The Latest in Healthcare-acquired Infections

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Type of headwear worn during surgery had no impact on SSI rates

November 5, 2017

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Strict OR attire policy had no impact on SSI rate

November 2, 2017

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Some measures to control HAI sound better than they perform

November 1, 2017

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Early evidence shows that surgery can alter gut microbiome

October 31, 2017

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VIDEO: Rapid influenza test obviates empiric antivirals

October 31, 2017

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VIDEO: Researchers beginning to explore microbiome’s effect on surgical outcomes

October 24, 2017

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CDC data show decline in some hospital-acquired infections

October 16, 2017

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Cases of Legionnaires’ continue to rise in the United States

October 15, 2017

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Nearly 10% of patients with candidemia had CDI

October 15, 2017

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Thirty-one percent of multidrug-resistant infections were community acquired

October 15, 2017

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Household MRSA contamination predicted human recolonization

October 8, 2017

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High percentage of nursing home residents found to harbor MDROs

October 5, 2017

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Postsurgical antibiotics cut infection in obese women after C-section

September 20, 2017

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Increase in sepsis incidence stable from 2009 to 2014

September 15, 2017

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Capillary leakage predicts hysterectomy in postpartum group A strep

September 13, 2017

Healthcare-acquired Infections