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CDC Launches Blog Series on Patient Safety

Denise Cardo, MD and Kerri Moran

Denise Cardo, MD Director, Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Kerri Moran Associate Director for Partnerships, Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Patient safety is Read More >

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Categories Infection Control and Prevention, Patient Stories and Patient Safety
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When One Size Doesn’t Fit All: PPE Fit and Equity in Health Care

Two female healthcare workers in hallway prepare to remove their personal protective equipment.

Mia Frederick (contractor, TANAQ) is a writer for CDC’s Project Firstline in the Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion. Infection control, including the appropriate use of personal protective equipment (PPE) is an essential part of healthcare worker and patient safety. But what happens when PPE doesn’t fit correctly or there is a lack of training on Read More >

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Categories Infection Control and Prevention

Protecting Long-Term Care Residents from Sepsis

Author: Heather Jones, DNP, NP-C

Long-term care (LTC) settings, such as nursing homes/skilled nursing facilities and assisted living, are home to individuals who are unable to live independently and who need a variety of services, including both medical and personal care. According to the National Center for Health Statistics, in 2015, there were 1.5 million residents living in nursing homes/skilled Read More >

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Categories Healthcare-associated infections, Infection Control and Prevention, Long Term Care (LTC), Sepsis
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Germs Lead the Way: Exploring Microbial Ecology to Elevate the Fight Against Antimicrobial-resistant Healthcare-associated Infections

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Three to four billion years ago, microbes (germs) were the first life on earth. They have thrived for millions of years longer than humans have existed. Much like humans, microbes have complex social and physical communities and are always evolving. These microbial communities are home to helpful germs and pathogens (harmful germs). Better understanding the Read More >

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Categories Antibiotic Resistance and Antibiotic Use (Stewardship), Healthcare-associated infections, Infection Control and Prevention
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Demonstrating the Ability to Protect Healthcare Personnel from COVID-19 in High-Risk Settings

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This content can also be found on the NIOSH Science Blog. The COVID-19 pandemic brought about stresses to the U.S. healthcare workforce never seen before. Since early in the pandemic, reports have abounded of healthcare personnel (HCP) being infected, sometimes resulting in severe outcomes and death. As of July 20, 2022, there have been nearly 1 Read More >

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Categories Healthcare-associated infections, Infection Control and Prevention
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