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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. -
California hospital testing all employees for COVID-19 after staff outbreak
Healdsburg District Hospital in California undertook a daylong effort Oct. 26 to test all of its staff members for COVID-19 after 14 employees contracted the virus this month, reports KTVU. -
CDC launches $180M infection control training program
The CDC unveiled a national infection control training initiative Oct. 28 known as Project Firstline to help prevent the spread of infectious diseases in healthcare settings. -
COVID-19 outbreak grows at Washington hospital, investigation launched
Tacoma, Wash.-based CHI Franciscan health system is working with its local health department to investigate an outbreak of COVID-19 cases at St. Joseph Medical Center, reports The News Tribune. -
New York restricts hospital, nursing home visits in COVID-19 "red zones"
As New York sees an increase in COVID-19 clusters, hospital and nursing home visits are banned in areas designated as COVID-19 red zones, reports syracuse.com. -
VA hospitals' antibiotic use has increased amid pandemic, study finds
Antibiotic use has increased at Veterans Affairs hospitals during the pandemic, reversing a four-year trend of reduced use, according to a study presented at IDWeek 2020. -
Michigan to fund infection control training for direct care workers
The Michigan Department of Public Health and Human Services will provide $50,000 in COVID-19 relief funding to make free infection control training available for direct care workers, the state said Oct. 22. -
17 states with hospital staff flu shot requirements
About one-third of states require hospitals to offer employees flu shots or track their vaccination statuses to help boost flu vaccination rates in healthcare settings, according to a new ranking from Kaiser Family Foundation. -
Outbreak tied to 57 COVID-19 cases contained, Brigham and Women's says
An outbreak potentially tied to 57 COVID-19 cases at Boston-based Brigham and Women's Hospital has been contained, according to a hospital news release Oct. 16. -
Kaiser cited over lack of COVID-19 airborne precautions
California officials cited Kaiser Permante for failing to treat COVID-19 as an airborne disease at a psychiatric facility in Santa Clara, reports CALMatters, a nonprofit, nonpartisan newsroom.
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