The following are the 10 most-read infection control and clinical quality articles from Becker’s Hospital Review for the week of Sept. 21, starting with the most popular.
1. UPMC probes link between mold, patient deaths: 7 things to know
2. UPMC stops organ transplants to investigate, contain mold problem
3. Florida hospital cancels surgeries after air conditioning breaks
4. Minneapolis VA hospital stops surgeries after foreign substance found in sterilization equipment
5. FDA issues infection warning against another type of medical scope
6. Antibacterial soap no better at reducing bacterial contamination than plain liquid soap, study finds
7. 10 ways nurses can improve diagnoses, reduce errors
8. IOM releases landmark report on improving diagnostics in healthcare: 5 key issues
9. 16 Florida hospitals with the cleanest rooms, as reported by patients
10. How many more have to die before regulators take action on Legionnaires’ disease?
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