Employees at Seattle-based University of Washington's UW Medicine can get tested for the novel coronavirus at a drive-thru clinic in UW Medical Center Northwest's parking garage, NPR reports.
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A hospital in Hong Kong reported zero healthcare workers contracted the new coronavirus while it tested 1,275 suspected cases and treated 42 confirmed cases of the virus, a new study shows.
The following hospitals had the lowest rates of catheter-associated urinary tract infections in the U.S., according to data from CMS' Hospital Compare website.
While the new coronavirus may not linger in the air, it does contaminate hospital environments and surfaces, a recent study shows.
Using two central venous catheters on one patient at the same time can significantly increase the risk of developing a central line-associated bloodstream infection, according to a study published March 4 in JAMA Network Open.
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A new study shows that antibiotics were prescribed inappropriately for about 33 percent of surgery patients at U.S. children's hospitals, according to the University of Minnesota's Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy.
CMS on March 4 instructed state agencies and accrediting organizations to almost exclusively focus on infection control compliance during hospital and nursing home inspections to help mitigate the spread of COVID-19.
More than half of 55 top-tier hospitals have been cited for infection control failures or other factors that could hinder effective responses to a COVID-19 outbreak, according to a ProPublica analysis.
Having a consultation with an infectious disease specialist was associated with improved outcomes for patients with Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia after leaving the hospital, a study published in JAMA Network Open found.
Taking repeated courses of antibiotics could increase the risk of being admitted to a hospital due to infection, according to a study published in BMC Medicine.