Hospital Infection Control & Prevention – April 1, 2019
April 1, 2019
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Measles Makes an Unwelcome Comeback
A single undiagnosed measles case entering a hospital emergency room can set off an outbreak response that includes time-consuming and disruptive contact tracing. -
A Patient Tale That Beggars Belief
Amid ongoing measles outbreaks and the threatened return of other vaccine-preventable diseases, we begin with a single case that speaks to the intensity of resistance some parents have to childhood immunizations. -
Vaccines: We Forget the Past, Risk Repeating It
"The antivaccine sentiment is so deeply rooted. In my experience, and also in talking to my colleagues, it is very difficult to change the mindset of people who are intensely antivaccine."
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Once in Retreat, MRSA Makes a Stand
The CDC is no longer on track to meet the 2020 goal of a 50% reduction in hospital-onset MRSA bloodstream infections from the 2015 baseline. -
IPs Prepare for Ebola as Outbreak in Africa Continues
As an Ebola outbreak continues in the Democratic Republic of Congo, infection preventionists again face the threat of an ill traveler from the region walking through the doors of their EDs. -
New CDC TB Guidelines Will Emphasize Blood Tests
Workflow may get a little smoother for infection preventionists who also wear an occupational health hat. The CDC is expected to soon issue new tuberculosis testing guidelines for healthcare workers that will end routine annual TB screening in favor of a baseline test on hire and retesting after an occupational exposure.