Healthcare Hygiene magazine

Healthcare Hygiene magazine is a monthly digital publication promoting infection prevention

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Hospitals reporting high levels of psychological safety are more likely to have comprehensive infection prevention and control programs, according to the results of a survey appearing in AJIC.
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C. diff Carriers Are Common Source of Infections in Healthcare Facilities
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The December 2019 issue of Healthcare Hygiene magazine is now available: https://t.co/W1zbFX44Ia

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Antibiotics are failing us; check out our free, educational webinar about a novel, persistent antimicrobial surface coating and the impact on HAIs: https://t.co/QOKXJzP02J

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HAIs related to the use of medical devices are more likely to be antibiotic resistant than HAIs that result from surgical procedures, according to a report from the NHSN published today in Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology: https://t.co/p3myFX2Bx4

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New research sheds light on how MRSA is introduced into households and, once there, how it can spread among family members: https://t.co/Xdes4N013s

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The November issue of Healthcare Hygiene magazine is now available; don't miss our look at derfining clean in sterile processing:: https://t.co/W1zbFX44Ia

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The FDA announces it has cleared for marketing in the U.S. the first duodenoscope with a sterile, disposable elevator component that will reduce the number of parts that need to be reprocessed in between uses: https://t.co/YRyssb5bmE

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The CDC released a report indicating that antibiotic-resistant bacteria and fungi cause more than 2.8 million infections and 35,000 deaths in the U.S. annually: https://t.co/vMICbTNVQZ

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Clostridioides difficile is putting up a winning fight against hospital-grade disinfectants meant to kill it, according to results of a new study published in the journal Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy: https://t.co/biL6HyBmfy

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Nearly half of all nursing homes do not have adequately trained infection prevention staff and their efforts to combat the over prescription of antibiotics are suffering as a result. https://t.co/OHbqnrQY1r

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About 15 percent of hospitalized older adults will be readmitted within a month of discharge, new U-M study finds: https://t.co/ERrIRPzkj4

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Check out the free, educational webinar on a novel, persistent antimicrobial coating: https://t.co/QOKXJzP02J

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The inaugural issue of Healthcare Hygiene magazine is available at: https://t.co/XdWBEgIkNF Join us in our #QuestforClean