Here are 13 infection control findings from the past month.
1. Using cloth towels to clean hospital rooms may be insufficient to remove microbial contaminants, according to a study in the American Journal of Infection Control.
2. A scoring system using five variables can accurately categorize patients with Clostridium difficile infection by their predicted response to therapy, according to a study in BMC Infectious Diseases.
3. While the rate of healthcare-associated infections in patients after a major cancer surgery increased from 1999 to 2009, the HAI-associated mortality rate decreased, according to a study in Cancer.
4. Michigan hospitals, which began an initiative to reduce catheter-associated urinary tract infections in 2007, reduced CAUTI rates significantly more than hospitals in other states, according to a study in JAMA Internal Medicine.
5. Educating patients and their families about the dangers of keeping urinary catheters in patients can aid efforts to prevent catheter-associated urinary tract infections, according to a study in JAMA Internal Medicine.
6. The global infection control market is expected to grow approximately 6 percent annually from $10.5 billion in 2012 to $14 billion by 2017, according to a MarketsandMarkets report.
7. Escherichia coli sequence type ST131, an antibiotic-resistant strain of E. coli, is associated with long-term care facilities and older patients, according to a study in Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology.
8. Nearly one-third of antimicrobial use among chronic hemodialysis patients is inappropriate, according to a study in Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology.
9. Complying with perioperative antimicrobial prophylaxis standards may not reduce surgical site infections, according to a study in the American Journal of Infection Control.
10. Healthcare staff generally have a poor technical understanding of the infection Clostridium difficile, according to a study in the American Journal of Infection Control.
11. An increase of efforts to prevent Clostridium difficile infections at healthcare organizations has yielded limited progress, according to a survey by the Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology.
12. Researchers have identified six risk factors for Clostridium difficile infection relapse, according to a study in Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology.
13. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced that Carbapenem-Resistant Enterobacteriaceae have grown more resistant to last-resort antibiotics over the past 10 years.
1. Using cloth towels to clean hospital rooms may be insufficient to remove microbial contaminants, according to a study in the American Journal of Infection Control.
2. A scoring system using five variables can accurately categorize patients with Clostridium difficile infection by their predicted response to therapy, according to a study in BMC Infectious Diseases.
3. While the rate of healthcare-associated infections in patients after a major cancer surgery increased from 1999 to 2009, the HAI-associated mortality rate decreased, according to a study in Cancer.
4. Michigan hospitals, which began an initiative to reduce catheter-associated urinary tract infections in 2007, reduced CAUTI rates significantly more than hospitals in other states, according to a study in JAMA Internal Medicine.
5. Educating patients and their families about the dangers of keeping urinary catheters in patients can aid efforts to prevent catheter-associated urinary tract infections, according to a study in JAMA Internal Medicine.
6. The global infection control market is expected to grow approximately 6 percent annually from $10.5 billion in 2012 to $14 billion by 2017, according to a MarketsandMarkets report.
7. Escherichia coli sequence type ST131, an antibiotic-resistant strain of E. coli, is associated with long-term care facilities and older patients, according to a study in Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology.
8. Nearly one-third of antimicrobial use among chronic hemodialysis patients is inappropriate, according to a study in Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology.
9. Complying with perioperative antimicrobial prophylaxis standards may not reduce surgical site infections, according to a study in the American Journal of Infection Control.
10. Healthcare staff generally have a poor technical understanding of the infection Clostridium difficile, according to a study in the American Journal of Infection Control.
11. An increase of efforts to prevent Clostridium difficile infections at healthcare organizations has yielded limited progress, according to a survey by the Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology.
12. Researchers have identified six risk factors for Clostridium difficile infection relapse, according to a study in Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology.
13. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced that Carbapenem-Resistant Enterobacteriaceae have grown more resistant to last-resort antibiotics over the past 10 years.
