Read the Full Study on American Journal of Infection ControlA Rhode Island Hospital and The Miriam Hospital study found that a small percentage of nursing home patients carrying multidrug-resistant bacteria are admitted to hospitals without showing symptoms caused by the bacteria. The research – published in the American Journal of Infection Control – highlights the […]
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Drug-Resistant Bacteria Carried by Nursing Home Residents is Focus of New Study – American Journal of Infection Control
November 30, 2015Category: Antibiotic Resistance, Antibiotic Stewardship, Hospital, Infection Control, Nursing Home Care
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Complex Hospital Infection Data Confuses Consumers
November 24, 2015Read the full study in Infection Control & Hospital EpidemiologyPatients have difficulty deciphering complex numeric data on healthcare-associated infections used by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) to help consumers choose hospitals, according to a new study published online today in Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology, the journal of the Society for Healthcare Epidemiology […]
Category: Hospital, Hospital Acquired Infections, Infection Control
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Single Patient Rooms Reduce Hospital Acquired Infections – Cornell University
November 10, 2015Read the full study in the Journal of Critical CareIn the war against infections, constructing single-patient rooms – rather than sick-bay style, multi-patient rooms – reduces hospital-acquired infections among patients. A new Cornell-led study finds that the purported high building costs of private hospital rooms are more than offset by the financial benefits of keeping patients […]
Category: Hospital, Hospital Acquired Infections, ICU, Infection Control
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