Infection Control

RTLS tags: Security friend or infection-prevention foe?

Infection-control guidance from the Society for Healthcare Epidemiology includes disinfecting or replacing items such as lanyards, identification tags, cellphones and pagers if they come into contact with patients.

10/16/2018

Study finds hospital sink traps may harbor antibiotic-resistant bacteria

CPE outbreaks are mostly attributed to patient-to-patient transmission via healthcare workers

10/16/2018

Cleaning curbs therapy dogs' MRSA risk

The risk of infection is greater for people whose immune system is weakened

10/15/2018

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