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HOB is “just a bloodstream infection”, but occurs at least 4x more than CLABSI, and incurs higher LOS, mortality, readmission risk and cost. ASPs already know this as they live this daily on rounds Barbara Trautner Eddie Stenehjem @TristanTimbrook SIDP Jorge Luis Salinas

NHS steps up battle against life-threatening infections following successful world-first pilot... Source: NHS England 👇 loom.ly/grJszjM

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Healthcare facility-onset, treated C. difficile infection (cHT-CDI) - (+) test on day 4 or greater AND receipt on 1+ anti-CDI antimicrobial. Great discussion of risk adjustment based on percent of admitted patients tested and number of tests per patient. cambridge.org/core/journals/…

Thrilled this is out! Improving antimicrobial use through better diagnosis: The relationship between diagnostic stewardship and antimicrobial stewardship @NeilKuMD Valerie Vaughn Costi Sifri, MD Dan Diekema is now on Bluesky Kevin Messacar MD PhD and others SHEA bit.ly/3Z2ezX5

In this podcast we discuss planned upcoming quality metrics , Hospital Onset Cdiff , HOB, AI, implications for ASP, and limitations thereof. The future of epidemiology and ASP is now CIDRAP-ASP Barbara Trautner Eddie Stenehjem SHEA Debbie Goff Ian Weissman, DO SIDP

In our ICHE paper we show that: 8% of CAUTIs become BSI/HOBs; for every 1 CAUTI, 3 non-CAUTI HOUTIs do the same. $9k vs $6k cost and 3 LOS extra vs controls. ASPs and IPCs need support Debbie Goff CIDRAP-ASP Darryl G Vine MD FRCSC Rebekah Moehring Payal K. Patel SIDP doi.org/10.1017/ice.20…

MRSA nares screening can reliably be used for de-escalation of anti-MRSA therapy within 28 days of bacterial culture for all patients, including transplant recipients and patients with neutropenia. ⭐NPV = 95.8% across all anatomical culture sites doi.org/10.1093/ofid/o…

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There are 2️⃣ weeks left to register for our upcoming webinar on our Hospital-Onset Bacteremia and Fungemia Playbook! Learn more and reserve your spot: bit.ly/3MNldLj

Our webinar on hospital-onset bloodstream infections is this week! Don't miss out on this exciting opportunity to learn more about NQF's newest resource: the Hospital-Onset Bacteremia and Fungemia Playbook. 📆 October 31, 2024 🕐 3:00 PM ET 💻 bit.ly/3MNldLj

Join us 10/31 at 3 pm ET. National Quality Forum (NQF) will present on the Hospital-Onset Bacteremia and Fungemia Playbook, a new, public resource to help leaders and acute care clinical care teams implement or improve #HOB prevention, identification, and treatment: bit.ly/3NQVCl7

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What's the burden of HOB bloodstream infxns in cancer and transplant patients? What are ASP and IPC insights to help mitigate and treat? Our new ICHE paper: doi.org/10.1017/ice.20… CIDRAP-ASP Debbie Goff Payal K. Patel Darryl G Vine MD FRCSC Adam Zerda Stacy Volk Priya Nori MD, FSHEA, FIDSA

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The CDC urges labs nationwide to determine within 24 hours of admission whether people hospitalized with the flu have seasonal influenza or are infected with the #birdflu that's behind an escalating outbreak in poultry and cows to help prevent transmission nbcnews.com/health/health-…

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