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Medical societies update hand hygiene guidelines, add 2 more
Five medical societies collaborated to publish updated hand hygiene recommendations for preventing healthcare-associated infections through hand hygiene at acute care facilities, Wolters Kluwer reported March 13. -
3 patients test positive for Legionella at Cincinnati hospital
Three patients have tested positive for Legionella at Cincinnati-based Christ Hospital's main campus, NBC affiliate WLWT5 reported March 11. -
CDC: Screen all adults for hepatitis B
The CDC recently updated its recommendations for hepatitis B infection testing, saying all adults should be tested at least once in their lifetime and a wider range should be periodically retested. -
Mass General Brigham researchers find new ways to combat C. difficile
Mass General Brigham researchers at two hospitals found the metabolic strategies C. difficile uses to rapidly colonize the gut and identified ways to combat the disease, the Somerville, Mass.-based health system said in a March 9 news release. -
Physician contracts mpox in rare skin contact incident
A California physician contracted mpox via skin contact after working with two infected patients, in a rare case of infection without a needle stick. -
3 deaths at Brigham and Women's may be linked to bacteria in water purifier: Report
Bacteria from a water purification system may be linked to three deaths at Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston, according to research published in Annals of Internal Medicine. -
COVID-19 vaccine side effects linked to better long-term outcomes: Study
Healthcare workers who had symptoms after receiving a COVID-19 vaccination had longer and stronger immunity than those who did not, researchers at Farmington, Conn.-based UConn Health, found, according to a March 6 news release. -
More hospitals, health systems begin to walk back mask mandates
Ahead of the ending COVID-19 emergency, several hospitals and health systems have begun to walk back their mask rules. -
2 major Colorado systems lift masking rules
Denver Health and Aurora, Colo.-based UCHealth plan to lift universal mask mandates March 1, Colorado Public Radio reported Feb. 27. -
N.C. State researchers: Inhalable powder can prevent infection
Raleigh-based North Carolina State University researchers developed an inhalable powder that can help protect a person's lungs and airways from viral infections. -
Heartburn medications tied to higher risk of drug-resistant bacteria colonization
Hospitalized patients taking proton pump inhibitors — medications used to treat heartburn — may be at a higher risk of acquiring multidrug-resistant bacteria, according to a study published Feb. 23 in JAMA Network Open. -
11-year-old boy dies from flesh-eating bacteria after ankle injury, invasive Strep A
An 11-year-old Florida boy died of flesh-eating bacteria after spraining his ankle, NBC affiliate WESH reported Feb. 18. -
Florida researchers win 'COVID-killing' nano-coating patent
Researchers at the University of Central Florida secured a patent for a "nanomaterial-based disinfectant that can kill several viruses," including SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, the Orlando-based school said Feb. 20. -
Officials probe 4 potential C. auris deaths in Mississippi
Health officials in Mississippi are continuing to watch the growing number of cases of Candida auris, a drug-resistant fungal infection, which is now believed to be the cause of four deaths in the state, according to a Feb. 20 report from Mississippi Today. -
Study links gender, department to longer hospitalization after infection
A recent study found a link between gender and the department in which a patient is hospitalized and mortality and length of stay. -
Elon Musk's Neuralink company may have risked human exposure to deadly pathogens
After coming under fire from the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine, Elon Musk's brain-computer interface company Neuralink is under investigation by the Department of Transportation for allegedly risking human exposure to deadly pathogens via contaminated hardware, CNBC reported Feb. 11. -
When it comes to masking in hospitals, '1 size doesn't fit all,' says Northwell Health's chief of infectious diseases
New York state dropped its masking requirement regardless of COVID-19 vaccination status in hospitals on Feb. 12, giving healthcare organizations the ability to set their own masking guidelines going forward. -
C. difficile associated with decreased prostate cancer risk
Researchers discovered that men with a history of C. difficile — one of the most common hospital-acquired infections — had lower rates of prostate cancer. -
New York to drop mask requirement in hospitals
On Feb. 12, New York will allow its state mask mandate for hospitals and healthcare facilities to lapse, Spectrum News reports. Although the state will not enforce this, individual facilities can still choose to do so. -
Newly discovered protein may be therapeutic target for sepsis, other infections
The discovery of a protein showed signs of being a possible therapeutic target for monoclonal antibody treatment in sepsis cases as well as other infectious diseases, including COVID-19, according to research led by Haichao Wang, PhD, a professor and director of the laboratory of emergency medicine at Northwell Health's Feinstein Institutes for Medical Research in Manhasset, N.Y.
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