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“Bringing Down the House”: SARS-CoV-2 Household Secondary Transmissions
“Not Throwin’ Away My Shot”: Early data for COVID-19 vaccination in previously infected healthcare workers and solid organ transplant recipients
“Stewardship on Line 1”: Telehealth ID and ASP Consultation for Community Hospitals
“The New Antibiotic Mantra – Shorter is Better”, But is Longer Better for Cellulitis?
“The Variants Are Coming”: Emergence of SARS-CoV-2 Variant Lineages in the United States
#VAStewies Looking to #StoptheVanc
Antimicrobial susceptibility surveillance for invasive neisseria meningitidis isolates: Cause for concern?
Are we so Different? Healthcare Workers and Vaccine Hesitancy
Bezlotoxumab in the real world: A retrospective study that may elucidate who benefits the most
De-escalate now?! When can we stop antibiotics in patients with suspected sepsis?
Donor-derived tuberculosis: Don’t forget to screen potential organ donors for TB!
Fighting bacteria with bacteria: Impact of microbiome therapeutic SER-109 against recurrent CDI
Misinformation and Disinformation: Using Social Media to Combat Them
Sound the alarm: An SSI early warning system shows promise
The Faces of COVID-19: Delta vs Omicron Symptomatology
The leaky antibiotic pipeline
The who, where, and what of outpatient antibiotics for COVID-19
Tick-TOC: The time for transitions of care (TOC) antibiotic stewardship is now!
A Little Ceftriaxone Goes a Long Way: Third-Generation Cephalosporin Exposure and Risk of Subsequent Resistance among Potential AmpC Producers
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Advancing Antimicrobial Stewardship for Children
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Always Be Prepared: Supporting Successful PPE Stockpiling Systems
Antibiotic scarring: The persistent effects of common antibiotics on the gut microbiome
Antibiotic Use Optimization Before and After a Hospital Visit
Antibiotics Alone for Acute Uncomplicated Appendicitis: Ready for Prime Time?
Antimicrobial Stewardship
Antimicrobial stewardship – Transplant style
Antimicrobial Stewardship & Healthcare Epidemiology
Antimicrobial stewardship in ambulatory care!
Antimicrobial Stewardship in Outpatient and Long-Term Care Settings
Appropriate empiric antibiotics are associated with lower In-hospital mortality—could rapid diagnostics make it happen?
April 2021
April 2022
Are all individuals with healthcare-associated infections really treated equally?
Are we SINK-ing with Gram Negatives?
ASPs using peer pressure in EDs!
Association Between Children’s Hospital Visitor Restrictions and Healthcare-Associated Viral Respiratory Infections: A Quasi-Experimental Study
Asymptomatic COVID-19 Testing and Vaccination: Always Learning
August 2021
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Bacteremic Urinary Tract Infection: Do We Have More Time to Get it Right Than We Think?
Bad bugs – not just a problem in penicillin allergic patients
Bedaquiline continues to be a reliable tool in the treatment of MDR-TB
Beware of Cephalosporins and the Increased Risk of C. diff!
Board of Trustees
Born in the USA: The Newest SARS-CoV-2 Variant
Bugs in the Blood: Updates on Gram-negative BSI management
Building on the evidence to stop routine use of contact precautions for MRSA and VRE
Bundle with care: An update on central line infection prevention
Can Reflex Urine Cultures Reduce Your CAUTI Rates? Think Again
Can You CAP-IT? Amoxicillin dose and duration for pediatric CAP
Cefiderocol: Does a new drug bring new successes?
Chief Medical Officers Can Reduce Antibiotic Prescribing
CLABSI Prevention, CLABSI Definition and More!
Committee Chairs
Comparing localized versus centralized rapid diagnostics in a UK district hospital
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Cough or sneeze, elbow please? Symptoms associated with a positive SARS-CoV-2 test in children
Could more be better? Use of dual antibiotic prophylaxis with vancomycin and cefazolin associated with lower rates of SSI following craniotomy—one center’s experience.
COVID-19 Cognizance in a Correctional Setting
COVID-19 Disease and Vaccination in Pregnant and Breastfeeding Women
COVID-19 in Infants: Sometimes Severe, but (Somewhat) Preventable
COVID-19 Outcomes in Pregnancy and Pediatrics
COVID-19 Redux: Re-infection Confirmed by Whole Genome Sequencing
COVID-19 Transmission got Crushed in Air Force Basic Training
COVID-19 Update: Variant of Concern Disease Severity and Persistence of Antibodies Following Infection
COVID-19 Vaccination in Pregnancy: Evidence for Safety and Protection of Infants
COVID-19, ‘Safer at Home’… or at Work?
COVID-19: Keeping ASPs on Their Toes
COVID-associated pulmonary Aspergillosis – definitions for an emerging clinical syndrome
Cutting it Clos(er): Non-inferior Comparative Study Comparing One- or Two-day Antimicrobial Prophylaxis after Clean Orthopedic Surgery (NOCOTA study)
December 2019
December 2021
Decolonizing Parents to Prevent Neonatal Acquisition of Staphylococcus aureus (aka TREAT PARENTS)
Default antibiotic de-escalation in suspected sepsis
Diagnostic Stewardship Comes for Blood Cultures
Dialysis Resources
Digging Deeper on Risk for Primary and Recurrent C. difficile Infection in Medicare Patients
Disclosure Policy
Dive into the deep end of pooled testing for COVID-19
Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Pledge
Does antibiotic administration sequence matter in bacteremia?
Does Having a CIC Make You a VIP?
Don’t forget about HPV! Population impact of vaccination on HPV detection in cervicovaginal and penile samples
Drawing a Line Between Midlines and Central Lines
Drug-Resistant E. coli Bacteremia Transmitted by Fecal Microbiota Transplant
Early-Life Antibiotic Exposure and Subsequent Risk of Disease
Ebola Resources
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Electronic monitoring
Electronic monitoring may offer a more realistic measure than human observation when evaluating hand hygiene, a real-world comparison
Electronic Tools to Promote Antimicrobial Stewardship among Hospitalized Patients
Emerging Legislation & Regulations
Establishing a social norm of antibiotic prescribing: Provider feedback reporting in the outpatient setting
Events
Evolving to Better Metrics for Nonventilator Hospital-Acquired Pneumonia: Is Electronic Surveillance the Answer?
FDA Lends an Outpatient Stewardship Hand
February 2020
February 2021
February 2022
First Do No Harm: Antibiotic Risks in Pediatric Inpatients
Follow-up blood cultures for gram-negative bacteremia: pause for Pseudomonas
Gentle “nudging” helps to improve antimicrobial stewardship
Global Burden of Antimicrobial Resistance in 2019
Going Virtual: From Direct to Virtual Observation for Monitoring Disinfection
Guidance
Guidance on Staphylococcus aureus disease prevention in neonatal intensive care units, a white paper from SHEA
Healthcare Facility-Onset Clostridioides difficile Infection (HO-CDI): Time for a New Adjustment to the Definition?
Hello Burnout: National data on Healthcare-Associated Infections during the COVID19 Pandemic
High-Consequence Pathogens
High-tech in Medicine: Promise and Pitfalls
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Hospital-acquired infections and mortality worldwide
How does pediatric COVID-19 vaccine stack up in the omicron era?
How low can we go? 3 versus 8 days for community-acquired pneumonia
How Should We Prevent Transmission of MDROs?
How to detect pre-symptomatic/asymptomatic respiratory virus infections: There’s an app for that
ICU handshake stewardship: a high cost for little gain or a small cost for big but unmeasurable gain?
Identifying risk factors for carbapenem resistant infections in hospitalized patients
Impact of reported penicillin allergy on kids
Improved Strategies to Predict Carbapenemase Gene Presence for Carbapenem Resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa
Improving Guideline-Concordant Antibiotic Use in Children
In Search of CDI: The Plop Thickens, Part 2
Incisional wound therapy, not all they’re “vac’ed” up to be
Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology
Infection is the final battle: the double-edged sword of military response
Influenza Resources
Is Third Time the Charm? SARS-CoV-2 Vaccination in solid organ transplant recipients
It’s daggum hard: UTI-focused Antimicrobial Stewardship Implementation in Long-term Care Settings
January 2020
January 2021
January 2022
July 2020
June 2020
June 2021
June 2022
Keeping our Pregnant Women Safe: Updates from CDC on COVID Vaccines in Pregnancy
Kids’ Corner: COVID Update
Knowledge is Power for Preventing Healthcare Spread of Influenza
Long-Term Outcomes Following Beta-Lactam Antibiotic Allergy Testing
Looking into the Crystal Ball – How COVID-19 may impact healthcare associated infections
Looking to Supercharge your Penicillin Delabeling Program? Give PEN-FAST a Look
Make Take-Out Great Again
March 2020
March 2021
May 2021
May 2022
MDRO Detection: The How Before the Wherefore
Measuring what matters in Antimicrobial Stewardship Programs to Demonstrate their Value
Membership
Midlines vs PICCs in the Hospital: Helping the patient or just gaming the system?
Monkeypox
Mounting safety data for SARS-CoV-2 mRNA vaccines
MySHEA
Nasal Swab Sampling in Times of Nasopharyngeal Swab Shortages: An Acceptable Alternative
Neonatal Fungal Consumption – Can We Agree to Disagree?
New targets for UTI stewardship
New Year, New Epi Alerts: Influenza B, Pan-resistant Candida auris, and Wuhan Coronavirus
News
News from the Frontlines: Implementing an IPC program for a COVID-19 surge facility
No Need for a Party: No Consistent Evidence of Decreased VZV Exposure/Boosting with Universal Varicella Vaccination Programs
Noses everywhere rejoice! Saliva now listed as a comparable alternative sample type to nasopharyngeal swab
November 2019
November 2020
November 2022
October 2021
October 2022
Old and New Lessons in respiratory viral transmission in children
One prescriber’s antibiotic prescription could be another’s problem
Oral step-down therapy for streptococcal bacteremia … it doesn’t have to be a fluoroquinolone!
Outpatient Antibiotic Use in the US: Where We Are and Where Do We Go?
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Paradigms in Flux: You Really Can Get C. difficile Infection After Laxative Use (and Bad Things Can Happen)
Parental Acceptance of COVID-19 Vaccines: A Big Hill to Climb
Past Presidents
Pocket Guidelines
Potential Opportunities for Outpatient Antibiotic Stewardship
PPE shortages and reprocessing strategies reported during the early phase of pandemic
Pragmatic COVID-19 prevention strategies in schools: Can test-to-stay replace home quarantine?
Pre-transplant testing: A cautionary tale
Preventing and Controlling Outbreaks
Preventing the Spread of Antimicrobial Resistance
Priority Issues
Promoting Prudent Antibiotic Use in Children and Trainees
Protecting our HEROES (HEalth caRe wOrkErS): Evidence Supporting Universal Masking
Publications
Reconsidering Step-Down Therapy to ß-Lactams for Enterobacteriaceae Bacteremia?
Resources
Risk Factors for Outbreaks of COVID-19 at Retirement Homes in Canada
Safe School Reopening in the COVID-19 Pandemic
Safety Dance
SARS-CoV-2 Resources
SARS-CoV-2 Specimen Collection: Self-Collected Saliva as Admissible Alternative to Health Care Worker-Collected Nasopharyngeal Swabs
SARS-CoV-2 Transmission Risk Reduction: Hopes and Failures
Saving lives or sacrificing antibiotics? Selective decontamination of the digestive tract in Australian ICUs
Schools, Summer Camps, and SARS-CoV-2 Transmission
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Seasonal Influenza Activity is High … and Increasing
Seeing the (W)hole in Antibiotic Use
Sepsis: The Beta-lactam goes first. Now, which one is that?
September 2020
September 2021
September 2022
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February 2023
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Shedding Light on the C. difficile Landscape: Changing patterns of CDI ribotypes and the association between antibiotic use and hospital-onset CDI
Silver linings: Decreased pediatric invasive pneumococcal disease during the first year of COVID-19
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Social Determinants of Health are Painfully Clear in COVID-19 Testing Resources and Outcomes
Social Media Editor
SRN Leadership Team
SRN Participating Facilities
SRN Publications
SRN Studies and Resources
Stay on Guard: Lessons from a SARS-CoV-2 Nosocomial Outbreak
Stewies Burned by COVID-19
Stool multiplex PCR: Does a better test equal better care?
Surging CLABSI rates during the COVID-19 Pandemic
Surviving a Hack on the Hospital: A Stewardship Program Perspective
The long and not so short of it: Global Prevalence of Post COVID-19 Condition (Long COVID)
The role of the environment in transmission of VRE
The Types They are a-Changin’: Trends in Invasive pneumococcal disease over 17 years of PCV Vaccination
The why of antimicrobial prescribing during transition to comfort care
Timing of central venous catheter reinsertion after catheter removal in patients with catheter-related bloodstream infections
To order or not to order, that is the question… so how can we guide improved diagnostic stewardship interventions for respiratory cultures?
To treat or not to treat ASB? That is the question within 2 months of kidney transplant
To Vaccinate or Not: Adolescents and COVID-19 Risks
Transplant Gets in the Stewardship Game: Duration of Antibiotics and Organ Utilization
Two More “Shorter is Better” Cites for Stewie Rounds
Understanding ESBL Transmission
Unpacking the C. difficile infection prevention bundle
Update on the effectiveness of bebtelovimab therapy in real world setting
Update on the risk of suicidality with fluoroquinolone use
Updated COVID-19 Global Death Toll Estimate Is Three Times What Records Indicate
Vaccine-Induced Immune Thrombotic Thrombocytopenia (VITT) and the J&J/Janssen (Ad26.COV2.S) COVID vaccine
Vaccines all around: ACIP updated recommended adult immunization schedules for 2022
Vancomycin non-susceptibility in clinical Clostridiodes difficile isolates, should I be scared?
Virus Hunters: Rapid sequencing for genomic surveillance of healthcare-associated COVID-19
Wait, so the POET trial could work here in the US?
Waste not, want not: 4 vs 7-day intervals for infusion set replacement of central lines and peripheral arterial catheters
What came first the staff or the patient? – Genomic sequencing reveals silent carriage and potential transmission of MRSA between staff and patients within a NICU
What goes down must come up: Predictors of RSV Resurgence
What works in ASP? Time to Step up Our Game
What’s Hot in COVID-19 Serologic Testing
What’s Hot in Rapid Diagnostics for Blood Stream Infections
What’s In Your Water? Legionella Outbreak at Academic Medical Center
What’s new in understanding monkeypox clinical presentation and transmission risk
What’s new with Staph: Durations, Bundles and Combination Treatment
When can I visit? A review of hospital visitor policies during the SARS-CoV-2 Pandemic
Your PPE Sprung a Leak!
News
Hand Hygiene is Focus of Updated Advice to Prevent Healthcare-Associated Infections
SHEA Opposes the House Passage of the Freedom for Health Care Workers Act
U.S. Must Consider Broader Measures to Mitigate COVID-19 Transmission
Pre-Procedure and Pre-Admission COVID-19 Testing No Longer Recommended for Asymptomatic Patients
Lessons Learned in COVID-19: SHEA Offers Guidance for Antibiotic Use in a Pandemic
SHEA Statement on Monkeypox
SHEA Statement on ASHE Article Regarding Dobbs v Jackson Women’s Health Organization
New Guidance Released for Preventing Hospital-Acquired Pneumonia
New Guidance for Preventing Healthcare-Associated Bloodstream Infections
Pandemic Has Compounded Challenges for Safety in Healthcare Settings
IDSA and SHEA Statement on CDC Updated Guidance for Health Care Personnel Isolation and Quarantine to Mitigate Staffing Shortages
‘Implementation Science’ Critical to Reducing Antibiotic Resistance
Statement on Omicron Variant
SHEA Supports Biden-Harris Administration’s Requirement for Large Organizations to Require COVID-19 Vaccination of Employees
Clinical Considerations in Caring for Individuals Recently Returning and Evacuated from Afghanistan to the United States
SHEA Applauds Biden-Harris Administration’s Requirement that Facilities Reimbursed by CMS Require COVID-19 Vaccination of their Personnel
COVID-19 Cited in Significant Increase in Healthcare-Associated Infections in 2020
National Organizations in Epidemiology and Infection Prevention Say COVID-19 Vaccines Should be Required for Healthcare Personnel
Study finds COVID-19 Death Rates Much Higher in Nursing Homes Serving Minority Residents
Joint Statement on Ivermectin for COVID-19 Treatment
Healthcare Personnel Must Continue SARS-CoV-2 Prevention, Even as Community Guidelines Relax
SHEA and PIDS Response to the Atlanta Killings, Violence Against Asian Americans
High-Speed Air Hand Dryers Spread Contamination More than Paper Towels
Public Health Preparedness is Crucial Element of American Rescue Plan
SHEA Urges Continued Adherence to Public Health Measures to Help end the Pandemic
SHEA Names First Editor for Antimicrobial Stewardship & Healthcare Epidemiology
Most Women Receive Inappropriate Treatment for Urinary Tract Infections
SHEA Releases COVID-19 Research Agenda Identifying Gaps in Knowledge
SHEA Supports Biden Facemask Order and Urges Action on New Research
David Calfee to be Sixth Editor of Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology
COVID-19 Vaccination of Healthcare Personnel: Updated SHEA Recommendations
Guidance on Non-Specific Symptoms of Infection Aims to Reduce Inappropriate Antibiotic Use in Nursing Homes
State of the Pandemic: SHEA Board Commentaries
Ignoring the Impacts of Inequities Stymies Science
Hospital Floors Are Hotspot for Bacteria, Creating Route of Transfer to Patients
Decennial 2020 Research Sets the Agenda for Advancing Safe Healthcare
Order to Reclassify Civil Service Posts Will Compromise Responses to Public Health Threats
SHEA Updates Guidance for Healthcare Workers with HIV, Hepatitis
Medical Societies Call for Treatment Approvals Based on Science
Healthcare Epidemiologists Endorse Requiring Recommended Vaccinations for Healthcare Personnel, Educators and Students
Guidance Balances Staph Infection Prevention in Critically Ill Infants with Family Contact
SHEA Comment on Article “White House to Target Hospitals for Uneven Covid-19 Data Reporting”
SHEA Statement on Changes to CDC Testing Guidance
SHEA Members from HICPAC Sign Opinion Piece Warning of Dangers of Change to COVID-19 Reporting
SHEA Urges Renewal of National Public Health Emergency Declaration
Healthcare facilities rapidly adapt and refine practices based on new evidence and supply shortages
Recommendations for Increasing Vaccination Rates in Children and Adults June 2020
Statement from the Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America on the Public Health Concerns of People of Color
Statement from the Society of Healthcare Epidemiology of America Rebuking Pres. Trump’s Announcement on the U.S.’ Involvement in WHO
Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America Outlines Legal Considerations for Antibiotic Stewardship
New Guidelines Outline COVID-19 Infection Prevention and Control Evidence
Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America Publishes Infection Control Education Course
Infectious Diseases Leaders Respond to President Trump’s Defunding of the World Health Organization
Nation’s Infectious Diseases Leaders Send United Message
Infectious Diseases Experts Support Trump’s Use of Defense Production Act
Hong Kong Study Shows Best Practices Protect Healthcare Workers from COVID-19
Poor Cleaning Can Jeopardize Sterilization of Medical Tools
Senate Roundtable Spotlights Need for Sustained Pandemic Preparedness
Healthcare Epidemiologists Ready U.S. Hospitals to Prevent and Care for Coronavirus Cases
Tennessee Review: 2% of Providers Account for 25% of Pediatric Antibiotic Rx
SHEA joins HHS and CDC as a proud partner of the AMR Challenge
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Medscape: Ebola Resources
Ebola Hemorrhagic Fever: A Primer
WHO Ebola Site
CDC Ebola Site
SHEA Position Paper: Influenza Vaccination of Healthcare Personnel
Dialysis Safety Resource Center
OWS Therapeutics: Monoclonal Antibody Playbook
Policy Statement on Antimicrobial Stewardship by SHEA, IDSA & PIDS
COVID-19 Tool Kits
Guidance
SHEA statement on antibiotic stewardship in hospitals during public health emergencies
Strategies to prevent ventilator-associated pneumonia, ventilator-associated events, and nonventilator hospital-acquired pneumonia in acute-care hospitals: 2022 Update
Strategies to prevent central line-associated bloodstream infections in acute-care hospitals: 2022 Update
SHEA NICU White Paper Series: Practical approaches for the prevention of central line-associated bloodstream infections
Antimicrobial Stewardship: A Collaborative Partnership between Infection Preventionists and Healthcare Epidemiologists
Guidance for the Knowledge and Skills Required for Antimicrobial Stewardship Leaders
Research Methods in Healthcare Epidemiology and Antimicrobial Stewardship—Quasi-Experimental Designs
Research Methods in Healthcare Epidemiology and Antimicrobial Stewardship—Mathematical Modeling
Research Methods in Healthcare Epidemiology: Survey and Qualitative Research
Research Methods in Healthcare Epidemiology and Antimicrobial Stewardship: Use of Administrative and Surveillance Databases
Research Methods in Healthcare Epidemiology and Antimicrobial Stewardship: Randomized Controlled Trials
Research Methods in Healthcare Epidemiology and Antimicrobial Stewardship—Observational Studies
Moving Toward Elimination of Healthcare-Associated Infections: A Call to Action
Compendium of Strategies to Prevent Healthcare-Associated Infections in Acute Care Hospitals
Policy Statement on Mandatory Immunization of Health Care Personnel
Policy Statement on Antimicrobial Stewardship by the Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America (SHEA), the Infectious Diseases Society of America
Raising Standards While Watching the Bottom Line: Making a Business Case for Infection Control
Revised SHEA Position Paper: Influenza Vaccination of Healthcare Personnel
Guidance for Infection Prevention and Healthcare Epidemiology Programs: Healthcare Epidemiologist Skills and Competencies
Infection Prevention and Control in Residential Facilities
Necessary Infrastructure of Infection Prevention and Healthcare Epidemiology Programs
Healthcare Personnel Attire in Non-Operating-Room Settings
Animals in Healthcare Facilities
Implementing an Antibiotic Stewardship Program
Management of healthcare personnel living with hepatitis B, hepatitis C, or HIV in US healthcare institutions
Multisociety guideline on reprocessing flexible GI endoscopes and accessories
Disinfection of Ultrasound Transducers Use for Percutaneous Procedures
Disinfection and Sterilization of Prion-Contaminated Medical Instruments
Infection Prevention and Control in the Long-Term Care Facility
Antimicrobial Prophylaxis in Surgery
Infection Prevention and Control Guideline for Cystic Fibrosis: 2013 Update
Outbreak Response and Incident Management
Duration of Contact Precautions for Acute-Care Settings
Clinical Practice Guidelines for CDI in Adults and Children: 2017 Update
NICU White Paper Series: Respiratory Infections
NICU White Paper Series: Practical approaches to C. difficile prevention
NICU White Paper Series: Practical approaches to S. aureus disease prevention
Infection Prevention in the Operating Room Anesthesia Work Area
Evaluation and Management of Penicillin Allergy
Reliability of Nonlocalizing Signs and Symptoms as Indicators of the Presence of Infection in Residents of Nursing Homes
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