Tag: HAIs

Ants as (Possible) Vectors of Bacteria in Hospital Environments

By Jonathan Eisen   Posted in .Featured Animals and the Built Environment Antimicrobials and Resistance Infectious Diseases
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Not really sure what to think about this article:  Ants as Vectors of Bacteria in Hospital Environments. Published in the Journal of Microbiology Research and authored by Bruna Rafaela Machado Oliveira, Luciano Ferreira de Sousa, Raquel Chalá Soares, Thiago César Nascimento, Marcelo Silva Madureira, Jorge Luiz Fortuna. In a quick scan the science seems reasonable. …

Infection Prevention Based Hospital Design

By M Dunitz   Posted in Buildings
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Health care associated infections (HAIs) also known as nosocomial infections  occurred in 4.5 out of every 100 hospital admissions in 2002 and contributed to 99,000 deaths (Klevens 2002). In the past many prevention strategies have focused on human based transmission (such as consistent hand washing) ignoring less obvious preventative measures such as those involving a …