Weekly Rounds: Controlling Isolation Precautions, Fighting Pathogens in a Children’s Hospital, and More
Take 5 minutes to catch up on Infection Control Today’s highlights for the week ending June 24.
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.
Communication Is Key in Controlling Isolation Precautions in Ambulatory Settings
Infection preventionists should take an active role supporting ambulatory partners to help them follow infection prevention and control practices.
Fighting Pathogens in a Children’s Hospital: Two Posters at APIC Conference
Investigators look for and find MRSA and C difficil widespread on floors, especially in patient rooms, and MRSA inside NICU isolette beds.
Using J-SIPHE System Could Promote Antibiotic Resistance Measures in Japan
Recently, investigators studied the correlation between antibiotic use and antibiotic resistance using the J-SIPHE system. The results suggest that using the system may be beneficial for promoting antibiotic resistance measures antimicrobial stewardship implementation.
New Hospital Design/Development Needs to Involve Infection Preventionists
An IP can use their expertise to make decisions that will lead to cost savings and improved design flow.
ACIP Recommends High-Dose Influenza Vaccine for Patients 65 Years or Older
This recommendation comes at an critical time as this flu season is feared to be a rebound after the low numbers the last few years due to COVID-19 precautions.
Beyond the Surface: Rethinking Environmental Hygiene Validation at Exchange25
June 30th 2025Environmental hygiene is about more than just shiny surfaces. At Exchange25, infection prevention experts urged the field to look deeper, rethink blame, and validate cleaning efforts across the entire care environment, not just EVS tasks.
A Controversial Reboot: New Vaccine Panel Faces Scrutiny, Support, and Sharp Divides
June 26th 2025As the newly appointed Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) met for the first time under sweeping changes by HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr, the national spotlight turned to the panel’s legitimacy, vaccine guidance, and whether science or ideology would steer public health policy in a polarized era.
Getting Down and Dirty With PPE: Presentations at HSPA by Jill Holdsworth and Katie Belski
June 26th 2025In the heart of the hospital, decontamination technicians tackle one of health care’s dirtiest—and most vital—jobs. At HSPA 2025, 6 packed workshops led by experts Jill Holdsworth and Katie Belski spotlighted the crucial, often-overlooked art of PPE removal. The message was clear: proper doffing saves lives, starting with your own.
