Microbe Menaces Emerging Infectious Diseases, Hospital Pathogens Remain an Ongoing Challenge
This digital issue explores disease caused by emerging infectious threats as well as hospital pathogens, and the interventions – such as hand hygiene, contact precautions and environmental cleaning – that can be used to control and prevent infection transmission.
Issue Summary
This digital issue explores disease caused by emerging infectious threats as well as hospital pathogens, and the interventions – such as hand hygiene, contact precautions and environmental cleaning – that can be used to control and prevent infection transmission.
Table of Contents
- Infectious Diseases: Unique Foes
- Preparedness: Lessons from Ebola and H1N1
- Disease Emergence and Re-emergence
- Zoonotic Diseases and Evolving Threats
- Hospital Pathogens
- Prevention and Control
Takeaways for Your Business
- Explore the emerging infectious diseases that continue to pose a global threat
- Learn about the hospital pathogens that require rigorous infection prevention efforts
- Review the infection prevention and control strategies that mitigate risk
The Leapfrog Group and the Positive Effect on Hospital Hand Hygiene
November 21st 2024The Leapfrog Group enhances hospital safety by publicizing hand hygiene performance, improving patient safety outcomes, and significantly reducing health care-associated infections through transparent standards and monitoring initiatives.
The Importance of Hand Hygiene in Clostridioides difficile Reduction
November 18th 2024Clostridioides difficile infections burden US healthcare. Electronic Hand Hygiene Monitoring (EHHMS) systems remind for soap and water. This study evaluates EHHMS effectiveness by comparing C difficile cases in 10 hospitals with CMS data, linking EHHMS use to reduced cases.
