Discussions in Infection Control

An independent site by Lawrence F Muscarella PhD -- a national authority on the causes and prevention of healthcare-associated infections and related errors.

Category: Transmission-Based Precautions

Carbapenem-Resistant Enterobacteriaceae (CRE) Carbapenems Central Sterile Processing Disease Transmission Disinfection Endoscope Reprocessing Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) Gastrointestinal Endoscopy GI Endoscopes Gloves and Other Personal Protective Equipment Hand Hygiene and Antisepsis High-Level Disinfection Infection Prevention Instrument Drying Isolation Precautions Klebsiella pneumoniae Klebsiella pneumoniae carbapenemase]-producing K. pneumoniae Outbreak Investigations Standard Precautions Transmission-Based Precautions

Early Identification and Control of Carbapenemase-Producing Klebsiella pneumoniae Originating from a Contaminated GI Endoscope

September 4, 2013 Lawrence F Muscarella PhD

September 4, 2013 — The following is a discussion of an article by Alrabaa et al. (2013) entitled, “Early identification and control of carbapenemase-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae, originating from contaminated endoscopic…

Antibiotic Therapy Carbapenem-Resistant Enterobacteriaceae (CRE) Carbapenems Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Contact Precautions Disease Transmission Gloves and Other Personal Protective Equipment Hand Hygiene and Antisepsis Healthcare-Acquired Infections Infection Prevention Instrument Reprocessing Isolation Precautions Klebsiella pneumoniae Standard Precautions Transmission-Based Precautions

Growing National Concerns about Carbapenem-Resistant Enterobacteriaceae, or CRE

March 8, 2013 Lawrence F Muscarella PhD

March 8, 2013 — A number of recent newspaper reports have highlighted the growing threat for patients in hospitals, long-term acute care facilities, and nursing homes of the increasing resistance…

Airborne Infection Isolation Precautions Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Contact Precautions Disease Transmission Droplet Precautions Ebola Gloves and Other Personal Protective Equipment Hand Hygiene and Antisepsis Healthcare-Acquired Infections Infection Prevention Instrument Reprocessing Isolation Precautions Standard Precautions Transmission-Based Precautions

Isolation Precautions for the Prevention of the Transmission of Ebola, Enterovirus-D68 and Other Infectious Agents in Healthcare Settings

January 16, 2013 Lawrence F Muscarella PhD

October 10, 2013 — This article discusses the two primary types of Isolation Precautions: (i) Standard Precautions and (ii) Transmission-based Precautions (which include Contact Precautions, Droplet Precautions and Airborne Precautions).…

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