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July 10, 2024
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New forced-air system improves drying of endoscopes

New forced-air system improves drying of endoscopes

A new forced-air system was more effective at drying and thus cleaning endoscopes than standard alcohol flush and air purge cycles, researchers found.

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July 09, 2024
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Facility doubles infection prevention staff, decreases hospital-related infections

Facility doubles infection prevention staff, decreases hospital-related infections

A Florida hospital doubled the size of its infection prevention staff over a 4-year period and saw a substantial decrease in hospital-related infections, researchers reported at the Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology annual meeting.

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June 25, 2024
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Comprehensive norovirus response successfully ended outbreak

Comprehensive norovirus response successfully ended outbreak

SAN ANTONIO — After confirming reports of norovirus in a hematologic oncology and clinical trials unit, a comprehensive infection prevention plan was put in place, stopping further infections with no recurrence.

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June 25, 2024
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Top in ID: FDA approves adult pneumococcal vaccine; Healio interviews CDC director

Top in ID: FDA approves adult pneumococcal vaccine; Healio interviews CDC director

The FDA has approved Capvaxive, Merck’s 21-valent pneumococcal vaccine, which is specifically made to protect adults.

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June 22, 2024
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VIDEO: Hooked on ID with Connie Steed, MSN, RN, CIC, FAPIC

VIDEO: Hooked on ID with Connie Steed, MSN, RN, CIC, FAPIC

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.”

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June 07, 2024
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VIDEO: Can AI support infection prevention and surveillance?

VIDEO: Can AI support infection prevention and surveillance?

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.

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June 05, 2024
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VIDEO: C. auris investigation at hospital offers 'great lessons' about containment

VIDEO: <i>C. auris</i> investigation at hospital offers 'great lessons' about containment

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

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June 05, 2024
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SSI prevention bundle improved outcomes among orthopedic surgery patients

SSI prevention bundle improved outcomes among orthopedic surgery patients

SAN ANTONIO — Rates of surgical site infections drastically improved after implementing a comprehensive prevention bundle, researchers reported at the Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology annual meeting.

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April 06, 2024
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Hooked on ID with Keith S. Kaye, MD, MPH

Hooked on ID with Keith S. Kaye, MD, MPH

Given my family history of MDs — my father, siblings and spouses of my siblings are all physicians — I actively tried to steer clear of medicine, but in the end, I just couldn’t help myself.

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March 20, 2024
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AI could help improve hospital infection prevention

AI could help improve hospital infection prevention

Artificial intelligence could help hospitals improve infection prevention efforts and make their outbreak responses faster and more accurate, according to experts.

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