Infection Control Articles by Topic: MDROs
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Infection Control Weekly Monitor, Issue 43, October 24, 2012
MDRO prevention continues to be on the forefront of infection prevention, but screening practices...
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Infection Control Weekly Monitor, Issue 24, June 13, 2012
New York City’s community-associated (CA) MRSA rates more than tripled between 1997 and 2006...
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Infection Control Weekly Monitor, Issue 101, November 30, 2011
APIC is now accepting entries for the film festival that will be showcased at its annual meeting in...
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Infection Control Weekly Monitor, Issue 82, July 20, 2011
As a companion to the infection prevention guide for outpatient settings released in May, the CDC...
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Infection Control Weekly Monitor, Issue 82, July 20, 2011
Do you think that the CDC guide and checklist for Infection Prevention in Outpatient Settings...
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Infection Control Weekly Monitor, Issue 81, July 13, 2011
OSHA published notice of two stakeholder meetings focusing on a infectious disease standard.
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Infection Control Weekly Monitor, Issue 80, July 6, 2011
Infection control professionals at the annual Association for Professionals in Infection Control...
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Infection Control Weekly Monitor, Issue 80, July 6, 2011
The Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology announced the winners of a...
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Infection Control Weekly Monitor, Issue 80, July 6, 2011
Don't ever underestimate the utility of duct tape—the stuff that literally holds the world...
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Infection Control Weekly Monitor, Issue 76, June 8, 2011
Big brother is MRSA watching. And its name is Google.
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Infection Control Weekly Monitor, Issue 71, May 4, 2011
Patients going in for their annual dentist visit may be carriers of MRSA, meaning dental outpatient...
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Infection Control Weekly Monitor, Issue 33, August 18, 2010
A study published in the August 11 issue of The Lancet Infectious Disease shows prevalence of a new...
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Briefings on Infection Control, Issue 8, August 1, 2010
As Clostridium difficile (C. diff) began appearing in many hospitals across the country—and...
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Briefings on Infection Control, Issue 7, July 1, 2010
A study published in the May Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology found that a universal...
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Infection Control Weekly Monitor, Issue 26, June 30, 2010
At the American Medical Association conference last week, officials announced plans to begin formal...
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Infection Control Weekly Monitor, Issue 20, May 19, 2010
After confirming the 11th case of vancomycin resistant Staphylococcus aureus (VRSA) since 2002, the...
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Briefings on Infection Control, Issue 5, May 1, 2010
Briefings on Infection Control is a 12 page monthly newsletter that provides insight and advice for...
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Infection Control Weekly Monitor, Issue 17, April 28, 2010
A study published in Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology indicates that certain groups had...
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Infection Control Weekly Monitor, Issue 16, April 21, 2010
A study published in the May 2010 issue of Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology evaluated...
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Briefings on Infection Control, Issue 3, March 1, 2010
Over the past several years, MDROs have become a leading concern for IPs attempting to reduce their...
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Infection Control Weekly Monitor, Issue 4, January 27, 2010
Researchers have created a new genomic tool with the ability to precisely track the spread of MRSA...
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Infection Control Weekly Monitor, Issue 1, January 6, 2010
A new study published in the journal Microbiology suggests that common disinfectants could...
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Infection Control Weekly Monitor, Issue 1, January 6, 2010
Health experts worldwide have urged doctors to rely less on antibiotics in order to reduce the...
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Infection Control Weekly Monitor, Issue 51, December 23, 2009
A study published in Plus One on December 15 found that surgical patients whose incisions were...
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Briefings on Infection Control, Issue 12, December 1, 2009
Briefings on Infection Control is a 12 page monthly newsletter that provides insight and advice for...
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Briefings on Infection Control, Issue 11, November 1, 2009
Briefings on Infection Control is a 12 page monthly newsletter that provides insight and advice for...
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Infection Control Weekly Monitor, Issue 42, October 21, 2009
APIC, in collaboration with 3M, has proclaimed this week “International Infection Prevention...
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Infection Control Weekly Monitor, Issue 40, October 7, 2009
Last week the Joint Commission released official changes to the 2010 National Patient Safety Goals...
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Briefings on Infection Control, Issue 10, October 1, 2009
In recent years, MDROs have come under increased scrutiny, particularly in hospitals. As more...
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Infection Control Weekly Monitor, Issue 37, September 16, 2009
Fifteen operating room surgeons and nurses at Bon Secours St. Francis Hospital in Charleston, SC...
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Infection Control Weekly Monitor, Issue 35, September 2, 2009
Many facilities weigh the benefits of using antimicrobial soap versus traditional soap in patient...
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Briefings on Infection Control, Issue 9, September 1, 2009
Briefings on Infection Control is a 12 page monthly newsletter that provides insight and advice for...
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Briefings on Infection Control, Issue 9, September 1, 2009
Preventing the spread of MDROs in your facility is increasingly important. With close attention...
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Infection Control Weekly Monitor, Issue 34, August 26, 2009
A study published in the June issue of the Journal of Infection and Immunity found that certain...
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Infection Control Weekly Monitor, Issue 32, August 12, 2009
Researchers from the Bichat-Claude Bernard Hospital in Paris estimate that more than 12% of people...
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Infection Control Weekly Monitor, Issue 32, August 12, 2009
In many outpatient settings it is standard procedure to routinely decontaminate procedure chairs...
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Infection Control Weekly Monitor, Issue 30, July 29, 2009
A lot of effort goes into protecting patients from MRSA infections, but it’s important to...
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Infection Control Weekly Monitor, Issue 29, July 22, 2009
Researchers at the Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute in the UK found that antibiotic treatment could...
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Infection Control Weekly Monitor, Issue 27, July 8, 2009
A new study published in the July issue of The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal says that MRSA...
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Infection Control Weekly Monitor, Issue 26, July 1, 2009
New legislation recently introduced in Congress could require hospitals to screen patients for MRSA...
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Briefings on Infection Control, Issue 7, July 1, 2009
Briefings on Infection Control is a 12 page monthly newsletter that provides insight and advice for...
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Briefings on Infection Control, Issue 7, July 1, 2009
The Joint Commission’s 2009 National Patient Safety Goals (NSPG) related to improving IC...
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Infection Control Weekly Monitor, Issue 25, June 24, 2009
Data presented at the 36th International APIC meeting in Fort Lauderdale, FL indicates that cases...
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Infection Control Weekly Monitor, Issue 23, June 10, 2009
On June 3, APIC announced its support for the use of automated surveillance technologies in the...
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Infection Control Weekly Monitor, Issue 22, June 3, 2009
Five new infection control measures for outpatient clinics were passed last week by Nevada...
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Infection Control Weekly Monitor, Issue 22, June 3, 2009
In July 2008, Peter Rothschild, M.D., released a white paper that detailed a lack infection...
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Infection Control Weekly Monitor, Issue 22, June 3, 2009
On May 27, a survey released by Amgen revealed that 92% of oncologists believe it’s important...
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Briefings on Infection Control, Issue 6, June 1, 2009
Although much of the focus of MDROs has been on MRSA, a relatively new, and potentially more...
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Briefings on Infection Control, Issue 6, June 1, 2009
: Few question the ingrained hierarchy present in most healthcare facilities. In many cases...
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Infection Control Weekly Monitor, Issue 21, May 27, 2009
Carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae (CRE) or carbapenemase-producing Enterobacteriaceae is...
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Infection Control Weekly Monitor, Issue 21, May 27, 2009
As of May 18, Medicare-certified ambulatory surgery centers (ASC) need to comply with the new...
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Infection Control Weekly Monitor, Issue 20, May 20, 2009
A federal jury awarded $1 million to the family of a Vermont woman who died after complications at...
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Infection Control Weekly Monitor, Issue 20, May 20, 2009
An ongoing debate in the infection control community has been whether or not healthcare...
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Infection Control Weekly Monitor, Issue 19, May 13, 2009
If you’re on swine flu overload, a recent increase in C. diff infections may help divert your...
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Infection Control Weekly Monitor, Issue 19, May 13, 2009
An article published on Tuesday in the Canadian Medical Association Journal reports that although...
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Infection Control Weekly Monitor, Issue 18, May 6, 2009
In case you’ve been following along with Washington’s state legislation, Tuesday was an...
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Briefings on Infection Control, Issue 5, May 1, 2009
On an all-too-regular basis, newspaper headlines depict grim trends related to MRSA, both in the...
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Briefings on Infection Control, Issue 5, May 1, 2009
It’s difficult enough to establish effective means of communication between the IC team and...
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Infection Control Weekly Monitor, Issue 15, April 15, 2009
Hundreds of patients were potentially exposed to TB at three Chicago hospitals when a Northwestern...
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Infection Control Weekly Monitor, Issue 15, April 15, 2009
A proposed law that forces hospitals in Washington to screen high-risk patients for MRSA, passed...
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Infection Control Weekly Monitor, Issue 14, April 8, 2009
Global experts are worried that a form of drug-resistant tuberculosis (TB) could quickly become a...
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Infection Control Weekly Monitor, Issue 13, April 1, 2009
Healthcare providers tow a fine line when employees come into their facility as patients. Infection...
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Infection Control Weekly Monitor, Issue 13, April 1, 2009
A new study published in the March 25 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association...
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Briefings on Infection Control, Issue 4, April 1, 2009
If you are an infection preventionist (IP), you are likely feeling the pressure of doing more with...
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Briefings on Infection Control, Issue 4, April 1, 2009
Although it’s not technically considered part of the IC department, the laboratory services...
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Infection Control Weekly Monitor, Issue 12, March 25, 2009
A March 2008 report released by the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) called for more...
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Infection Control Weekly Monitor, Issue 12, March 25, 2009
Although MRSA is the most familiar form of antibiotic resistant organisms, a rise in...
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Infection Control Weekly Monitor, Issue 10, March 11, 2009
Retailers may have thought they were helping customers by giving away antibiotics for free, but...
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Infection Control Weekly Monitor, Issue 10, March 11, 2009
Dr. Peter Rothshild, president of Patient Comfort Systems and renowned MRI expert released his...
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Infection Control Weekly Monitor, Issue 10, March 11, 2009
Something used dozens of times each day could be contributing to the spread of MRSA.
A Turkish...
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Infection Control Weekly Monitor, Issue 9, March 4, 2009
A new CDC study reports that virtually all cases of the common influenza strain, H1N1 are resistant...
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Infection Control Weekly Monitor, Issue 9, March 4, 2009
Although a recent study shows reports that MRSA central line-associated bloodstream infections in...
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Infection Control Weekly Monitor, Issue 8, February 25, 2009
A new study shows that it’s not all bad news when it comes to HAIs.
The study, published...
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Infection Control Weekly Monitor, Issue 7, February 18, 2009
Typically, hospitals have had the option of whether to screen patients for MRSA, but lately more...
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Infection Control Weekly Monitor, Issue 7, February 18, 2009
Infection preventionists are feeling pressure from all angles. New CMS policies are cutting...
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Infection Control Weekly Monitor, Issue 5, February 4, 2009
The recent salmonella outbreak linked to peanut products, has sickened more than 500 people and...
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Briefings on Infection Control, Issue 2, February 1, 2009
At Blount Memorial Hospital in Maryville, TN, a team effort reduced MRSA rates among patients...
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Infection Control Weekly Monitor, Issue 4, January 28, 2009
The death of a Brazilian model from a drug-resistant infection that rarely strikes young, healthy...
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Briefings on Infection Control, Issue 1, January 1, 2009
When Baton Rouge (LA) General Hospital began seeing highly susceptible patients develop...
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Infection Control Weekly Monitor, Issue 12, December 17, 2008
U.S. hospitals are not alone in their battle to prevent healthcare-acquired conditions.
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Infection Control Weekly Monitor, Issue 12, December 17, 2008
The design and placement of handwashing sinks in the rooms of transplant patients at Toronto...
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Infection Control Weekly Monitor, Issue 11, December 10, 2008
Hospitals in Washington state, like much of the country, are finding MRSA rates growing at an...
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Infection Control Weekly Monitor, Issue 10, December 3, 2008
A natural oil found in oregano could help fight MRSA, according to early research by scientists.
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Briefings on Infection Control, Issue 12, December 1, 2008
It’s been one year since the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released...
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Infection Control Weekly Monitor, Issue 9, November 26, 2008
Two years ago, the CDC recommended routine HIV testing for everyone ages 13 to 64, whether or not...
