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Social network analysis spots facilities at risk for KPC-CRE transmission
HOUSTON — Using social network analysis, researchers were able to show how health care facilities in Colorado are connected by patient transfers, which allowed them to identify potential outbreak origins.
VIDEO: Hooked on ID with Gonzalo Bearman, MD, MPH
We caught up with Gonzalo Bearman, MD, MPH, at the Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America Spring Conference to ask how he got “Hooked on ID.”
Hospital-onset COVID-19 surged after end of universal screening, masking
HOUSTON — Ending universal masking and admission testing of all hospitalized patients was associated with an increase in hospital-onset COVID-19 at five Massachusetts hospitals, researchers found.
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VIDEO: The complex interplay between health equity, hospital infections
HOUSTON — The risks for certain hospital-associated infections differ between urban and rural health care facilities, suggesting a nuanced relationship between health equity and the risk for infection, a study found.
Study: New antibiotics underprescribed for difficult-to-treat infections
BOSTON — More than 40% of patients with difficult-to-treat pathogens were prescribed older, generic agents despite the FDA approval of several new gram-negative antibiotics, findings showed.
ID consult shortens antibiotics for uncomplicated gram-negative bacteremia
HOUSTON — Consulting with an infectious disease physician can shorten antibiotic prescriptions for uncomplicated gram-negative bacteremia and move patients from IV to oral antibiotics more quickly, according to a study.
S. aureus screening program helps identify hospital transmissions
HOUSTON — A Staphylococcus aureus screening program paired with genomic sequencing and electronic health data improved a New York hospital’s ability to identify transmissions and patients at high risk, according to a study.
Plan to control rare Ebola outbreak in Uganda could be blueprint for others
HOUSTON — Uganda rapidly scaled up screening during a rare outbreak of Ebola virus in 2022 using a plan that researchers said could be a blueprint for future responses.
Replacing contaminated sinks did not stop drug-resistant outbreak in pediatric ward
Replacing contaminated sinks did not end an outbreak of multidrug-resistant bacteria in a Japanese pediatric ward but other infection prevention measures did, such as forbidding mouth-washing using sink water, researchers reported.
SHEA Spring explores future of epidemiology, stewardship, more
SHEA Spring is back with a new theme: “The Future is Now: Implementing Change through People, Policy and Technology.”
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