Infection Control Today - Community-Acquired Infections

Antibiotics May Not be the Only Cause of Community-Acquired CDI

Antibiotics may not be the only risk factor associated with community-acquired Clostridium difficile infection (CDI), indicating that other undefined causes of the potentially life-threatening infection may exist and could also predict whether or not a patient will require ...More

October 31, 2011

Posted in News, Infections & Pathogens

Researchers Investigate Higher Incidence of Community-Acquired MRSA Infections Among Toddlers

A six-fold increase in pediatric MRSA infections, prompted Alexis C Mccullough, of the the University of Toledo College of Medicine, and colleagues, to examine the clinical profile of children with MRSA infections seen at Mercy Children's Hospital in Toledo, Ohio, and to ...More

October 27, 2011

Posted in News, Infections & Pathogens

Investigators Show That the Epidemiology of CDI is Changing

Clostridium difficile is the most common cause of nosocomial infectious diarrhea in the United States. However, recent reports have documented that C. difficile infections (CDIs) are occurring among patients without traditional risk factors. Jennifer L Kuntz, of the Center ...More

July 19, 2011

Posted in News, Infections & Pathogens

Aging, Obsolete Cells Prime the Lungs for Pneumonia

Community-acquired pneumonia is the leading cause of infectious death among the elderly. Newly published research from The University of Texas Health Science Center San Antonio suggests why older people are vulnerable and offers a possible defense. The researchers found ...More

May 26, 2011

Posted in News

Citywide Hand Hygiene Intervention Triggers 25 Percent Drop in Community Infection Rate

An unprecedented public health initiative has demonstrated the potential of hand hygiene awareness and compliance to reduce the spread of illness and related healthcare costs in a community. The study further demonstrated the power of public-private partnerships in tackling ...More

December 13, 2010

Posted in News, Hand Hygiene

APIC Suggests Actions for Infection Prevention Outside of the Hospital

The Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology (APIC) says that most people know that hospital rooms can harbor germs that can cause serious infections, especially for elderly or immunocompromised patients. But the association points to the fact ...More

September 23, 2010

Posted in News, Disinfection & Sterilization, Environmental Hygiene, Hand Hygiene

Linking Patient Home Address Data to Hospital Databases Helps Differentiate Infections

Residential address is a common element in patient electronic medical records. Guidelines from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) specify that residence in a nursing home, skilled nursing facility, or hospice within a year prior to a positive culture date ...More

September 20, 2010

Posted in News

MRSA's Evolving Epidemiology

Fred Gordin, MD, of the Infectious Diseases Section of the Veterans Affairs Medical Center (VAMC) in Washington, D.C., reports on the evolving epidemiology of MRSA in a commentary in the September issue of Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology. Gordin says that at his ...More

September 1, 2010

Posted in News

Treatment for S. aureus Skin Infection Works in Mouse Model

Scientists from the National Institutes of Health and University of Chicago have found a promising treatment method that in laboratory mice reduces the severity of skin and soft-tissue damage caused by USA300, the leading cause of community-associated Staphylococcus aureus ...More

August 31, 2010

Posted in News

Community as Source of MRSA Infections Among Patients Admitted via Medical Helicopter Transport

Patients transported via helicopter to a hospital from another healthcare facility are no more likely to test positive for the MRSA infection than those flown into the hospital from an accident site, home or other non-healthcare facility, according to a study conducted by ...More

July 28, 2010

Posted in News

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