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Making the business case for infection control
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Average nosocomial infection falls just under $14,000
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FDA seeks comment on open, unused SUDs
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Abstract & Commentary: Rare but real: Provider to patient HCV transmission
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Journal Reviews: ICPs are key part of patient safety puzzle; time has come to take VRE seriously
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Healthcare Infection Prevention - Noncuffed catheters linked to infections
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ICPs turn HIC articles into success stories
We are proud to announce the winners of our second annual Infection Control Innovation Awards. Sponsored by Hospital Infection Control, the 2002 awards focused on a single theme: Prevention Pays! -
Monitor indicators to track hand hygiene compliance
Infection control professionals should track these performance indicators to ensure compliance with new hand hygiene guidelines by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. -
New rapid HIV test will help guide PEP decisions
A critical new weapon is available in the struggle to deliver appropriate and timely post-exposure prophylaxis to health care workers who have percutaneous blood exposures. -
Journal Review: Fewer nurses mean more hospital patient deaths
In hospitals with high patient-to-nurse ratios, surgical patients experience higher risk-adjusted 30-day mortality and failure-to-rescue rates (deaths following complications), the authors found.