Compared to manual surveillance methods, an electronic surveillance tool for catheter-associated urinary tract infections had a high negative predictive value but a low positive predictive value.
After caring for patients with Clostridium difficile infection, nearly 25% of health care workers were found to have hand contamination with C. difficile spores.
The 2014 FIFA World Cup and 2016 Summer Olympics will take place in Brazil and likely attract upwards of 600,000 international visitors each.
A retrospective analysis indicates that cefepime is effective in the treatment of patients with bacteremia due to Enterobacter species.
We are proud to announce that our sister publication, Hospital Infection Control & Prevention, recently won First Place for Best Healthcare Newsletter at the annual awards of the Specialized Information Publishers Association (SIPA) in Washington, DC.
