INFECTION PREVENTION
“Most departments are at risk from exposure to COVID or other aerosol- ized pathogens. As an AJIC study2 details, standard shields without barrier fabric do not protect well enough against splash expo- sure,” said Roger Machson, Owner, Onyx Medical. The pandemic didn’t cre-
ate staffing issues, but it did make them significantly worse, according to Sharon Ward-Fore,
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BS, MS, MT(ASCP), CIC, FAPIC, Metrex. “Healthcare personnel have been overwhelmed with sickness and death during this pandemic. We should all be grateful for their sacrifice and commit- ment to helping people get well, sometimes at their own expense. The strategies put in place to mitigate spread – hand hygiene, masking, social distancing, and vaccination – are
public health tools that can make a differ- ence and save lives. Let’s not forget them.”
HAIs did not go away... Candida auris is on the rise, according to Maryalice StClair, Chief Commercial Officer, Halosil. “Although clinical cases are still limited to a relatively few number of U.S. states, IPs are well aware that this infec- tion is a growing threat. And of course, our long time nemesis C. diff is still an HAI that continues to be a cause of concern for IPs.” PDI contends that the diversion of resources and lack of colonization screening during the pandemic has allowed Candida auris to flourish across the continuum of care, according to Montejano. “One of the biggest challenges fac- ing infection prevention is the uptick in healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) due to shifting priorities during the pandemic. As infection prevention resources had to be diverted for COVID-19 patients and product availability was problematic due to supply chain issues, this unfortunately led to some evidence-based best practices falling to the wayside. As a result, infec- tion prevention initiatives suffered. Now, many facilities are taking a back-to-basics approach with their HAI prevention bundles, revisiting compliance with the interventions included in those bundles via education and auditing,” she said. A newer element to the CLABSI and
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surgical site infection (SSI) prevention bundles includes nasal decolonization she continued. “This intervention using an iodophor-based product has been shown to be beneficial in HAI prevention research and is included as a recommen- dation in both the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Strategies to Prevent Hospital-onset Staphylococcus aureusBloodstream Infections in Acute Care Facilities3
as well as the updated AORN Skin Antisepsis Guideline.”4 face masks protective apparel sterilization wraps surgical gowns and drapes
EvaClean shared their success with how their PurExcellence Program made a difference in a Massachusetts hospital, where they reduced the number of clean- ing chemicals from eight to one. Mikayla Lambert, Inside Sales Representative,
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