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Clean Hands Count to Keep Patients Safe from Healthcare Associated Infections
Janet Glowicz, PhD, RN, Infection Preventionist CDC’s Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion On any given day, about one in 31 hospital patients has at least one healthcare-associated infection. Healthcare providers who clean their hands often, provide clean care for their patients and help prevent the spread of germs that can lead to serious infections. This Read More >
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Kimberlee A. Musser, Ph.D. Chief, Bacterial Diseases Wadsworth Center, NYSDOH Souvenirs: What did you bring home from your last trip to the hospital? The stuff we carry around says a lot about us. If I were to dump my purse right now, you’d find a shell from my last trip to the ocean, a garnet Read More >
Posted on by 4 CommentsWhen Prescribed Incorrectly, Lifesaving Antibiotics Can Be Dangerous, Carry Real Risks
Rachel Brummert, B.S., M.S., President of Patient Safety Impact In 2006, my doctor prescribed me Levaquin—a fluoroquinolone antibiotic—for a suspected sinus infection. A few weeks later, I ruptured my Achilles tendon while walking across a parking lot to my car. Since that time, I have suffered 24 tendon ruptures, each of which required extensive reconstructive Read More >
Posted on by 11 CommentsA Back to Basics Approach to Prevent Infection
Guest Author: Orlaith Staunton Co-Founder END SEPSIS, the Legacy of Rory Staunton A Back to Basics Approach to Prevent Infection It was hard to see it happen. We were watching a friend’s basketball game when the young boy fell down and began to bleed from a cut on his arm. The referee sent him out of Read More >
Posted on by 9 CommentsAddressing Antibiotic Resistance in Dentistry: “What can WE do?”
Guest Author: Marie T. Fluent, DDS Educational Consultant for Organization for Safety, Asepsis and Prevention (OSAP) Antibiotic resistance and antibiotic-associated adverse events are now some of our most serious global health threats (1). As a community of clinicians, educators, researchers, and industry representatives who advocate for safe and infection-free delivery of oral health care, OSAP Read More >
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