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Do children < 1-year-old actually develop diarrhea due to C. difficile? What should be the patient age cutoff below which laboratories should reject any stools for C. difficile testing? How will the new state-of-the-art molecular tests influence the interpretation of results in children?
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How the use of cardiac biomarkers has changed.
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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has completed a massive update and revision of its 1981 guidelines to prevent catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CA-UTIs).
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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends that infection preventionists implement quality improvement (QI) programs or strategies to enhance appropriate use of indwelling catheters and to reduce the risk of CA-UTI based on a facility risk assessment.
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In a move that could affect hospital infection prevention programs, the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration is taking the first steps toward a possible airborne infectious diseases standard.
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Although generally institutions were well prepared for the H1N1 crisis, respondents to this survey said they had to neglect other medical duties, were aware of antiviral hoarding by colleagues and overall favored mandatory vaccination of health care workers, the authors of this timely report conclude.
