Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology Annual Conference

Improper cleaning and disinfection of artificial kidneys led to three patients with chronic kidney failure to contract sepsis, according to data from a poster presented at the 39th Annual Educational Conference and International Meeting of the Association for Professionals in Infection Control.

Using disposable, germ-killing cloths for daily bathing reduced the rate of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus incidence at a geriatric facility by 82%, according to a presentation at the 39th Annual Educational Conference and International Meeting of the Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology.

Inmates entering maximum-security correctional facilities in New York overuse topical antibiotic agents, according to research presented at the 39th Annual Educational Conference and International Meeting of the Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology.

Hospital readmissions for complications due to surgical site infections after hip or knee replacements cost more than $65 million per year, according to data presented at the 39th Annual Educational Conference and International Meeting of the Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology.