The following are the 10 most-read articles from Becker’s Infection Control & Clinical Quality for the week of Dec. 12, starting with the most popular.
1. Patient body left in shower for 9+ hours at Fla. VA hospital, report finds
2. St. Francis Hospital warns 3,000 patients of potential heater-cooler-related infections
3. 2 VA staff members fired after veteran’s body left in shower for 9+ hours
4. 7 hospitals notifying patients of heater-cooler infection risks
5. Salmonella, strep, mumps: 5 recent & ongoing outbreaks in the US
6. Tenet hospital’s Medicare funding no longer in jeopardy
7. A culture of support: 4 ways to improve hand hygiene compliance
8. Infection control in the US: 2016 year in review
9. Redefining patient safety in 2017 — 6 thoughts from IHI CEO Derek Feeley
10. 4 requests nurses have for Trump: Takeaways from ANA’s open letter
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