A new study reveals that a six month regimen of disinfection hygiene protocols can reduce the risk of MRSA following hospital discharge, but the procedures are hard for patients to follow.…
A new study reveals that hospital sinks placed near toilets often harbor an antibiotic-resistant bacteria responsible for pneumonia and many types of infections.…
Reports of serious nontuberculous mycobacterium (NTM) infections following heart bypass and other surgical procedures may be linked to the use of the Sorin 3T Heater-Cooler system. Many of these surgical devices may release contaminants into the sterile air of the operating room, resulting in hard-to-treat and life-threatening infections like M. chimeara and M. abscessus.…
An Arkansas cancer clinic faces lawsuits from patients who say that poor practices at the facility led to a bacterial outbreak that sickened more than 50 patients.…
A New Jersey surgery center warning patients to get tested for HIV and hepatitis was found using rusty surgical tools, dirty bed sheets and other sanitation problems.…
Thousands of patients from a New Jersey surgical center are being warned they may have been exposed to bloodborne diseases due to improper infection controls.…
The FDA warns that duodenoscopes are still showing higher-than-expected infection rates despite updated cleaning instructions and design changes.…
A 3T Heater Cooler lawsuit blames a contaminated device for the death of a husband who became infected after heart transplant surgery.…
Livanova has issued new instructions for preventing 3T Heater Cooler infections and is upgrading the devices design to make aerosol emissions into the operating room less likely.
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A hospital infection outbreak was traced back to armpit thermometers which still transmitted infections even after being cleaned.…
