Pakistani Nurses Know Infection Control Rules but Fail to Follow Them, Review Finds
A systematic review of 29 studies covering 3,383 Pakistani nurses finds that while 67 percent have adequate infection prevention knowledge ...
Tag: healthcare-associated infections
Hospital study finds bacteria carrying both last-resort resistance genes spreading in wards
A seven-year hospital study in Northeast India found metallo-beta-lactamase and mobile colistin resistance genes in non-fermenting Gram-negative bacteria causing soft ...
Two Decades of Progress, Yet Hospitals Still Fall Short on Preventing Catheter Infections
A 20-year survey study in JAMA Network Open finds that many US hospitals still lack the most effective catheter safety ...
Social Determinants Shape Who Gets Dangerous Hospital Infections, Review Finds
A systematic review of U.S. studies finds that insurance status, neighborhood deprivation, and race are consistently linked to the risk ...
Smart Early Warning System Sharpens Hospital Infection Surveillance, Study Finds
A Chinese tertiary hospital study found that an intelligent early warning system combined with a multidisciplinary infection control team significantly ...
CDC Workforce Losses Threaten Patient Safety, Infection Control Experts Warn
APIC and SHEA warn that the reported loss of nearly a third of the CDC's workforce is delaying critical guidance ...
Deadly Fungus Candidozyma auris Shows Higher Adjusted Mortality Risk in Bloodstream Infections
A retrospective cohort study of 301 candidemia patients found that Candidozyma auris bloodstream infections showed nearly doubled adjusted odds of ...
New Questionnaire Puts Infection Control Expertise to the Test in China
Researchers in Guizhou Province, China have developed and validated a 44-item questionnaire that measures the competencies of healthcare-associated infection prevention ...
Rare bacterium Enterococcus thailandicus detected in critically ill patient’s respiratory samples
In a development that is drawing attention across the clinical microbiology community, physicians in Germany have reported the first known ...
CDI Scientists Unravel the Evolution of Antibiotic Resistance in Acinetobacter baumannii
In the battle against drug-resistant bacteria, few pathogens pose as daunting a threat as Acinetobacter baumannii. This opportunistic microorganism, notorious ...
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Mothers who receive childcare support from maternal grandparents show more parental warmth, finds NTU Singapore study
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University of Seville Breaks 120-Year-Old Mystery, Revises a Key Einstein Concept
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Bee body mass, pathogens and local climate influence heat tolerance
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Researchers record first-ever images and data of a shark experiencing a boat strike
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Groundbreaking Clinical Trial Reveals Lubiprostone Enhances Kidney Function
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