It’s All About the Skin! Why Your First Layer of Protection Must Always be Protected.

Author: Michelle DeVries, MPH, CIC, VA-BC, CPHQ, FAPIC

February 2, 2023

It all starts with the skin. As an absolute cornerstone to infection prevention, we know that our skin is the...

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Putting the New AORN Guidelines into Practice with Profend® Nasal Decolonization Kit and Prevantics® Skin Products

Author: Holly Montejano, MS, CIC, CPHQ, VA-BC

July 6, 2021

In May 2021, AORN released the e-publication of their newly updated Guideline for Preoperative Patient Skin Antisepsis (with book publication...

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Infusion Nurses Society (INS) 2021 Guidelines Update: Q&A with Infection Prevention Expert on Guidance for Skin Antisepsis

Author: Holly Montejano, MS, CIC, CPHQ, VA-BC

June 17, 2021

In January 2021, the Infusion Nurses Society (INS) released the 8th edition of the Infusion Therapy Standards of Practice, which...

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The Contaminant Conundrum: Reducing Blood Culture Contamination

Author: Deva Rea, MPH, BSN, BS, RN, CIC

April 20, 2018

A new positive blood culture appears on your surveillance. And it appears to be a commensal organism. Or is it?...

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Prevention of Intraluminal Contamination of Intravascular Catheters

Author: Joan Hebden, RN, MS, CIC, FAPIC, FSHEA

September 22, 2017

Despite a 46% reduction in central line-associated bloodstream infections (CLABSIs) in US healthcare facilities from 2008-2013, an estimated 30,000 infections...

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Chlorhexidine gluconate (CHG) Resistance in Bacteria—Should I Be Concerned?

Author: Caitlin Stowe MPH, CPH, CIC, CPHQ, VA-BC

December 1, 2016

A recent article entitled Mechanisms of increased resistance to chlorhexidine and cross-resistance to colistin following exposure of Klebsiella pneumoniae clinical...

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