The following are 12 recent happenings in infection control, including study results and area-relevant news. Entries are from the last two weeks and start with the most recent story.
1. Researchers found the fist bump has the potential to reduce transmission of disease-causing bacteria from hand-to-hand contact.
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2. Eighty percent of physicians own smartphones, and 57 percent of physicians use them during interactions with patients, which may make them a transmitter of healthcare-associated infections, according to a Dutch study.
3. HHS, the Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America awarded the 2013 Partnership in Prevention Prize to the Madison-based University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics for sustainable HAI reduction.
Read the full article on Becker's Hospital Review.
1. Researchers found the fist bump has the potential to reduce transmission of disease-causing bacteria from hand-to-hand contact.
Sign up for our FREE E-Weekly for more coverage like this sent to your inbox!
2. Eighty percent of physicians own smartphones, and 57 percent of physicians use them during interactions with patients, which may make them a transmitter of healthcare-associated infections, according to a Dutch study.
3. HHS, the Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America awarded the 2013 Partnership in Prevention Prize to the Madison-based University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics for sustainable HAI reduction.
Read the full article on Becker's Hospital Review.
