Reviewed by Jen Cihlar, DO, Vanderbilt University Medical Center Thom and colleagues are at it again investigating alternative hand hygiene (HH) practice efficacy. Different from…
Reviewed by Cindy Noyes Todsen and colleagues describe a multi-center randomized trial comparing the accuracy of self- and healthcare worker (HCW)-collected nasal and throat swabs…
Throat swabs may improve sensitivity of COVID antigen testing Is something better than nothing? How many ways can we modify hand hygiene practices to boost…
Reviewed by Erica Stohs, MD, MPH, University of Nebraska More evidence supports that proceeding directly to an oral penicillin challenge in patients who are…
Reviewed by Cindy Noyes Thom and colleagues performed a multi-center, cluster randomized trial including 4 academic centers to assess adherence to expected hand hygiene (HH)…
Reviewed by Dr. Michael Payne, Providence Health Care Molecular detection of human herpesvirus type 6 (HHV6) in the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) of children can be…
Reviewed by Jen Cihlar, Vanderbilt University Medical Center The authors of this study have described antibiotic prescribing patterns of a cohort of 17 critical access…
How do critical access hospitals stack up asymptomatic bacteriuria management? HHV6 Detection in Pediatric CSF: Real Pathogen or Incidental Finding? Re-evaluating hand hygiene practices! Penicillin…
The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America (SHEA) supports the Healthcare Infection Control Practices Advisory Committee (HICPAC) and its members as they work to enact…
This Giving Tuesday, the SHEA Foundation invites you to be a part of something truly transformative. The SHEA Foundation is dedicated to advancing the fields…
Reviewed by Michael Payne, MD, Providence Health Care This study was based in California and created a line list of all pediatric mpox household contacts…
Reviewed by Jen Cihlar, DO, Vanderbilt University Medical Center As stewardship effort to reduce excessive vancomycin use, a large academic center implemented a protocol allowing…