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Mashup Score: 2
The potential for healthcare personnel (HCP) exposure to splashes and airborne droplets in the course of patient care has long been recognized. A 1974 case report described an endoscopist who was exposed to patient fluids that splashed out of the biopsy port of a gastroscope and into the provider’s eye.1 The patient was infected with herpes, and the endoscopist developed a systemic herpes…
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Mashup Score: 2How dirty are the pens in health-care environment? An easily overlooked detail of hand hygiene - 3 year(s) ago
It was widely reported that there were pathogens on various surfaces of health-care environment and may lead to health-care acquired infection. 1-5 In order to reduce infection caused by pathogens on the surfaces, various measures have been proposed.2,6-8 However, pens, which are used so frequently by staff and patients in hospitals, have received little attention. Could pens, which are closely…
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How dirty are the pens in the health-care environment? Pretty dirty... so wash your hands.😆@apic #handhygiene https://t.co/WCu9ChMnL7
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Mashup Score: 1Estimating pediatric cases of COVID-19 over time in the United States: Filling in a gap in public use data - 3 year(s) ago
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) continues to disturb nearly all aspects of life worldwide. Although prevention methods such as vaccination, face coverings, hand hygiene, and surface disinfection are effective, easy-to-institute, and readily available,1-3 recent decreases in utilization of various interventions is concerning.4,5 Despite this, a central approach to limit disease transmission,…
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Pediatric #Covid_19 cases are underreported in public use data. New tool available to estimate cases. Read more in new pub: @chrisprener @ghiaateam https://t.co/DX0rhIjvgi @APIC
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Mashup Score: 0The safety profile of COVID-19 vaccinations in the United States - 3 year(s) ago
Pfizer-BioNTech, Moderna, and Johnson & Johnson’s Janssen are the 3 COVID-19 vaccines authorized for emergency use in the United States. This study aims to analyze and compare adverse events following immunization associated with these COVID-19 vaccines based on Vaccine Adverse Effect Reporting System data.
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The safety profile of COVID-19 vaccinations in the United States is impressively safe - reports new study in https://t.co/gHx9N5SWGj @APIC
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Mashup Score: 0COVID-19 vaccination hesitancy among health care workers, communication, and policy-making - 3 year(s) ago
The SARS-CoV-2 pandemic of 2019 has caused historic disruption to personal and public health and well-being. Despite the unprecedented rates of mortality due to coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) worldwide, a large portion of frontline health care workers (HCWs) were either uncertain or did not plan to receive the COVID-19 vaccine after the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) emergency…
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2021 study reports 85% of healthcare workers in #Chicago area planning to receive #Covid_19 #vaccination. Hesitancy reported if respondent was Black, republican or allergic to vaccine components. https://t.co/G3h6MOeOTL
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Mashup Score: 2COVID-19 infection rates early in the pandemic among full time clinicians in a home health care and hospice organization - 3 year(s) ago
Health care workers (HCW) have always been at increased risk for infectious disease outbreaks due to close contact with patients. The COVID-19 pandemic is no exception. While stay-at-home orders lowered risk of infection for the general population, HCW continued to provide face-to-face care, and many knowingly treated COVID-19-positive patients, potentially putting themselves at increased risk of…
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COVID-19 infection rates among full time clinicians in home health care and hospice were lower for those working with a known #Covid_19 patient. Authors suggest attention to precautions a factor. @apic https://t.co/sbKACl8K0f
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Mashup Score: 11Impact of sterile gloves on blood-culture contamination rates: A randomized clinical trial - 3 year(s) ago
Blood-cultures (BC) are one of the most important laboratory tests to diagnose bacteremia, however their contamination limits its prognostic value and constitutes a challenge to health services.1 Studies show that up to 50% of all positive blood cultures are contaminated. This contributes to an inappropriate use of antibiotics and additional laboratory tests, which in turn increases the length of…
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Blood culture contamination is a constant challenge in healthcare. New study reports no difference between sterile and clean technique. Attention to process is most important. @apic https://t.co/PQjDxQMmUs
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Mashup Score: 2
During the novel coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) released guidance regarding extended use and re-use strategies in response to the national personal protective equipment (PPE) shortage.1,2,3 Vaporized hydrogen peroxide (VHP), a common, effective environmental disinfection agent, was…
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Assessing changes to N95 respirator filtration efficiency, qualitative and quantitative fit, and seal check with repeated vaporized hydrogen peroxide (VHP) decontamination - American Journal of Infection Control https://t.co/9ldqtOzNYi
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Mashup Score: 0Racial disparities in catheter related urinary tract infections among elderly trauma patients in the US - 3 year(s) ago
Reducing hospital-associated infections (HAIs) is a priority for the United States (US) medical community. The Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) tracks HAI rates and adjusts reimbursement for hospitals based on rates.1,2 Catheter related urinary tract infections (CAUTIs) are one type of HAI that has received significant attention. Some reports have shown a reduction in CAUTIs after…
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Racial disparities exist in catheter related urinary tract infections. Read a new study among elderly trauma patients in the US. @APIC https://t.co/0NAX5j7Pfc
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Mashup Score: 1
Antibiotic resistance (ABR) is one of the most vexing problems facing humanity. It is a silent pandemic poised to reverse a century of medical progress, rendering antibiotics ineffective in treating even the most common infectious diseases.1-3 Without global action, it is predicted that deaths attributed to antibiotic resistant bacterial infections will climb from the current 700,000 per year to…
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Antibiotic stewardship is a key aspect of nursing practice. Read about a novel framework to guide practice. @mpmaziarz @eamonsees @apic https://t.co/4uUHGUgD8Y
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Check out this new study showing that routine reprocessing activities generated substantial splashing, with droplet dispersal of up to 5 feet away from decontamination sinks #infectionprevention @APIC https://t.co/lZOaQGHJ8C