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Most Women Receive Inappropriate Treatment for Urinary Tract Infections
Feb 24, 2021

Nearly half of women with uncomplicated urinary tract infections received the wrong antibiotics and almost three-quarters received prescriptions for longer than necessary, with inappropriately long…

Disinfection of Ultrasound Transducers Use for Percutaneous Procedures
Feb 01, 2021
SHEA Releases COVID-19 Research Agenda Identifying Gaps in Knowledge
Jan 26, 2021

A new research agenda developed by 40 leading experts in healthcare epidemiology and infectious diseases defines the critical areas of study to inform clinical practice, policy, and…

SHEA Supports Biden Facemask Order and Urges Action on New Research
Jan 21, 2021

The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America strongly supports executive orders signed by President Biden requiring facial masks on federal property, airplanes, trains, and buses…

Multisociety guideline on reprocessing flexible GI endoscopes and accessories
Jan 05, 2021
David Calfee to be Sixth Editor of Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology
Dec 15, 2020

The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America (SHEA) has named David P. Calfee, MD, MS, professor of medicine in the Division of Infectious Diseases and…

Reliability of Nonlocalizing Signs and Symptoms as Indicators of the Presence of Infection in Residents of Nursing Homes
Dec 09, 2020
COVID-19 Vaccination of Healthcare Personnel: Updated SHEA Recommendations

SHEA has updated its recommendations for COVID-19 vaccination in healthcare settings. The SHEA statement was authored by experts Drs. Marci Drees, Grace Lee, Deborah Yokoe, and…

Guidance on Non-Specific Symptoms of Infection Aims to Reduce Inappropriate Antibiotic Use in Nursing Homes

There is a widespread belief that a change in the mental status or an increase in falls in a nursing home resident may indicate an…

State of the Pandemic: SHEA Board Commentaries
Nov 03, 2020

These commentaries, written by the SHEA Board of Trustees to respond to the rapidly changing COVID-19 crisis, give timely perspectives on issues concerning the current state…

Ignoring the Impacts of Inequities Stymies Science
Nov 02, 2020

In September the Trump Administration released an “Executive Order on Combating Race and Sex Stereotyping,” which would allow federal agencies to terminate contracts intended to…

Hospital Floors Are Hotspot for Bacteria, Creating Route of Transfer to Patients

The floors of hospital rooms are quickly and frequently contaminated with antibiotic-resistant bacteria within hours of patient admission, creating a route of transfer of potentially…

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