HAIs

 

The Infection Control Today® health care-acquired infections (HAIs) page presents updates on the latest techniques and strategies in the never-ending battle between infection preventionists and HAIs. Focusing on the latest in medical literature, we also present perspectives from the top infection preventionists and other medical experts in the country about how to put the growing knowledge of HAIs into use in the everyday world of infection prevention. Articles and videos often focus on methods to contain and control pathogens and multidrug-resistant organisms from spreading within the health care system.

How to Choose the Best Disinfectant Wipe for a Facility

August 02, 2022

Standardizing disinfectant wipes across multiple facilities requires comparing active ingredients, kill claims, and dwell times.

Weekly Rounds: CDC Ultrasound Disinfection Guidelines, Monkeypox Updates, and More

July 29, 2022

Take 5 minutes to catch up on Infection Control Today’s highlights for the week ending July 29.

Racial and Gender Differences Noted in Community-Associated Carbapenem-Resistant Enterobacterales Cases

July 28, 2022

CRE cases are considered a US public health threat, and, concerningly, a small, but notable proportion of CRE cases occur in patients without traditional health care risk factors.

Should the CDC Change its Guidance on Ultrasound Transducer Disinfection?

July 27, 2022

This is the third in a series of articles based on ICT®'s exclusive interview with Oliver D. Kripfgans, PhD, FAIUM, about ultrasound transducer disinfection, and the consequences of using the incorrect type.

Weekly Rounds: Product Locator, Role of Health Care Laundry in IP, and More

July 22, 2022

Take 5 minutes to catch up on Infection Control Today’s highlights for the week ending July 22.

The Role of Health Care Laundry in Infection Prevention

July 21, 2022

Environmental sources of pathogen organisms can sometimes be difficult to narrow down in a health care facility. One possible source of transmission is the laundry used, and not maintaining strict cleanliness attention can put both patients and workers at risk.

Weekly Rounds: Protecting IPs’ Wellbeing, CDC’s Special Report, and More

July 15, 2022

Take 5 minutes to catch up on Infection Control Today’s highlights for the week ending July 15.

Inconsistent Ultrasound Transducer Disinfection Procedure Guidelines Confuse Processors

July 13, 2022

Improper standards complicate cleaning and disinfecting and can represent a wasteful use of resources, specifically when facilities also may lack access to high-level technology.

Do Ultrasound Probes Require High-Level Disinfection?

July 13, 2022

While a few ultrasound procedures suggest increased instances of patient infections due to low-level disinfection techniques, statistically, results from peer-reviewed studies do not confirm this idea.

Terminal Cleaning, Including UV Sterilization, Effectiveness in Mitigating Pathogen Transmission

July 11, 2022

For terminal cleans, investigators studied the effect of UV-C disinfection added to chlorine-based disinfectants on the likelihood of MDRO transmission from the source occupant to subsequently exposed occupants.