HICprevent
This award-winning blog supplements the articles in Hospital Infection Control & Prevention.
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CLABSI Collaboration Cuts Infection Rates 70%
Read More about CLABSI Collaboration Cuts Infection Rates 70%CLABSI rate began rising in 2020, when many hospitals started seeing healthcare associated infections surge as the pandemic set in.
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As Candida auris Emerges, a Pop-Culture Phenomenon Aids the CDC
Read More about As Candida auris Emerges, a Pop-Culture Phenomenon Aids the CDCHeightened awareness could spur research funds and political will to meet the threat of C. auris.
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HCW Mental Health: Find the “Trusted Other”
Read More about HCW Mental Health: Find the “Trusted Other”'The person valet parking at the front of the medical center is a peer to the CEO'
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Gratitude, Kindness, And Joy: A Light Out of The Pandemic
Read More about Gratitude, Kindness, And Joy: A Light Out of The PandemicAPIC calls for reclaiming meaning and joy in infection prevention.
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The Short, Unhappy Life of Ignaz Semmelweis
Read More about The Short, Unhappy Life of Ignaz Semmelweis'Only God knows the number of patients who went prematurely to their graves because of me.'
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One Shot to Immunize Them All? FDA Pivots to Flu Model For Seasonal COVID-19
Read More about One Shot to Immunize Them All? FDA Pivots to Flu Model For Seasonal COVID-19'Our goal is to keep people out of the hospital and not let hospitals be overwhelmed.'
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Worker Shortage, Pandemic Making Drug Diversion Easier
Read More about Worker Shortage, Pandemic Making Drug Diversion Easier‘Even if caught, they are already gone — they stay one step ahead.’
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HIC at 50: Infection Prevention in a Pandemic Era
Read More about HIC at 50: Infection Prevention in a Pandemic Era'The reality of our future is that there are likely going to be other pandemics and emerging infections.'
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‘Flu-Fighters for Kissless Holiday’
Read More about ‘Flu-Fighters for Kissless Holiday’'After Christmas we’ll have another flare-up. People will mix and muss it all up again.'
Dec. 21, 1918
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Viral Swarm: Respiratory Infections Besiege Healthcare Facilities
Read More about Viral Swarm: Respiratory Infections Besiege Healthcare Facilities'I worked in pediatrics for 25 years and it was never like this — we’re in a perfect storm.'