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Wyoming reports 1st-ever human case of leptospirosis
Wyoming reported the state's first-ever human case of leptospirosis Sept. 15. -
Admissions, symptoms and origins: 6 COVID-19 updates
COVID-19 hospital admissions and deaths have risen for the eighth consecutive week, according to the CDC's most recent data tracking these metrics through Sept. 2. -
Healthcare workers urge CDC to reconsider proposed mask guidance
Concern is mounting among healthcare workers over draft CDC infection control guidance that puts surgical masks on par with N95 masks. Nurses and other clinicians are urging the advisory committee to reconsider the proposals to prevent "disastrous" effects on patient and healthcare worker safety, KFF News reported Sept. 16. -
Patients with hepatitis C should test for hepatitis B protection: Study
Patients with hepatitis C should consider being vaccinated again for hepatitis B, a study found. -
Flesh-eating bacteria kills 6 along East Coast
Within three months, the flesh-eating bacteria Vibrio vulnificus has killed six people along the East Coast and one in the Midwest. -
5 infection prevention guideline updates to know
The CDC and medical associations have released several new guidelines on infection prevention and control this year. -
Mass General Brigham, 11 other hospitals holding off on mandatory masking
As the U.S. enters respiratory virus season, some hospitals have already begun to bring back mask mandates — but others are watching trends and waiting to make that determination. -
First of its kind sepsis detection tool is a 'needed roadmap' for patient care
One month after Baton Rouge, La.-based Our Lady of the Lake Health deployed a new diagnostic tool capable of detecting sepsis within 10 minutes, physicians told Becker's it has already helped clinical teams prioritize faster care for 15 at-risk individuals. -
This virus could be a treatment for antibiotic-resistant bacteria infections
Researchers used a virus to treat patients with an antibiotic-resistant bacterial infection and found good clinical outcomes in 86.6 percent of patients. -
When to adopt COVID-19 admissions testing: Study
A new study suggests hospitals should test all patients for COVID-19 upon admission as an infection control measure to prevent hospital-onset cases when community infection rates are high. -
Hospitals get new CAUTI guidance
A group of five medical societies released new recommendations aimed at preventing catheter-associated urinary tract infections in acute care hospitals Aug. 25. -
CDC unveils hospital sepsis program: 7 notes
CDC Director Mandy Cohen, MD, detailed the agency's launch of a new hospital program focused on enhancing sepsis care and improving patient outcomes, during an Aug. 24 CDC press call. -
Hospitals enter uncharted territory on masking
This fall will mark the first virus season since COVID-19 emerged in which hospitals and health systems must independently determine when and how to implement universal masking, if at all. -
Kaiser hospital latest to reinstate masking
Kaiser Permanente is reintroducing a mask mandate at its facilities in Santa Rosa, Calif., amid an uptick in patients testing positive for COVID-19, according to a statement obtained by The Press Democrat. -
500 patients potentially exposed to tuberculosis at Indiana hospital
Clark Memorial Health in Jeffersonville, Ind., is notifying patients of a potential exposure to tuberculosis after one of its employees recently tested positive for the disease, the News and Tribune reported Aug. 22. -
Nurses urge CDC to bolster infection control rules
Nurses are calling on the CDC to strengthen its infection control guidance for hospitals, which has not seen revisions for 16 years, because of concerns the agency might state surgical masks are equal to N95s in infection control measures. -
Vanderbilt, VA researchers identify genetic code to target sepsis
Researchers at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville, Tenn., and the Nashville Veterans Affairs Medical Center have identified thousands of genes that are altered in the lungs and kidneys by sepsis, paving the way for treatment and prevention approaches. -
Maryland reports 1st locally acquired malaria case in 40 years
The Maryland Department of Health confirmed its first locally acquired malaria case in more than 40 years. -
New York hospital reinstates masks 1 month after ending mandate
Auburn (N.Y.) Community Hospital has restored its universal mask mandate only a month after officially ending the policy, ABC affiliate WSYR reported Aug. 18. -
New York hospital reinstates mask mandate amid COVID-19 uptick
Upstate University Hospital in Syracuse, N.Y., reinstated a mask mandate Aug. 17 amid an uptick in staff out sick with COVID-19 and an increase in patients testing positive, according to local news outlets.
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