Southern California Hospital at Culver City has been free of central line-associated bloodstream infections for over 1,000 days and free of catheter-associated urinary tract infections for 750 days, it announced June 26.
Category: Infection Control
A crucial stakeholder on antimicrobial stewardship teams
Among the busy halls of emergency departments nationwide, a silent battle against antimicrobial resistance is unfolding.
Ohio State researchers may have identified new STI
Researchers at Columbus-based Ohio State University have discovered that hepatitis E can be sexually transmitted and may also be connected to male infertility, according to the study, which was published May 24 in PLOS Pathogens.
Memorial Hermann sets model for rapid syphilis testing
Physicians at Memorial Hermann Health System are aiming to address the congenital syphilis epidemic via a new testing program in its emergency department, the Houston Chronicle reported June 17.
436 surgeries canceled at Colorado VA over unidentifiable residue
As of June 13, 436 surgeries at Aurora, Colo,-based Rocky Mountain Regional VA Medical Center have been canceled, The Denver Post reported.
Drug-resistant HAIs remain 13% higher than prepandemic levels
Hospital-acquired infections associated with antimicrobial resistance have remained high compared to prepandemic levels, Medscape reported June 10.
How 1 hospital leader secured more clinical staff, drove down HAIs
While many hospitals were trimming budgets and enforcing hiring freezes, infection prevention manager Luz Caicedo successfully doubled her department’s workforce at AdventHealth Celebration (Fla.) hospital.
2 new fungal infections emerge in US, what to know
Experts at New York City-based NYU Langone Health are warning healthcare providers to be aware of two highly contagious fungal infections causing rashes, according to a June 5 news release shared with Becker’s.
How Banner Health reduced surgical site infections by 32% for some procedures
Incidence of surgical site infections declined at multiple hospitals across six states by 32.8% for some procedures after Phoenix-based Banner Health introduced a comprehensive surgical site infection prevention bundle, which included a focus on a surg…
Shouldn't Instructions for Use be Useful?
Consider the ubiquitous blood pressure cuffs and the glucometer as a microcosm for what is wrong with medical instrument cleaning instructions in healthcare today.
