Baylor Orthopedic and Spine Hospital at Arlington, Texas presented a poster at ID Week 2016: Pre- and Post-Operative Participation of Orthopedic Patients and Surgical Staff in a Novel Intervention to Reduce Staphylococcus aureus Infection.The premise of the poster abstract presentation was “overall reduction of potentially infectious bacteria in the immediate patient environment is critical to effective infection control […]
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Poster Abstract from ID Week 2016 – Reducing SSIR Rates with Nozin Nasal Sanitizer
January 27, 2017Category: Antibiotic Resistance, Antibiotic Stewardship, Healthcare Professionals, Hospital, Hospital Acquired Infections, ICU, Infection Control, Infection Prevention, Infectious Disease, MRSA, Nasal Decolonization, Surgical Site Infections Comments (0)
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From Infection Control Today: Nasal Decolonization and HAI Prevention – Applications & Evidence by Sue Barnes
In an article by Sue Barnes, RN, CIC (the former national program leader for infection prevention at Kaiser Permanente) on Infection Control Today, she discusses nasal decolonization and hospital acquired infection prevention and lists out applications and evidence. Nozin® Nasal Sanitizer® antiseptic was one of the products suggested to be considered for nasal decolonization as antimicrobial resistance […]
Category: Antibiotic Resistance, Antibiotic Stewardship, Hospital, Hospital Acquired Infections, Infection Control, Infection Prevention, MRSA, Nasal Decolonization Comments (0)