March 2020 Bug of the Month
February 24, 2020
Bug of the Month helps educate readers about existing and emerging pathogens of clinical importance in healthcare facilities today.
Recent Content
New Anti-Flu Weapon Said to Help Those 65 and Older
February 24, 2020
Seqirus announced today that the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Fluad Quadrivalent, touted as the first and only adjuvanted quadrivalent influenza vaccine, developed to help protect adults 65 years and older against seasonal influenza.
A Conversation With Christina Tan, MD, MPH: Coronavirus, Public Health, and Infection Prevention
February 24, 2020
Christina Tan, MD, MPH, state epidemiologist and assistant commissioner with the New Jersey Department of Health, discusses the current coronavirus outbreak and how infection prevention efforts can help curb its spread.
Hats Off to Hand Hygiene Ambassadors!
February 24, 2020
Sustainability of high hand hygiene rates is extremely challenging and continuously requires resources and substantial effort.
Effectively Fighting HAIs Using an Integrated, Bundled Approach
February 24, 2020
Infection control specialists need to know how to successfully design and implement an effective infection prevention program.
Infection Preventionists Help Environmental Services Keep It Clean
February 21, 2020
New technologies have emerged in EVS practices that infection preventionists can help review before a facility decides to implement.
Nurses Want to Participate in Antimicrobial Stewardship Programs but Often Don’t Feel Welcome
February 21, 2020
Nurses think they should play a professional role in antimicrobial stewardship (AS) programs, but a culture of safety at hospitals that focuses on other kinds of providers often hinders nurse involvement.
CDC: Vaccine Working Well This Flu Season
February 20, 2020
“These estimates are reassuring,” says Brendan Flannery, PhD, the CDC’s investigator for the US Flu Vaccine Effectiveness Network.
Discoveries About C. diff Underscore That What Happens Outside Hospitals Doesn’t Always Stay Outside Hospitals
February 20, 2020
Hospital administrators and infection preventionists have to contend with diversity among C. diff isolates.
CDC Seeks to Test Some with Flu-Like Symptoms for COVID-19
February 19, 2020
Health officials say that this is a particularly bad year for an extended influenza season since flu symptoms and some of the symptoms of the novel coronavirus, COVID-19, are the same (fever, cough, shortness of breath).