Infection Control Today
Infection Control Today

OCTOBER 22, 2019

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New Report Suggests Abandoning Routine TB Testing for Healthcare Workers

Routine annual tuberculosis testing may be on the way out, following a new recommendation published in the Center for Disease Control and Prevention’s Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report.

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The DISARM Act Proposes New Strategies to Fight The Growing Threat Of Antibiotic Resistance

In response to the threat of antimicrobial resistance, Senators Johnny Isakson (R-GA) and Robert Casey (D-PA) co-sponsored the Developing an Innovative Strategy for Antimicrobial Resistant Microorganisms (DISARM) Act of 2019.

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A Case of Serial Transmission of NDM-1 Klebsiella pneumoniae Tied to a Hospital Sink Drain

Becky Smith, MD, medical director of infection prevention at Duke University Hospital, discusses a presentation she gave at IDWeek 2019 on a case of serial transmission of NDM-1 Klebsiella pneumoniae tied to a hospital sink drain.

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Study: Single-Bed Rooms Preferred to Control Certain Bacteria

An isolation strategy of contact precautions in multiple-bed rooms was non-inferior to contact precautions in a single-bed room for preventing transmission of ESBL-producing Enterobacteriaceae, a recent study found.

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