Reference Database Underway
HIV, Infectious Diseases Provider Organizations Call for Inpatient Antiretroviral Stewardship
Bacterial/Viral Research
Scientists Discover How Potent Bacterial Toxin Kills MRSA
Scientists from the University of Sheffield have discovered how a potent bacterial toxin is able to target and kill MRSA, paving the way for potential new treatments for superbugs. New…
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Trends in Resistant Enterobacteriaceae and Acinetobacter Species in U.S. Hospitalized Patients
Diagnostics
Tool Predicts Probability of Drug-Resistant Pathogens Among Patients With Gram-Negative Infections
Lodise, et al. (2019) developed a clinical bedside tool to simultaneously estimate the probabilities of third-generation cephalosporin-resistant Enterobacteriaceae (3GC-R), carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae (CRE), and multidrug-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa (MDRP) among hospitalized adult…
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