HICprevent
This award-winning blog supplements the articles in Hospital Infection Control & Prevention.
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Fungus Week? The Serious Threat Behind CDC Action
Read More about Fungus Week? The Serious Threat Behind CDC ActionA multidrug resistant strain of Candida auris is emerging globally.
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Why Antibiotic Stewardship Teams Need IPs
Read More about Why Antibiotic Stewardship Teams Need IPsBy Gary Evans, Medical Writer
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APIC 2017: When CMS Talks, IPs Listen
Read More about APIC 2017: When CMS Talks, IPs ListenSomething in the water: CMS orders Legionella prevention programs effective ‘immediately.’
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APIC 2017: The Human Touch
Infection preventionists have "promises to keep" to patients at risk.Read More about APIC 2017: The Human Touch -
Strategies Top Hospitals Use To Drive Down Needlesticks
Read More about Strategies Top Hospitals Use To Drive Down NeedlesticksBy Gary Evans, Medical Writer
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What Is Causing Mysterious Paralysis Cases in Children?
Read More about What Is Causing Mysterious Paralysis Cases in Children?Enterovirus D 68 still suspected, but something of unknown etiology may be at work.
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Can't See the Forest for the Trees: AHA Tells OSHA No Need for Violence Reg
Read More about Can't See the Forest for the Trees: AHA Tells OSHA No Need for Violence RegBy Gary Evans, Medical Writer
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CDC: Zika Virus Causes Epilepsy in Infected Infants
Read More about CDC: Zika Virus Causes Epilepsy in Infected InfantsThe attack on the developing brain damages the central nervous system.
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Has the Fastest Path to a Zika Vaccine Been Blocked?
Read More about Has the Fastest Path to a Zika Vaccine Been Blocked?By Gary Evans, Medical Writer
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World TB Day: Raise the Black Flag
Read More about World TB Day: Raise the Black FlagDespite progress, as much as 1/4th of world's population carries latent bug -- some 2 million deaths annually.