Diagnostics

Diagnostic technologies enable the detection and quantification of pathogen burden. Timely detection of pathogens allows more effective implementation of infection prevention strategies with the goal of reducing transmission.

Clostridioides difficile (formally Clostridium difficile) infection educational booklet

Clostridioides difficile (formally Clostridium difficile, or C. diff) infection (CDI) is considered a worldwide threat with major consequences for morbidity,...

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Managing CRE: From Diagnosis to Outbreak Management

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...

Clinical Decision Support Systems and Infection Prevention: To Know Is Not Enough

Clinical decision support (CDS) systems are an increasingly used form of technology designed to guide health care providers toward established...

A Special: On the CUSP: Stop CAUTI Supplement

THE NATIONAL – On the CUSP: Stop CAUTI project is proud to take part in this special supplement to Prevention...

Stop Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infections (CAUTI) in Critically Ill Patients

What the science and evidence show:

CAUTI is a serious patient safety issue.

Complications associated with CAUTI result in increased length of...