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Journal of Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology | Publication of The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America (@SHEA_Epi) | Published by @CambridgeUP
Joined February 2013
New today from @JayCdoesID . ▶️ Authors show improving screening practices during remote consultations w/ targeted diagnostic questions could enhance early CDI detection.
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New from @madhuri_id et al. Authors present an investigation and a performance improvement project that resulted in reduced incidence of Hysterectomy surgical site infections at our academic, safety-net, level 1 trauma center. 📄:
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New in ICHE:. Study links higher social vulnerability index to increased surgical site infection (SSI) risk regardless of race/ethnicity. Targeted interventions needed to improve surgical outcomes and equity. 📄:
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New in ICHE from @NenadMacesic et al. VRE is found in the hospital environment and in patients. But is it always the same? This study found distinct reservoirs - patients had vanA VRE while environment was dominated by vanB VRE. 📄:
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🎧 New Podcast Episode! 🎧. ICHE EIC @DavecNyc talks to Kathleen Chiotos & Edward Lyon on respiratory culturing stewardship in pediatric ICUs!. 🟩: 🟪: 🟧:
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🆕 New from Wu et al. Authors used rapid, long-read, prospective WGS on various pathogens to identify transmission events over 6-months. 242 isolates from 216 Pts ▶️ 5 clusters with 21 (8.7%) isolates ▶️ 15/21 (70%) w/ links. 📄:
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RT @wbranchelliman: Great, pragmatic piece about #avianflu by Lauren Epstein & @ShiraDoronMD in @ICHEJournal. Key points- be honest, stay c….
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RT @ABsteward: Nudge, nudge!.🆕🔥 @ICHEJournal @SHEA_Epi.Say it ain’t Steno: a microbiology nudge comment leads to less treatment of Stenotro….
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RT @ShiraDoronMD: In @ICHEJournal, we, healthcare epidemiologists from 21 major health systems, outline recs to align #covid return-to-work….
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RT @ShiraDoronMD: With Lauren Epstein, in @ICHEJournal, we outline how healthcare facilities can prepare for Highly Pathogenic Avian Influe….
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🆕 New from Ilges et al:. ▶️ Authors describe a C. difficile 💩 diagnostic and antibiotic stewardship intervention from a syndromic panel. 📄:
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New from Navas et al:. Do blood contamination reduction devices work? 🩸. ➡️ Authors tested 2 ddiversion devices over 3 months.➡️Overall contamination goals were not achieved, although there was low device usage. 📄:
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RT @SHEA_Epi: A6: An article in @ICHEJournal that’s gotten some buzz: BLADDER score: evaluating a tool to support urinary diagnosti….
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New from @BethanyWattles, @pedsteward, @yanooshkaky. Antibiotic use in US children’s hospitals may differ by race and ethnicity. Additional research is needed to examine individual diagnoses, clinical outcomes, and drivers of variation.
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New from @ScottRobertsMD et al. Authors describe leveraging building information modeling (digital representations of facilities) in infection prevention and control. 📄:
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NEW podcast! 🎧. @DavecNyc talks to @KatieChiotos & Dr. Eddie Lyon on respiratory cultures in pediatric patients with a diagnostic stewardship perspective!. 🟩: 🟪: 🟧:
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RT @HawraAllawati: Thrilled to see this out in print! It was a privilege to collaborate with this team team. Special thanks to Dr. Branch-E….
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RT @G_ROD_11: Most studies testing LLMs in medicine out there rely on simulated clinical cases. We tested one of the first PHI-approved LLM….
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New from @DavidBBanach and others. Nurses’ thorough documentation of penicillin allergies was highly acceptable and improved following an implementation strategy. Authors offer implementation strategy components to foster adoption. 📄:
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New from @HawraAllawati, @wbranchelliman, others:. Discover insights on operationalizing an Adverse Event Detection Surveillance System for Antimicrobial Stewardship. Learn more in our latest research article. #AntimicrobialStewardship #PatientSafety. 📄:
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