MDRO Infections: Gram-Positive Organisms (Including Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus and Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococcus) Sarah E. Sansom Mary K. Hayden PURPOSE AND SCOPE OF CHAPTER Antibiotic-resistant Gram-positive organisms are common causes of healthcare-associated…
Healthcare-Associated Gastrointestinal Illness Shannon J. Koh Trish M. Perl Diarrheal illness has a substantial global health impact. Worldwide, it is the eighth leading cause of death among all populations and…
Clostridioides (Clostridium) difficile Larry K. Kociolek Erik R. Dubberke Clostridioides difficile (formerly Clostridium difficile) was originally identified in the stool of a healthy, asymptomatic infant in 1935 (and was originally…
Hospital-Acquired Pneumonia and Ventilator Associated Events Michael Klompas Hospital-acquired pneumonia (HAP) is the most common and morbid healthcare-associated infection.1,2 If affects ˜1% of hospitalized patients and 5%-15% of patients on…
Surgical Site Infections Jessica L. Seidelman Sarah S. Lewis Arthur W. Baker Deverick J. Anderson Surgical site infections (SSIs) are a leading cause of healthcare-associated infections (HAIs). These infections can…
Healthcare-Associated Bloodstream Infections (Non-device related) Richard J. Hankins Mark E. Rupp Healthcare-associated bloodstream infections (HA-BSIs) are a substantial and continuing problem in our present day healthcare system. A variety of…
Healthcare-Associated Infections Related to the Use of Intravascular Devices D. Alexander Perry Payal K. Patel Vascular catheters are essential tools in the delivery of medications in a variety of medical…
Communication and Messaging Strategies in Infection Prevention Louise-Marie Dembry Ann Freeland Fisher The successful healthcare epidemiologist requires core competencies across a wide range of skills including epidemiology, subject matter expertise,…
Developing an Infection Prevention Program Mary Ellen Scales Jacob Smith Sarah Haessler How does one know where to start when tasked with creating a new infection prevention (IP) program, assessing…
Investigation of Outbreaks Erica S. Shenoy Hospital epidemiologists and infection preventionists spend a substantial portion of their time identifying and investigating possible transmission events, outbreaks, and, sometimes, pseudo-outbreaks. While a…
