Infection Control

Of the 19 most dangerous pathogens, only six are of great concern to hospitals, hospital infectious disease leaders told Becker’s. And perhaps a larger concern is the lack of new antibiotics. The CDC’s 2026 “Antimicrobial Resistance Threats Report,” published Oct.…

A University of Utah study found that 26.7% of parents knowingly lied about their child’s symptoms to get an antibiotics prescription for three reasons. The study, published in JAMA Network Open, surveyed 236 parents across the country. Researchers asked parents…

The CDC found four drug-resistant pathogens require urgent and aggressive action, according to its 2026 Antimicrobial Resistance Threats Report. The 2026 report, published Oct. 27, estimates the impact of 19 drug-resistant bacterial and fungal pathogens on human health in the…

A total of 576 hospitals in the U.S. have a Clostridioides difficile infection rate of zero, based on the healthcare-associated infections dataset from CMS. Measures are developed by the CDC and collected through the National Healthcare Safety Network. The measures…

Facilities masked and isolated patient actors simulating avian flu in 60% of unannounced drills, according to a CDC study published Oct. 1.  The study, which appeared in the CDC’s Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, analyzed 73 drills of a simulated…

The State Department and CDC are closely monitoring reports of a suspected pneumonic plague in Russia that may have killed a laboratory researcher and exposed nearly 200 people, News Nation Now reported Oct. 5. “We are aware of reports of…

The Legionnaires’ disease rate climbed 19% in 2025 to nearly its 2018 peak, according to provisional CDC data. The CDC monitors legionellosis cases through two surveillance systems — the National Notifiable Diseases Surveillance System and the Supplemental Legionnaires’ Disease Surveillance…

Google AI’s flu forecasting model was the top-performing model among 39 at forecasting flu-related hospital admissions during the 2025-26 season, the CDC found. The CDC’s FluSight program combines weekly submissions from government, industry and academic teams that predict flu hospital…

In 2023, Baton Rouge, La.-based FMOL Health introduced a rapid sepsis diagnostic test, and since then, the 10-hospital system has reduced sepsis mortality 24% and saved a life every three days.  Since rolling out the diagnostic test across the organization,…

A recent study found 11.3% of healthcare personnel surveyed reported persistent long COVID symptoms. The study, published in the American Journal of Industrial Medicine, used electronic surveys to collect symptom data at three and six months post-infection from 1,496 healthcare…