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New industry standards urge SNFs to adopt more stringent infection control practices

The first major update to long-term care infection prevention and control recommendations in 17 years offer providers a new ...
News-Medical.Net

New infection prevention guidance for nursing homes released

The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America (SHEA), in collaboration with the Association for Professionals in ...

New multisociety guidance strengthens infection prevention and control in nursing homes

The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America (SHEA), in collaboration with the Association for Professionals in ...
Hindustan Times

BJMC trains nurses for infection control practices to prevent HAIs

BJ Medical College (BJMC) and Sassoon General Hospital (SGH) in Pune on October 15 conducted a training workshop “Breaking the Chain – Effective Infection Control Practices” for government nurses to ...
France 24

Madagascar army says it has taken control after President Rajoelina impeached

The head of an elite Madagascar military unit said Tuesday that it had seized power, minutes after the National Assembly voted to impeach President Andry Rajoelina for “desertion of duty”. Rajoelina ...
BMJ

Factors affecting healthcare workers’ compliance with social and behavioural infection control measures during emerging infectious disease outbreaks: rapid evidence review

Objective The 2019–2020 outbreak of novel coronavirus has raised concerns about nosocomial transmission. This review’s aim was to explore the existing literature on emerging infectious disease ...