Nosocomial Infection

Joint replacement surgery is common for patients with arthritis or other joint injury and is usually successful in restoring function.

A novel modeling method demonstrated that, when it comes to identifying hot spots for bacterial contamination in patient hospital rooms, distance matters.

The COVID-19 pandemic has brought about numerous challenges and a strain on processes in health care systems, including in the prevention of hospital-acquired infections, or HAIs.

A fifth COVID-19 vaccine has reached phase 3 development in the Unites States, according to the NIH. It was the top story in infectious disease last week.

Among patients who had transcatheter aortic valve replacement, infective endocarditis was linked to elevated risk for mortality and stroke, researchers reported.

A foam disinfectant suppressed sink-drain colonization with gram-negative bacteria for at least 3 days, according to researchers, who suggested that intermittent application of the foam may potentially reduce pathogen colonization and dissemination.

A novel ultraviolet C device was effective in reducing contamination on stethoscope diaphragms from several pathogens, according to data from a recent study.

Researchers tested the ability of a silver-coated antimicrobial screen to protect the cell phones of resident physicians against pathogens and found that the phones’ microbial diversity decreased significantly when tested at day 7 compared with days 0 and 30, but testing on day 30 showed no change in the microbiome of the phone screen.

Because of the challenges associated with the reprocessing and cleaning of duodenoscopes with fixed endcaps, the FDA is recommending that manufacturers of the device and health care facilities transition to duodenoscopes with disposable components.

Hospital-acquired Clostridioides difficile infection, or HA-CDI, was associated with a 27% increase in attributable costs and 13% increase in hospital length of stay compared with controls in a Canadian study published in Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology.