Infection Outbreak Articles & Analysis
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A Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) report published on October 3, 2024, linked Burkholderia multivorans infections to ice machines in multiple healthcare facilities in the western United States. This post summarizes key findings, implications, and recommended practices for healthcare providers to ensure patient ...
Monkeypox virus can be spread among animals and humans through direct contact with the body fluids or through bite transfection of infected animals. The present outbreak has a toll of over 220 confirmed cases spreading across 19 countries. ...
The test is designed to run on an open instrument platform, and the determination of antibody status will aid in the diagnosis of the disease during the acute and recovery stages of infection. "Since the outbreak was first detected, we have mobilized our scientific, regulatory and commercial teams to support virus analysis, identification, deployment of personal ...
U.S. health regulators have known since at least 2009 that the medical devices at the center of the "superbug" outbreak at UCLA can transmit lethal infections but have not recommended any new safety requirements, a lapse that threatens patient safety, experts in hospital-acquired infections said. ...
While there are many species of Acinetobacter and all can cause human disease, Acinetobacter baumannii accounts for approximately 80% of all reported infections. Outbreaks of Acinetobacter infections typically occur in intensive care units and healthcare settings housing very ill patients. These infections rarely occur ...
As healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) receive increased attention by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the national media, healthcare facilities are under increased pressure to prevent their spread. ...
The research was published in the American Journal of Infection Control (AJIC). Researchers found that MDR-AB was present in the environment of 48% of the rooms of patients infected or colonized by the pathogen. ...
While there are many types of Acinetobacter that can cause human disease, Acinetobacter baumannii accounts for about 80% of reported infections. Outbreaks of Acinetobacter infections typically occur in intensive care units and healthcare settings housing very ill patients. These infections rarely occur outside of healthcare ...
Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infections, as with all staph, are usually spread by having contact with someone’s skin infection or personal items they have used, like towels, bandages, or razors that touched infected skin. These infections are most likely to be spread in places where people are in close ...