Here are the 10 most-read articles from Becker’s Infection Control & Clinical Quality for the week of May 15, beginning with the most popular.
1. Rare human rabies case reported in Virginia
2. Cluster of uncommon superbug strain found in Houston
3. Hot weather can increase SSI incidence by nearly 30%
4. Incorrect medication dosage causes woman’s skin to ‘melt off’
5. Occupying C. diff-contaminated hospital areas significantly increases infection risk
6. 6 things patients want from their hospital room
7. 52 hospitals with the lowest pneumonia readmission rates
8. Vaccinated Children’s Minnesota employee contracts measles amid ongoing outbreak
9. Mandatory use of bouffant caps does not impact SSI rates, study shows
10. Hospital serves nurses waffles recalled for listeria at appreciation breakfast
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