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A Wave of Candida auris infections: Crashing in Hospitals Nationwide
We've covered Candida auris in this blog before. Not only has it been one of the pathogens of concern cited by the Centers for Disease Control and...
Contamination Statistics,
Infection Control,
Hospitals,
Environmental Services,
Handwashing,
HAIs,
Antibiotic Resistance,
Long-Term Care Facilities (LTCFs),
Special Populations,
Disinfectants,
MDROs
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We Now Return to Your Regularly Scheduled Pandemic: Hospital Associated Infections
In a widely-circulated interview, President Biden stated that the pandemic was, in effect, over. While not an official statement and also clarified...
Mental health facilities, including behavioral health and addiction treatment centers, present unique challenges to infection control. While most...
You go to a professional conference and learn about an exciting new medical innovation. You think it might work at your facility, so you go ahead and...
Nursing homes provide an invaluable service to our nation. Caring for elderly and medically vulnerable patients, nursing homes face unprecedented...
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LTACHs and Infection Control
Long-Term Acute Care Hospitals (LTACHs) are facilities serving only patients with serious medical conditions who need at least 25 days of ICU-level...
Elderly patients needing support for daily activities present unique challenges to the long-term care facilities who care for them. Today's post will...
As we age, our bodies go through changes that can make us more susceptible to disease, injury, and infection. Individuals who experience the greatest...
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Nursing Homes and Infection Control
The Wall Street Journal addressed the growing concern over infection control in America's nursing homes, citing research from a recent paper from the...