Nosocomial Infections News

SAN ANTONIO — We caught up with Connie Steed, MSN, RN, CIC, FAPIC, at the annual meeting of the Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology to find out how she got “Hooked on ID.”

We checked in with CDC Director Mandy K. Cohen, MD, MPH, for an update on the agency’s efforts to modernize the nation’s disease surveillance and data systems and improve how the CDC communicates with the public and physicians.

The leading U.S. professional association for infection preventionists recently called for an overhaul to medical device cleaning instructions based on a survey that revealed confusion, inconsistency and potential danger.

SAN ANTONIO — At this year’s Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology annual conference, the program’s keynote talks focused on developing both skills and confidence, and consciously leading infection prevention efforts.

SAN ANTONIO — The Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology announced a new leadership program aimed at developing the next generation of infection preventionists.

SAN ANTONIO — An active screening strategy allowed patients with Candida auris to be rapidly identified and isolated to reduce risk of transmission in a health care facility, researchers reported.

SAN ANTONIO — Natural language processing and other branches of AI are already being investigated for use in drug selection and diagnosis, and now researchers have found that AI may also help in infection prevention and surveillance.

Although nearly all health care facilities have antimicrobial-resistant bacteria, researchers are suggesting that pathogen reduction is a promising way to lessen the threat of transmission and risk of resistance.

SAN ANTONIO — We caught up with Connie Steed, MSN, RN, CIC, FAPIC, at the Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology annual meeting to talk about the potential benefits of universal nasal decolonization.

SAN ANTONIO — Clinicians at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center learned some valuable insight about environmental containment after they identified two patients with Candida auris.