strategies to prevent healthcare associated infections

2015 Arizona Dental Infection Prevention Collaborative a Success

By |2017-02-10T09:49:08-07:00October 8th, 2015|Prevention|

In 2013 the Oklahoma State Department of Health was notified of a potential hepatitis outbreak associated with poor infection prevention practices in a dental office in Tulsa. This spurred testing of more than 4,000 patients who could have been exposed to hepatitis and HIV. When the investigation concluded, it marked the first documented spread of [...]

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Updated Infection Control Prevention Guidelines

By |2017-02-10T09:49:31-07:00August 19th, 2014|Prevention|

The Society for Hospital Epidemiology of America and the Infectious Diseases Society of America partnered with several healthcare organizations to publish evidence-based and best practice recommendations for preventing healthcare-associated infections in acute care hospitals.  Referred to as the “SHEA Compendium”, these recommendations have served as a cornerstone of infection control and prevention since their publication [...]

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