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CMS policy had insignificant impact on reducing healthcare-associated infections

Hospitals may have avoided financial penalties by billing hospital-associated conditions as present at the time of the patient's admission, supporting prior work that showed that a Medicare policy designed to monetarily penalize hospitals for preventable complications had an insignificant impact on reducing healthcare-associated infections.

2 Jul 2018

FDA grants approval for new device to treat breathing difficulty caused by severe emphysema

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved a new device, the Zephyr Endobronchial Valve (Zephyr Valve), intended to treat breathing difficulty associated with severe emphysema.

29 Jun 2018

Study finds factors for compliance with infection control practices in home health care

A study of home health care nurses in the United States has found that attitudes and organizational policies, rather than knowledge base was much more likely to lead to greater compliance with infection control.

28 Jun 2018

Research finds decrease in rate of C. difficile infections in hospitals across Canada

Rates of C. difficile infections have decreased 36% in hospitals across Canada, although the virulent NAP1 strain associated with severe illness and deaths is the most common strain, according to research published in CMAJ.

25 Jun 2018

Nurses have been overlooked in antimicrobial stewardship programs, study finds

Empowering nurses to participate in antimicrobial stewardship programs is the missing link in strengthening hospital-wide antimicrobial stewardship and improving patient care, according to a new study presented at the 45th Annual Conference of the Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology

13 Jun 2018

Critical access hospitals face problems in infection prevention and control practices, shows research

Critical access hospitals face significant challenges in their infection prevention and control practices, according to new research presented at the 45th Annual Conference of the Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology.

13 Jun 2018

Germ-fighting robot gives boost to hospital's infection control program

A germ-fighting robot that uses pulsed xenon ultraviolet (UV) light to sanitize rooms at Trinity Hospital is giving a boost to the hospital's infection control program.

5 Jun 2018

Frequent MRSA surveillance could contain infection in newborns, study finds

The more often a hospital can check its newborns for deadly MRSA germs, the more likely it will be that they are contained, according to a new study.

23 May 2018

Automated system more accurate in identifying patients at risk for ventilator-associated pneumonia

An automated system for identifying patients at risk for complications associated with the use of mechanical ventilators provided significantly more accurate results than did traditional surveillance methods, which rely on manual recording and interpretation of individual patient data.

17 May 2018

ECDC whole genome sequencing study helps understand prevalence of drug-resistant gonorrhea

Can whole genome sequencing illustrate changes in drug susceptibility of gonorrhoea to antimicrobials used for treatment and so help to define more effective treatment regimens? The first study of this kind within an international surveillance programme for sexually transmitted infections shows distribution of drug-resistant gonorrhoea strains across Europe.

17 May 2018

First genomic survey of gonorrhea maps antibiotic resistance across Europe

The first European-wide genomic survey of gonorrhea has mapped antibiotic resistance in this sexually transmitted disease throughout the continent.

16 May 2018

Study finds rise in multi-drug resistant infections among U.S. children

Antibiotic-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii infections, one of the most common hospital-acquired infections in children across the United States, are on the rise, according to results of a recent study published in the Journal of the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society on March 22.

14 May 2018

New study shows MRSA is no more expensive to treat than MSSA

A new study from the Center for Disease Dynamics, Economics & Policy, with collaborators from Johns Hopkins University and University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, found that infections caused by one of the most common drug resistant bacteria in the US--methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, known as MRSA--are no more expensive to treat than MSSA, the methicillin-susceptible version of the same bacteria.

10 May 2018

Weak oversight blamed for poor care at California nursing homes going unchecked

California health regulators have allowed poor care to proliferate at nursing homes around the state, and the number of incidents that could cause serious injury or death has increased significantly in recent years, according to a stinging state audit released this week.

4 May 2018

Combining natural cures with biomedical devices improves bone health, growth

A WSU research team is bringing together natural medical cures with modern biomedical devices in hopes of bringing about better health outcomes for people with bone diseases.

4 May 2018

UTHealth experts reveal how everyone can make a difference in infection control

When it comes to the examination room at your health care clinic, you might think that avoiding catching the flu or other more deadly viruses is out of your hands, so to speak.

4 May 2018

Study examines trends of antibiotic-resistant A. baumannii infections in children

In the first national study of the prevalence of antibiotic-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii infections in children across the US, researchers from Center for Disease Dynamics, Economics, & Policy (CDDEP) in Washington, DC and Rush University in Chicago, IL examined national and regional trends of antibiotic resistance in clinical specimens over a 13-year period.

3 May 2018

Tradeshow Talks with Health Line International Corporation

Tradeshow Talks with Health Line International Corporation at Health GB 2018.

30 Apr 2018

Tradeshow Talks with Sumo Technologies

In this interview, News-Medical talk to Sumo Technologies about why they are at Health GB this year.

30 Apr 2018

Probiotics may be safe, low-cost prevention tool for Clostridium difficile infections

Probiotics may be a relatively safe, simple, and low-cost solution for preventing Clostridium difficile infections in hospital settings, according to two studies published today in Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology, the journal of the Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America.

26 Apr 2018

Infection Control News and Research

CMS policy had insignificant impact on reducing healthcare-associated infections

FDA grants approval for new device to treat breathing difficulty caused by severe emphysema

Study finds factors for compliance with infection control practices in home health care

Research finds decrease in rate of C. difficile infections in hospitals across Canada

Nurses have been overlooked in antimicrobial stewardship programs, study finds

Critical access hospitals face problems in infection prevention and control practices, shows research

Germ-fighting robot gives boost to hospital's infection control program

Frequent MRSA surveillance could contain infection in newborns, study finds

Automated system more accurate in identifying patients at risk for ventilator-associated pneumonia

ECDC whole genome sequencing study helps understand prevalence of drug-resistant gonorrhea

First genomic survey of gonorrhea maps antibiotic resistance across Europe

Study finds rise in multi-drug resistant infections among U.S. children

New study shows MRSA is no more expensive to treat than MSSA

Weak oversight blamed for poor care at California nursing homes going unchecked

Combining natural cures with biomedical devices improves bone health, growth

UTHealth experts reveal how everyone can make a difference in infection control

Study examines trends of antibiotic-resistant A. baumannii infections in children

Tradeshow Talks with Health Line International Corporation

Tradeshow Talks with Sumo Technologies

Probiotics may be safe, low-cost prevention tool for Clostridium difficile infections

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