SHEA Spring Conference

SEATTLE — Using a more robust diagnostic “continuum” for UTIs could improve the diagnosis and treatment of the most common hospital-acquired infection, according to a study.

SEATTLE — Over the course of more than 5 years, antibiotic supply chain issues have not improved, potentially impacting patient treatment and stewardship, according to a study.

SEATTLE — A hospital replaced sink drains and traps in an ICU to stop the ongoing acquisition of multiple species of antibiotic-resistant bacteria and found — paradoxically, researchers said — that it may have caused another outbreak.

Personal protective equipment and other supplies made using 3D printers may be “readily contaminated” with nosocomial pathogens and are best for one-time use, researchers reported.

SEATTLE — Antibiotic use in long-term care facilities declined significantly over the course of almost a decade, although there was an uptick in 2020 at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, a study found.

SEATTLE — Prior nonprescription antibiotic use within the last year predicted similar use in the future, according to data presented at the Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America Spring Conference.

SEATTLE — A hospital used real-time whole-genome sequencing to detect genetically related clusters of infection, identify potential sources and stopped further transmission, researchers reported.

SEATTLE — In this video, Infectious Disease News Editorial Board Member Keith S. Kaye, MD, MPH, talks about antimicrobial stewardship as a place to develop leadership skills.

SEATTLE — An epidemiologist whose hospital responded to a recent measles outbreak described how the hospital was able to eliminate patient exposures with an intervention bundle that used electronic medical records.

SEATTLE — April is National Minority Health Month. In this video from the Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America Spring Conference, Jasmine R. Marcelin, MD, discusses the concept of “pharmaco-equity.”