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The Changing Face of Sepsis
Abstract:
There are few infections that can result in death or lifelong impairment in mere hours. Sepsis is caused by an inflammatory response by the...
The Suspicion of Sepsis
Sepsis has become the number one cause of hospital deaths in USA with 258,000 fatalities annually at a cost of over US$ 20 billion...
Position on Healthcare Visitor Hand Hygiene
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Recent public health concerns call for innovative strategies to better protect clients, healthcare workers, and visitors in the healthcare setting. Pathogens can be found...
Position on Healthcare Client Hand Hygiene
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Cite as: Morales K, Puri K, Knighton S, Greene C, et al. (2020) Position on Healthcare Client Hand...
Misleading Math: Kill Claims and Log Reduction
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Logarithmic reduction is pervasive in the cleaning and disinfection literature, but many do not appreciate what it actually describes. The EPA guidelines on disinfection...
Has the Antibiotic Course Had Its Day?
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Therapeutic interventions for infectious diseases are complicated by multiple factors, including unknowns surrounding the identity of the infectious agent(s), the bacterial load, and the...
Evaluating New Innovations in Fecal Management Solutions
Editors Note: Correct Order of Authors is as follows: Niall Wallace, Dr. Harsh Sheth, Dr. Michael Ackerman, Ashlee Garcia, WOCN
Abstract
Fecal incontinence is a debilitating condition that if not...
Abstract: Reducing Risk with Novel Fecal Management Tools
Editors Note: The following is an abstract of an upcoming perspective article.
Abstract:
The risk of transmission of Norovirus and Clostridium difficile (C. diff) infections in...
Rapid Testing for Antibiotic Resistant Strains of MRSA
Editor Note: Dr. Graham F. Cope and Bruce Savage are two individuals participating in the Longitude Prize Challenge. The Longitude Prize is a competition...
Use of Novel Approaches to Reduce Clostridium Difficile in an Inner City Hospital
Abstract
Background:
Clostridium difficile is a spore-forming, Gram-positive anaerobic bacillus that can lead to antibiotic-associated diarrhea and sepsis.1 Since C. difficile is shed in feces, any...