February 28, 2022
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Perspectives from a diversity of health care workers improve the care and outcomes of patients.
February 15, 2022
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Bug of the Month helps educate readers about existing and emerging pathogens of clinical importance in healthcare facilities today.
February 01, 2022
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As we approach year 3, the contribution made by infection preventionists in battling this pandemic needs to be appreciated more.
February 01, 2022
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Many people suffer from long COVID, and since COVID-19 is a fairly recent development experts aren’t sure what “long” means exactly. Weeks? Months? Years? A lifetime?
January 21, 2022
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The highly transmissible and dominant Omicron variant of COVID-19 places added pressure on infection preventionists and other clinicians to determine just what they’re dealing with.
January 21, 2022
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Outpatient settings are not like inpatient settings. They have unique requirements and circumstances, including those related to infection prevention and control.
January 21, 2022
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The successful combination of products and the adoption and application of science-based practices will help the sterile processing profession rise above challenges to protecting frontline technicians.
January 11, 2022
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Before COVID-19, the infection prevention department got a median of 71 calls a month. When COVID-19 struck, that rose to 368 a month, with 50% of calls concerning isolation precautions, the study states.
December 31, 2021
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CDC investigators looked at what might cause reinfections during the first wave of the pandemic.
December 29, 2021
Article
Earloop toggles or a mask brace made for a better seal and enhanced the fit of medical masks. The mask brace “significantly improved” how cloth masks fit.