Weekly Rounds: UV Lights Decrease CREs, Bug of the Month, and More
Take 5 minutes to catch up on Infection Control Today’s highlights for the week ending April 15.
Here are 5 highlights from ICT®’s wide-ranging coverage of the infection prevention and control world. Everything from interviews with known opinion leaders, to the news that infection preventionists and other health care professionals can use on their jobs.
UV Light Decontamination Technology With Manual Cleaning Decreases CREs in a Hospital Setting
With 60% of surgical site infections estimated to be preventable, IPs hold a key prevention role in patient safety.
The Bug of the Month: I’m a Dangerous World Traveler
Bug of the Month helps educate readers about existing and emerging pathogens of clinical importance in health care facilities today.
Current Data are Not Conclusive That Masks are Required in Non-pandemic Settings
However, a large-scale randomized controlled trial in health care is needed.
The Role Infection Preventionists Play in Thwarting Surgical Site Infections
With 60% of surgical site infections estimated to be preventable, IPs hold a key prevention role in patient safety.
HVAC Systems Prove Sufficient to Reduce Viral Pathogen Transmission Within a Hospital
Live attenuated influenza vaccine particles were released into a closed room to measure how many particles would get through the HVAC system.
Comprehensive Strategies in Wound Care: Insights From Madhavi Ponnapalli, MD
November 22nd 2024Madhavi Ponnapalli, MD, discusses effective wound care strategies, including debridement techniques, offloading modalities, appropriate dressing selection, compression therapy, and nutritional needs for optimal healing outcomes.
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.
Managing Multimorbidity and Polypharmacy in HIV: Insights From Michelle S. Cespedes, MD, MS
November 20th 2024Michelle S. Cespedes, MD, MS, discusses the challenges of managing multimorbidity and polypharmacy in HIV treatment, emphasizing patient education, evolving guidelines, and real-world insights from the REPRIEVE study.
Longhorn Vaccines and Diagnostics to Showcase Breakthrough Vaccine Data at IDWeek 2024
November 19th 2024Longhorn Vaccines and Diagnostics revealed promising data on universal influenza vaccine LHNVD-110 and AMR sepsis vaccine LHNVD-303 at IDWeek 2024, addressing critical global health challenges.
