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In formal descriptions of the germ-fighting powers of antibacterial and biocidal products, the terms "Gram positive" and "Gram negative" are used as...
Posts about HAIs (3):
Will they or won't they? This was the question at the Olympics in Paris, France this past week as swimmers and fans waited to hear whether the...
Today's post looks at the team in the trenches, the boots on the ground, the hands-on technicians: Environmental Services.
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Patients, Staff, Administrators: What Each of Us Can Do to Reduce Healthcare Associated Infections (HAIs)
We hear so often how "we all have a role to play in reducing healthcare associated infections." From washing our hands to advocating for policy...
To address the persistent issue of healthcare associated infections, hospital professionals deploy two primary approaches: reactive and proactive...
Access to clean water, soap, and basic cleaning products may seem like a given in our nation, leading many of us to overlook the impact poverty can...
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Hospital Acquired Infections and Hospitals Acquired by Private Equity: The Dangerous Correlation
About a quarter of American hospitals are for-profit, that is, they are operated to generate profit for owners and stakeholders. A subsection of...
C. diff, or Clostridioides difficile, is a Gram-positive, rod-shaped, anaerobic, endosporic, toxigenic, opportunistic, bacillus. Its scientific...
Every successful organization, from a small grassroots group to a global corporation, has a way for ideas to percolate through the system and find...
To recognize MRSA Awareness Month through October, here are 5 critical facts about MRSA that everyone needs to know.
Those of us who work in the field of infection control have a lot on our minds: Surveillance, efficacy, new studies, data, policy, finances... the...
How can a simple infection lead to organ failure and death in the span of a few days? The answer lies not in the pathogen causing the infection...