Read the full brief at HealthAffairs.org”According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), at least two million illnesses and 23,000 deaths are caused by antibiotic-resistant bacteria in the United States alone. In 2013 there were about 480,000 new global cases of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), gonorrhea may soon […]
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Health Policy Brief on Antibiotic Resistance
June 23, 2015Category: MRSA
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New Report : 1 in 4 Hospitals Must Improve Hand Hygiene Practices to Prevent Infections
June 16, 2015Based on data taken from the 2014 Leapfrog Hospital Survey of 1,501 U.S. hospitals and analyzed by Castlight Health.Simple handwashing is the best known way to prevent hospital infections, but according to a report released today by nonprofit hospital watchdog The Leapfrog Group, nearly one-quarter (23 percent) of hospitals surveyed have not implemented all the […]
Category: Healthcare Professionals, Hospital Acquired Infections, Infection Control, Nursing
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Study: Staphylococcus aureus infections following knee and hip prosthesis insertion procedures
June 9, 2015From the Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection ControlThe impact of surgical site infections (SSIs) following prosthesis procedures is devastating, often leading to higher mortality, prolonged hospitalizations, frequent readmissions, and increased costs and overall healthcare burden. According to the United States (US) National Healthcare Safety Network (NHSN), SSI rates following total knee or hip arthroplasty procedures performed […]
Category: Hospital Acquired Infections, Infection Control, Nursing
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High Rates of MRSA Transmission Found Between Nursing Home Residents and Healthcare Workers
June 4, 2015For Immediate Release: May 28, 2015 – from SHEA onlineSociety for Healthcare Epidemiology of AmericaContact: Kate Enos / [email protected] / 202-745-5071 Author contact: Mary-Claire Roghmann / [email protected] Rates of MRSA Transmission Found Between Nursing Home Residents and Healthcare WorkersStudy finds transmission rates high in daily activities previously considered low-riskNEW YORK (May 28, 2015) – Healthcare workers […]
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How Hospital Acquired Infections Lead to Direct, Indirect and Unintended Hospital Costs
June 2, 2015Roughly 1.7 million hospital-associated infections occur annually in acute-care hospitals which result in tens of thousands of patient deaths and cost billions of dollars to the healthcare system.”We have to get to the bottom of why it is that we keep having the number of drug-resistant healthcare-associated infections that are currently reported” Lynn White, MD, […]
Category: Hospital Acquired Infections, Infection Control
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