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View article: Implementing an Internal CLABSI Validation Program
Implementing an Internal CLABSI Validation Program Open
Background: The National Healthcare Safety Network (NHSN) provides detailed surveillance case definitions for healthcare-associated infections (HAI), including central line-associated bloodstream infections (CLABSI). CLABSI data are used f…
View article: Examining CLABSI rates by central-line type
Examining CLABSI rates by central-line type Open
Background: Central-line–associated bloodstream infections (CLABSIs) are linked to increased morbidity and mortality, longer hospital stays, and significantly higher healthcare costs. Infection prevention guidelines recommend line placemen…
View article: ICE volume 44 issue 6 Cover and Front matter
ICE volume 44 issue 6 Cover and Front matter Open
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View article: Strategies Utilized to Prevent and Control SARS-CoV-2 Transmission in Two Congregate, Psychiatric Healthcare Settings During the Pandemic
Strategies Utilized to Prevent and Control SARS-CoV-2 Transmission in Two Congregate, Psychiatric Healthcare Settings During the Pandemic Open
BACKGROUND: The COVID-19 pandemic has had a substantial effect on the delivery of psychiatric healthcare. Inpatient psychiatric healthcare facilities have experienced outbreaks of COVID-19, making these areas particularly vulnerable. METHO…
View article: Building a Personal Protective Equipment Monitor Team as Part of a Comprehensive COVID-19 Prevention Strategy
Building a Personal Protective Equipment Monitor Team as Part of a Comprehensive COVID-19 Prevention Strategy Open
We instituted Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) Monitors as part of our care of COVID-19 patients in high-risk zones. PPE Monitors aided healthcare personnel (HCP) in donning and doffing, which contributed to nearly zero transmission of …
View article: A new paradigm for infection prevention programs: An integrated approach
A new paradigm for infection prevention programs: An integrated approach Open
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View article: Creation and impact of containment units with high-risk zones during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic
Creation and impact of containment units with high-risk zones during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic Open
Background: The rapid spread of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) required swift preparation to protect healthcare personnel (HCP) and patients, especially considering shortages of personal protective equipment (PPE). Due to the lack of …
View article: Characterization of healthcare-associated infections with the severe acute respiratory coronavirus virus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) omicron variant at a tertiary healthcare center
Characterization of healthcare-associated infections with the severe acute respiratory coronavirus virus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) omicron variant at a tertiary healthcare center Open
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View article: Strategies utilized to prevent and control SARS-CoV-2 transmission in two congregate, psychiatric healthcare settings during the pandemic
Strategies utilized to prevent and control SARS-CoV-2 transmission in two congregate, psychiatric healthcare settings during the pandemic Open
View article: 427. Healthcare Personnel Perceived Benefit of Infection Prevention Strategies during COVID
427. Healthcare Personnel Perceived Benefit of Infection Prevention Strategies during COVID Open
Background During the COVID-19 pandemic, many infection prevention policy and practice changes were introduced to mitigate hospital transmission. Although each change had evidence-based infection prevention rationale, healthcare personnel …
View article: Longitudinal Trends in All Healthcare-Associated Infections through Comprehensive Hospital-wide Surveillance and Infection Control Measures over the Past 12 Years: Substantial Burden of Healthcare-Associated Infections Outside of Intensive Care Units and “Other” Types of Infection
Longitudinal Trends in All Healthcare-Associated Infections through Comprehensive Hospital-wide Surveillance and Infection Control Measures over the Past 12 Years: Substantial Burden of Healthcare-Associated Infections Outside of Intensive Care Units and “Other” Types of Infection Open
OBJECTIVE Targeted surveillance has focused on device-associated infections and surgical site infections (SSIs) and is often limited to healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) in high-risk areas. Longitudinal trends in all HAIs, including …
View article: Building a personal protective equipment monitor team as part of a comprehensive COVID-19 prevention strategy
Building a personal protective equipment monitor team as part of a comprehensive COVID-19 prevention strategy Open
View article: Building a PPE Monitor Team as Part of a Comprehensive COVID-19 Prevention Strategy
Building a PPE Monitor Team as Part of a Comprehensive COVID-19 Prevention Strategy Open
Background: The use of personal protective equipment (PPE) is a critical intervention in preventing the spread of transmission-based infections in healthcare settings. However, contamination of the skin and clothing of healthcare personnel…
View article: Successfully Sustaining Infection Reductions: A Catheter–Associated Urinary Tract Infection (CAUTI) Prevention Initiative Five Years In
Successfully Sustaining Infection Reductions: A Catheter–Associated Urinary Tract Infection (CAUTI) Prevention Initiative Five Years In Open
Background: Infection prevention efforts are complex, and sustaining reductions is even more challenging. At the UNC Medical Center, multidisciplinary hospital-wide work groups implement quality improvement initiatives to prevent healthcar…
View article: Preventable patient harm: A multidisciplinary, bundled approach to reducing clostridium difficile infections while using a glutamate dehydrogenase/toxin immunochromatographic assay/nucleic acid amplification test diagnostic algorithm
Preventable patient harm: A multidisciplinary, bundled approach to reducing clostridium difficile infections while using a glutamate dehydrogenase/toxin immunochromatographic assay/nucleic acid amplification test diagnostic algorithm Open
Health care facility-onset Clostridium difficile infections (HO-CDI) are an important national problem, causing increased morbidity and mortality. HO-CDI is an important metric for the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Service’s (CMS) perfo…
View article: Invasive cutaneous rhizopus infections in an immunocompromised patient population associated with hospital laundry carts
Invasive cutaneous rhizopus infections in an immunocompromised patient population associated with hospital laundry carts Open
Mucormycosis is an invasive fungal infection with high morbidity and mortality that most commonly occurs in immunocompromised hosts.1–5 Cutaneous mucormycosis is rare and can be acquired through direct contact of the fungi with non-intact …
View article: 529. Halting Multi-Modal Transmission of a Novel Carbapenemase-Producing Enterobacteriaceae Outbreak
529. Halting Multi-Modal Transmission of a Novel Carbapenemase-Producing Enterobacteriaceae Outbreak Open
Background In January 2018, the first case of anOXA-48 carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae (OXA-48 CRKP) was identified in a North Carolina hospital in a patient arriving from Eastern Europe. Over the next year across multiple inpat…
View article: Preventable Patient Harm: a Multidisciplinary, Bundled Approach to Reducing Clostridium difficile Infections While Using a Glutamate Dehydrogenase/Toxin Immunochromatographic Assay/Nucleic Acid Amplification Test Diagnostic Algorithm
Preventable Patient Harm: a Multidisciplinary, Bundled Approach to Reducing Clostridium difficile Infections While Using a Glutamate Dehydrogenase/Toxin Immunochromatographic Assay/Nucleic Acid Amplification Test Diagnostic Algorithm Open
Health care facility-onset Clostridium difficile infections (HO-CDI) are an important national problem, causing increased morbidity and mortality. HO-CDI is an important metric for the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Service's (CMS) perfo…
View article: ICE volume 37 issue 10 Cover and Front matter
ICE volume 37 issue 10 Cover and Front matter Open
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