SSI Articles

HAIs: Types and Pathogens | 2.2.21

Profend® Nasal Decolonization Success Story – Hunterdon Medical Center

Nasal decolonization is a proven intervention to help reduce the risk of infections by removing harmful pathogens that live in...

HAIs: Types and Pathogens | 6.26.19

The bioMérieux EPISEQ®CS offering is a new Epidemiology Service to help healthcare institutions manage outbreaks

It’s estimated that one in 31 patients in the US suffers from a healthcare associated infection (HAI) and costs are...

Diagnostics | 1.9.19

Benefits of Presurgical MRSA Testing

With our aging population in the US, the projection for the number of total hip and total knee arthroplasty procedures...

HAIs: Types and Pathogens | 1.7.19

Reducing SSIs in the Era of Payment Reform

Colonized patients are up to 9 times more likely to develop an SSI,1 and more than 8 out of 10...

HAIs: Types and Pathogens | 9.19.18

Implementing single-patient-use ECG cable & lead wire systems to reduce surgical site infections

As the number of surgical procedures performed in the United States continues to rise, so does the burden of surgical...

HAIs: Types and Pathogens | 8.23.18

Infographic: Impact of MRSA/S. aureus Colonization on SSIs

Reduce Joint Replacement Surgical Site Infections (SSIs) with Molecular Testing

Colonized patients are up to 9 times more likely to develop...

HAIs: Types and Pathogens | 2.20.18

Povidone-iodine as an Alternative to Mupirocin for Nasal Decolonization

Despite being recognized as a preventable cause of patient morbidity and mortality with nationally established reduction targets, an estimated 1.7...

HAIs: Types and Pathogens | 11.2.17

2017 HICPAC-CDC Guideline for Prevention of Surgical Site Infection: What the IP Needs to Know

Surgical site infections (SSIs) are a frequent complication of surgical care and are associated with significant morbidity, mortality and cost.

In the last...