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3 Lessons U.S. Healthcare Can Learn from France to Cut Infections
French researchers evaluating their country’s national infection control program for healthcare facilities found...
Web Exclusive: Hospitals Could Save Millions By Eliminating Five Hospital-Acquired Conditions
An average 200-bed hospital could save approximately $2 million annually if it eliminates common but high-cost...
One hospital's simple measure to defeat infections
About two years ago, Abington (PA) Memorial Hospital dispatched "spies" to observe and report how often...
Rising threat of infections unfazed by antibiotics
The Acinetobacter baumannii germ is one of a category of bacteria that by some estimates are already killing tens of...
Sepsis, Pneumonia Caused by HAIs Killed 48,000 Patients in One Year, Study Says
In one of the largest national studies to date, two common conditions—sepsis and pneumonia—caused hospital...
Study: Half of infection deaths linked directly to hospital care
Sepsis and pneumonia, two infections that can often be prevented with tight infection control practices in hospitals...
Study: Two hospitals at Dallas-based Methodist Health System have high ICU infection rates
Dallas-based Methodist Health System had two hospitals with bloodstream infection rates double the national average...
Study looks at parenteral nutrition and its effect on bloodstream infections
Typically when infection preventionists evaluate bloodstream infection rates, their initial thoughts turn to central...
CDC Warns Community-acquired MRSA Threat is Growing
Hospital outpatient settings are grappling with a rate of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus that has doubled...
Statewide Approach to MRSA Prevention
Infection prevention and control issues continue to weigh heavily on hospitals. A Kentucky collaborative has targeted...

Book: Infection Control Compliance Guide, Third Edition
Infection Control Compliance Guide, Third Edition, is an concise, easy-to-use third edition of a best seller. It's your...