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Many healthcare concerns will follow us into the new year, some we have carried for decades and some that have become more threatening thanks to the...
Posts about Infection Control (7):
No profession knows more about disease transmission than those working in infection control and prevention. And yet, due to a complex network of...
Polymerase Chain Reaction, or PCR, allows us to quickly identify a pathogen from a small sample. This rapid identification is a helpful change from...
While prevention is always the goal when it comes to a hospital-acquired infection, rapid diagnosis is essential to better outcomes. The sooner the...
We have often discussed the different terms used to describe products that clean the patient environment in this blog. Using the correct terms, and...
In a widely-circulated interview, President Biden stated that the pandemic was, in effect, over. While not an official statement and also clarified...
The general public has never been more aware of handwashing, thanks to the COVID pandemic. We all got a glimpse into the world of the healthcare...
Overbed tables are essential in patient rooms. They serve as a surface for food trays, and can hold personal items such as phones, computers, or...
Projects to improve the patient's environment are critical to optimizing patient outcomes. Getting rid of moisture-trapping materials, opening rooms...
We all experienced a huge learning curve thanks to the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic. The general public learned about infection control, sanitation, and PPE....
In earlier posts we discussed three major innovations that led to the formalization of infection control. Now we'll see what four elements make up a...
One of the tools available to infection preventionists, hospital epidemiologists and healthcare practitioners is the antibiogram. While not all...