Rochester, Minn.-based Mayo Clinic is ending routine COVID-19 tests before surgeries and other procedures beginning Sept. 12 at the Mayo Clinic Health System and Rochester, Minn., campus, KIMT3 reported Sept. 7.
Category: Infection Control
App can detect COVID-19 in someone’s voice, research shows
Researchers have developed a mobile app that uses artificial intelligence to identify people with COVID-19 infections based on the sound of their voices.
5 states with highest, lowest colon surgery SSI rates
Nebraska hospitals have the highest rate of colon surgery surgical site infections in the country, while hospitals in Wyoming have the lowest, CDC data shows.
8 recent infection control study findings
Here are eight studies on infection control that Becker’s has covered since July 12:
C. diff rates fell during COVID-19, study finds
The prevalence of Clostridioides difficile infections decreased during the COVID-19 pandemic, but inpatient mortality and treatment costs went up, a study published Aug. 25 in Open Forum Infectious Diseases found.
Rubber band seal brings surgical mask protection to N95 levels, study finds
Standard surgical masks don’t fully seal around a person’s face, allowing for more participle exposure. But simply adding two rubber bands may improve the seal and offer N95 respirator-level protection, according to researchers at Michigan Medicine in …
Glove misuse’s effect on patient safety during COVID-19: 3 report notes
Misuse of gloves may have increased rates of hospital-acquired infections during COVID-19, a report published Aug. 29 in Nursing Times found.
5 states with highest, lowest CAUTI rates
Vermont hospitals have the highest catheter associated urinary tract infection rate in the country, while hospitals in Washington, D.C., have the lowest, CDC data shows.
5 states with highest, lowest MRSA rates
Hospitals in Vermont have the lowest rate of Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus infections in the country, CDC data shows.
Healthcare workers who use respirators 40% less likely to get COVID-19, study suggests
A study of more than 2,900 healthcare workers in Switzerland found those who reported using respirator masks were 40 percent less likely to contract COVID-19 than those wearing surgical masks after being exposed to COVID-19 patients.
