HAIs

The surface material and product damage caused by new advances in disinfection technology must be addressed for patient safety.

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

Health care workers' adherence to guidelines and overall job satisfaction are influenced by the level of support they feel they receive from their management team.

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.

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

With 60% of surgical site infections estimated to be preventable, IPs hold a key prevention role in patient safety.

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.

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

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

CDC reports there are almost 3 million antibiotic-resistant infections annually with over 35,000 people dying because of them.

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.

Take 5 minutes to catch up on Infection Control Today’s highlights for the week ending April 8.

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 COVID-19 pandemic strengthened the relationship between infection preventionists and clinicians, but how can both parties ensure continued collaboration?

Rethinking the application of air disinfection in the era of COVID-19.

Take 5 minutes to catch up on Infection Control Today’s highlights for the week ending March 25.

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

The hemodialysis setting presents a challenge for environmental cleaning and disinfection because of the demand for rapid turnover of stations.

How do you protect against waterborne infections when water itself is nearly ubiquitous?

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

Summary: Take 5 minutes to catch up on Infection Control Today’s highlights for the week ending March 18.

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.