Discussions in Infection Control

An independent site by Lawrence F Muscarella PhD -- a national authority on the causes and prevention of healthcare-associated infections and related errors.

Category: Healthcare-Acquired Infections

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Distinction Between a “True” and “Pseudo” Bacterial Outbreak

March 19, 2013 Lawrence F Muscarella PhD

Initial remarks: This blog by Lawrence F Muscarella, PhD, uses a question-and-answer format to reveal the difference between a true and pseudo-outbreak caused by one or more bacterium. ♦ A…

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Growing National Concerns about Carbapenem-Resistant Enterobacteriaceae, or CRE

March 8, 2013 Lawrence F Muscarella PhD

March 8, 2013 — A number of recent newspaper reports have highlighted the growing threat for patients in hospitals, long-term acute care facilities, and nursing homes of the increasing resistance…

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Recommendations to Prevent Infections Associated with Improperly Reprocessed Reusable Medical Equipment

February 27, 2013 Lawrence F Muscarella PhD

January 3, 2013 — This article by Lawrence F Muscarella, PhD, discusses a number of infection-control breaches identified at several medical facilities within the past few years. This article acknowledges…

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