HICprevent
This award-winning blog supplements the articles in Hospital Infection Control & Prevention.
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CDC Drafts Infection Prevention Guidelines for Healthcare Workers
Read More about CDC Drafts Infection Prevention Guidelines for Healthcare WorkersCDC draft open for comment until Dec. 14, 2018.
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Mystery Paralytic Syndrome in Kids Continues
Read More about Mystery Paralytic Syndrome in Kids ContinuesSigns of enteroviruses, but CDC looks for ‘unifying diagnosis.’
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100 Years After the Great Pandemic
Read More about 100 Years After the Great PandemicNo vaccine existed for the lethal, highly transmissible virus.
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Aftermath of Flu: Increased Risk of Stroke, Heart Attack
Read More about Aftermath of Flu: Increased Risk of Stroke, Heart AttackExpert warnings provide more important reasons to be vaccinated.
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Healthcare Infections: Spread Information, Not Blame
Read More about Healthcare Infections: Spread Information, Not BlameSome patients feel stigma, fear transmission to family.
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Cool and Compliant: Time to Style Up Eye Protection
Majority of blood, body fluid exposures involve unprotected eyes.Read More about Cool and Compliant: Time to Style Up Eye Protection -
APIC 2018: The Concerning Rise of C. diff in the Community
Read More about APIC 2018: The Concerning Rise of C. diff in the CommunityResearchers track the changing epidemiology of a leading patient killer.
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APIC 2018: Infection Preventionists Must Take the Lead for Patients
Read More about APIC 2018: Infection Preventionists Must Take the Lead for PatientsHealthcare infections kill more than 75,000 patients a year.
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Ring of Fire: Can New Vaccine Stop Ebola?
Read More about Ring of Fire: Can New Vaccine Stop Ebola?U.S. healthcare facilities advised to watch for connections to cases in the DRC.
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Emerging Fungus Spreads Far and Wide in Hospitals
Read More about Emerging Fungus Spreads Far and Wide in HospitalsA threat to frail patients, Candida auris is difficult to eradicate.