Infection Control

A COVID-19 cluster at Attleboro, Mass.-based Sturdy Memorial Hospital has expanded from three cases to 14, reports The Boston Globe. 

The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration has cited more than 25 healthcare facilities for COVID-19 safety violations, totaling fines of at least $285,000.

Boston-based Brigham and Women's Hospital has now reported 52 COVID-19 cases tied to an outbreak affecting two inpatient units.

Attleboro, Mass.-based Sturdy Memorial Hospital banned visitors Oct. 1 after announcing a COVID-19 cluster involving three patients. 

The FDA is warning healthcare providers of a potential infection risk linked to heater-cooler devices used during cardiothoracic surgery.

Timothy Ray Brown — the first person to be cured of HIV in 2018 — has died of cancer at age 54, according to the International AIDS Society.

Nurses at Boston-based Brigham and Women's Hospital are calling for more safety measures as a COVID-19 cluster tied to the hospital climbs from 19 to at least 42 cases, according to NBC10 Boston.

Boston-based Brigham and Women's Hospital is working to curb the spread of COVID-19 after reporting a cluster of cases in two of its medical-surgical units, reports The Boston Globe. 

An analysis of global research shows that patient bathrooms, staff and public areas of hospitals contain high amounts of SARS-CoV-2 in the air, although the infectivity of these samples is still unclear.

The CDC has released new recommendations for prevention and control of Staphylococcus aureus infections in neonatal intensive care units.