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REDUCE MRSA: From Novel Idea to 74,000 Patients
Author – John Jernigan, MD, MS Director of CDC’s Office of Prevention Research and Evaluation and head of CDC’s Prevention Epicenters Program. I am excited to announce the results of the REDUCE MRSA study which evaluated three current strategies for preventing methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (or MRSA) among adult critical care patients. This study – one Read More >
Posted on by 7 CommentsMaking Infection Prevention “Simple”
Guest Author – Susan Huang, M.D., M.P.H Lead author of the REDUCE MRSA study Associate Professor, UC Irvine School of Medicine Medical Director of Epidemiology and Infection Prevention, UC Irvine Health For years, we have searched for new strategies to turn the tide against antibiotic-resistant pathogens in healthcare facilities. In particular, Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (or Read More >
Posted on by 8 CommentsWhat People Are Saying About the REDUCE MRSA Trial
The REDUCE MRSA trial was published in today’s New England Journal of Medicine and took place in two stages from 2009-2011. A multidisciplinary team from the University of California, Irvine, Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Institute, Hospital Corporation of America (HCA) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) carried out the study. The study Read More >
Posted on by 2 CommentsPreserving Antibiotic Effectiveness: Everybody’s Responsibility
Guest Author – Ramanan Laxminarayan, PhD Director, Center for Disease Dynamics, Economics & Policy To many, antibiotic resistance may seem like an evergreen issue that reappears in the news cycle periodically. However, recent reports of the emergence and spread of carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae, described in CDC’s March 2013 Vital Signs Report remind us that we stand Read More >
Posted on by 22 CommentsThe Role of the Healthcare Environment: Challenges and Opportunities in Reducing Healthcare-Associated Infections
Guest Author – Kerri Thom, MD Assistant Professor of Medicine Division of Epidemiology and Public Health University of Maryland School of Medicine As leaders in infection control and prevention, healthcare epidemiologists and infection preventionists must work to educate other healthcare professionals, from the C-Suite to the frontline, on the need to incorporate comprehensive environmental cleaning Read More >
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