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CDC ties fatal sepsis cases to Fresenius Kabi plant
The CDC has traced a string of sepsis cases that occurred after blood transfusions to contaminated blood platelet collection sets and solutions manufactured by Fresenius Kabi. -
Leprosy and armadillos: What to know
An uptick of confirmed leprosy cases in Florida is resparking the debate of the disease's possible connection to nine-banded armadillos, USA Today reported Oct. 3. -
Visitor restrictions come back at some hospitals
Some hospitals and health systems have recently implemented visitor restrictions, citing an increase of respiratory virus activity in their facilities or in the communities they serve. -
Legionnaires' detected at West Virginia hospital
Legionnaires' disease-causing bacteria was found in one area of the 303-bed Cabell Huntington (W.Va.) Hospital, NBC affiliate WSAZ reported Sept. 29. -
Penn State study: Rapid sepsis test saves more lives at lower cost
A new blood test designed to detect sepsis earlier in at-risk patients demonstrated a survival rate of 95 percent in a study led by Penn State. -
NYC Health + Hospitals study shows 'concerning' Klebsiella trends
New research from NYC Health + Hospitals shows concerning changes in the prevalence and epidemiology of carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae infections. -
The many forms of hospital masking
With masking policies now left in the hands of individual hospitals and health systems to decide, one thing is clear: There is no one-size-fits-all approach for the infection control measure this fall. -
Penn Medicine tests experimental Lyme disease vaccine
Penn Medicine researchers created an experimental mRNA vaccine that could protect against Borrelia burgdorferi, the bacteria that causes Lyme disease. -
This HAI isn't spread in the way previously believed: Study
Ann Arbor-based Michigan Medicine researchers found Clostridioides difficile infections have more to do with patient characteristics than hospital transmission and that the infection may not be spreading the way previously believed. -
Wyoming reports 1st-ever human case of leptospirosis
Wyoming reported the state's first-ever human case of leptospirosis Sept. 15. -
Admissions, symptoms and origins: 6 COVID-19 updates
COVID-19 hospital admissions and deaths have risen for the eighth consecutive week, according to the CDC's most recent data tracking these metrics through Sept. 2. -
Healthcare workers urge CDC to reconsider proposed mask guidance
Concern is mounting among healthcare workers over draft CDC infection control guidance that puts surgical masks on par with N95 masks. Nurses and other clinicians are urging the advisory committee to reconsider the proposals to prevent "disastrous" effects on patient and healthcare worker safety, KFF News reported Sept. 16. -
Patients with hepatitis C should test for hepatitis B protection: Study
Patients with hepatitis C should consider being vaccinated again for hepatitis B, a study found. -
Flesh-eating bacteria kills 6 along East Coast
Within three months, the flesh-eating bacteria Vibrio vulnificus has killed six people along the East Coast and one in the Midwest. -
5 infection prevention guideline updates to know
The CDC and medical associations have released several new guidelines on infection prevention and control this year. -
Mass General Brigham, 11 other hospitals holding off on mandatory masking
As the U.S. enters respiratory virus season, some hospitals have already begun to bring back mask mandates — but others are watching trends and waiting to make that determination. -
First of its kind sepsis detection tool is a 'needed roadmap' for patient care
One month after Baton Rouge, La.-based Our Lady of the Lake Health deployed a new diagnostic tool capable of detecting sepsis within 10 minutes, physicians told Becker's it has already helped clinical teams prioritize faster care for 15 at-risk individuals. -
This virus could be a treatment for antibiotic-resistant bacteria infections
Researchers used a virus to treat patients with an antibiotic-resistant bacterial infection and found good clinical outcomes in 86.6 percent of patients. -
When to adopt COVID-19 admissions testing: Study
A new study suggests hospitals should test all patients for COVID-19 upon admission as an infection control measure to prevent hospital-onset cases when community infection rates are high. -
Hospitals get new CAUTI guidance
A group of five medical societies released new recommendations aimed at preventing catheter-associated urinary tract infections in acute care hospitals Aug. 25.
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