Search Tag: HAI
Mindray Disinfection Solutions
2020 14 Feb
Health care-associated infection (HAI) is one of the biggest clinical challenges that can cause life-threatening complications to patients, particularly those in the acute care or critical care settings. A survey conducted in 183 US hospitals with 11,282 patients reveals that 542 of them (4.8%) had one or more HAI [1]. And the annual costs for HAIs... Read more
Infection Prevention Conference 2018
2018 30 Sep
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Complex Infection Data Confusing for Consumers
2015 01 Dec
According to a study published in Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology, patients often find it difficult to decipher complex numeric data on healthcare-associated infections used by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). While healthcare organisations have made an effort to involve individuals and enable them to take a more active... Read more
Study Finds Gaps in Best Methods for Cleaning Hospital Rooms
2015 13 Aug
A new systematic overview published in Annals of Internal Medicine finds a lack of evidence as to which methods are most effective at reducing health-care associated infections (HAIs). The study shows gaps in best methods for cleaning hospital rooms, gaps that should be filled keeping in mind the fact that nearly 75,000 HAI-related deaths occur in the... Read more
Findings Do Not Support Chlorhexidine Bathing in ICUs
2015 21 Jan
A Vanderbilt University study, which appears in JAMA , shows that once daily chlorhexidine bathing of critically ill patients did not reduce the incidence of healthcare-associated infections (HAIs). Chlorhexidine is a broad-spectrum topical antimicrobial agent that, when used to bathe the skin, may decrease the bacterial burden, thereby reducing infections.... Read more
Study: Implementation of ICU Infection Control Practices Inconsistent
2014 30 Jan
According to a new study, the largest of its kind, U.S. hospital intensive care units (ICUs) show uneven compliance with infection prevention policies. The findings are published in the February issue of the American Journal of Infection Control, the official publication of the Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology (APIC),... Read more
Kimberly-Clark Announces HAI WATCHDOG Award Winners
2013 25 Jul
Kimberly-Clark today announced the recipients of the third annual HAI WATCHDOG Awards, recognizing the efforts of healthcare professionals working together to prevent healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) through staff and patient education and use of best practices. HAIs are the most frequent adverse event in healthcare worldwide, affecting hundreds... Read more
Xenex Changes Name to Xenex Disinfection Services
2013 23 Jul
Xenex Healthcare Services, the world leader in pulsed xenon UV room disinfection systems for healthcare facilities, announced on July 22, 2013, it changed its name to Xenex Disinfection Services. “We changed the company name to better describe our product offering and company strategy,” said Morris Miller, CEO of Xenex. “The most important step in... Read more
Research Targets Bacteria Behind Hospital-associated Infections
2013 18 Jul
Kansas State University researchers are defeating persistent bacteria known for causing infections in hospitals. The bacteria, Enterococcus faecalis, are the second-leading cause of hospital-associated infections in the U.S., said Lynn Hancock , associate professor of biology and leader of the research. His team has discovered how a regulatory... Read more