HICprevent
This award-winning blog supplements the articles in Hospital Infection Control & Prevention.
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Ebola’s Ghost: Lingering Symptoms Plague Survivors
Virus may persist in ‘immune privileged’ sitesRead More about Ebola’s Ghost: Lingering Symptoms Plague Survivors -
Parents of 350 Newborns Alerted to Possible TB Transmission
Infected hospital worker cared for newborns.Read More about Parents of 350 Newborns Alerted to Possible TB Transmission -
A Looming Shortage of Infectious Disease Docs
Read More about A Looming Shortage of Infectious Disease DocsUnfortunately, there's no shortage of pandemic pathogens.
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OSHA Issues New Violence Prevention Strategies for Healthcare
Merge violence prevention into overall employee health, patient safety effortsRead More about OSHA Issues New Violence Prevention Strategies for Healthcare -
When the Doctor is Sick – and at Your Bedside
Read More about When the Doctor is Sick – and at Your BedsideLess experienced docs feel pressure to work and are more likely to show up sick.
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Dodging the Ebola Bullet
Read More about Dodging the Ebola BulletIn an age of pandemics, those that gave Ebola short-shrift are less prepared for what comes next.
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In Many Pediatric Practices, Vaccination is an Offer You Can’t Refuse
In states with no easy exemptions 34% of pediatricians show antivaxers the doorRead More about In Many Pediatric Practices, Vaccination is an Offer You Can’t Refuse -
Hospitalists Raise a Defiant Fist Against Superbugs
Read More about Hospitalists Raise a Defiant Fist Against SuperbugsThey are not stepping tentatively into the battle, but marching under a slogan that invokes ‘60s radicals and revolution.
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Check your Surgical Heater-Cooler Devices due to spike in Post-Op Infections
Many infections missed due to lack of surveillance, slow bacterial growth that may not strike patient until months, years after surgeryRead More about Check your Surgical Heater-Cooler Devices due to spike in Post-Op Infections -
As Millions dodge Measles Vaccine, Nation's Herd Immunity nears Tipping Point
Read More about As Millions dodge Measles Vaccine, Nation's Herd Immunity nears Tipping Point"We could start seeing larger outbreaks or outbreaks that sustain over longer periods of time.”