Weekly Rounds: Bug of the Month: I Am Hiding in the Dirt, HAI Incident Increases, and More
Take 5 minutes to catch up on Infection Control Today’s highlights for the week ending May 27.
Here are 5 highlights from ICT®’s wide-ranging coverage of the infection prevention and control world. Everything from interviews with known opinion leaders, to the news that infection preventionists and other health care professionals can use on their jobs.
Bug of the Month: I Am Hiding in the Dirt
The Bug of the Month helps educate readers about existing and emerging pathogens that are clinically important in today's health care facilities.
Some HAI Incident Increases Continued Into Second Year of COVID-19
Device-associated HAIs were likely impacted by the continued alteration of hospital practices that occurred throughout the pandemic.
The OR: A Prime Target for Pathogens
To reduce the risk of surgical-site infection, utilize evidence-based interventions and give feedback to clinicians on bacterial transmission using Staphylococcus aureus as a marker.
A Pandemic Paradigm Shift in Our Understanding of Transmission
The bugs are winning, but only because we are letting them.
Does Daily Hydrogen Peroxide Antisepsis Protect Against COVID-19?
Regardless of vaccination status, health care workers were protected with daily and regular hydrogen peroxide antisepsis.
“A Coup Against Science”: Health Groups Decry Kennedy’s Firing of National Vaccine Advisory Panel
June 12th 2025Health leaders are outraged after HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. abruptly fired all 17 members of the CDC’s vaccine advisory panel, calling it a political purge that threatens public trust and vaccine safety.
AHE Exchange Summit 2025 Brings EVS and Infection Prevention Experts Together in Columbus, Ohio
June 9th 2025The Association for the Health Care Environment (AHE) is set to host its largest event of the year—Exchange Summit 2025—from June 8 to 11 in Columbus, Ohio. With over 600 environmental services (EVS) professionals expected to attend, this year’s conference focuses heavily on infection prevention, interdepartmental collaboration, and education that empowers frontline health care support leaders to improve patient safety and operational efficiency.
