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.

Norovirus: Preventing Spread in Food Service and Health Care Facilities

February 02, 2023

How can food service and health care workers prevent the spread of norovirus? Keeping employees at home, using the correct products the right way, and more.

Weekly Rounds: ESBL-Producers, Home Infusion Therapy, Lowering SSIs, and More

January 21, 2023

Take 5 minutes to catch up on Infection Control Today®’s highlights for the week ending January 20, 2023.

Routine Change of Surgical Gloves/Instruments Significantly Lowers SSIs

January 19, 2023

A study clearly shows that surgical site infections (SSIs) can be reduced by changing surgical gloves and instruments before the closing abdominal wound closure.

Considerations for Extended Spectrum Beta-Lactamase (ESBL)-Producers in Nursing Homes

January 18, 2023

Information for infection preventionists to manage ESBL-producers even while fighting against COVID-19.

Weekly Rounds: Sepsis Video Series, Candida Auris, and Eye Instrument Reprocessing

January 07, 2023

Take 5 minutes to catch up on Infection Control Today®’s highlights for the week ending January 6, 2023.

Sepsis: One Father's Story, Part 3

January 06, 2023

In this third installment of 3, Infection Control Today® continues the one father's story of how sepsis can enter central lines and how it affects the entire family.

The Problem(s) With Candida auris: What IPs and EVS Personnel Should Know

January 04, 2023

Even during the COVID-19 pandemic, infection preventionists, nurses, environmental services personnel, and other health care workers cannot forget about C auris.

Sepsis: One Father's Story, Part 2

December 30, 2022

In this second installment of 3, Infection Control Today® continues a personal story of how sepsis can enter central lines and how it affects the entire family.

Weekly Rounds: Ambulatory Infection Preventionists, ICT®’s Product Locator, and More

December 10, 2022

Take 5 minutes to catch up on Infection Control Today®’s highlights for the week ending December 9, 2022.

TAP into CAUTI and CLABSI Prevention: A Quality Improvement Framework

December 08, 2022

The TAP Strategy developed by the CDC and SAIL from the US Department of Veterans Affairs prove to be key tools for setting health care-associated infection prevention goals on CLABSI and CAUTI.