Infection Control news from FierceHealthcare
NewsState rarely investigates hospital complaints
Due to limited state funds, the Illinois Department of Public Health declined to investigate 85 percent of the 560 hospital complaints it received last year, reported the Chicago Tribune this week. Read more...
Tainted alcohol wipes recalled, hospitals consider non-sterile ban
A recall of more than 300 million alcohol wipes for contamination of a potentially fatal bacteria is causing concerns among the country's hospitals, reports MSNBC. Pacific Disposables International Read more...
Patient location, gloves, worker type predict hand hygiene compliance
Patients who receive care in a hallway bed are the most likely victims of healthcare workers not washing their hands, according to researchers from Boston's Brigham and Women's Hospital in a study to Read more...
Infection control violations jeopardize hospital's Medicare status
Infection control and emergency care violations that threaten patient safety could cost a Dallas hospital its Medicare certification. A surprise inspection of Parkland Memorial Hospital in late July Read more...
Copper surfaces kill 97% hospital bacteria, cut infection
Using copper surfaces in ICUs can kill 97 percent of bacteria and reduce infections by 40 percent, according to a new study presented at the World Health Organization 1st International Conference on Read more...
Hospital prevents infection with duct tape
The infection team at Trinity Regional Health System on the Illinois/Iowa border is using an inexpensive, low-tech tool to prevent hospital-acquired infections: duct tape. The hospital's "Red Box" Read more...
Enhanced ICU cleaning lowers MRSA rates
The risk of methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infection among patients in intensive care units (ICUs) was sharply reduced through enhanced cleaning practices following the departure Read more...
Short-sleeved shirts accumulate just as much bacteria as long-sleeved white coats
When it comes to infection control, short sleeves aren't any better than long ones. Doctors' long-sleeved white coats don't harbor more bacteria than short-sleeve shirts, according to a study Read more...
VA hospital will test more than 500 veterans for HIV, Hepatitis
A Dayton, Ohio veterans hospital will offer free HIV and Hepatitis tests to more than 500 dental patients to determine whether they were infected between 1992 and 2010 by a dentist who failed to Read more...
MRSA screenings could cut hospital costs
Hospitals could save up to $500 per admission just by screening patients in the intensive care unit for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), according to a study published in February Read more...
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