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Doctors' neckties may transmit illness, AMA says
For a while now, U.S. infection control experts have mulled whether such extraneous objects as neckties can cause physicians to spread infections. Until now, most observers have argued that the... Read more...
Best practices for reducing hospital-associated infections
Using a black light to illuminate all the nooks and crannies where deadly bacteria lurk is one of the most effective tools hospitals are using to reduce hospital-acquired infections, the Wall Street... Read more...
Study: H1N1 flu transmission varies by type of exposure
Folks, we don't mean for FierceHealthcare to become The Swine Flu Journal, but the following seemed like it would be of interest to any health professional charged with helping to contain the spread... Read more...
Report: Many hospitals not prepared for swine flu
Nurses at more than one-fourth of hospitals in nine states report that their hospitals aren't doing enough to isolate existing swine flu patients, according to a new survey. That's one of several... Read more...
SPOTLIGHT: OH doctor is probable source of meningitis infection
An Ohio hospital has concluded that an anesthesiologist is probably the source of bacterial meningitis that killed one pregnant woman and infected another. The facility, Mary Rutan Hospital of... Read more...
Study: Hospitals cutting back on infection-control education
Hospitals are understandably facing a lot of pressure to keep cutting down on facility-based infections. The problem is, they're also facing financial problems unlike any they've looked at in quite... Read more...
SPOTLIGHT: Vegas hep C outbreak spurs Nevada laws
Last year, two clinics were forced to notify more than 50,000 patients that they may have been exposed to blood-borne diseases by unsafe injection practices. Now, in an effort to prevent such... Read more...
Case study: Beth Israel Deaconess uses 'tag' game to boost hand washing
Seeing to it that nurses, doctors, techs and attending physicians all wash their hands is a monumental task. Often, sanctions against those who violate hand washing rules aren't effective, as busy... Read more...
Infection control problems emerge at three VA hospitals
Here's an ugly problem that has just come to light. The VA is reporting that three of its patients have tested positive for HIV, each of whom were exposed to contaminated medical equipment at one of... Read more...
'Ethical checklists' help residents avoid ethical issues
Checklists have been a big benefit to medicine, most recently in high profile cases demonstrating that they help reduce surgical morbidity and mortality greatly through infection control. Now, at... Read more...
