[…] care-associated infections surveillance report Carbapenem ase-producing organisms (CPO) update April 2016 Highlights for Q 3 2015 /16 ( September 1 1 – December 3 , 2015) • CPO s are an important emerging medical concern in healthcare settings • 20 new cases of CPO were identified among patients in BC acute care facilities in Q 3 • NDM was the most common gene...
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[…] (4.4 -5.4 ) 4.4 (4.0 -4.9 ) Highlights The provincial rate of new MRSA cases associated with the reporting facility was relative ly stable over the last four quarters , with no significant change in Q3 2015/16 compared to the previous quarter Q2 2015/16 . The rate in Q 3 2015/16 was higher than in the same quarter...
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[…] 32 7 240 Total inpatient days 693,331 653,030 673,303 Rate of CDI associated with the reporting facility per 10,000 inpatient days (95% CI) 4.5 (4.0 -5.0) 5.0 (4.5 -5.6) 3.6 (3.1 -4.0 ) Highlights In Q 3 2015/16, t he provincial rate of CDI associated with the reporting facility decreased compared to the previous three quarter s (Q 4 201 4/15...
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[…] 64 65 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 95 April 13 (South Pacific Teleclass) UTILIZATION OF METHYLGLYOXAL IN MANUKA HONEY TO REDUCE S. AUREUS NASAL COLONIZATION Dr. Julian Ketel, Waiariki Institute of Technology, New Zealand April 20 (Free WHO Teleclass ...
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[…] doesn’t matter if the animal is wild or domestic, a family pet or destined for the dinner table, pathologists see a diverse cross-section of the province’s fauna. On the day of a visit by a News reporter, one of the centre’s nine pathologists is examining a dead skunk, its smell permeating the entire facility. The centre’s diagnostic lab is actually...
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[…] clinically significant urinary tract infections." 8 Successful CAUTI Prevention Bundle at a Single Hospital Miller, ICHE, 2013 9 (Fakih et al. Arch Intern Med 2012) ~25% relative decrease ~30% relative increase CAUTI ↓ by 25% in Michigan hospitals (95% CI: 13 to 37% ↓ ) CAUTI ↓ by 6% in non-Michigan hospitals (95% CI: 4 to 8% ↓ ) Saint, JAMA Intern...
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[…] h HumanLabZ.org Look back for MAC/ M. avium cases Look back for culture- negative PVE, aortic graft infection Investigation of Mycobacterium chimaera infection associated with cardiopulmonary bypass. Public Health England. https://www.gov.uk/government/ publications/health-protection-report - volume-9-2015/hpr-volume-9-issue-15 - news-30-april (19 May 2015, update 29. December 2015 Look back at University Hospital Zurich yielded no cases Look back Switzerland: ongoing Look back yielded around 20 cases of presumptive cardiac...
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Science at Your Doorstep QUATERNARY AMMONIUM DISINFECTANT ISSUES ENCOUNTERED IN AN ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT Study Summary A recent study published in Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology illustrated that several factors may impact the effectiveness of quaternary ammonium compounds (quats). The study demonstrated that microfiber, cotton and some disposable cleaning cloths can bind with quats which reduced the level of active in the quat di...
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[…] Greater Good Science Center studies the psychology, sociology, and neuroscience of well- being, and teaches skills that foster a thriving, resilient, and compassionate society. Based at the University of California, Berkeley, the GGSC is unique in its commitment to both science and practice Center for Healthy Minds www.centerhealthyminds.org/about /overview At Center for Healthy Minds their mission is to cultivate well -being and relieve...
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[…] surveillance report Carbapenem ase-producing organisms (CPO) update January 2016 Highlights for Q 2 of Fiscal Year 20 15/16 ( June 1 9 – September 10, 2015) • CPO s are an important emerging medical concern in healthcare settings • 21 new cases of CPO were identified among patients in BC acute care facilities in Q 2 • NDM was the most common gene identified...
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[…] infections surveillance report Carbapenem ase-producing organisms (CPO) December 2015 Highlights for Q 1 of Fiscal Year 20 15/2016 ( April 1 – June 18 , 2015) · CPO s are an important emerging medical concern in healthcare settings · 21 new cases of CPO were identified among patients in Q 1 in BC acute care facilities · NDM was the most common gene...
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[…] pe rformance on a regular basis to unit staff , as well as senior leaders, physicians, and managers across the health authorities, and to the public 4. Using a variety of communications such as posters, newsletters, and posting of results in facilities and units 5. Identifying new initiatives and opportunities to improve the compliance before patient contact and to enga ge physicians...
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Barriers to TB infection control in developing countries March 10, 2016 Eltony Mugomeri Mtech Department of Pharmacy National University of Lesotho Maseru, Lesotho Hosted by Prof. Shaheen Mehtar Infection Control Africa Network (ICAN) Stellenbosch University, South Africa www.webbertraining.com Adherence to tuberculosis infection control guidelines by nurses in Lesotho. Eltony Mugomeri Mtech a , Peter Chatanga MSc b , Mamotlatsi Lefunyane BSc c , Vurayai Ruhanya...
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[…] countries within the Arabian Peninsula. Travelers to affected areas should avoid close contact with camels, and should not consume raw camel milk, camel urine or meat that has not been properly cooked. Given human-to-human transmission in nosocomial settings, travelers to affected areas should attend health-care facilities only when medically necessary. Clinicians are reminded that travel history and timely notification are critical to emerging pathogen detection and...
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[…] concentrations) What was wrong about hand hygiene? Guideline development process Development of key research questions Systematic literature reviews Evidence-to-recommendations exercise using the GRADE framework Expert consultation WHO Guideline Review Committee Issued in December 2014 http://www.who.int/mediacentre/ news/ releases/2014/ebola-ppe-guidelines/en/ New WHO Guidelines on Hand Hygiene in Health Care in the Context of Filovirus Disease Outbreak Response IMPROVEMENT ACTIONS 206 WHO/MOH IPC assessments in...
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A ppendice s to the Annual surveillance report of healthcare -associated infections in BC acute care facilities Fiscal Year 2014/15 (April 1, 2014 to March 31, 2015) Prepared by: Provincial Infection Control Network of British Columbia (PICNet) Dec ember 2015 PICNet annual surveillance report 2014/15: Appendices Provincial Control Network of British Columbia Page 1 Table of Contents Introduction ...
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[…] had us laughing out loud; we never knew that juding a contest would be so diffucult! The winner: Hey Mickey – from the JOSH team of Heritage Village RCAL in Chilliwack. And all the other great entries: Flu Vaccine from Northern Health Flash mob – from St. Joseph’s hospital in Comox The Right Glove! from the David Lloyd Jones home in Kelowna...
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[…] facility 339 465 1,206 Total inpatient days 649 ,497 946 ,826 2,903,390 Provincial rate per 10,000 inpatient days (95% CI) 5.2 (4.7 -5.8 ) 4.9 (4.5 -5.4) 4.2 (3.9-4.4) Note: there we re more days in the previous fiscal quarter Q4 (117 days) than current fiscal quarter Q1 (79 days) . Highlights The provincial rate of new cases of CDI associated wit...
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In order of presentation: Dr. William Jarvis, MD Jason and Jarvis Associates, LLC William R. Jarvis, M.D. is board-certified in pediatrics and board-eligible in pediatric infectious diseases. From 1980-2003, Dr. Jarvis worked at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), in a number of leadership positions including Acting Director, Hospital Infections Program (HIP); Assistant Director for Program Development, Division of...
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[…] mice, they became even sicker. Still, the researchers warn that because their findings are based on studies involving laboratory mice, their results need to be carefully assessed in humans. Read the full article on Medical News Today. The journal article can be found in: Cell Host & Microbe, Volume 18, Issue 5, 11 November 2015, Pages 604-612 Sabrina...
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