Researchers Discover New Class of Antibiotics
Published in Nature this week, the study identified two compounds called synthetic retinoids that can help the body fight against methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus Aureus (MRSA).
CDC Warns of Second Wave of Flu Cases
The devastating flu season has started to wane, but the CDC’s weekly surveillance report found that the previously prevalent A-strain H3N2 flu virus is now less reported than B viruses.
Study: Treating Antibiotic-Resistant Infections Costs $2 Billion Annually
A new study finds that in addition to being a deadly killer of patients, antibiotic-resistant infections are costing U.S. hospitals more than $2 billion each year.
Study Highlights Impact of Nonventilator Hospital-acquired Pneumonia on Patient Safety
Among the most common hospital-acquired infections, NV-HAP leads to significant increases in cost, length of stay, and mortality.
Case Study: Five Steps from Sentara Health for Room Cleaning
Facilities still struggle with infection control, whether it’s hospital floors, fungi on doorknobs, or Legionella in the pipes.
Common Ways Pests Gain Access to Your Health Care Facility
Pests can run, crawl, fly and hitch-hike their way into your facility. Some paths are obvious like a door which is left open or poorly sealed, and some not so obvious. Here is a list of the ways pests can enter your facility and the methods for prevention.
OhioHealth Sepsis Effort ‘Saved About 250 Lives’
A systemwide initiative involving physicians, nurses, laboratory operations, and pharmacists has helped the nonprofit reduce its sepsis mortality rate.
Checklists and Robots Make It Easier To Clean Patient Rooms
Healthcare systems deal with the perennial problem of properly cleaning and disinfecting patient rooms, both while they are occupied and upon discharge when getting ready for new occupants.
Unfortunately, it’s not a cut-and-dry process, and most hospitals don’t have a set protocol for making sure all surfaces are cleaned the same way.
Judge Orders New Olympus Trial Over Superbug Death
At the initial Bigler trial last year, jurors rejected claims that the design of the company’s top-selling gastrointestinal scope hampered cleaning and declined to award punitive damages to the family. Instead, the jury ordered Olympus to pay the Seattle hospital involved $6.6 million in damages. In turn, the hospital, Virginia Mason Medical Center, had to pay the family $1 million.
Why Do Healthcare Workers Report to Work When Sick?
Recent study makes the assertion that illness transmission by healthcare employees represents a grave public health hazard. By John Palmer It’s no secret that that healthcare can be a dirty profession. So why is it that despite the warnings about the dangers of not wearing appropriate protection around hazardous drugs and infectious diseases, workers still … Continued