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Infection Prevention & Control
Hand hygiene, isolation, device‑associated infections, and antimicrobial stewardship.
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Digital Tools Alone Cannot Stop Hospital Infections, Major Review Finds
1+ hour, 4+ min ago (41+ words) A systematic review of 47 studies shows digital and organizational strategies reduce healthcare-associated infections most effectively when combined and embedded in hospital workflows. News Source: Kristina Jarvis. (October 14, 2026). Digital Tools Alone Cannot Stop Hospital Infections, Major Review Finds. Scienmag....
Hospital-Acquired Infections Hit 15.7 Percent Globally as Drug-Resistant Superbugs Spread
12+ hour, 12+ min ago (619+ words) A systematic review in BMC Infectious Diseases finds hospital-acquired infections affect 15.72 percent of patients in included studies, with the highest burdens in Asia and Africa and widespread multidrug resistance among leading pathogens....
The Bacterial Escape Room: Why Hospitals Are Losing Ground to Their Smallest Enemies
2+ day, 13+ hour ago (1535+ words) Hospitals are designed to save lives. Unfortunately, some of the most dangerous bacteria have learned to appreciate the facilities. There is something deeply ironic about modern medicine. We have built machines that can keep a failing heart beating, ventilators that…...
The Joint Commission has Recognized Genomic Surveillance for the Detection of Transmission in Hospitals
4+ day, 15+ hour ago (114+ words) Honors pioneering work at Presbyterian Hospital in Pittsburgh led by members of NGD Infection Prevention's Scientific Advisory Board About NGD Infection Prevention 2. Sundermann, A. J., Penzelik, J., Ayres, A., Snyder, G. M., & Harrison, L. H. (2023). Sensitivity of National Healthcare Safety…...
Healthcare associated infections (HCAIs) data
5+ day, 33+ min ago (314+ words) HCAIs are infections that develop while receiving medical care in hospitals, care homes, or other health settings. These can include C.difficile, MRSA, and bloodstream infections. Each year, 4.3 million patients in hospitals in the EU/EEA acquire at least one HCAI…...
Standardizing Cleaning Protocols Across the Care Continuum
5+ day, 23+ hour ago (121+ words) Brooke Hossfeld MPH, CIC, MLS (ASCP)CM presented the need for standardized infection prevention protocols across health care settings, addressing challenges from retiring workers to HAIs infections in outpatient facilities at APIC24. Even with changes in health care, retiring workers, and…...
O’Connor Chair Lecture to Focus on Infection Prevention in Nursing
1+ week, 18+ hour ago (144+ words) Kim Smith, chair of the Brent R. Nicklas School of Nursing, will host the event. Miya McCann, assistant chair of the Brent R. Nicklas School of Nursing and chair of the nursing events committee, will moderate the discussion. The O’Connor Chair Lecture…...
Supercritical Carbon Dioxide Transforms How Implantable Medical Devices Are Made Clean and Sterile
1+ week, 16+ hour ago (55+ words) Bioengineer.org Subject of Research: Use of supercritical carbon dioxide in the cleaning, impregnation, foaming, and sterilization of implantable polymer-based medical devices News Source: Denise Maddox. (October 6, 2026). Supercritical Carbon Dioxide Transforms How Implantable Medical Devices Are Made Clean and Sterile....
Innovative material uses visible light to disinfect chronic wounds
1+ week, 21+ hour ago (166+ words) Chronic wounds place a burden on both patients and the healthcare system. Researchers at Empa are therefore working on an innovative material that releases active ingredients when exposed to visible light. As a component of a wound patch, this technology…...
Model Traces C. diff Spread in Hospital Oncology Units
1+ week, 1+ day ago (380+ words) Cancer treatments, while increasingly effective, leave their recipients immunocompromised and at greater risk of contracting infection than the general population. Hospital-acquired infections can cause severe complications in cancer patients, and C. diff is one of the most common. “Physicians have singled…...