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Log Reduction: What does it mean?

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Leapfrog's Lives Lost-Lives Saved Report: Behind the Numbers

Anatomy of a Scientific Journal Article

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Discussion of the reduction of microorganisms in healthcare settings will often include the data as “log reductions.” To those of us more accustomed...

In scientific research, we test interventions to a problem and then measure the result: Did a medication improve patient outcomes? Did a training...

Those of us who work in the world of infection prevention can sometimes struggle to quantify our successes. While overall reductions in infection and...

Scientific articles, also called academic or scholarly papers, are every-day reading for many professionals. For the average person, however, they...

In a previous post, we discovered the many entities that regulate the physical operation of a healthcare facility. Who is responsible for making sure...

Scientists around the world toil in their laboratories or in the field conducting research according to the scientific method. One of the final steps...

As soon as the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) identify an emerging pathogenic virus that is either completely new or starting to spread into new...

The term "white paper" comes to us from a 100-year-old practice of government reporting in the UK. When government agencies provided data to...

With declining rates of COVID-19 globally, some areas of the world are entering what is called the "endemic phase" of the pandemic. While the virus...

The word “reputation” comes from words meaning “to judge repeatedly.” This idea of forming an opinion, and reforming it over and over again as time...

After more than a year of a global pandemic, we can all justify a bit of flu fatigue. We've been so busy dealing with COVID-19, that we may have few...

To provide better transparency, hospitals across the nation have publicly posted their prices. The idea was to help consumers make better financial...

Health.Care | An Educational Blog

Log Reduction: What does it mean?

P value: What's Chance Got to Do With It?

Leapfrog's Lives Lost-Lives Saved Report: Behind the Numbers

Anatomy of a Scientific Journal Article

Healthcare Architects: Career Focus

Log Reduction: What does it mean?

P value: What's Chance Got to Do With It?

Leapfrog's Lives Lost-Lives Saved Report: Behind the Numbers

Anatomy of a Scientific Journal Article

Healthcare Architects: Career Focus

Scientific Journals: From the Lab to the World

Emerging Viral Pathogen Claims: How Products Make Claims About New Pathogens

3 Key Differences Between White Papers and Scientific Papers

When A Pandemic Becomes Endemic: What Does That Mean?

Infection Control and Hospital Reputation

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