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COVID-19: Transition from Hospital to Home – The Chain of Infection
This is the first post of a three-part blog series, COVID-19: Transition from Hospital to Home, by Doe Kley. Read part two and part three. Transitioning from hospital to home once...
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Infection Inside Out: Focus on Hospital-Acquired Infections
This is the second post of a six-part blog series, Infections Inside Out, by Dr. Kelly Cawcutt. Read part one here. Hospital-acquired infections (HAIs) are infections acquired during medical care...
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HICPAC 101: Overview of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Healthcare Infection Control Practices Advisory Committee
Many infection preventionists regularly utilize clinical guidelines to guide their daily practice, but have you ever wondered how these national guidelines are developed? Many of the policies and practices that...
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Infections Inside Out: Beating Biofilms
This is the third post of a six-part blog series, Infections Inside Out, by Dr. Kelly Cawcutt. Read part two here. Biofilms play an important role in the development of...
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Petri dishes and prisons; antiseptics and ventilation. The interests of Sir John Pringle.
This is the first of a series of historical blog posts, each of which will cover the life and work of infection control pioneers or celebrate key related events. This post...
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Can Frequent Use of Disinfectants Lead to Surface Damage?
As 2021 rolls around, the U.S. is still in the middle of the COVID-19 pandemic. And just like for most of 2020 we’re likely to continue doing a lot of...
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Infections Inside Out: Rise of the Resistance – How Antibiotic Resistance Impacts Healthcare Infections
This is the fourth post of a six-part blog series, Infections Inside Out, by Dr. Kelly Cawcutt. Read part three here. The rise of antibiotic resistance is one of the...
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Disinfectant Efficacy Against New Variants of SARS-CoV-2, the Virus that Causes COVID-19
In the last few months, it’s emerged that a number of variants of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, are circulating globally. Variants arise through a process called mutation where...
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Are Current Guidelines for the Use of Spray Disinfectants in Healthcare Settings Outdated?
Guidelines from several government and professional organizations lead one to believe that the use of spray disinfectants in healthcare settings is “taboo”. The primary rationale cited for this is concern...
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The COVID-19 Pandemic’s Impact on Two Urgent-threat Pathogens: Candida auris and Clostridioides difficile
Introduction While the COVID-19 pandemic appears to be slowing down, the next pandemic is knocking at our door – infections caused by antibiotic resistant organisms (ARO). The post-antibiotic era isn’t...