Emergency Rooms with Sepsis Alert Systems See Lower Fatalities from Deadly Infections
New CDC sepsis treatment and diagnosis standards were announced last year, significantly reducing the need for intensive care unit treatments
Tag Archives: Hospital Infections
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Older Patients Face Higher Risk of Death if They Spend the Night in ER, Study Warns
Researchers warn that older patients kept overnight in the ER face higher risks of heart attacks, strokes, infections and other adverse health events.
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Treatment-Resistant Infections More Common Among Nursing Home Ventilator Patients: Study
In some cases, nursing home patients on ventilators were several times more likely to develop treatment-resistant infections than those on ventilators in hospitals.
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Study Links Mycobacterial Infections to Hospital Ice and Water Machines
Researchers linked the problem to a commercial water purifier added on to the hospital's water system.
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Treatment-Resistant Candida auris Infections Spreading Through U.S. Hospitals, CDC Warns
At least 20 states have reported their first treatment-resistant C. auris infections since 2020, according to CDC researchers
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Preventable Hospital Errors Identified In Nearly 7% Of Admissions in New Study
More than 400,000 patient deaths are attributed to hospital-related adverse events every year, health experts warn
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Candida Auris Infections Spreading Through U.S. Healthcare System: JAMA Report
A lack of screening often leads to infected patients spreading Candida auris infections from one healthcare facility or nursing home to another undetected.
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Ultrasound Gel Bacterial Contamination Outbreak in 2021 Led to 2 Deaths, 119 Infections: CDC
Both the manufacturers' quality control protocols and healthcare personnel mistakes led to the ultrasound gel bacterial contamination outbreak, CDC researchers concluded
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CDC Seeks to Limit Drug-Resistant Infection Spread in Healthcare Settings With Awards to 28 Organizations
A global information network for combating emerging antibiotic-resistant infections will be established to address the growing risk of "superbugs" that are difficult to treat with existing drugs
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Hospital Infection Control Measures Are Often Outdated, Researchers Warn
Current practices are based on old assumptions about how viruses spread via droplets and aerosol, the researchers say
