Healthcare-Associated Infections

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NYC hospital system reports rise in carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella infections

Infections rose amid the COVID-19 pandemic, with a concerning increase in community-onset cases and newer mechanisms of resistance.

Chris Dall
Carbapenem-resistant Enterobacterales

Study: Ultraviolet light has no measurable impact on healthcare-associated superbug infections

A systematic review finds that room disinfection with ultraviolet-C has little impact on healthcare-associated multidrug-resistant infections.

Chris Dall

Updated guidelines highlight strategies for preventing catheter-associated urinary tract infections

US medical experts recommend avoiding the use of indwelling catheters and promptly removing catheters that are no longer needed.

Chris Dall

Report highlights hospital sinks as source of highly resistant pathogen

A cluster of carbapenem-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa cases at an Idaho hospital was linked to a shared sink.

Chris Dall
Hospital sink

Canadian surveillance shows rise in MRSA, other healthcare-associated infections

Data collected from 88 Canadian hospitals from January 2017 through December 2021 show that rates of MRSA bloodstream infections rose 35%.

Chris Dall

Report highlights role of hygiene, infection prevention in fight against antimicrobial resistance

Experts call on governments and health officials to focus more on infection prevention in their efforts to fight antimicrobial resistance and other threats.

Chris Dall

New hospital data highlight rise in healthcare-associated infections during COVID

The rate of 3 healthcare-associated infections hit a 5-year high in US hospitals during COVID-19.

Chris Dall

VA infectious threat project tied to less staff burnout, fewer COVID cases

The initiative in Texas was associated with reduced staff burnout during COVID-19 without increased healthcare-associated infections.

Mary Van Beusekom

Trial supports broad-spectrum antibiotic prevention for pancreatic surgery

The trial found perioperative use of piperacillin-tazobactam significantly reduced surgical-site infections.

Chris Dall

More botulism cases tied to weight loss procedure reported in Europe

The off-label use of the product occurred at two Turkish hospitals, and the outbreak has now sickened 87 people.

Chris Dall