Top 10 infection control stories, Aug. 21-25

Hershey Medical Center’s citations over the death of 6-year-old patient, the status of President Donald Trump’s proposed vaccine panel and clinicians’ obligation to protect patients during an active shooter event captured the attention of readers last week.

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Here are the 10 most read articles from Becker’s Infection Control & Clinical Quality for the week of Aug. 21, starting with the most popular.

1. Hershey Medical Center cited for infractions linked to death of 6-year-old patient

2. 500+ patients potentially infected by dirty endoscopes at Buffalo VA Medical Center

3. UK nurse’s ‘Game of Stools’ board game aims to help providers better manage C diff

4. What’s the status on Trump’s proposed vaccine panel? 5 things to know

5. Study: Every extra patient on a nurse’s caseload increases mortality risk 7%

6. Vaccine opponents propose ‘measles parties’ to build resistance in Minnesota children amid historical outbreak: 6 things to know

7. 26% of readmissions are medication related, study shows

8. Are physicians, nurses obligated to protect patients during an active shooter event?

9. Study: Measuring life-years lost could provide better assessment of mortality trends

10. 3 antibiotics in combination can kill highly resistant E. coli strain

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