McKnight's September 2, 2021
Federal data released this week show dramatic increases in healthcare associated infections (HAIs) during the first full year of the pandemic.
Increased rates of MRSA, central line-associated bloodstream infections, catheter-associated urinary tract infections, and ventilator infections were so alarming that the nation’s leading infection control group said they “essentially wipe out nearly a decade of progress against HAIs.”
“The new report highlights the need for healthcare facilities to strengthen their infection prevention programs and support them with adequate resources so that they can handle emerging threats to public health, while at the same time ensuring that gains made in combating HAIs are not lost,” said Ann Marie Pettis, BSN, RN, CIC, president of the Association for Professionals in Infection Control...
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