Hospital Infection Control & Prevention – July 1, 2018
July 1, 2018
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Emerging Fungus Hard to Detect, Treat, Remove
A highly drug-resistant yeast continues to emerge in the U.S. healthcare system, spreading to 11 states and threatening frail patients with fatal bloodstream infections. -
Misidentification of Fungus Delays Outbreak Response
Infection preventionists should ensure their labs have the diagnostic capabilities to detect multidrug-resistant Candida auris, which often is misidentified as less pathogenic fungi.
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CDC Hammering Out Healthcare Worker Infection Control Guidelines
Comprehensively updating an infection control guideline that is two decades old, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention currently is immersed in an immense draft and review process that will include an “out of the box” rethinking of occupational exposures. -
The Next Wave: Diagnostic Stewardship
On the heels of the antibiotic stewardship movement, there is a new push to rein in and refine the use of diagnostics to detect healthcare-associated infections. -
NICU MRSA Surveillance: Seek, Find, Then What?
An effective MRSA surveillance program in a NICU needs to address a question of balance. -
Seeking Vaccines for HAIs
The problem is like the one encountered in the search for a universal influenza vaccine, where researchers are trying to recreate an immune response that the human body has not mounted in nature. -
Post-endoscopy Infections in Outpatient Surgery
Post-endoscopic infections are more common than previously thought, and vary widely by ambulatory surgical facility, researchers report. -
Joint Commission Looking at High-level Disinfection
Infection preventionists who have oversight or consulting work with community health centers should be aware that The Joint Commission is zeroing in on high-level disinfection problems in these settings.