Findings

These articles provide additional information about the scope and impact of infection, and the importance of control and prevention.

Researchers Explore How Contaminated Surfaces Transmit Nosocomial Pathogens
This article reviews evidence that nosocomial pathogens are shed by patients and can contaminate hospital surfaces at concentrations sufficient for transmission, can survive for extended periods, can persist despite attempts to disinfect or remove them, and can be transferred to the hands of healthcare providers.
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MRSA Infections Occur More In Summer And Fall

MRSA, methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, occurs more frequently in the summer and fall, according to new research. There are two times more community acquired infections and three times more healthcare acquired infections in the summer and fall.
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More 'Superbugs' Turning Up At Hospitals
"There is always a threat. We're seeing more community-acquired MRSE, VRE and C. difficile coming into our facility," Shaw said.
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Preventing Infections Makes Hospitals More Profitable
Many hospital administrators worry that they can't afford to implement infection prevention precautions. The truth is, they can't afford not to.
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Hospitals Face New Pressure To Cut Infection Rates
It's been more than a decade since a panel of top scientists declared hospital safety a national priority. Yet about 90,000 patients still die each year from preventable infections resulting from routine surgeries and hospital care, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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Dr. Thomas Frieden's Remarks at the 2010 Influenza Workshop for Journalists
The media's role in H1N1 was extremely important because, ultimately, disease response is about human behavior, and human behavior is about what people understand and how they think about something.
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CMS Mandate on Preventing Hospital Acquired Conditions
Hospital acquired, catheter associated UTI is one of the 10 categories that Medicare will no longer offer reimbursement for treatment.
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New Regulation Seeks To Reward Hospitals For Quality Of Care
On Jan. 7, 2011, Medicare issued a proposed rule spelling out how hospitals will be rewarded for providing high-quality care for patients, as required by healthcare reform law. Under the program, known as value-based purchasing, hospitals that perform well on measures relating to quality of care and patient experience would get higher Medicare payments.
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