Infection Control Today


	JANUARY 7, 2020


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	The C. Diff Conundrum: Sources Harder to Pin Down, Making Control Difficult

Infection preventionists this year will have to contend with diversity among C. diff isolates, mounting evidence that it’s often transmitted outside the hospital, and that those multiple sources of infection will put current infection control processes to the test.

A Conversation With Nancy Moureau: In 2020, So Little Time and So Many Battles to PICC From

So many patients are now considered difficult access that specialists are needed to carefully select and proficiently insert the best device for the patient and treatment.

Simulation Models Applied to HAIs: Much Promise but Unfulfilled So Far

Hybrid simulation models have a lot of potential to unlock the best approaches to combat healthcare-acquired infections (HAIs), but they still have a long way to go before they can be reliably counted on.

Katherine K. Perez, PharmD: How To Make Antibiotic Stewardship Programs More Effective

Multiple stakeholders are needed at the table to make an ASP successful on the ground—and making a whole lot of people care about something that isn’t causing a problem “today” is difficult.

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