Diagnostics | 12.28.22
In the wake of highly publicized duodenoscope-associated outbreaks caused by multidrug-resistant organisms’ herculean efforts were made in order to understand...
Diagnostics | 12.28.22
In the wake of highly publicized endoscope-associated multidrug-resistant organism (MDRO) outbreaks, healthcare providers have focused on understanding and improving endoscope...
Diagnostics | 1.9.19
With our aging population in the US, the projection for the number of total hip and total knee arthroplasty procedures...
Diagnostics | 7.12.18
Routine molecular testing of the nares for the presence of Staphylococcus aureus followed by targeted decolonization of patients carrying either...
Diagnostics | 7.12.18
Data from the National Healthcare Safety Network (NHSN) demonstrates that changing C. difficile test method alone will not decrease a...
Diagnostics | 4.24.18
CDC has declared the complex problem of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) a serious threat today, which will result in potential catastrophic...
Diagnostics | 4.24.18
As lab testing technologies, infection control policies, and reporting metrics have evolved over the years, the diagnosis of C. difficile ...
Diagnostics | 10.31.17
Although rarely reported a decade ago, carbapenem-resistant Gram-negative bacteria, such as Enterobacteriaceae and Pseudomonas aeruginosa, are rapidly spreading, with the risk that they...