Researchers from Saint Louis University and the University of Louisville School of Medicine have found that…
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AdventHealth Hospital Makes Impact by Doubling Infection Prevention Staff
The hospital has not had a central line-associated bloodstream infection or a catheter-associated urinary tract infection…
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COVID-19 | Healthcare-associated infection prevention and control practices in Israel: results of a national survey
Introduction Healthcare-associated infection (HAI) is a major complication of medical therapy. Device-related infections such as catheter-associated…
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Clostridioides difficile infection, recurrence and the associated healthcare consumption in Sweden between 2006 and 2019: a population-based cohort study | BMC Infectious Diseases
Magill SS, O’Leary E, Janelle SJ, Thompson DL, Dumyati G, Nadle J, et al. Changes in…
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The COVID-19 Impact on Hospital Infection Prevention
The COVID-19 pandemic affected acute care hospital infection prevention and control (IPC) departments, impacting staffing, resources,…
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Study: Pandemic infection prevention practices lowered healthcare-associated infections
Infection prevention and control measures during the pandemic did their job to lower many healthcare-associated infections…
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