New hand hygiene guidelines urge healthcare facilities to avoid certain soaps
By
Stephanie H. Kim
Jul 17, 2014
Experts advise healthcare facilities to avoid a “heavily marketed” soap in updated hand hygiene guidelines published Wednesday.
Invite in infectious disease docs to LTC
By
Elizabeth Newman
May 22, 2014
If I’m predisposed to being fond of infectious disease physicians, it’s because I believe they offer insight beyond that of a general practitioner. This is not to say that a long-term care...
Highly deadly, antibiotic-resistant MRSA targeting older patients, study finds
Nov 04, 2009
A tough, virulent strain of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus is five times more deadly than other MRSA strains, and typically affects older patients, according to new findings.