C. Diff on the Rise in Hospitalized Kids
Med Page Today Infection Control Clostridium difficile infection has risen dramatically among hospitalized children in the U.S., according to a nationally representative study. The number of cases rose 14.9% per year, more than doubling from 3,565 in 1997 to 7,779 in 2006 (P<0.001), Cade M. Nylund, MD, of the Uniformed Services University of the Health [...]
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When the Patient Is Discharged: Terminal Disinfection of Hospital Rooms John Boyce, MD at MedScape Oncology Transmission of healthcare-associated pathogens to patients occurs most frequently via the transiently contaminated hands of healthcare workers. For many years, experts believed that contaminated environmental surfaces in hospitals did not play a significant role in transmission of pathogens to [...]
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