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March 2012 Issue
A study conducted at the University of Maryland Medical Center indicates that patients moved to isolation during a hospital stay are nearly twice as likely to develop delirium. Patients beginning their stays in isolation do not share this increased risk.
A study conducted at the University of Maryland Medical Center indicates that patients moved to isolation during a hospital stay are nearly twice as likely to develop delirium. Patients beginning their stays in isolation do not share this increased risk.
February 2012 Issue
C Diff Report released by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) shows that hospital stays involving Clostridium difficile infections increased 300 percent between 1993 and 2008, but the number of hospital stays leveled off between 2008 and 2009.
C Diff Report released by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) shows that hospital stays involving Clostridium difficile infections increased 300 percent between 1993 and 2008, but the number of hospital stays leveled off between 2008 and 2009.
January 2012 Issue
A recent study in the American Chemical Society’s Journal of Environmental Science and Technology showed that vacuum cleaners can increase levels of very small dust particles and bacteria in indoor spaces. It was found they can contribute to indoor air pollution by releasing into the air bacteria and dust that can spread infection and trigger allergies.
A recent study in the American Chemical Society’s Journal of Environmental Science and Technology showed that vacuum cleaners can increase levels of very small dust particles and bacteria in indoor spaces. It was found they can contribute to indoor air pollution by releasing into the air bacteria and dust that can spread infection and trigger allergies.
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