Karen Hoffmann, MS, BSN, RN, CIC, FAPIC, FSHEA

Karen Hoffmann, MS, BSN, RN, CIC, FAPIC, FSHEA, adjunct clinical instructor, University of North Carolina School of Medicine, former associate director of the North Carolina Statewide Program for Infection Control and Epidemiology (SPICE), 2019 President of the Association of Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology (APIC), Consultant for Global Life Technologies Corp., the makers of Nozin Nasal Sanitizer antiseptic.

Articles by Karen Hoffmann, MS, BSN, RN, CIC, FAPIC, FSHEA

Infections in Hospitals Are Rising—The Nose Is a Primary Source

ByKaren Hoffmann, MS, BSN, RN, CIC, FAPIC, FSHEA,Connie Steed, MSN, RN, CIC, FAPIC

June 16th 2023

Rates of health care-associated infections rose during the COVID-19 pandemic. Investigators have found that often the infections came from the patients themselves. But how?

Karen Hoffmann, MS, BSN, RN, CIC, FAPIC, FSHEA

Articles by Karen Hoffmann, MS, BSN, RN, CIC, FAPIC, FSHEA

Infections in Hospitals Are Rising—The Nose Is a Primary Source

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