CORHA News

New CORHA Resource: Proposed Investigation/Reporting Thresholds and Outbreak Definitions for COVID-19 in Healthcare Settings (CORHA)

November 17, 2020 Read More

Register for Upcoming Webinar on Nov. 19: Responding to Difficult-to-treat Infections: Role and Responsibilities of Governments, Researchers, Industry, and Patients (CDC/ARFC)

Join the CDC on Thursday, November 19, 2020 at 9 a.m. EST for the final webinar in the AMR in the Light of COVID-19 four-part series. Speakers from CDC, GSK, and others dive into roles and responsibilities around difficult-to-treat infections and discuss what changes are needed to reshape strategies for combatting antimicrobial resistance globally.

November 17, 2020 Read More

MMWR on Multiple COVID-19 Outbreaks Linked to a Wedding Reception in Rural Maine — August 7–September 14, 2020 (CDC)

An MMWR report on multiple COVID-19 outbreaks linked to a wedding reception in a rural Maine town that led to COVID-19 outbreaks in the local community, as well as at a long-term care facility, and a correctional facility in other counties.

November 13, 2020 Read More

Congratulations to Dr. Maureen Tierney on Receiving the McKnight Prize for Healthcare Outbreak Heroes (Creighton)

The McKnight Prize for Healthcare Outbreak Heroes, given by the CDC Foundation, in partnership with the Evelyn and Thomas McKnight Family Fund for Patient Safety and Creighton University, honors and recognizes people who are doing important work to promote safe injection practices or patient safety.

October 27, 2020 Read More

Point of Care Laboratory Reporting Pathway within the NHSN Long-Term Care COVID-19 Module Now Available (CDC)

CDC’s NHSN provides healthcare facilities, such as long-term care facilities (LTCFs), with a customized system to track infections and prevention process measures in a systematic way.

October 20, 2020 Read More

Prevention Course in Healthcare Associated Infections (HAI) Knowledge and Control Now Available (SHEA)

Prevention CHKC is designed to train frontline healthcare personnel, defined as those “responsible for direct patient care” in best practices to prevent and control HAIs and pathogens that can spread in the healthcare setting. The course is free through December 31 with the use of the discount code - COVID19.

October 20, 2020 Read More

Assessing SARS-CoV-2 Preparedness in US Community Hospitals: A Forgotten Entity (ICHE)

This cross-sectional survey of infection preventionists in 60 US community hospitals was conducted between April 22 and May 8, 2020, and found several differences in hospital preparedness for SARS-CoV-2 with respect to personal protective equipment conservation strategies, protocols related to testing, universal masking and restarting elective procedures.

October 20, 2020 Read More

Clinical Questions about COVID-19: New FAQs on Testing in Nursing Homes (CDC)

FAQs from the CDC on testing in nursing homes.

October 20, 2020 Read More

Asymptomatic and Presymptomatic Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 Infection Rates in a Multistate Sample of Skilled Nursing Facilities (JAMA)

Asymptomatic transmission of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) may be a major contributing factor in skilled nursing facility (SNF) outbreaks. However, limited knowledge exists regarding the prevalence of asymptomatic and presymptomatic infection in this setting. Although an estimated 40% to 45% of SARS-CoV-2 infections in the general population are asymptomatic at time of testing, a small number of US and international reports have documented higher asymptomatic rates in SNFs. Researchers examined asymptomatic and presymptomatic infection rates in a large multistate sample of US SNFs, and examined variation in case counts by SARS-CoV-2 prevalence in the counties where SNFs are located.

October 19, 2020 Read More

Outcomes of Neonates Born to Mothers With Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 Infection at a Large Medical Center in New York City (JAMA)

In this cohort analysis of the first 101 neonates born to mothers with perinatal SARS-CoV-2 infections at a single institution, 2 (2.0%) had positive test results for SARS-CoV-2, but none had clinical evidence of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), despite most infants rooming-in with mothers and direct breastfeeding. Fifty-five infants were followed up in the first 2 weeks of life in a new COVID-19 Newborn Follow-up Clinic, all of whom remained healthy.

October 12, 2020 Read More