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Study Reveals Significant Lack of Infection-Surveillance Training in Home Infusion Therapy Setting
Data From New CDC Study Reveal Key Trends in U.S. Healthcare Personnel COVID-19 Exposures
New Study Suggests N95 Respirators Can Be Safely Reprocessed to Augment Supply in Future Epidemics
New Study Identifies Most Effective Face-Mask Practices to Reduce Spread of Infection
Survey shows link between psychological safety and use of infection prevention practices
The pressure to prescribe: Antibiotic stewardship in the outpatient setting
Examining ball pits as a playground for pathogenic germs
A reservoir of bacteria: sink drains next to toilets in patient rooms may harbor dangerous organisms
Hospital privacy curtains may harbor dangerous germs: New study
Patients with healthcare-associated infections suffer social, emotional pain
Nursing homes can prevent infections through performance improvement collaboratives
Survey findings: 4 in 10 healthcare professionals work while sick
Nursing home workers often fail to change gloves, risking spread of infection: New study
Empowering patients effectively improves physician hand hygiene
Failures in stethoscope hygiene can lead to patient infections
A quarter of nursing home residents are colonized with drug-resistant bacteria
Industry and Occupation Affect Flu Vaccination Coverage
Hospital floors may pose a larger health risk than previously thought
Existing reprocessing techniques prove insufficient for flexible endoscopes
Study suggests handwashing compliance in child care facilities is insufficient
Social media proves effective as a tool for antimicrobial stewardship
Parents cite lack of need as reason for not getting kids flu shots
Handwashing gets skipped a third of the time in outpatient healthcare: study
Fewer than 1 in 5 nurses comply with guidelines for standard precautions
Clinical workstations: an overlooked reservoir for deadly bacteria?
Schools are underprepared for pandemics and natural disasters: study
Simplified handwashing steps help reduce sickness-related absenteeism for kids: study
Endoscopes still contaminated after cleaning, study shows
Healthcare workers are not removing protective garments correctly: report
Study: Twitter shared news of first Ebola case 3 days before officials
C. difficile rates highest in Northeast region, spring season
C. difficile doubles hospital readmission rates, lengths of stay
Case Study: Nebraska’s Ebola isolation and decontamination approach
Low influenza vaccination rates among nursing home employees put residents at risk, study finds
Infections Increase Death Risk by 35% for ICU Patients, Study Finds
"Deadly diarrhea" rates nearly doubled in 10 years: study
New paper calls for more infection control surveillance, standardization in the emergency department
Fist bumping beats germ-spreading handshake, study reports
Study finds low hand hygiene compliance rates during anesthesia administration
Ultraviolet cleaning reduces hospital superbugs by 20 percent: Study
Weekly emails to hospital C-suite halt two decades of superbug outbreak
Infection control practices not adequately implemented at many hospital ICUs: study
MRSA infection rates drop in Veterans Affairs long-term care facilities
Drug regimen may eliminate colonization with superbug CRE
MRSA declines are sustained in Veterans hospitals nationwide
Antimicrobial Therapies Linked to Neonatal Infection Outbreaks
Nursing students lack effective role models for infection prevention: study
How superbug spreads among regional hospitals: A domino effect
Pre-pregnancy diabetes increases risk of MRSA among new mothers
Twitter a Popular Source for Vaccination Information, Debate
Superbug CRE may endure in patients one year after initial infection: study
Study: Infection preventionists know safe care
Disinfection Caps Cut CLABSI Cases in Half
Hospital Cleaning Protocol Ineffective Against A. Baumannii
Free vaccine programs for families of infants: 3 successful models
Study reveals wide discrepancy in surveillance for multidrug-resistant organisms among ICUs
Many U.S. Schools Are Unprepared for Another Pandemic
Nurse staffing, burnout linked to hospital infections
Medicare penalty appears to drive hospital infection prevention efforts
Low levels of resistant bacteria found in Chicago-area ambulances
Infection control certification associated with lower MRSA infection rates
Norovirus is the leading cause of infection outbreaks in U.S. hospitals
Two Out of Three Medical Students Do Not Know When to Wash Their Hands
Acinetobacter baumannii Found Growing in Nearly Half of Infected Patient Rooms
Studies Shed Light on Hand Hygiene Knowledge and Infection Risk in Hospitals and Elementary Schools
Study Finds Fire Stations Contaminated with MRSA
Study Finds Dangerous Bacteria on Cell Phones of Hospital Patients
Study Finds Infection Control Violations at 15 Percent of U.S. Nursing Homes
Study Finds MRSA Danger in Gyms May Be Exaggerated
Study Finds MRSA Screening Saves Hospitals Money
Elderly Women at Higher Risk for Unnecessary Urinary Catheterization, Study Reports
Study of Bloodstream Infections Reveals Inconsistent Surveillance Methods, Reporting Among Hospitals
Concern About Pandemic Flu Has Positive Impact on Personal Hygiene Behaviors
Hand-Washing, Mask-Wearing May Limit Transmission of Pandemic Flu
