December 2012 - Page 4 of 8 - Discussions in Infection Control

Aseptic Technique Bundles Central Line-Associated Bloodstream Infections Checklists Data Validation Healthcare Quality, Safety Interventions Published Infection Rates

Dear CDC: Review of a CDC Report about the Risk of Healthcare-Associated Infections

December 12, 2012 Lawrence F Muscarella PhD

January 16, 2013 — This article by Lawrence F Muscarella, PhD, raises questions about appraisals of the safety of health care and hospitals based on infection data that have not…

Bundles Central Line-Associated Bloodstream Infections Central-Line Venous Catheters Checklists Data Validation Healthcare Quality, Safety Interventions Pediatrics Published Infection Rates

Dear Pediatrics: Evaluation of the Effectiveness of Bundles and Checklists for Preventing Certain Types of Bloodstream Infections A review article.

December 12, 2012 Lawrence F Muscarella PhD

December 12, 2012 — The study by Schulman et al. (2011) in Pediatrics is a significant contribution to the prevention of central line-associated bloodstream infections (CLABSIs) in neonatal intensive care…

Gloves and Other Personal Protective Equipment Hand Hygiene and Antisepsis Infection Prevention Outbreak Investigations Staphylococcus spp.

Double-Gloving to Prevent Physician-to-Patient Disease Transmission

December 11, 2012 Lawrence F Muscarella PhD

On December 8, 2012, The Los Angeles Times reported that the contaminated hands of a heart surgeon were responsible for infecting with a bacterium five patients who underwent heart valve…

Dear CDC: Review of a CDC Report about the Risk of Healthcare-Associated Infections

Dear Pediatrics: Evaluation of the Effectiveness of Bundles and Checklists for Preventing Certain Types of Bloodstream Infections A review article.

Double-Gloving to Prevent Physician-to-Patient Disease Transmission

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15 Patients Infected with Mycobacteria After Undergoing Cosmetic Surgery at a South Florida Clinic

17 U.S. Patients Were Exposed in December to a Colonoscope Contaminated with Salmonella Bacteria, FDA Reports Reveal

In Support of Patient Safety, Healthcare Access, and Medicare Payment for a Single-Use Bronchoscope Model

Guidance to Prevent Adverse Events, Including Mucosal Tissue Injuries, When Using Duodenoscopes with a Single-Use Endcap

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Dear CDC: Review of a CDC Report about the Risk of Healthcare-Associated Infections

Dear Pediatrics: Evaluation of the Effectiveness of Bundles and Checklists for Preventing Certain Types of Bloodstream Infections A review article.

Double-Gloving to Prevent Physician-to-Patient Disease Transmission

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15 Patients Infected with Mycobacteria After Undergoing Cosmetic Surgery at a South Florida Clinic

17 U.S. Patients Were Exposed in December to a Colonoscope Contaminated with Salmonella Bacteria, FDA Reports Reveal

In Support of Patient Safety, Healthcare Access, and Medicare Payment for a Single-Use Bronchoscope Model

Guidance to Prevent Adverse Events, Including Mucosal Tissue Injuries, When Using Duodenoscopes with a Single-Use Endcap