1. Paper towels may be a better choice than electric dryers for hand hygiene.
2. Mass spectrometry technology combined with antimicrobial stewardship reduced length of stay and hospital costs for patients with gram-negative bloodstream infections.
3. Central line-associated bloodstream infections may increase a hospital’s margins, creating a disincentive to reduce these infections.
4. All skin antiseptics are not completely sterile, and a number of clinical infections associated with a variety of approved products have been reported to the FDA and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
5. Healthcare staff generally have a poor technical understanding of the infection Clostridium difficile.
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