The Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology has recognized eight infection preventionists with its Heroes of Infection Prevention Award, the organization said Aug. 2.
Category: Infection Control
Superbugs move beyond healthcare setting, CDC study finds
The CDC found 1 in 10 infections caused by a type of multidrug-resistant bacterial pathogen are community-associated, occurring in patients who had not been exposed to healthcare-linked risks, like hospitalizations.
Tennessee hospital reports unusual cluster of parechovirus cases
Twenty-three infants in Tennessee were diagnosed with parechovirus over a six-week period this spring, NBC News reported July 28.
Potentially deadly bacterium found in US for 1st time, prompting CDC warning
The CDC is warning physicians and public health experts of a potentially deadly bacterium that was detected in U.S. soil and water samples for the first time.
Infection preventionists’ health took hit amid pandemic: 4 findings
The pandemic has put a significant toll on infection prevention professionals working in hospitals and other healthcare settings nationwide, according to a study published July 13 in the American Journal of Infection Control.
Patient defends Cleveland Clinic mask mandate enforcement
A patient at Cleveland Clinic defended the system’s enforcement of its mask mandate July 13 and said he felt a previous patient’s complaint of lax enforcement was an exception, “not the rule” at Cleveland Clinic.
Hospital-acquired drug-resistant infections, deaths rose 15% from 2019-20: CDC
Antimicrobial-resistant infections have increased during the pandemic, with deaths rising by 15 percent from 2019 to 2020, according to the CDC’s “COVID-19: US Impact on Antimicrobial Resistance, Special Report 2022.”
Cleveland Clinic not enforcing mask mandate, patient says
Cleveland Clinic has allegedly failed to enforce its mask mandate, a patient at Cleveland Clinic’s Taussig Cancer Center wrote to Cleveland.com July 8.
Monkeypox transmission risk low in healthcare settings, study suggests
Researchers from Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston found only one documented case of monkeypox transmission after exposure in a healthcare setting outside endemic regions after conducting a literature review that covers the last two decades.
Viewpoint: Why are we still disinfecting everything?
More than two years into the pandemic, it’s widely accepted that COVID-19 spreads through airborne transmission and that the risk of contracting the virus from a contaminated surface is low. Despite this knowledge, Americans can’t seem to let go off cl…
