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Joint Commission Resources recently issued tips and strategies to take infection control to the patient bedside, including the following summary of basic measures to prevent catheter associated urinary tract infections (CAUTIs)
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Amid all the numbers, estimates and extrapolations in recently released new data on health care associated infections, one particular HAI identified in a point prevalence study jumped out at epidemiologists and infection preventionists: nonventilator-associated pneumonia.
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Even those deeply aware of the risks of acquiring health care associated infections (HAIs) can find it surprisingly difficult to speak up on behalf of themselves or a hospitalized loved one.
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The Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology (APIC) recommendations to patients to avoid acquiring pneumonia in the hospital include the following key measures:
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On any given day in the U.S. one of every 25 hospitalized patients is infected by a pathogen acquired during hospital care.
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Unlike some major Eastern cities where carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae (CRE) is an endemic problem, the state of Oregon has seen only a handful of cases.
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In March 2014, Ebola virus infection emerged in Guinea, West Africa, and spread through communities in Guinea and Liberia. Additional reports of suspect cases in Sierra Leone and Mali are under investigation.
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In an observational study of 205 patients with bloodstream infections caused by strains of carbapenemase-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae, mortality was higher in patients who received monotherapy vs. those treated with combination therapy (44.4% vs 27.2%, P = 0.018).
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There have been several advances in medical understanding of the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of CDI since the last national guidelines were published in 2010.
