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2022 contents healthcarehygienemagazine vol . 4 no . 9
BUILDING BRIDGES BETWEEN INFECTION PREVENTION / EPIDEMIOLOGY , SCIENTIFIC R & D , MANUFACTURING AND REGULATORY / COMPLIANCE cover story
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The Great Reset After the Pandemic : Renewed Efforts at CLABSI Prevention Part of Addressing Escalating HAI Rate
By Kelly M . Pyrek
features
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Environmental Hygiene Programs Lacking Multimodal Strategies to Address IP & C Challenges
By Kelly M . Pyrek
Beyond COVID : The Struggle Continues for Frontline Staff
By Michelle DeVries , MPH , CIC , VA-BC , FAPIC , and Nancy Scott , DNP , ACNS-BC , CIC , VA-BC , PCCN , CNRN
Materials Matter : Change the Material , Change Outcomes
By Nancy Moureau , PhD , RN columns from the editor
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Examining Variation Within Antimicrobial Stewardship Programs
By Kelly M . Pyrek
under the microscope
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Predators Within the Microbial Jungle : The Deadly Rise of Drug-Resistant Bacteria
By Paul J . Pearce , PhD
infection prevention
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My Patient Has a Diagnosis of Monkeypox , What Do I Need to Know ?
By Margaret M . Miller , BS , MT ( ASCP ) M CIC FAPIC , and Susan Singh , MPH , CIC
sterile processing
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Who ’ s Responsible ? Broken Processes Create More SPD Workload , Obstacles
By David Taylor III , MSN , RN , CNOR
patient safety & quality
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Sniffles , Snorts , Coughs , and Hacks : The Era of Modern Respiratory Infectious Diseases
By J . Hudson Garrett Jr ., PhD , MSN , MPH , MBA , FNP-BC , IP-BC , PLNC , CFER , AS-BC , VA-BC , BC-MSLcert™ , NCEE , NREMT , MSL-BC , DICO-C , TR-C , CPPS , CPHQ , CPXP , FACDONA , FAAPM , FNAP , FSHEA , FIDSA , FACHE
healthcare value analysis
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Sepsis and the Role of Value Analysis : Products , Practices and Procedures
By James Russell , RN-BC , MBA , CVAHP
on the cover
Central-line associated bloodstream infections ( CLABSIs ) are on the rise in the U . S . following the COVID pandemic , and experts have recently updated a compendium of guidance to help clinicians address this trend . See page 20 .