The following are the 10 most-read articles from Becker’s Infection Control & Clinical Quality for the week of May 1, starting with the most popular.
1. CDC issues new prevention guidelines for surgical site infections: 5 things to know
2. 20 latest findings on C. diff
3. Readmission reduction program persistently penalizes some hospitals, study finds
4. CDC director calls C. auris fungus a ‘catastrophic threat’
5. CHOP researchers develop artificial womb for premature infants: 7 things to know
6. Rebooting patient safety: 7 questions with the leaders of IHI and NPSF
7. 5 things to know about WHO’s World Hand Hygiene Day
8. Minnesota measles outbreak up to 34 cases — vaccine safety challenged at Twin Cities meeting
9. New intervention benefits suicidal patients, lowers suicide attempts
10. Leapfrog: Hospitals aren’t using medication safety technology effectively