An investigation of the clinic identified gaps in environmental cleaning practices, surgical device disinfection.
The findings highlight the need to boost infection prevention and control and antimicrobial stewardship efforts in Greek hospitals.
The two groups will combine efforts to genetically track threats ranging from mosquito borne pathogens to pandemic flu.
A study conducted at a Veterans Affairs hospital found that high-touch surfaces harbored several opportunistic pathogens despite routine disinfection.
A study found that 24% of sampled sinks in an Israeli hospital were contaminated with carbapenemase-producing Enterobacteriaceae, with the same strain found in patients.
More than 200 US hospitals are run by such firms.
A sharp rise in Western equine encephalomyelitis in animals was recently reported in Argentina and Uruguay, posing a threat to people in the region.
Hospital-acquired pneumonia, is the most common nosocomial infection—and the deadliest.
Data from a hospital safety group show that over 85% of US hospitals have cut the rates of hospital-acquired infections in the last year.
In Gaza, health officials are already seeing spikes in diarrheal illnesses, upper respiratory infections, and skin conditions.
