Search results for "Infection control"
Review evaluates evidence for wipes, UV, and other hospital cleaning methods
Only 11% of environmental cleaning studies were randomized controlled trials, and few focused on outcomes like patient infection or colonization, a review found.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2015/08/12/3.htm
12 Aug 2015
More hand-hygiene strategies produce better results for hospitals, review finds
The World Health Organization's 5-component strategy improves hand hygiene compliance, especially if incentives, goal setting, or accountability are added to an intervention.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2015/08/05/3.htm
5 Aug 2015
More hospitals fight MRSA with universal screening
Some experts believe that screening and isolating patients with MRSA is the best way to control the infection. But are “search and destroy” methods the right call?.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2007/07/mrsa.htm
15 Jul 2007
The white coat of the future
A newly developed fabric repels and kills bacteria that land on it.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2011/08/infection.htm
15 Aug 2011
Hospitals can stop testing for COVID-19 in asymptomatic patients, societies say
The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America, American Society of Anesthesiologists, and Anesthesia Patient Safety Foundation no longer recommend universal screening for COVID-19 before admission or surgery.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2023/01/04/free/hospitals-can-stop-testing-for-covid-19-in-asymptomatic-patients-societies-say.htm
4 Jan 2023
Common curbside consults in infectious disease
Most popular questions revealed at UCSF conference.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2015/01/conference2.htm
15 Jan 2015
Journal watch: Recent studies of note
Recent studies of note.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2010/03/jw.htm
15 Mar 2010
Be picky about PICCs
Use of peripherally inserted central catheters (PICCs) is increasingly common in hospitals, in part because they are easy to use and there is a perception that they carry less risk of infection. But PICCs shouldn't necessarily be the default line for venous access.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2013/09/coverstory.htm
15 Sep 2013
Stressing about superbugs
Experts discuss crisis of antimicrobial resistance.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2015/08/antimicrobial-resistance.htm
15 Aug 2015
Do your clothes matter?
Some believe clothes can influence how a patient feels about a physician, while others believe communication style has far more sway.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2013/08/attire.htm
15 Aug 2013