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Decolonizing IPC means rethinking whose knowledge counts 🌍 Challenging Eurocentric frameworks can help advance equity in infection prevention
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Glove misuse may signal poor hand hygiene 🧤 In ICUs, inappropriate glove use links to lower & more variable compliance—offering a simple surveillance clue
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Infection preventionists in nursing homes face turnover, resource gaps & burnout challenges 🏥 Strengthening support is key to improving care
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Each extra central line day raises CLABSI risk by 5% in dialysis patients 🏥 Reducing line days & avoiding non-tunneled catheters can improve outcomes
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Infection control lapses in acupuncture—especially sharps disposal—can lead to patient harm. Study calls for stronger oversight + patient awareness 🩺
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Higher adherence to ARO screening = lower MRSA rates 📉 But variation persists across hospitals—highlighting need for consistent implementation
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Colistin-resistant E. coli found in healthy children 🧫 mcr-1 gene spreading across daycares in distant cities—raising AMR concerns
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UV-C light can disinfect equipment as effectively as wipes 💡—with potential to cut plastic waste & carbon footprint 🌱
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WGS traced a pseudo-outbreak to contaminated ice used in bronchoscopy ❄️ Strong example of how genomics + IPC uncover hidden risks
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Pseudo-outbreak of B. cepacia traced to contaminated lab reagent 🧪 Genomic tools + teamwork uncovered the source—highlighting lab safety’s role in infection control
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American Journal of Infection Control
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Colonialism has shaped modern healthcare, favoring Western medical models whilst ignoring
other knowledge systems. This has caused inequalities, like excluding non-Western
practices and reinforcing bi...
A multimethod study of 6 survey responses and one interview narrative revealed high
infection preventionist turnover driven by job pressures, limited resources and communication
gaps. Strengthening go...
To investigate and determine the cause of an increase of isolation of Mycobacterium
mucogenicum in broncho-alveolar lavage samples in a tertiary hospital.
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Dialysis patients are at increased odds for central line-associated bloodstream infections
(CLABSIs). In this 2:1 matched case-control study of hospitalized hemodialysis patients,
CLABSI in dialysis p...
In intensive care units, unreliable hand hygiene performance can be difficult to detect
using routine surveillance metrics. In a 12-month observational study, inappropriate
glove use was consistently ...
Evaluate adherence using the antimicrobial-resistant organism (ARO) admission screening
tool in the provincial clinical information system (CIS) in Alberta and its relationship
with hospital ARO rates...
We hypothesized that an ultraviolet-C (UV-C) light wand would be as efficacious as
a disinfectant wipe for disinfection of portable equipment with the potential for
lower carbon and plastic footprints...
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Burkholderia cepacia complex (BCC) is a cause of health care-associated infections
in immunocompromised patients and people with cystic fibrosis (PwCF). This report
summarizes a B contaminans pseudo-o...
The mobile colistin resistance gene, mcr-1, encodes resistance to colistin, a critically
important antibiotic. Resistance to colistin can jeopardize antimicrobial chemotherapy.
Here, we report the det...
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Acupuncture, a traditional Chinese therapy involving needle insertion at specific
points, is a treatment that is used by millions of people in the US each year and
is increasingly integrated into conv...
