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Journal of Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology | Publication of The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America
https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/infection-control-and-hospital-epidemiology/information/about-this-journal
NEW in ICHE: Investigation & control of an outbreak of MSSA SSTIs in a NICU

▶️ 16 MMSA infxs in 3 weeks + 31 colonizations
▶️ Multiple ST clusters <10 SNPs
▶️ Educational interventions
▶️ Suspect respiratory devises or adhesives

#IDSky

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November 17, 2025 at 2:14 PM
New in ICHE from @grod11.bsky.social et al: Using secure AI agents integrated within the EMR for the evaluation of blood culture appropriateness

LLM agents showed:
▶️ High sensitivity (77.4%)
▶️ Low specificity (36.1%)
▶️ framing, sycophancy, & semantic cues vital

#IDSky

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November 11, 2025 at 2:50 PM
NEW in ICHE: Environmental and human health impact of contact precautions

In LA County, contact precautions for MRSA/VRE:

▶️ Use 7.3 million gowns annually
▶️ Generate 506 tons of plastic waste
▶️ 1.73 million kgs of CO2 equivalents
= -4.07 DALYs

#IDSky

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November 7, 2025 at 7:41 PM
NEW in ICHE by @pamipenem.bsky.social and others:

Interprofessional Education (IPE) in Infection Prevention and Control (IPC): a helpful way to increase learner's confidence in IPC skills and acknowledge that teamwork does make the dream work

#IDSky

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November 5, 2025 at 2:52 PM
🆕 New in ICHE: Genomic epidemiology of HAI respiratory viruses in Pittsburgh, 2018–2020

🧬 WGS of 436 healthcare-associated respiratory virus infections:

• 14 clusters ▶️ 36 patients
• Clusters often in a single unit
• Avg cluster duration 16 days (range 0-55)

#IDSky

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November 4, 2025 at 7:06 PM
🆕 New in ICHE: How prepared are Canadian hospitals for Candida auris?

A CNISP survey of 55 hospitals found:
--87.3% had C. auris on their notifiable/reportable pathogen list
--70.9% used PCR for identification
--30.9% reported C. auris cases between 2012–2022

#IDSky

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October 30, 2025 at 3:13 PM
New multi-society implementation and practice recs for IPC in nursing homes.

How to balance safety and home-like care. An essential resource for IPC program leaders

with SHEA, APIC, IDSA, PALTmed, PIDS

#IDsky

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October 28, 2025 at 2:28 PM
🆕 New in ICHE: What drives repeat C. difficile testing?

-Repeat testing within 7 days was (4.5%) across VA hospitals
-Most repeat tests were negative (OR=3.62), canceled (OR=8.52)
-More likely w/ residents, long-term care/ICU settings, & positive initial tests

#IDSky

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October 24, 2025 at 2:15 PM
Our EIC @davidcalfeemd.bsky.social giving an update to the @sheaepi.bsky.social publications committee at #IDWeek2025!
October 21, 2025 at 11:57 AM
#IDWeek2025 - most cited papers in ICHE for 2025!

Congrats and thank you to all the authors!

#IDSky
October 20, 2025 at 11:51 AM
🆕 New in ICHE: Mycobacterium fortuitum outbreak linked to two outpatient surgery centers.

▶️ 17 cases across 2 facilities
▶️ Most common procedure: knee replacement
▶️ Concerning gaps: delayed reporting, lack of certified personnel in IP and reprocessing

#IDSky

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October 15, 2025 at 2:16 PM
🆕 New in ICHE: Factors associated w/ HCP glove & gown contamination of MRSA

Contamination:
Gloves or gown: 713/3,832 (18.6%) of the time
Gloves: 15.4%
Gowns: 8.3%

Touching:
Patient: 622/2,901 (21.4%)
Environment: 91/931 (9.8%)

#IDSky

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October 10, 2025 at 1:57 PM
🆕 New in ICHE: Can beard covers improve speech intelligibility while maintaining respirator fit?

An under-mask elastic band beard cover with N95/P2 respirators found no meaningful impact on speech or hearing offering potential for inclusive PPE strategies

#IDsky

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October 6, 2025 at 3:38 PM
🆕 New in ICHE:

A blood culture algorithm safely reduced unnecessary cultures in SOT recipients - 25% were inappropriate, none missed true infections.

Findings support expanding diagnostic stewardship

#IDSky

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September 29, 2025 at 2:06 PM
🆕 New in ICHE: An EHR-based intervention reduced unnecessary testing & treatment for asymptomatic bacteriuria in older adults

This approach shows promise in minimizing overtreatment and supporting antimicrobial stewardship

#IDSky

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September 23, 2025 at 1:50 PM
🆕 New from Branch-Elliman et al: 2-part series in ICHE on de-/implementation science to IP&C and ASP

📄 Part I: Life cycle of interventions on adoption to de-implementation
📄 Part II: A practical roadmap w/ real-world examples

#IDSky

Part I: doi.org/10.1017/ice....
Part II: doi.org/10.1017/ice....
September 18, 2025 at 2:18 PM
🆕 New in ICHE: How did the COVID-19 pandemic impact HAIs and AMR in Canadian hospitals?

📈 This interrupted time series study (2018–2022) found significant increase in HAIs and AMR organisms following the onset of the pandemic

#IDSky

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September 18, 2025 at 2:09 PM
🆕 New in ICHE: Can far-UVC handheld devices improve disinfection of high-touch surfaces?

Filtered 222 nm handheld UV device ⬇️ surface bacteria by up to 83% and genomic analysis identified MDROs persisting in the environment, underscoring both promise & limits

#IDSky
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September 5, 2025 at 1:40 PM
🆕 New in ICHE: Can mobile health tools engage patients in infection prevention?

This study piloted an mHealth app in clinical settings to support hand hygiene, device care, and other practices with insights on feasibility, workflow, & barriers to adoption

#IDSky

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September 2, 2025 at 2:27 PM
🆕 New in ICHE: Can Enhanced Barrier Precautions reduce S. aureus and CRO transmission in nursing home ventilator units?

A pre-post study of over 12,000 residents shows promise but persistent colonization and transmission remain challenges

#IDSky

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August 26, 2025 at 2:06 PM
🆕 New in ICHE: A mixed-methods study explores bias and discrimination experienced by antimicrobial stewards

Findings highlight structural inequities and the need for improved support, recognition, and inclusion in stewardship roles.

#IDsky

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August 20, 2025 at 2:03 PM
🆕 New in ICHE: Case report of the 15th U.S. case of vancomycin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (VRSA), identified in Michigan in 2021.

Includes epidemiologic investigation and genomic analysis plus implications for IPC and antimicrobial stewardship.

#IDSky

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August 14, 2025 at 1:26 PM
🆕 New in ICHE: How should the CDC’s Adult Sepsis Event (ASE) definition evolve?

This study modeled potential modifications and found tradeoffs between incidence, mortality, and clinical validity offering insight into how changes could shape surveillance

#IDSky

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August 6, 2025 at 2:17 PM
🆕 New in ICHE: Should hospital-onset bacteremia & fungemia (HOB) be a pay-for-performance measure?

This pro/con debate explores whether HOB is preventable enough (and measurable enough) to drive accountability without unintended consequences

#IDSky

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July 29, 2025 at 4:53 PM
New Podcast Episode!

@davidcalfeemd.bsky.social talks to Drs. Kaur, Uslan, & Yang on the clinical utility, benefits, and pitfalls of Plasma Cell-Free DNA and Metagenomic Sequencing! #IDSky

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July 24, 2025 at 8:03 PM