Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology
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Journal of Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology | Publication of The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America
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NEW in ICHE: modeling the impact of pathogen reduction on CRE BSIs and deaths in US
▶️ Used multiple healthcare facility types
▶️ Reduction of 69-75% of CRE BSIs if used in LTACH/vSNFs
▶️ 90% averted BSIs would have been in Pts w/o agent
#IDSky
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▶️ Used multiple healthcare facility types
▶️ Reduction of 69-75% of CRE BSIs if used in LTACH/vSNFs
▶️ 90% averted BSIs would have been in Pts w/o agent
#IDSky
📄: doi.org/10.1017/ice....
February 16, 2026 at 2:45 PM
NEW in ICHE: modeling the impact of pathogen reduction on CRE BSIs and deaths in US
▶️ Used multiple healthcare facility types
▶️ Reduction of 69-75% of CRE BSIs if used in LTACH/vSNFs
▶️ 90% averted BSIs would have been in Pts w/o agent
#IDSky
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▶️ Used multiple healthcare facility types
▶️ Reduction of 69-75% of CRE BSIs if used in LTACH/vSNFs
▶️ 90% averted BSIs would have been in Pts w/o agent
#IDSky
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NEW in ICHE: Local public health response to first Candida auris outbreak spanning 28 healthcare facilities
10 months in Arizona
▶️ 39 clinical cases
▶️ 17.6% (158/899) contacts colonized with C. auris
▶️ 9.5% (15/158) developed infection
#IDSky
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10 months in Arizona
▶️ 39 clinical cases
▶️ 17.6% (158/899) contacts colonized with C. auris
▶️ 9.5% (15/158) developed infection
#IDSky
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February 11, 2026 at 5:27 PM
NEW in ICHE: Local public health response to first Candida auris outbreak spanning 28 healthcare facilities
10 months in Arizona
▶️ 39 clinical cases
▶️ 17.6% (158/899) contacts colonized with C. auris
▶️ 9.5% (15/158) developed infection
#IDSky
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10 months in Arizona
▶️ 39 clinical cases
▶️ 17.6% (158/899) contacts colonized with C. auris
▶️ 9.5% (15/158) developed infection
#IDSky
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New in ICHE: 4-year pseudo-outbreak of NTM
Increase of M. mucogenicum in BAL (6.1% ▶️ 18.6%)
--Non-sterile ice baths contaminated samples
--No true infections
--458 hours of FTEs
--$88,426 of laboratory costs
#IDSky
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Increase of M. mucogenicum in BAL (6.1% ▶️ 18.6%)
--Non-sterile ice baths contaminated samples
--No true infections
--458 hours of FTEs
--$88,426 of laboratory costs
#IDSky
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February 9, 2026 at 5:54 PM
New in ICHE: 4-year pseudo-outbreak of NTM
Increase of M. mucogenicum in BAL (6.1% ▶️ 18.6%)
--Non-sterile ice baths contaminated samples
--No true infections
--458 hours of FTEs
--$88,426 of laboratory costs
#IDSky
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Increase of M. mucogenicum in BAL (6.1% ▶️ 18.6%)
--Non-sterile ice baths contaminated samples
--No true infections
--458 hours of FTEs
--$88,426 of laboratory costs
#IDSky
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New episode of The ICHE Podcast! Dr. Barbara Jones and Dr. Sheryl Kluberg discuss their recent publications that evaluate the impact of oral care and in-hospital mobility on non–ventilator-associated hospital-acquired pneumonia.
Listen here: on.soundcloud.com/E8RR2No5ZT4u...
Listen here: on.soundcloud.com/E8RR2No5ZT4u...
January 30, 2026 at 4:49 PM
New episode of The ICHE Podcast! Dr. Barbara Jones and Dr. Sheryl Kluberg discuss their recent publications that evaluate the impact of oral care and in-hospital mobility on non–ventilator-associated hospital-acquired pneumonia.
Listen here: on.soundcloud.com/E8RR2No5ZT4u...
Listen here: on.soundcloud.com/E8RR2No5ZT4u...
🆕 New in ICHE: Can we predict MDRO carriers on admission?
A model using prior healthcare exposures (SNF, LTACH) had varying performance:
▶️ AUC = 0.76-0.82 for HAI-associated pathogens
▶️ AUC = 0.59, 0.61 for community-based pathogens
#IDSky
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A model using prior healthcare exposures (SNF, LTACH) had varying performance:
▶️ AUC = 0.76-0.82 for HAI-associated pathogens
▶️ AUC = 0.59, 0.61 for community-based pathogens
#IDSky
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January 30, 2026 at 4:30 PM
🆕 New in ICHE: Can we predict MDRO carriers on admission?
A model using prior healthcare exposures (SNF, LTACH) had varying performance:
▶️ AUC = 0.76-0.82 for HAI-associated pathogens
▶️ AUC = 0.59, 0.61 for community-based pathogens
#IDSky
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A model using prior healthcare exposures (SNF, LTACH) had varying performance:
▶️ AUC = 0.76-0.82 for HAI-associated pathogens
▶️ AUC = 0.59, 0.61 for community-based pathogens
#IDSky
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🆕 New in ICHE: Can LLMs help identify cardiovascular implantable device infxs?
Researchers used LLM to review EMR notes & flag likely cases across 3 VA hospitals
▶️ High agreement w/ expert review
▶️ Manual adjudication still needed
#IDSky
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Researchers used LLM to review EMR notes & flag likely cases across 3 VA hospitals
▶️ High agreement w/ expert review
▶️ Manual adjudication still needed
#IDSky
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January 27, 2026 at 4:31 PM
🆕 New in ICHE: Can LLMs help identify cardiovascular implantable device infxs?
Researchers used LLM to review EMR notes & flag likely cases across 3 VA hospitals
▶️ High agreement w/ expert review
▶️ Manual adjudication still needed
#IDSky
📃: doi.org/10.1017/ice....
Researchers used LLM to review EMR notes & flag likely cases across 3 VA hospitals
▶️ High agreement w/ expert review
▶️ Manual adjudication still needed
#IDSky
📃: doi.org/10.1017/ice....
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Did you know you may be able to publish open access at no cost in SHEA’s journals?
Check whether your institution has an open access publishing agreement with Cambridge using the eligibility checker: www.cambridge.org/core/eligibi...
Check whether your institution has an open access publishing agreement with Cambridge using the eligibility checker: www.cambridge.org/core/eligibi...
January 20, 2026 at 5:36 PM
Did you know you may be able to publish open access at no cost in SHEA’s journals?
Check whether your institution has an open access publishing agreement with Cambridge using the eligibility checker: www.cambridge.org/core/eligibi...
Check whether your institution has an open access publishing agreement with Cambridge using the eligibility checker: www.cambridge.org/core/eligibi...
NEW in ICHE: An interdisciplinary infectious disease support team with longitudinal process interventions is associated with lower 28-day mortality in bacteremia #IDSky
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January 20, 2026 at 3:47 PM
NEW in ICHE: An interdisciplinary infectious disease support team with longitudinal process interventions is associated with lower 28-day mortality in bacteremia #IDSky
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New in ICHE: Clinical utility of serial plasma cell-free DNA metagenomic next-generation sequencing assays
▶️ Authors find that only 5/173 cases of serial plasma metagenomic next-generation sequencing had significant clinical impact
#IDSky
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▶️ Authors find that only 5/173 cases of serial plasma metagenomic next-generation sequencing had significant clinical impact
#IDSky
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January 16, 2026 at 2:13 AM
New in ICHE: Clinical utility of serial plasma cell-free DNA metagenomic next-generation sequencing assays
▶️ Authors find that only 5/173 cases of serial plasma metagenomic next-generation sequencing had significant clinical impact
#IDSky
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▶️ Authors find that only 5/173 cases of serial plasma metagenomic next-generation sequencing had significant clinical impact
#IDSky
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New in ICHE: Optimizing facility-specific urinary weighted-incidence syndromic antibiograms for nursing homes
🦠 5097 urine cultures from 59 nursing homes
➡️2 years weighted-incidence syndromic antibiogram (WISCA) = valid antibiogram
#IDSky
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🦠 5097 urine cultures from 59 nursing homes
➡️2 years weighted-incidence syndromic antibiogram (WISCA) = valid antibiogram
#IDSky
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January 13, 2026 at 1:52 PM
New in ICHE: Optimizing facility-specific urinary weighted-incidence syndromic antibiograms for nursing homes
🦠 5097 urine cultures from 59 nursing homes
➡️2 years weighted-incidence syndromic antibiogram (WISCA) = valid antibiogram
#IDSky
📃: doi.org/10.1017/ice....
🦠 5097 urine cultures from 59 nursing homes
➡️2 years weighted-incidence syndromic antibiogram (WISCA) = valid antibiogram
#IDSky
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NEW in ICHE: Trends of bloodstream infection incidence rates among patients on outpatient hemodialysis, NHSN, 2012–2021
⏫ facilities reporting
BSI Rates:
2012-2020 ⏬ 8.9%
2020-2021 ❌ no change
#IDSky
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⏫ facilities reporting
BSI Rates:
2012-2020 ⏬ 8.9%
2020-2021 ❌ no change
#IDSky
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January 5, 2026 at 5:08 PM
NEW in ICHE: Trends of bloodstream infection incidence rates among patients on outpatient hemodialysis, NHSN, 2012–2021
⏫ facilities reporting
BSI Rates:
2012-2020 ⏬ 8.9%
2020-2021 ❌ no change
#IDSky
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⏫ facilities reporting
BSI Rates:
2012-2020 ⏬ 8.9%
2020-2021 ❌ no change
#IDSky
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New in ICHE: Risk factors for progression from Clostridioides difficile colonization (NAAT+/toxin–) to infection (toxin+) following symptomatic retesting
High-risk antibiotics aOR 2.70 for CDI
#IDSky
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High-risk antibiotics aOR 2.70 for CDI
#IDSky
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December 23, 2025 at 6:30 PM
New in ICHE: Risk factors for progression from Clostridioides difficile colonization (NAAT+/toxin–) to infection (toxin+) following symptomatic retesting
High-risk antibiotics aOR 2.70 for CDI
#IDSky
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High-risk antibiotics aOR 2.70 for CDI
#IDSky
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New in ICHE: Healthcare worker long-sleeved attire contamination: a prospective observational study
280 samples:
▶️ 81.1% (n = 227) any bacterial growth
▶️ 20.7% (n = 58) ≥1 potential pathogen
#IDSky
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280 samples:
▶️ 81.1% (n = 227) any bacterial growth
▶️ 20.7% (n = 58) ≥1 potential pathogen
#IDSky
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December 23, 2025 at 6:26 PM
New in ICHE: Healthcare worker long-sleeved attire contamination: a prospective observational study
280 samples:
▶️ 81.1% (n = 227) any bacterial growth
▶️ 20.7% (n = 58) ≥1 potential pathogen
#IDSky
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280 samples:
▶️ 81.1% (n = 227) any bacterial growth
▶️ 20.7% (n = 58) ≥1 potential pathogen
#IDSky
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New from @jonathanrydermd.bsky.social et al:
Are SEP-1 and blood culture stewardship at odds? Retrospective review of SEP-1 failures pre- and during a blood culture bottle shortage
BCs avoided without patient harm!
#IDSky @kcawcutt.bsky.social
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Are SEP-1 and blood culture stewardship at odds? Retrospective review of SEP-1 failures pre- and during a blood culture bottle shortage
BCs avoided without patient harm!
#IDSky @kcawcutt.bsky.social
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December 18, 2025 at 4:39 PM
New from @jonathanrydermd.bsky.social et al:
Are SEP-1 and blood culture stewardship at odds? Retrospective review of SEP-1 failures pre- and during a blood culture bottle shortage
BCs avoided without patient harm!
#IDSky @kcawcutt.bsky.social
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Are SEP-1 and blood culture stewardship at odds? Retrospective review of SEP-1 failures pre- and during a blood culture bottle shortage
BCs avoided without patient harm!
#IDSky @kcawcutt.bsky.social
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Excited to share our latest publication about SEP-1 metrics during the BCx shortage in the setting of enhanced BCx stewardship efforts
@kcawcutt.bsky.social @ichejournal.bsky.social #IDSky
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@kcawcutt.bsky.social @ichejournal.bsky.social #IDSky
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Are SEP-1 and blood culture stewardship at odds? Retrospective review of SEP-1 failures pre- and during a blood culture bottle shortage | Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology | Cambridge Core
Are SEP-1 and blood culture stewardship at odds? Retrospective review of SEP-1 failures pre- and during a blood culture bottle shortage
www.cambridge.org
December 12, 2025 at 3:33 PM
Excited to share our latest publication about SEP-1 metrics during the BCx shortage in the setting of enhanced BCx stewardship efforts
@kcawcutt.bsky.social @ichejournal.bsky.social #IDSky
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
@kcawcutt.bsky.social @ichejournal.bsky.social #IDSky
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New in ICHE: Racial disparities in antibiotic selection for community-acquired pneumonia in hospitalized patients
#IDSky
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#IDSky
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December 10, 2025 at 2:19 PM
New in ICHE: Racial disparities in antibiotic selection for community-acquired pneumonia in hospitalized patients
#IDSky
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#IDSky
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NEW in ICHE:
Authors used a propensity-matched cohort to evaluate intermittent vs. continuous cefazolin for SSI prevention in cardiac/neuro procedures🧠❤️
▶️ While non-significant differences, 0% SSI rate among cardiac surgeries + continuous infusion
#IDSky
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Authors used a propensity-matched cohort to evaluate intermittent vs. continuous cefazolin for SSI prevention in cardiac/neuro procedures🧠❤️
▶️ While non-significant differences, 0% SSI rate among cardiac surgeries + continuous infusion
#IDSky
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December 3, 2025 at 4:21 PM
NEW in ICHE:
Authors used a propensity-matched cohort to evaluate intermittent vs. continuous cefazolin for SSI prevention in cardiac/neuro procedures🧠❤️
▶️ While non-significant differences, 0% SSI rate among cardiac surgeries + continuous infusion
#IDSky
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Authors used a propensity-matched cohort to evaluate intermittent vs. continuous cefazolin for SSI prevention in cardiac/neuro procedures🧠❤️
▶️ While non-significant differences, 0% SSI rate among cardiac surgeries + continuous infusion
#IDSky
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NEW in ICHE: Investigation & control of an outbreak of MSSA SSTIs in a NICU
▶️ 16 MMSA infxs in 3 weeks + 31 colonizations
▶️ Multiple ST clusters <10 SNPs
▶️ Educational interventions
▶️ Suspect respiratory devises or adhesives
#IDSky
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▶️ 16 MMSA infxs in 3 weeks + 31 colonizations
▶️ Multiple ST clusters <10 SNPs
▶️ Educational interventions
▶️ Suspect respiratory devises or adhesives
#IDSky
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November 17, 2025 at 2:14 PM
NEW in ICHE: Investigation & control of an outbreak of MSSA SSTIs in a NICU
▶️ 16 MMSA infxs in 3 weeks + 31 colonizations
▶️ Multiple ST clusters <10 SNPs
▶️ Educational interventions
▶️ Suspect respiratory devises or adhesives
#IDSky
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▶️ 16 MMSA infxs in 3 weeks + 31 colonizations
▶️ Multiple ST clusters <10 SNPs
▶️ Educational interventions
▶️ Suspect respiratory devises or adhesives
#IDSky
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Our new paper out: AI boosted our genomic surveillance investigations by finding 37 missed transmission routes and reaching >90% sensitivity in key scenarios.
AI + WGS can speed outbreak reviews and help IP teams act faster #IDSky
Genomic surveillance is a key must!
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AI + WGS can speed outbreak reviews and help IP teams act faster #IDSky
Genomic surveillance is a key must!
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November 14, 2025 at 3:09 PM
Our new paper out: AI boosted our genomic surveillance investigations by finding 37 missed transmission routes and reaching >90% sensitivity in key scenarios.
AI + WGS can speed outbreak reviews and help IP teams act faster #IDSky
Genomic surveillance is a key must!
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AI + WGS can speed outbreak reviews and help IP teams act faster #IDSky
Genomic surveillance is a key must!
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New in ICHE from @grod11.bsky.social et al: Using secure AI agents integrated within the EMR for the evaluation of blood culture appropriateness
LLM agents showed:
▶️ High sensitivity (77.4%)
▶️ Low specificity (36.1%)
▶️ framing, sycophancy, & semantic cues vital
#IDSky
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LLM agents showed:
▶️ High sensitivity (77.4%)
▶️ Low specificity (36.1%)
▶️ framing, sycophancy, & semantic cues vital
#IDSky
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November 11, 2025 at 2:50 PM
New in ICHE from @grod11.bsky.social et al: Using secure AI agents integrated within the EMR for the evaluation of blood culture appropriateness
LLM agents showed:
▶️ High sensitivity (77.4%)
▶️ Low specificity (36.1%)
▶️ framing, sycophancy, & semantic cues vital
#IDSky
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LLM agents showed:
▶️ High sensitivity (77.4%)
▶️ Low specificity (36.1%)
▶️ framing, sycophancy, & semantic cues vital
#IDSky
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🆕 New in ICHE: Can we make VRE screening more efficient?
Authors found:
▶️ VRE+ patients had recent high-risk antibiotic exposure
▶️ Using abx-guided screening = avoided 50% of tests
▶️ VRE+ rate = 5.6% w/ targeted vs 2.6% overall
▶️ Maintained 100% NPV
#IDSky
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Authors found:
▶️ VRE+ patients had recent high-risk antibiotic exposure
▶️ Using abx-guided screening = avoided 50% of tests
▶️ VRE+ rate = 5.6% w/ targeted vs 2.6% overall
▶️ Maintained 100% NPV
#IDSky
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Antibiotic-exposure guided prevalence screening for vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus: better value for hospitals | Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology | Cambridge Core
Antibiotic-exposure guided prevalence screening for vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus: better value for hospitals
doi.org
November 10, 2025 at 8:12 PM
🆕 New in ICHE: Can we make VRE screening more efficient?
Authors found:
▶️ VRE+ patients had recent high-risk antibiotic exposure
▶️ Using abx-guided screening = avoided 50% of tests
▶️ VRE+ rate = 5.6% w/ targeted vs 2.6% overall
▶️ Maintained 100% NPV
#IDSky
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Authors found:
▶️ VRE+ patients had recent high-risk antibiotic exposure
▶️ Using abx-guided screening = avoided 50% of tests
▶️ VRE+ rate = 5.6% w/ targeted vs 2.6% overall
▶️ Maintained 100% NPV
#IDSky
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NEW in ICHE: Environmental and human health impact of contact precautions
In LA County, contact precautions for MRSA/VRE:
▶️ Use 7.3 million gowns annually
▶️ Generate 506 tons of plastic waste
▶️ 1.73 million kgs of CO2 equivalents
= -4.07 DALYs
#IDSky
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In LA County, contact precautions for MRSA/VRE:
▶️ Use 7.3 million gowns annually
▶️ Generate 506 tons of plastic waste
▶️ 1.73 million kgs of CO2 equivalents
= -4.07 DALYs
#IDSky
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November 7, 2025 at 7:41 PM
NEW in ICHE: Environmental and human health impact of contact precautions
In LA County, contact precautions for MRSA/VRE:
▶️ Use 7.3 million gowns annually
▶️ Generate 506 tons of plastic waste
▶️ 1.73 million kgs of CO2 equivalents
= -4.07 DALYs
#IDSky
📄: doi.org/10.1017/ice....
In LA County, contact precautions for MRSA/VRE:
▶️ Use 7.3 million gowns annually
▶️ Generate 506 tons of plastic waste
▶️ 1.73 million kgs of CO2 equivalents
= -4.07 DALYs
#IDSky
📄: doi.org/10.1017/ice....
NEW in ICHE by @pamipenem.bsky.social and others:
Interprofessional Education (IPE) in Infection Prevention and Control (IPC): a helpful way to increase learner's confidence in IPC skills and acknowledge that teamwork does make the dream work
#IDSky
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Interprofessional Education (IPE) in Infection Prevention and Control (IPC): a helpful way to increase learner's confidence in IPC skills and acknowledge that teamwork does make the dream work
#IDSky
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November 5, 2025 at 2:52 PM
NEW in ICHE by @pamipenem.bsky.social and others:
Interprofessional Education (IPE) in Infection Prevention and Control (IPC): a helpful way to increase learner's confidence in IPC skills and acknowledge that teamwork does make the dream work
#IDSky
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Interprofessional Education (IPE) in Infection Prevention and Control (IPC): a helpful way to increase learner's confidence in IPC skills and acknowledge that teamwork does make the dream work
#IDSky
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🆕 New in ICHE: Genomic epidemiology of HAI respiratory viruses in Pittsburgh, 2018–2020
🧬 WGS of 436 healthcare-associated respiratory virus infections:
• 14 clusters ▶️ 36 patients
• Clusters often in a single unit
• Avg cluster duration 16 days (range 0-55)
#IDSky
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🧬 WGS of 436 healthcare-associated respiratory virus infections:
• 14 clusters ▶️ 36 patients
• Clusters often in a single unit
• Avg cluster duration 16 days (range 0-55)
#IDSky
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November 4, 2025 at 7:06 PM
🆕 New in ICHE: Genomic epidemiology of HAI respiratory viruses in Pittsburgh, 2018–2020
🧬 WGS of 436 healthcare-associated respiratory virus infections:
• 14 clusters ▶️ 36 patients
• Clusters often in a single unit
• Avg cluster duration 16 days (range 0-55)
#IDSky
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🧬 WGS of 436 healthcare-associated respiratory virus infections:
• 14 clusters ▶️ 36 patients
• Clusters often in a single unit
• Avg cluster duration 16 days (range 0-55)
#IDSky
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New multisociety guidance from SHEA, APIC, IDSA, PALTmed & AGS offers an updated framework for infection prevention in nursing homes—balancing safety with a homelike environment.
Read in ICHE: bit.ly/47vOSCV
Read in ICHE: bit.ly/47vOSCV
October 30, 2025 at 3:05 PM
New multisociety guidance from SHEA, APIC, IDSA, PALTmed & AGS offers an updated framework for infection prevention in nursing homes—balancing safety with a homelike environment.
Read in ICHE: bit.ly/47vOSCV
Read in ICHE: bit.ly/47vOSCV