This week's coverage in Infection Control Today centered on a common thread: the systems, partnerships, and data that let infection prevention teams catch problems before patients are harmed.
|Articles|March 25, 2022
Weekly Rounds: C diff Rates Reduced Nearly 75% With Hydrogen Peroxide Disinfection System
Take 5 minutes to catch up on Infection Control Today’s highlights for the week ending March 25.
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Here are 6 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.
1. C Diff Rates Reduced Nearly 75% With Hydrogen Peroxide Disinfection System
The system gives infection preventionists another tool to combat the pathogen despite implementation challenges.
2. Infection Prevention and Control Are Crucial in Dialysis Settings
The hemodialysis setting presents a challenge for environmental cleaning and disinfection because of the demand for rapid turnover of stations.
3. Moderna's Vaccine for Children 6 Months to 6 Years Meets Primary Endpoint in Phase 2/3
The dose is half the antigen amount for adults but with similar amount of titers.
4. Water: Life’s Vital Necessity Can Also Be a Pool for Pathogens
How do you protect against waterborne infections when water itself is nearly ubiquitous?
5. Bug of the Month: I'm Mostly Harmless, Until I Contaminate Your Food
Bug of the Month helps educate readers about existing and emerging pathogens of clinical importance in healthcare facilities today.
6. Calculating Return-to-Work COVID-19 Policies Is a Balancing Act for Hospitals
Investigators concluded that HCPs can safely return to work after 7 days of quarantine if they test negative for COVID-19 on days 5 to 7.
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A shifting mask or fogged eyewear can interrupt focus when precision matters most. Dana Weaver Storm, MHA, BSN, RN, examines the challenges of prolonged surgical mask use and how perioperative leaders can support comfort, visibility, and consistent adherence.
Turnover pressure can leave critical OR cleaning steps unfinished. Karen deKay, MSN, RN, EBP-C, CNOR, CIC, FAPIC, examines common gaps in environmental hygiene and how shared responsibilities, attention to disinfectant contact time, and ongoing education can help teams strengthen practices between cases.
What might infection prevention rounds miss when visible conditions dominate the conversation? Tommy Davis, PhD, CMIP, a member of ICT's executive advisory board, makes the case for structured observations of clinical workflows, shared accountability, and greater attention to environmental services staff’s insights.
Artist and designer Matthew Caliman shares how personal loss inspired the Cleanup Crew, a handwashing education project using cartoon faucets, songs, and games to help families revisit an essential health message.
This week on Infection Control Today, the stories ranged from emerging drug-resistant pathogens circling the globe to a landmark decade of surface science—all against a backdrop of ongoing outbreaks and a hard look at what the profession owes its own workforce.
Infection Control Today celebrates 30 years of covering the people, science, and challenges shaping infection prevention with another milestone: its first digital magazine, featuring outbreak analysis, biosecurity, respiratory testing, sterile processing, professional leadership, conference coverage, and more.
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