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    Healthcare-associated Infections (HAIs)

    May 25, 2023
    The average risk of three HAIs spiked to a 5-year high in hospitals during the COVID-19 pandemic and remain high, according to The Leapfrog Group’s spring 2023 Hospital Safety...
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    Updated guidance published on hand hygiene in healthcare settings

    Feb. 16, 2023
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    Isolated case of Legionella pneumonia confirmed in Seattle

    Oct. 11, 2022
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    CLABSI prevention guidelines updated

    May 19, 2022
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    Expert guidelines targeting prevention from bloodstream infection

    April 21, 2022
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    New research on COVID-19 antibodies

    April 15, 2022

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    COVID studies in Africa persist with difficulty

    April 8, 2022
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    American College of Physicians develops COVID-based guidelines

    April 8, 2022
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    Aerosolized hydrogen peroxide can significantly reduce C. Difficile Infections in hospital settings according to AJIC

    March 21, 2022
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    APIC reports alarming rise in HAIs

    March 8, 2022
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    Infection Prevention tools helps target infection prevention efforts

    Feb. 22, 2022
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    APIC calls for increased investment in infection prevention

    Feb. 17, 2022
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    New data DHP technology significantly reduces hospital-acquired infection rates

    Jan. 14, 2022
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    PINC AI Applied Sciences and Mölnlycke Health Care clinical trial aims to reduce hospital-acquired infections

    Nov. 15, 2021
    The PINC AI Applied Sciences (PAS) team, a division of PINC AI, the technology and services platform of Premier, Inc., and Mölnlycke, a medical solutions company, announced the...
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    UVDI room sanitizer fast tracked for VA hospital and clinic purchasing with $49.5 million ECAT Contract

    Oct. 4, 2021
    UltraViolet Devices, Inc. (UVDI), a manufacturer of advanced Ultraviolet technology for Hospital Room Disinfection and Indoor Air Quality, announced that the UVDI-360 Room Sanitizer...
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    Fungal infections worldwide are becoming resistant to drugs and more deadly

    July 1, 2021
    Between April 1, 2020 and March 31, 2021, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) received reports of more than 800 cases of infection by the C. auris fungus, a growing...
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    APIC honors 2021 Heroes of Infection Prevention

    June 30, 2021
    The Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology (APIC) announced the recipients of the Heroes of Infection Prevention Award, which honors infection preventionis...
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    Nurse-driven initiative cuts CAUTI rates in the ICU

    April 6, 2021
    A quality improvement initiative at a Pennsylvania hospital led to a quick turnaround in rates of catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTIs) and a sustained approach...
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