Infection Monitoring Articles & Analysis
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The test will enable individuals to assess their immune response to vaccination or to infection, and to monitor their antibody level for changes over time. At this point, the duration of immunity to COVID-19 conferred by vaccination remains unknown, and measuring antibody levels periodically after vaccination can provide insight into changes in the immune ...
In a high profile case in Washington, a number of patients even lost their lives due to infections caused by a common mold known as Aspergillus. Tragically, many healthcare-associated mold outbreaks could have been prevented if the mold growth had been found and properly remediated. ...
Until 2000, Streptococcus pneumoniae infections caused 100,000-135,000 hospitalizations for pneumonia, 6 million cases of ear infections, and 60,000 cases of invasive disease, including 3300 cases of meningitis. Disease figures have improved since a pneumococcal conjugate vaccine was introduced in 2001. Streptococcus pneumoniae, or pneumococcus, is a type of Gram-positive bacteria. It can ...
Candidiasis is caused by fungal pathogens from the Candida genus. Most infections are caused by Candida albicans, a type of fungus that grows both as a yeast and filamentous cells. The ubiquitous fungi represent one of the most common fungal pathogens to affect the human population. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), “Invasive candidiasis is a fungal ...
As healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) receive increased attention by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the national media, healthcare facilities are under increased pressure to prevent their spread. ...
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), one out of every twenty hospital patients acquires an infection while being treated for another illness. Reducing healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) has become a central focus of the CDC in recent years and many healthcare facilities across Illinois have been on the frontline of these efforts. Healthcare-associated ...
According to the Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) there were 15,323 hospital discharges of people who had experienced infections due to Clostridium difficile in 2009. The vast majority of these infected patients, at 68%, were individuals who were 65 years or older. Of these, almost 60% were female patients. “Clostridium difficile, also known as C. diff, CDI and C. difficile, ...
” The Hospital Report Card Act requires all Illinois hospitals to report nurse staffing, infection prevention measures and hospital acquired infections data to the Illinois Department of Public Health. According to the IDPH, “The Infection Control Staffing measures now available on the website show the number of ...