Published online at SHEA’s Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology journal, an expert panel published updated infection definitions and guidance that provides uniform criteria for nursing homes and other long-term care facilities to track and monitor HAIs.
In addition, the CDC’s National Healthcare Safety Network released a new tracking component that allows nursing homes and other long term care facilities to track Clostridium difficile, drug-resistant infections such as MRSA, urinary tract infections, and healthcare worker adherence to basic infection control procedures including hand hygiene and glove use.
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