Take 5 minutes to catch up on Infection Control Today’s highlights for the week ending January 14.
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.
What Infection Preventionists Must Do in Current Omicron Crisis
Infection prevention and control experts offer their peers advice on how to handle overcrowding at hospitals and what to do about masking.
Cloth Masks Are Useless Against COVID-19 (Redux): Omicron Version
Omicron and an ample supply of N95s and KN95s might lead the CDC to change masking recommendations for the public this week to say that individuals should wear those masks.
U.S. Supreme Court Upholds Health Care Worker COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate
Health care workers who work at facilities that care for patients who have Medicare or Medicaid must get the COVID-19 vaccine.
Delta, Omicron Coinfection Could Create a Super-Variant
Delta and Omicron coinfection is one of several concerns voiced by Paul Burton, MD, the chief medical officer at Moderna, to a panel of lawmakers in the United Kingdom.
Viewpoint: Omicron Surges Because Prevention Practices Drifted
As infection preventionists, we need to request that hospitals dust off the practices that were implemented during 2020. We need to reiterate that vaccination does not prevent infections, only severe illness.
Clean Hospitals Corner With Alexandra Peters, PhD: The Issues Around Outsourcing
November 7th 2024Outsourcing environmental hygiene in health care facilities offers cost benefits but often compromises quality. Effective oversight, training, and standards are essential for ensuring patient safety.
The Critical Role of Rapid Diagnostics in Antibiotic Stewardship
November 6th 2024Rapid diagnostics enhance patient outcomes by enabling prompt, targeted treatments, reducing inappropriate antibiotic use, and combating antimicrobial resistance through informed clinical decisions and stewardship programs.