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Bacillus cereus, a foodborne illness, occurs within 6-15 hours after consuming contaminated food items. Associated symptoms include nausea, vomiting and diarrhea. An investigation was launched following an inquiry from an outside hospital (OSH)

The initial phases of the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic was a time of clinical uncertainty and shortages of personal protective equipment (PPE) which required a shift away from the evidence-based practices foundational to the work of infection prevention

Surgical site infections (SSIs) post-craniotomy continue to impose a significant burden on healthcare systems and patient outcomes. It is therefore important to understand their risk factors in order to promote effective preventative measures. This

Journal of Advanced Nursing, Volume 80, Issue 5, Page 2121-2136, May 2024.

Central line associated bloodstream infections (CLABSI) are preventable adverse events that result in significant harm including increased length of hospital stay, excess cost, and mortality; as such, CLABSI have become key quality indicators and

Background: Nursing homes and long-term care facilities (LTCF) caring for elderly and chronically ill residents are at high risk to experience SARS-CoV-2 outbreaks. We report an outbreak of COVID-19 in three LTCFs of the Geriatric Health Centres of

Journal of Advanced Nursing, Volume 79, Issue 10, Page 3913-3922, October 2023.

Nearly half the patients identified as having health care facility-onset Clostridioides difficile infections on a hematopoietic cell transplant unit had an alternative clinical explanation for diarrhea, including conditioning regimen toxicity or

Nearly half the patients identified as having healthcare facility-onset Clostridioides difficile infections (HO-CDI) on a hematopoietic cell transplant (HCT) unit had an alternative clinical explanation for diarrhea, including conditioning regimen

The National Healthcare Safety Network (NHSN) Antimicrobial Use (AU) Option allows antimicrobial stewardship programs to track, analyze, and report AU trends. The Tennessee Healthcare-Associated Infections and Antimicrobial Resistance (HAI/AR)