Tori Whitacre Martonicz

The interprofessional team implemented multiple evidenced-based interventions that demonstrated sustained compliance.

Swiss hospital developed and implemented “Clean Hands,” and the results are significant over paper data collection.

Certification Board of Infection Control and Epidemiology, Inc (CBIC) is debuting a new certification for infection preventionists (IPs) who work in long-term care (LTC) settings.

Sterile processing of robotic surgery instruments and other complex instruments require complex methods.

Take 5 minutes to catch up on Infection Control Today’s highlights for the week ending May 6.

PDI’s director of clinical affairs speaks with ICT® about the annual focus on the most fundamental way to protect patients and health care workers alike.

Candida auris environmental contamination is unlikely to be adequately controlled because re-contamination occurs within hours after disinfection.

A patient has a higher risk of infection of C difficile in a hospital bed that previously held a patient who also had C difficile.

Terra Kremer, the senior program manager of microbiological quality and sterility assurance at Johnson & Johnson, and technical lead of the Device Processing Tiger Team, spoke with ICT® about her research on time and efficiency of sterile processing and what is most affecting the industry today.

Total dissolved solids, pH levels, and iron levels are only a few components that must be considered.

Previously, reduction of other organisms, like VRE, C difficile, and MRSA had been demonstrated by this combination.

Bug of the Month helps educate readers about existing and emerging pathogens of clinical importance in health care facilities today.

Live attenuated influenza vaccine particles were released into a closed room to measure how many particles would get through the HVAC system.

One class of antibiotics being investigated is fluoroquinolones, but others will be studied soon.

However, a large-scale randomized controlled trial in health care is needed.

Patient pressure is a key driver of primary care providers to prescribe antibiotics.

Most information on SSI risk factors in the elderly is more than 10 years old.

Despite some benefits, challenges continue with implemented mitigation strategies for children and IPs. 

Remembering the COVID-19 pandemic and supply chain issues, investigators study the efficacy of reusing N95 FFRs.

Susan “Suzy” Scott, MSN, RN, WOC Nurse, also speaks to Infection Control Today® about incident tracking and electronic medical records.

After an Expo like no other, Dennis looks forward to the 70th year of advocacy for perioperative nurses.

From 2014 to 2021, continued FDA reports have shown multidrug-resistant bacteria contaminating 6 types of endoscopes have had fatal consequences.

The letter comes after a year of reprocessing validation testing and a voluntary medical device recall.

The contamination was found during another study that involved culturing surfaces before and after routine daily cleaning/disinfection.

A recent study's results also could indicate how other vaccinations, including COVID-19 and pneumonia, affect patients.

The technology allows the drape to be used without harming fragile or sensitive skin.

Bug of the Month helps educate readers about existing and emerging pathogens of clinical importance in healthcare facilities today.

The system gives infection preventionists another tool to combat the pathogen despite implementation challenges.

The study examined the impact of COVID-19 pandemic on specific types of infections, including MRSA and CDIs.

Ratings, ownership, and prior infection control citations of facilities were not consistent outcome indicators.