Patients who tested positive for carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae (CRE) took an average of 387 days following hospital discharge clear of the organism, according to a new study published in the current issue of the American Journal of Infection Control, the official publication of…
Like so many of the emerging gram negatives, multidrug-resistant (MDR) Acinetobacter baumannii is infamously difficult to erradicate from the evironment with normal cleaning protocols. Just how difficult was quantified to some extent in a study by a team of researchers from the University…
We seemed to have reached critical mass regarding studies finding MRSA or some other pathogen on cell phones, key boards, ties, stethoscopes, lab coats, uncooked retail meats, ad nauseam. While the role of the environment is taking on a justified…