Top 10 infection control stories, April 25-29

Leapfrog’s new spring safety scores, hospitals getting positive buzz on Twitter and the Elizabethkingia outbreak in the Midwest captured the attention of readers last week.

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The following are the 10 most-read articles from Becker’s Infection Control & Clinical Quality for the week of April 25, starting with the most popular.

1. Where are the 15 Leapfrog F hospitals?

2. These 7 surgical procedures account for most complications, deaths and costs

3. A grades up, F grades down in updated Leapfrog hospital safety scores: 5 things to know

4. 6 Kentucky hospitals with the cleanest patient rooms, as reported by patients

5. 10 hospitals getting the most positive buzz on Twitter

6. 4 things to know about Elizabethkingia

7. Which 10 states have the highest percentage of Leapfrog A hospitals?

8. 43 US hospitals with the cleanest patient rooms, as reported by patients

9. Catheter ‘alert’ system changes color of urine when superbugs present

10. 10 Elizabethkingia cases confirmed in Illinois

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