Emergency Preparedness: Highly Communicable Infections Transmitted by Contact David J. Weber BACKGROUND Viral hemorrhagic fevers (VHFs) refer to a group of illnesses caused by several distinct families of viruses (Table…
Developing an Emergency Preparedness Program Angela Hewlett Shelly Schwedhelm Paul Biddinger Disasters and major emergencies that disrupt healthcare operations are expected events. In the World War II era, emergency management…
Emergency Preparedness: Highly Communicable Respiratory Infections Walter Zingg Hanan H. Balkhy The most recent outbreak of the new coronavirus SARSCoV-2, responsible for the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), is the seventh…
Antimicrobial Stewardship in Outpatients Zachary Willis Emily Ciccone OVERUSE OF ANTIMICROBIALS IN AMBULATORY SETTINGS Evidence of Antimicrobial Overuse in High-Income Countries Concerns about antibiotic overuse were first raised by Alexander…
Antibiotic Stewardship in Long-term Care Settings Philip D. Sloane Meera Tandan Kimberly Ward Sheryl Zimmerman Long-term care settings include nursing homes (NH), assisted living communities, long-term acute care hospitals (LTACs),…
Interventions to Optimize Antimicrobial Use Edward Stenehjem Rachel Foster Nick Tinker Brandon Webb Improving antimicrobial prescribing in the acute care setting is complex with multiple strategies that can be deployed…
Developing an Antimicrobial Stewardship Program in the Hospital Setting Valeria Fabre Sara E. Cosgrove Emily S. Spivak BACKGROUND Over the last two decades, the need for antibiotic stewardship (AS) has…
Prevention of Waterborne Infections (Including Legionella) Martha L. Carvour Loreen Herwaldt EPIDEMIOLOGICAL CASE STUDY: INTRODUCTION A 54-year-old hospital visitor was transported from the hospital cafeteria to the emergency department with…
Infection Prevention and the Physical Environment Curtis J. Donskey The physical environment in healthcare facilities frequently becomes contaminated with healthcare-associated pathogens.1 The importance of such contamination in pathogen transmission and…
Prevention of Infections Related to Construction, Renovation, and Demolition in Healthcare Facilities Russell N. Olmsted, MPH, CIC, FAPIC In developed countries people spend up to 90% of their lives indoors.1…
