November 24th 2023
Take 5 minutes to catch up on Infection Control Today®’s highlights for the week ending November 25, 2023.
State-of-the-Art CMV Care: Experts’ Perspectives on Primary/Secondary Prevention and Management of Refractory/Resistant Infections
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State-of-the-Art CMV Care: Experts’ Perspectives on Primary/Secondary Prevention and Management of Refractory/Resistant Infections
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Medical Crossfire®: Maximizing Patient Outcomes in Shingles – Are You Leveraging Guideline Based Care?
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Understanding RSV: What You Need to Know to Prevent and Treat Respiratory Syncytial Virus in Your Patients
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Respiratory Syncytial Virus: Understanding the Infection Burden and Anticipating the Impact of Vaccines
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Medical Crossfire®: Which Patients with Hematologic Malignancies are at Risk for Secondary Immunodeficiency (SID)… and How Can We Leverage Evidence to Improve Their Outcomes?
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Patient, Provider, and Caregiver Connection™: Prevention and Control of Meningococcal Disease — Individualizing Vaccine Recommendations in Adolescent Populations
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Investment in Environmental Services Saves Money and Lives, Boosts Morale: An Example From Geneva
September 27th 2022Environmental services teams (EVS) are crucial players in ensuring patient satisfaction and combating health care–associated infections, yet, too many EVS teams are invisible. They deserve recognition, and this article by environmental hygiene experts explains why and how to give appreciation effectively.
Ultraviolet C Light Technology Debate: Are First and Second Generation Equal?
September 20th 2022With the debate swirling around the efficacy and safety of UV-C technology, an individual needs which generation the product is. Infection Control Today® continues its ongoing special reporting on UV-C technology.
Viewpoint: We Cannot Afford to Surrender to COVID-19 Now
August 17th 2022Last week the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention relaxed recommendations which neither control or prevent a rapidly evolving and disabling disease, COVID-19. However, we must maintain effective efforts to control spread of the virus.
Contamination of Point-of-Care Ultrasound Transducers Alarms Key Clinician
August 11th 2022Using ultrasound transducers is often necessary in the emergency department, but too often the proper procedures to protect against health care associated infections are not followed, and clinicians are worried.
The Role of Health Care Laundry in Infection Prevention
July 21st 2022Environmental 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.
Terminal Cleaning, Including UV Sterilization, Effectiveness in Mitigating Pathogen Transmission
July 11th 2022For 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.
Selecting the Best Disinfectant/Application Method: Keeping C difficile and C auris at Bay
July 6th 2022A recent study by NYU Langone investigators determined that disinfecting high-touch surfaces within patient rooms with NaDCC via wipes and electrostatic sprayers yielded lower mean bacteria colony counts.