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WHO: Guidance for Long-Term Care Facilities to Prevent COVID …

WebThe World Health Organization (WHO) has released interim guidance for long-term care facilities aimed at preventing coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) from entering …

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Quality and Infection Prevention: Partnering for Improved Outcomes

WebThe IOM 2003 publication “Transforming Health Care Quality” included prevention of HAIs as one of the priorities for national action. HAIs burden patients, …

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Mandatory public reporting of hospital acquired infections

WebIn a survey of California hospitals just prior to mandatory reporting of hospital acquired infections, variability was reported in infection prevention practices. Although 70% of …

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Updated CDC Guidance for Healthcare Personnel With Potential …

WebNew guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) for acute hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection among healthcare personnel recommends a …

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Proper isolation procedures

WebCentral or point-of-use high-efficiency particulate air (HEPA) filters (99.97% efficiency) capable of removing particles 0.3 mm in diameter (incoming) air. Well-sealed rooms: …

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Hand hygiene improvements

WebThere are five key moments when hand hygiene needs to be performed to significantly reduce the risk of pathogen transmission: 1) before touching a patient. 2) before …

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Quality of care initiatives in infection control

WebQuality of care, quality improvement, or total quality management is names related to different strategies with a single goal: to provide a safer health care, with the best …

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Diffusion of innovation theory in hospital epidemiology and …

WebHospital epidemiologists and infection preventionists may also play a part in helping to advance knowledge within implementation science and thereby influence improvements …

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WHO Global Arbovirus Initiative: Where do Infectious Disease …

WebThis year, the World Health Organization (WHO) announced the Global Arbovirus Initiative (GLAI). 1 This timely and important initiative will collate resources …

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Benefits and Barriers Associated With Patient EHR Access

WebA number of factors influence patient adoption of such a system, including race and ethnicity, age, and socioeconomic status. 3 Noting previous findings that racial …

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Researchers Test the 5-Second Rule

WebMultiple factors play a role in surface-to-food bacterial transfer, including food topography and moisture level, according to research published in Applied and …

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Sepsis Recovery Requires an All-Hands Approach

WebPatients readmitted for sepsis cost more than the other indications for readmission, at $10,070 for sepsis, $9424 for acute myocardial infarction, $8417 for …

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Disparities in HIV Healthcare: An Expert Perspective

WebRoughly 1.1 million people are living with HIV/AIDS in the United States, and about 15% of those are unaware of their HIV infection. 1 Although prevention efforts …

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Intestinal Dysbiosis May Link ME/CFS With GI and Neurological

WebHealthDay News — Distinct bacterial taxa are seen in myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS) subgroups, defined by the presence of irritable bowel …

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Clinicians Discuss Effective Measures to Reduce Clostridioides

WebC Diffcile bacterium Lisa Winston, MD; Ryan Miller, DO; and Neha Nanda, MD, discuss measures to reduce the spread of health care-associated Clostridioides …

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Behavior modification and infection control

WebThere are generally three primary levels of influence related to behavior modification and infection control in healthcare facilities: 1) Intrapersonal factors (e.g., individual …

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Positive Outcomes From an Infectious Disease Crisis

WebAn outcome of the COVID-19 pandemic has been the rapid progress made in putting patients — not providers — at the center of health care. This resulted in an …

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Animals Visiting Healthcare Facilities

WebAnimals may be present in healthcare (AHC) for multiple reasons and their presence has increased in acute care hospitals and ambulatory medical settings. …

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Does HIV PrEP Use Increase the Risk for Other Sexually …

WebPre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) for HIV is effective at decreasing the incidence of HIV infection among men who have sex with men (MSM). 1-4 However, …

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