Deadly pathogen discovered at Ohio long-term care facility could spell trouble elsewhere, researchers...
By
Tim Mullaney
Aug 13, 2014
A type of drug-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa discovered in an Ohio long-term care facility has killed one person and infected six others, according to clinician researchers. A dangerous genetic element...
New guidance on healthcare apparel aims to limit infections
By
Tim Mullaney
Jan 22, 2014
Long-term care facilities may want to evaluate their staff attire in light of new guidance on the best types of clothing to prevent infections in healthcare settings.
Hill-Rom teams up with Edison Nation Medical
Oct 01, 2013
Hill-Rom and Edison Nation Medical have formed a partnership to conduct a medical invention search. The companies are seeking ideas from healthcare providers and the public for new products, specifically...
FDA alerts providers to lack of sterility in NuVision Pharmacy products
May 21, 2013
The Food and Drug Administration expanded an alert about NuVision Pharmacy of Dallas, TX, on Saturday. It said investigators found poor sterile production practices that raised concern about a lack of...
Higher humidity takes toll on flu virus
By
Elizabeth Newman
Apr 01, 2013
Residents who want a room humid should be obliged because higher humidity levels can significantly reduce the infectiousness of influenza virus particles released by coughing, research shows.
Finding solutions in PICC-related thrombosis
Apr 01, 2013
Peripherally Inserted Central Venous Catheters (PICCs) are indispensible to medical treatments such as chemotherapy, bone marrow transplantation, dialysis and parenteral nutrition, driving technology to...
Taking steps to prevent Clostridium difficile infections
By
Irena Kenneley, Ph.D.
Feb 15, 2013
The numbers are in and they are grim. There are 165,000 cases, $1.3 billion in excess costs, and 9,000 deaths from Clostridium difficile infections that are healthcare-acquired in the United States annually.
Ask the treatment expert … about the relationship of pain and wounds
By
Susan Wickard
Feb 01, 2013
How can we best identify pain associated with wounds?
First guidelines issued for prosthetic joint infection treatment
By
McKnight's Staff
Dec 10, 2012
One million new knees and hips are transplanted each year. Up to 2% of those patients will get an infection in the new joint. The number of patients undergoing the transplants, and acquiring infections,...
‘Smart’ catheter could cut urinary tract infections in long-term care facilities: report
By
McKnight's Staff
Aug 24, 2012
Michigan researchers are developing a “smart” catheter that releases a bacteria-killing nitric oxide substance at the start of an infection, according to a report presented at a conference...