Reviewed by Shaefer Spires, MD, Duke University School of Medicine and James “Brad” Cutrell, MD, UT Southwestern Medical School There have been several cases of…
Blanco and colleagues recognized a gap in examination of the effectiveness of individual components of C. difficile infection (CDI) reduction bundles. In this quasi-experimental study implemented at…
Reviewed by Rebekah Moehring, MD, MPH, FSHEA, Duke University Two recent publications in Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology reported central line-associated bloodstream infection (CLABSI) rates in…
Reviewed by Emily Thorell, MD, MSCI, University of Utah Health, Salt Lake City, UT and Zachary Willis, MD, MPH, University of North Carolina School of…
Reviewed by: Dr. Michael Payne, MD; London Health Sciences Centre and Apara Dave, MD; Exeter Hospital Two recent studies evaluated the performance of commercial COVID-19…
Reviewed by Erica Stohs MD, MPH, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE; and Hannah Imlay MD, MS, University of Utah Health, Salt Lake City,…
Reviewed by Erica Stohs, MD, MPH, University of Nebraska Medical Center Following the recent COVID-19 surge in Southern California, investigators identified a novel SARS-CoV-2 variant,…
Reviewed by Zach Willis, MD, MPH, University of North Carolina Same and colleagues reviewed 400 consecutive antibiotic courses in pediatric inpatients and assessed the incidence…
Reviewed by Dr. Michael Payne, MD, London Health Sciences Centre Nasopharyngeal swabs/nasal swabs are the most common sample type for COVID-19 PCR testing. However, saliva…
Reviewed by Clare Marlin, MS, BSN, CIC, Shirley Ryan AbilityLab and James “Brad” Cutrell, MD FIDSA, UT Southwestern Medical Center In this report from Klompas…
Reviewed by Clare Marlin, MS, BSN, CIC, Shirley Ryan AbilityLab Careful inventory tracking and maintenance of personal protective equipment (PPE) supplies in stockpiles for emergent…
Reviewed by Hannah Imlay, MD, MS, University of Utah This case report describes transmission of SARS-CoV-2 from a lung donor unrecognized to have SARS-CoV-2 to…
