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Posts about Infection Control:
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What Happens in a Hospital Laboratory?
A critical department of any healthcare facility is the on-site laboratory. Clinical laboratories process the many samples needed to help doctors...
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Disease Vectors and HAIs: Disease Door Dashers
New England has been put onhigh alert thanks to an outbreak of Eastern Equine Encephalitis (EEE), a rare virus that can lead to the deaths of 30% of...
Bacteria,
Contamination Statistics,
Infection Control,
Environmental Services,
Germs,
HAIs,
Patient Safety,
Microbiology,
Epidemiology,
Surveillance
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The Usual Suspects: The Microorganisms that Cause HAIs
It is estimated that there are 5×1030 bacteria on Earth. That's 5,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000, or 5 nonillion. We have not even begun to...
Every summer, headlines around the world war of dangerous "red tide," a harmful algal bloom that threatens marine life and humans alike. Usually...
It seems like it's not officially summer without at least once newspaper headline warning us about "flesh-eating bacteria" cases connected to popular...
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Endoscopes and Infection: Design Matters
There are four fundamental aspects of endoscopes that lead to infection: Intricate design, biofilm formation, human error during reprocessing, and...
Patient Advocacy,
Infection Control,
Consumer,
Patient Safety,
Epidemiology,
Interventions,
Public Health
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Health Literacy and Infection Prevention
Health literacy is the ability to obtain, read, understand, and use healthcare information to make appropriate health decisions and follow...
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What is a Critical Access Hospital?
Critical Access Hospitals (CAHs) play an important role in today's healthcare system. Most (45) states have at least one of the over 1,300 CAHs, but...
Surveillance and reporting are essential components of any facility’s infection control program. However, as Boromir might say, one does not simply...
A remote infection preventionist is a professional who specializes in preventing the spread of infections within healthcare settings, but performs...
We all know the surfaces in our facilities that are the most touched, right? Overbed tables, bed rails, door handles, keyboards. But your facility...