ICCS Infection Prevention & Infection Control Newsletter: Dec. 2019 (2nd Half) & Jan. 2020 (1st Half)
This issue of the ICCS Infection Prevention & Control Newsletter covers news from the latter half of December 2019 and the first half of January 2020. Topics include CDC's top threats, AORN guidelines, tap water risks, patient hand hygiene, ambulatory antibiotics and staph.
Note: Did you miss our two-part special edition of the Newsletter that highlighted some of the biggest news items from all of 2019? Access it here.
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CDC List of Top 2019 Threats Prominently Features Infections — The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) issued its list of "Nine Health Threats That Made Headlines in 2019." Infections, infectious diseases and infection-related issues appeared throughout the list.
AORN Releases 2020 Guidelines for Perioperative Practice — The Association of periOperative Registered Nurses (AORN) has published the 2020 Guidelines for Perioperative Practice with six updated guidelines along with a completely new format and evidence rating system. Look for an analysis from ICCS in the coming weeks!
Patient Lab Specimens Contaminated By Mycobacterium From Tap Water — A hospital's investigation into patient laboratory specimens contaminated with Mycobacterium porcinum identified tap water as the source.
Patient Hand Hygiene in ICUs Essential to Reducing HAIs — The results of a new study demonstrated the critical importance of patient hand hygiene in the ongoing effort to reduce hospital-acquired infections (HAIs).
Ambulatory Care Clinics Prescribe Millions of Inappropriate Antibiotics — The results of a study indicated that at least one out of every four antibiotics prescribed during ambulatory care visits were inappropriate.
Improve Staph Infection Preparation With New CDC Interactive Case — The CDC collaborated with Medscape to release an interactive case challenge designed to help healthcare providers protect patients from staph infections.
Exploring CDC Guideline Updates for Infection Control in Healthcare Personnel — This new edition provides guidance in many areas of occupational health, including leadership and management, communication, assessment, risk reduction, education and immunizations.
Decolonizing Parents Could Reduce Staph Risk for Newborns — The results of a clinical trial indicated that treating parents with short-course intranasal mupirocin and topical chlorhexidine bathing can reduce the risk of transmitting staph to newborns in ICUs.
Patients Often Bring Undetected 'Superbug' to the Hospital: Study — One in 10 hospital patients who develop Clostridioides difficile infections may already have the dangerous germ when admitted, but no diarrhea symptoms, a study found.
Boston Scientific Gets 1st US Disposable Duodenoscope Clearance — Another option for facilities looking to reduce their reliance on reusable duodenoscopes.
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