A 2026 IDWeek poster details how respiratory cultures and whole genome sequencing clarified a NICU MRSA outbreak, with targeted prevention measures followed by at least 6 months without additional bacteremias or related respiratory clusters.
|Slideshows|January 30, 2013
Slide Show: Antimicrobial Technology
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ICT presents the first in a series of slide shows examining the basics of automated technologies that provide an adjunct solution to manual processes for the control, elimination and prevention of healthcare-associated infections (HAIs). This first slide show addresses antimicrobial nanotechnology and self-cleaning surfaces. Future slide shows in the series will address other HAI prevention technology including: automated hand hygiene monitoring systems; automated room disinfection systems, and automated instrument and asset tracking systems.
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