Tag Archives: Infection Control

Support for the Preventing Superbugs and Protecting Patient Act

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http://consumersunion.org/research/support-for-the-preventing-superbugs-and-protecting-patient-act/

Policy

Click to access CULetter.Support.PreventSuperbugsProtectPatientsAct.pdf

Superbugs follow 1 in 4 seniors from the hospital to post-acute care settings, study finds

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http://www.fiercehealthcare.com/story/superbugs-follow-1-4-seniors-hospital-post-acute-care-settings-study-finds/2016-03-14?utm_medium=nl&utm_source=internal&mrkid=%257B%257Blead.Id%257D%257D&mkt_tok=3RkMMJWWfF9wsRons6%252FOde%252FhmjTEU5z14ukkX6a2lMI%252F0ER3fOvrPUfGjI4DSsdiNK%252BTFAwTG5toziV8R7LMKM1ty9MQWxTk

C Difficile Bacteria

By the time they leave PAC, 1 in 3 test positive for drug-resistant organisms