hospital acquired infections
Antimicrobial Curtains May Reduce Risk for Resistant Organism Transmission
The use of certain antimicrobial curtains in hospital rooms has been found to greatly decrease the transmission of ...
FEBRUARY 19, 2019
Poor Cleaning, High Traffic To Blame for OR Bacterial Contamination
Chicago—Despite increased awareness and various national guidelines on the subject, hospital ORs remain ...
NOVEMBER 9, 2018
Study: Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia Rates Have Not Dropped
Contrary to CDC data, ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) rates in hospital ICUs have not declined significantly ...
NOVEMBER 25, 2016
Does Hospital’s ‘Safety Culture’ Keep Patients Safe?
New study finds no connection between scores on patient safety culture surveys and improvement in infection rates.
JULY 26, 2016
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