Bloodstream Infections

Study Identifies Infection, Sepsis Among Most Costly Adverse Events in Children's Hospitals

A large study of health records from 38 American children’s hospitals has measured adverse events that most increase length of stay and overall cost. The researchers say their findings provide useful targets for hospital programs aimed at preventing harm to young ...More
June 2, 2008
Posted in News
Sepsis Educational Program Results in Death Rate Decline

A national educational effort in Spain to promote appropriate care for severe sepsis and septic shock was associated with a lower rate of sepsis deaths in hospitals and improved guideline adherence, although the improvement in compliance with some resuscitation procedures ...More
May 27, 2008
Posted in News
A New Era of Bug-Busting: Informatics, Surveillance and Outbreak Investigation

Modern infection control practitioners (ICPs) need advanced techniques for detecting outbreaks, surveillance, screening and tracking. Innovative developments offer refined techniques to curtail healthcare-acquired infections (HAIs). ICPs have more to do than just finding ...More
May 19, 2008
Posted in Articles, Hand Hygiene
Cardinal Health Completes Enturia Acquisition

DUBLIN, Ohio -- Cardinal Health, a global provider of products and services that improve the safety and productivity of healthcare, today announced it has completed the acquisition of assets of privately held Enturia, Inc., the manufacturer of infection prevention products ...More
May 12, 2008
Posted in News, PPE & Standard Precautions
Catheters Give Life but Sometimes Take It

Central venous catheters (CVCs) are becoming increasingly popular in outpatient and inpatient settings to provide long-term venous access. Their benefit is undeniable, but there are consequences and they can be startling. CVCs disrupt skin integrity and therefore leave the ...More
April 16, 2008
Posted in Articles
Study Shows BIOPATCH Protective Disk with CHG Effective Against MRSA, Other Microbes

SOMERVILLE, N.J. – A recently published study shows that the BIOPATCH® Protective Disk with CHG is effective against several significant microbes, including methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA). The study appears in the December 2007 issue of the ...More
April 15, 2008
Posted in News
Study Shows Minimally Invasive Surgery Reduces Risk of HAIs Compared to Open Surgery

PHILADELPHIA -- Ethicon Endo-Surgery today announces results from a new study showing laparoscopic surgery reduced the risk of hospital-acquired infections (HAIs) by 52 percent when compared to open surgery in a sample of more than 11,000 patients undergoing one of the ...More
April 10, 2008
Posted in News
Kimberly-Clark Launches Campaign to Reduce Spread of HAIs

ROSWELL, Ga. -- Kimberly-Clark Health Care announces a new educational campaign designed to educate healthcare workers and support their efforts to reduce the spread of healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) in U.S. hospitals. According to the CDC and other healthcare ...More
March 20, 2008
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Evanston Northwestern Healthcare Researchers Explain Effects of Large-Scale, Universal MRSA Surveillance Program That Supports Expanded Intervention

EVANSTON, Ill. -- Universal hospital surveillance of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) using a rapid molecular diagnostic test is effective in significantly reducing MRSA disease, according to research published in the Annals of Internal Medicine by a team ...More
March 18, 2008
Posted in News, PPE & Standard Precautions
New Approach May Render Disease-Causing Staph Harmless

A multi-institution collaboration between U.S. and Taiwanese scientists, including researchers at the University of California, San Diego (UCSD) School of Medicine and the Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, has uncovered a completely new treatment ...More
February 14, 2008
Posted in News