Wastewater and infection have a long and sordid history. Ever since humans began living in close, permanent quarters, we have had to deal with the...
Posts about HAIs (5):
What happens after laboratory tests confirm that an environmental product kills bacteria? Is that the end of the line for testing a product's...
In an effort to reduce patient harm, Medicare continues to penalize hospitals with the highest patient safety incidents. In today's post we explore...
How do healthcare providers arrive at an HAI diagnosis? A CDC-mandated timing protocol determines whether a patient's infection is...
In the world of healthcare, there are so many acronyms (and some might say, euphemisms) for the deadly toll of medical errors and infections. Two...
Medical students have made the same promise since the dawn of health care: First, do no harm. Despite living by this maxim, medical staff are human....
The idea of going to the hospital can be scary enough without even thinking of the possibility of getting a hospital-acquired infection (HAI)....
We live in an environment teeming with microscopic organisms. They cover not only the surfaces we touch, but also our skin and even our insides. We...
We are all covered in bacteria. (You could even say we are all contaminated.) Bacteria and other microorganisms live in our gut, in our mucous...
Last year, as healthcare workers faced shortages, the world was reminded of some of the “standard precautions” all hospitals operate under to control...
Before COVID-19, the field of infection control and prevention was making incredible progress. Putting in place protocols and ensuring consistent...