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|Articles|March 18, 2023
- Infection Control Today, March 2023, (Vol. 27, No. 2)
- Volume 27
- Issue 2
Weekly Rounds: Product Locator, The Joint Commissions, Human Metapneumovirus, and More
Take 5 minutes to catch up on Infection Control Today®’s highlights for the week ending March 19, 2023.
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Here are 5 highlights from Infection Control Today®'s (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.
Human Metapneumovirus: What Is it and What Is Being Done About It?
Human Metapneumovirus (HMPV) is not as well-known as its relative, respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), so here is the information that infection control and prevention personnel need to know about this respiratory virus.
ICT's Product Locator: March 2023
Infection Control Today's Product Locator is a monthly column highlighting some of the latest advanced technology in the infection prevention field.
What You Should Know About The Joint Commission
With all the misinformation and confusion about what The Joint Commission (TJC) does and doesn't do, ICT went to TJC to find out. Listen to the detailed interview to find out what health care workers need to know.
The Last of Us: Could it Really Happen?
Is the global community in danger of a fungal pandemic, as portrayed in the series The Last of Us? Infection Control Today® finds out.
IPs’ Challenges With Facility Cleaning and Disinfection Programs
Doe Kley, MPH, RN, CIC, LTC-CIP, T-CHEST, continues her interview with ICT about why IPs' involvement with their facility's cleaning and disinfection programs is so critical.
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What You Should Know About The Joint Commissionover 3 years ago
Stop Infections in Their Tracks: Water-Free Care in the ICUover 3 years ago
Bug of the Month: Itchy, Itchyover 3 years ago
COVID-19, 3 Years Later: What Questions Are Still Unanswered?over 3 years ago
Making It Easier to Categorize Patients With SABover 3 years ago
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