Implementation of evidence-based prevention guidelines from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Institute for Healthcare Improvement could reduce the incidence of ...

Manuka honey is a monofloral honey made from the nectar of the manuka tree. The honey, commonly sold as an alternative medicine, can reduce the growth of bacterial biofilms, which could help prevent ...

This is an excerpt from the HCPro book, Preventing Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infections, Second Edition. A variety of teams exist in the healthcare environment, and many of them can offer ...

Including senior leaders in CAUTI prevention is a critical aspect of the design and implementation of infection prevention programs. Editor's Note: This is an excerpt from the upcoming book Preventing ...

Prevention guidelines from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Institute for Healthcare Improvement could help decrease the incidence of catheter-associated urinary tract infection, ...

MUNDELEIN, IL--(Marketwired - October 24, 2013) - According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), urinary tract infections (UTI) are the most common hospital-acquired infection, and ...

The Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology has issued a new, updated edition of its Guide to Preventing Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infections. The new guide expands ...

WESTWOOD, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--MEDITECH has launched a comprehensive implementation toolkit that includes best practice workflows and set-up instructions to help hospitals reduce and prevent ...

In 2008, as part of an aggressive effort to reduce the rate of healthcare-associated infections (HAIs), the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) declared it would no longer cover the extra ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . An expert at SHEA suggested using catheter-associated bacteria as a metric for measuring hospital safety instead ...