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2 infectious disease experts among Fast Company's 56 most creative people in business
Two infectious disease experts from Houston-based Texas Children's Hospital were recognized among Fast Company's 14th annual list of the most creative people in business. -
Ecolab is serious about innovation: Disinfectant 1 Wipe is just the start
Environmental hygiene and infection prevention have always been top priorities in healthcare. These issues, however, have taken on even greater importance during the pandemic. -
APIC recognizes 8 leaders for infection prevention work
The Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology has recognized eight infection preventionists with its Heroes of Infection Prevention Award, the organization said Aug. 2. -
Superbugs move beyond healthcare setting, CDC study finds
The CDC found 1 in 10 infections caused by a type of multidrug-resistant bacterial pathogen are community-associated, occurring in patients who had not been exposed to healthcare-linked risks, like hospitalizations. -
Tennessee hospital reports unusual cluster of parechovirus cases
Twenty-three infants in Tennessee were diagnosed with parechovirus over a six-week period this spring, NBC News reported July 28. -
Potentially deadly bacterium found in US for 1st time, prompting CDC warning
The CDC is warning physicians and public health experts of a potentially deadly bacterium that was detected in U.S. soil and water samples for the first time. -
Infection preventionists' health took hit amid pandemic: 4 findings
The pandemic has put a significant toll on infection prevention professionals working in hospitals and other healthcare settings nationwide, according to a study published July 13 in the American Journal of Infection Control. -
Patient defends Cleveland Clinic mask mandate enforcement
A patient at Cleveland Clinic defended the system's enforcement of its mask mandate July 13 and said he felt a previous patient's complaint of lax enforcement was an exception, "not the rule" at Cleveland Clinic. -
Decrease hospital-acquired infections by keeping the room out of the patient: low-lint solutions for better surgical outcomes
Among all of the things that can go wrong in a surgical procedure, issues with lint or other bits of cellulose-based particulate matter don't typically jump to mind. -
Hospital-acquired drug-resistant infections, deaths rose 15% from 2019-20: CDC
Antimicrobial-resistant infections have increased during the pandemic, with deaths rising by 15 percent from 2019 to 2020, according to the CDC's "COVID-19: US Impact on Antimicrobial Resistance, Special Report 2022." -
Cleveland Clinic not enforcing mask mandate, patient says
Cleveland Clinic has allegedly failed to enforce its mask mandate, a patient at Cleveland Clinic's Taussig Cancer Center wrote to Cleveland.com July 8. -
Monkeypox transmission risk low in healthcare settings, study suggests
Researchers from Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston found only one documented case of monkeypox transmission after exposure in a healthcare setting outside endemic regions after conducting a literature review that covers the last two decades. -
Viewpoint: Why are we still disinfecting everything?
More than two years into the pandemic, it's widely accepted that COVID-19 spreads through airborne transmission and that the risk of contracting the virus from a contaminated surface is low. Despite this knowledge, Americans can't seem to let go of ineffective cleaning and disinfection practices, Yasmin Tayag wrote in a July 7 article in The Atlantic. -
Disposable gowns may pose infection risk for healthcare staff
Isolation gowns worn by healthcare staff may fall short of safety standards, leaving workers with a greater risk of infection, Scientific American published July 5. -
Joint Commission calls for more education on the use of packaged sterile supplies
The Joint Commission has issued guidance to help prevent healthcare professionals from using packaged sterile supplies and devices that are expired or compromised. -
HHS won't disclose hospitals where patients contracted COVID-19
The Biden administration will not release data on COVID-19 transmission in individual hospitals, citing "privacy concerns," Politico reported June 25. -
'Stay humble at the outset': 4 physicians on how COVID-19 shaped infectious disease work
As the monkeypox outbreak evolves, hospitals are reflecting on the early days of their COVID-19 response. -
COVID-19 testing not crucial for every surgical patient, anesthesiologists say
Perioperative COVID-19 testing is no longer recommended for every patient undergoing nonemergent surgery in hospitals and other healthcare facilities, according to a new guidance from the American Society of Anesthesiologists and the Anesthesia Patient Safety Foundation. -
Nurses station interactions may play role in hospital COVID-19 outbreaks
Hospital-associated COVID-19 infections may stem from airborne virus spread among employees and patients in hospital common areas, such as nurses stations, according to a study published June 8 in JAMA Network Open. -
Study Shows Perioperative Nurses Continue to Report Respiratory Issues from Surgical Smoke
Hospitals now encouraged to leverage data to improve OR environments
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