It is International Infection Prevention Week from October 14 through the 20th and the goal is to remind hospital visitors and staff that each of us plays a key role in preventing the spread of infection and doing so saves lives.
After two deaths due to a rare brain infection caused by ameba that entered through the nose, several agencies caution against using tap water for nasal irrigation to relieve allergies or sinus problems.
The other day my five-year-old daughter caught me. “Daddy, you didn’t wash your hands,” she exclaimed gleefully. “Why do I have to wash my hands? You didn’t wash your hands!” Sometimes we all forget. In a hospital, however, it’s important to wash your hands when you go into a patient’s room and again when you more »
Memorial Day Weekend marks the traditional start of beach and pool season. And where there are kids (and adults) swimming, there is bound to be swimmer’s ear – acute otitis externa, the inflammation of the ear canal usually due to bacterial infections. In a recent analysis of swimmer’s ear in the U.S., the Centers for more »
It’s not hard to understand why Jefferson’s Rosemary Moffitt, RN, is passionate about stopping the spread of infections. Just look at where she works: the Bone Marrow Transplant Unit on the 14th floor of the Foerderer Pavilion. And the patients she cares for. People like Brent P. Evans, a 26-year-old man with hepatosplenic T-cell lymphoma more »