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Physician viewpoint: Hospital-acquired COVID-19 is rampant, but facilities aren't sounding the alarm
Hospitals must adopt rapid, frequent COVID-19 testing for staff to protect patients from hospital-acquired COVID-19, Manoj Jain, MD, an infectious disease consultant for several hospitals in Memphis, Tenn., wrote in a Jan. 21 op-ed published in The Washington Post. -
Michigan hospital allegedly source of Legionnaires' since 2008
McLaren Flint (Mich.) Hospital was a source of Legionella bacteria for more than a decade, according to CDC documents obtained by ABC affiliate WJRT. -
Hospital employees report pest issue in Florida hospital kitchen
Two employees at Jacksonville, Fla.-based Memorial Hospital say roaches have been roaming the hospital's kitchen for about a month, local CBS and FOX affiliate Action News Jax reports. -
New York hospital fires employee for refusing flu shot
Glens Falls (N.Y.) Hospital fired longtime employee Lisa Amorosi Dec. 1 for refusing to get a flu shot after citing bad reactions from past flu vaccines, The Post Star reports. -
Flu shot rates at record levels this year, but still down for Black children
Flu vaccine doses in the U.S. reached 188 million as of Nov. 27, a record number during a single flu season, according to the CDC's Weekly National Influenza Dashboard Dec. 9 update. -
Hospitals saw drop in some HAIs last year: 4 CDC findings
U.S. hospitals saw improvement fighting bloodstream and urinary tract infections rates last year, according to the CDC's 2019 National and State HAI Progress Report. -
Staff meal breaks in the COVID-19 era: How 5 systems are limiting infection risks
Meal breaks offer healthcare workers crucial time to eat and reenergize amid a hectic shift. But in the era of COVID-19, meal breaks may also pose an infection risk, as staff members must take their masks or respirators off to eat. Break room or cafeteria space may also be limited, making it difficult for employees to maintain appropriate social distancing. -
Healthcare-associated infections on rise amid pandemic, experts say
Many infection preventionists said they've seen an uptick in healthcare-associated infections at their facilities since the pandemic's start, according to a Dec. 3 survey from the Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology. -
Babies born via C-section at higher risk for infections, study suggests
Infants born via Cesarean section may be at higher risk of developing infections that require hospitalization, according to a study published in PLOS Medicine. -
New Jersey hospital saw increase of hospital-acquired bacterial infection during earlier COVID-19 surge, CDC finds
Between February and July, 34 patients at a New Jersey hospital acquired carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumanni infection or colonization, according to the CDC's Dec. 1 Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report. The bacteria can lead to pneumonia and wound, blood stream and urinary tract infections. -
COVID-19 patients most infectious 2 days before, 5 days after symptoms emerge, analysis finds
SARS-CoV-2 viral load tends to peak during the first week of illness, making COVID-19 patients most infectious two days before symptom onset until about five days after, according to a recent study published in The Lancet. -
Hospitalized COVID-19 patients more likely to acquire, die from sepsis than flu patients, data suggests
Hospitalized COVID-19 patients face a 22 percent higher risk of developing sepsis and are 113 percent more likely to experience septic shock compared to hospitalized influenza patients, according to an Epic Health Research Network report published Nov. 19. -
Deep cleaning does little to prevent COVID-19 indoors, scientists say
Decontaminating surfaces in airports, public transit vehicles and other public settings does little to prevent the spread of COVID-19 indoors, scientists told The New York Times. -
AMA updates guidance on physician immunizations
The American Medical Association is calling for physicians and healthcare workers to voluntarily take appropriate measures to protect others if they are not immunized from a vaccine-preventable disease, according to an ethical guidance amendment approved during a Nov. 16 meeting. -
Iowa records 45K COVID-19 cases this month; 'We know people are lying to us,' contact tracer says
Iowa public health officials are struggling to reach individuals with COVID-19, making it difficult to conduct contact tracing and request that the infected individuals stay home, reports The Des Moines Register. -
Vermont hospital to close OR after staff mysteriously fall ill again; won't reopen until cause is found
University of Vermont Medical Center's Fanny Allen Campus in Colchester is shutting down its operating rooms again after more nurses report nausea and dizziness, reports VTDigger. -
Washington hospital battles 2nd COVID-19 outbreak
St. Michael Medical Center in Bremerton, Wash., is investigating its second COVID-19 outbreak since August. -
Half of isolation gowns from global suppliers don't meet US standards, report finds
More than half of disposable isolation gowns tested by the ECRI Institute failed to meet standard protection levels, the patient safety organization said Nov. 10. -
Maine hospital failed to enact adequate COVID-19 measures, inspection finds
Central Maine Medical Center in Lewiston fared poorly after a CMS investigation found several hospital employees arriving without face masks and unsanitary conditions in rooms, reports Maine Public. -
Hospital floors 'underappreciated' source of bacteria spread, study finds
Hospital floors may be a larger source of bacteria infection spread than previously thought, according to a study published Nov. 2 in Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology.
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