Tag: Infection Prevention

Toolkit for monitoring endoscope reprocessing effectiveness

Editor's Note In this study, a preassembled toolkit that facilitated the aseptic collection of samples for culturing detected viable microbes on fully reprocessed endoscopes. Biopsy ports and suction/biopsy channels of 5 gastroscopes, 5 colonoscopes, and 5 bronchoscopes were aseptically sampled with the toolkit after the scopes were fully processed. Bacteria…

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By: Judy Mathias
July 1, 2016
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SSI risk factors after ACL reconstruction

Editor's Note The overall risk for deep wound surgical site infections (SSIs) after anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction is low, but it varies by graft type, this study finds. Of 1,452 patients included in the study, 55 had deep wound infections. Infection risk was highest for hamstring autograft (2.5%), compared…

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By: Judy Mathias
June 27, 2016
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Johns Hopkins students design improved Ebola protection suit

Editor's Note Johns Hopkins University engineering students have designed an Ebola protection suit with a more comfortable hood and face mask that makes breathing easier, and it has a battery-powered system that lowers humidity in the suit. The University and DuPont have signed license and collaboration agreements allowing DuPont to…

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By: Judy Mathias
June 24, 2016
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Viral contamination of healthcare workers’ mobile phones

Editor's Note A significant association was found between the presence of viral RNA and the mobile phones of healthcare workers in this study from France. Virus RNA was detected on 42 of 109 (38.5%) mobile phones tested: rotavirus was found on 39, respiratory syncytial virus on 3, and metapneumovirus on…

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By: Judy Mathias
June 22, 2016
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Delaying appendectomy does not lead to more SSIs

Editor's Note A 16-hour delay from emergency department (ED) admission or a 12-hour delay from hospital admission to performance of an appendectomy was not associated with an increased risk of surgical site infections (SSIs), in this study. Of 1,338 patients included in the study, 70% had a diagnosis of simple…

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By: Judy Mathias
June 14, 2016
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11 deaths at Huntington Hospital were patients infected by dirty duodenoscopes

Editor's Note An investigation by the Pasadena Public Health Department, Pasadena, California, into the outbreak of Pseudomonas aeruginosa bacterial infections from duodenoscopes found that 16 patients at Huntington Hospital were infected from January 2013 to August 2015, including 11 who have now died, the June 1 Los Angeles Times reports.…

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By: Judy Mathias
June 2, 2016
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FDA: Possible link between Mycobacterium chimaera infections and Stockert 3T Heater-Cooler System

Editor's Note The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on June 1 issued a safety alert that the agency had received reports of US patients infected with Mycobacterium chimaera after undergoing cardiothoracic surgery that involved the use of the Stockert 3T Heater-Cooler System by Sorin Group Deustchland GmbH. Efforts are underway…

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By: Judy Mathias
June 2, 2016
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Risk factors linked to CRE transmission via contaminated duodenoscopes

Editor's Note In patients having endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) with a contaminated duodenoscope, biliary stent placement, a diagnosis of bile duct cancer, and hospital inpatient status were independently associated with an increased risk of carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae (CRE) transmission, this study finds. The findings were based on data from a 2015…

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By: Judy Mathias
May 27, 2016
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Bacteria resistant to last-resort antibiotic found in US

Editor's Note Officials from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on May 27 reported the first US case of Escherichia coli (E coli) bacteria that is resistant to colistin, a last-resort antibiotic, Reuters reports. A 49-year old woman in Pennsylvania was found last month to have a urinary tract…

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By: Judy Mathias
May 27, 2016
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Physicians Endoscopy collaborates with Joint Commission, CDC on outpatient infection prevention

Editor's Note Physicians Endoscopy, an ambulatory surgery center management company based in Jamison, Pennsylvania, is one of 12 outpatient-focused professional organizations and 10 ambulatory health care systems selected by the Joint Commission and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to participate in an infection prevention initiative. The initiative, called…

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By: Judy Mathias
May 24, 2016
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