HCPro.com: Infection Control Monitor

Each week, Infection Control Monitor will provide important information to help health care facilities improve their infection control efforts. With this resource, facilities can catch up on the latest infection control news and learn valuable tips on keeping their facilities safe.

August 22, 2008 (Volume 6, Issue 33)

Survivors of 1918 flu pandemic still carry protection
It’s been 90 years since the most devastating pandemic in human history—the 1918 Spanish Influenza.

Investigation launched into cause of infection in two Canadian babies
Two babies born a day apart at a Canadian hospital contracted a mysterious bacterial infection that killed one of the newborns and has kept another seriously ill in the hospital.

Tip of the week: To tackle UTIs, first know your practices
At Memorial Hospital in York, PA, staff members have adopted a urinary tract infection (UTI) bundle—training, standardized techniques, and a push to get Foley catheters out as quickly as possible—which has succeeded in reducing the number of infections at the facility.

Other recently-published articles from Infection Control Monitor:

New look, new name, same trusted content

CDC?s aim is to vaccinate more kids this flu season

Tip of the week: Encourage staff flu shot compliance

Take the flu vaccine challenge

An update on federal travel restrictions

Tip of the week: Train staff on respiratory etiquette

FDA warns of arthritis drugs infection risk

British physicians use dress code to fight infections

Tip of the week: Reduce UTIs

Study says no link between measles vaccine and autism

Cases of chickenpox reduced after vaccine introduced

Tip of the week: Maintain precautions during an emergency

British hospital installs speaking hand wash alerts

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