Discontinuing Contact Precautions for MRSA, VRE Did Not Affect HAI Rates, Study Finds
April 26th 2019The aggregated average HAI rates before and after discontinuing contact precautions were 0.14 and 0.15 MRSA HAI/1000 patient days, 0.06 and 0.04 VRE HAI/1000 patient days, and 0.04 and 0.03 MRSA LabID events/100 admissions.
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Significant and Sustained Reduction in Hospital-Onset Candidemia in VA Hospitals
April 13th 2019An 18-year retrospective cohort study of 130 hospitals in the US Veterans Health Administration system revealed a significant reduction in cases of hospital-onset candidemia. But what caused the drop?
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