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US report card on hospital infections shows steady improvement

(CIDRAP News) – A new snapshot of infections acquired at US health facilities shows encouraging reductions in some notable areas, with room for improvement in others, such as catheter-associated urinary tract infections (UTIs), the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported yesterday.

Lisa Schnirring
 

NEWS SCAN: Ebola in south Asian bats, no Ebola in Uganda, fecal infusion for C diff , Lyme-like disease

Jan 17, 2013

 

DRUG RESISTANCE SCAN: Resistant gonorrhea in North America, needless antibiotics for C diff

Jan 10, 2013

 

New tools aim to improve infection tracking in long-term care

(CIDRAP News) – A national medical organization and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) have released a pair of new tools designed to set a national standard for the tracking of healthcare-associated infections (HAI) in long-term care settings.

Robert Roos
 

NEWS SCAN: Mango-linked Salmonella, Ebola outbreak update, MRSA and C diff control, Mexican H7 flu cases, TB genotyping, ASPR Twitter app

Sep 14, 2012

 

NEWS SCAN: Nipah vaccine study, opinions on modified mosquitoes, new disinfectant

 

NEWS SCAN: Non-O157 E coli tests, cholera vaccination in Haiti, HFMD in SE Asia, C diff reporting, RSV vaccine trials

 

Wide range of C difficile interventions in the works

(CIDRAP News) – In the future, some patients scheduled to be hospitalized may be vaccinated or receive monoclonal antibodies before admission to prevent Clostridium difficile infections, a leading expert on C difficile said today.

Robert Roos
 

NEWS SCAN: H5N1 & FMD in Egypt, flu vaccine in toddlers, biodefense bill's chances, antimicrobial stewardship, dog food Salmonella

May 14, 2012

 

NEWS SCAN: Tempeh outbreak link confirmed, dog food recall expands, healthcare-associated infections

May 7, 2012

 

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