CORHA News

Updated Skin Antisepsis Guidelines Aim to Reduce Surgical Site Infections (General Surgery News)

Updated guidelines from the Association of periOperative Registered Nurses (AORN) now offer new evidence to help interdisciplinary teams make decisions and standardize preoperative skin antisepsis protocols.

September 23, 2021 Read More

The Impact of Real-Time Whole Genome Sequencing in Controlling Healthcare-Associated SARS-CoV-2 Outbreaks (Oxford Academic)

Nosocomial SARS-CoV-2 infections have severely affected bed capacity and patient flow. We utilized whole genome sequencing (WGS) to identify outbreaks and focus infection control resources and intervention during the UK's second pandemic wave in late 2020.

September 23, 2021 Read More

Value of Pneumococcal Vaccination in Controlling the Development of Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR): Case Study Using DREAMR in Ethiopia (ScienceDirect)

Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) poses an imminent threat to global health security. Pneumococcal vaccination reduces disease incidence, prevents antibiotic use, and decreases antibiotic-resistant infections. However, the benefit of vaccination in reducing AMR has been poorly quantified to date.

September 17, 2021 Read More

CDC to Invest $2.1 Billion to Protect Patients and Healthcare Workers from COVID-19 and Future Infectious Diseases (CDC)

The Biden-Harris Administration, working through the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), is investing American Rescue Plan funding to strengthen and equip state, local, and territorial public health departments and other partner organizations with the resources needed to better fight infections in U.S. healthcare facilities, including COVID-19 and other known and emerging infectious diseases.

September 17, 2021 Read More

Drugs in Development Might Help Fight Deadly Candida Auris (Infection Control Today)

New antifungal agents that are being investigated for possible use against C. auris, such as Ibrexafungerp (Brexafemme), show promise—so far.

September 14, 2021 Read More

Health Officials Urge Public to get Influenza Shots as Flu Season gets Underway (WJHL)

As flu season begins, health officials and local vaccinators emphasized getting the influenza vaccine to prevent further strain in already packed hospitals.

September 13, 2021 Read More

Candida Auris: An Enigmatic and Difficult-to-Treat Fungal Pathogen (ContagionLive)

With the unpredictability of when it will appear, and its propensity to be multidrug-resistant, this particular pathogen is challenging to diagnose and treat.

September 12, 2021 Read More

Interim Infection Prevention and Control Recommendations for Healthcare Personnel During the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Pandemic (CDC)

CDC has updated select healthcare infection prevention and control (IPC) recommendations in response to COVID-19 vaccination, which are now summarized in this guidance.

September 10, 2021 Read More

The Impact of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) On Healthcare-Associated Infections in 2020: A Summary of Data Reported to the National Healthcare Safety Network (Cambridge University Press)

September 2, 2021 Read More

Preventing a Candida Auris Outbreak in the Health Care Setting (ContagionLive)

August 19, 2021 Read More