Healthcare Associated Infections (HAI)

A UK study details a new way to prevent Legionnaires' disease and save energy.

Not all disinfectants are created equal and here's why we need to remember that.

Although conducting whole genomic sequencing creates an upfront cost in screening patients for MRSA, a new study finds that it’s a cost-effective way to prevent new infections and related deaths.

A 10-minute cycle of PX-UV light on glass slides inoculated with C auris reduced the number of colony forming units per milliliter by 99.6%.

A new study evaluates timelines for C diff treatment, diagnosis, and isolation.

Recent patient death calls into question viability of effective treatment for recurrent C diff.

Cases of C auris have been reported in 12 states. Investigators believe they’ve found a new way to attack the fungus using combinations of antifungal and antibacterial medications.

A new study looks at ESBL transmission and close proximity interactions.

External female catheter could be 1 strategy to reduce the prevalence of CAUTIs.

A new study finds that age, sex, and site of infection can increase the risk of long-term mortality in the first 5 years following sepsis survival.

How can we possibly clean our hands with highly contaminated sinks?

Develop an exposure plan before a communicable disease event and save yourself time and money.

This warning comes after the FDA was made aware of bacterial infections caused by multidrug-resistant organisms have occurred following transmission during FMT.

Research documents inadequate sanitation at a skilled nursing facility and a long-term acute care facility where an individual with A baumannii infection was treated.

Infectious disease exposures account for a major loss of time loss for RNs and infection preventionists. Here's the true burden.

Few studies have examined the impact of CRE in low-income and middle-income countries, but now new literature provides much-needed data on antibiotic resistance in these settings.

With a shortage in specialists, the service could help address an issue that costs health care billions of dollars a year.

The authors of a new study say the use of antibiotics and proton pump inhibitors are among the list of risk factors for recurring C diff infections.

A new review recommends updated guidelines for diagnosing and managing Candida and C diff coinfection.

Vanessa Stevens, PhD, discusses her research on fluoroquinolone and cephalosporin prescribing and rates of Clostridium difficile infections at VA health care facilities.

Surgical-site infection was not found to be associated with duration of prophylaxis, but adjusted odds of AKI and C diff infection increased with each additional day of antimicrobial exposure.

Here are the most recent recommendations for these tricky fungal infections in solid organ transplant recipients.

The 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.

In a South Korean study of contaminated stethoscopes, 23% were confirmed to have at least 1 potential multidrug-resistant bacterial pathogen.

A new study may help to explain how bacteria present at low levels in healthy human mouths can persist for months and cause hospital outbreaks of drug-resistant infections.