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Jun 06, 2017

Jun 06, 2017
shower head

CDC: Most healthcare-acquired Legionnaires' cases could be prevented

Stephanie Soucheray | News Reporter | CIDRAP News
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Jun 06, 2017

Poorly maintained water systems are typically to blame, and those in long-term care facilities are especially vulnerable.

Feb 21, 2017

Feb 21, 2017

Stewardship / Resistance Scan for Feb 21, 2017

Neonatal sepsis risk calculator
Antibiotic-free chicken
Klebsiella pneumoniae in UK, Ireland

Nov 14, 2016

Nov 14, 2016

News Scan for Nov 14, 2016

Saudi MERS cases
Chikungunya spike
Ventilator pneumonia
New BARDA head
Heater-cooler device probe

Nov 04, 2016

Nov 04, 2016

ASP News Scan for Nov 04, 2016

Antibiotics in waste water
MDR-TB in West Africa
Antibiotics and sepsis
Pediatric fluoroquinolone guidelines
Antiseptic-linked colistin resistance
Nursing home ASP guide
ASPs in small community hospitals
ID consults

Jul 19, 2016

Jul 19, 2016
Patient on ventilator

IDSA: Use short course of antibiotics for hospital pneumonia

Chris Dall | News Reporter | CIDRAP News
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Jul 19, 2016

Hospital-acquired and ventilator-related pneumonia get a 7-day course, IDSA says.

Sep 03, 2013

Sep 03, 2013
Surgeon washing hands

Study: Healthcare-linked infections cost US $10 billion a year

Robert Roos | News Editor | CIDRAP News
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Sep 03, 2013

Five of the most common healthcare-related infections cost the US nearly $10 billion a year.

Nov 22, 2011

Nov 22, 2011

Studies seek better assessment of risk for resistant pneumonia

Lisa Schnirring
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Nov 22, 2011

(CIDRAP News) – Two new studies shed some light on risk factors for drug-resistant healthcare-associated pneumonia (HCAP), one suggesting which factors carry the most weight and the other showing that a simple clinical scoring method can help identify the patients at greatest risk.

Apr 14, 2010

Apr 14, 2010

HHS sees little progress on healthcare-related infections

Robert Roos
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Apr 14, 2010

(CIDRAP News) – The latest data show little progress in eliminating healthcare-associated infections, with several types increasing, according to a report released yesterday by the US Department of Health and Human Services.

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