The CDC's biggest public health threats for 2016, how the Mayo Clinic reduced Clostridium difficile infections by 30 percent and a holiday-themed sepsis video from ZDoggMD captured the attention of infection control and clinical quality readers during the last week of 2015.
The following are the 10 most-read infection control and clinical quality articles from Becker's Hospital Review for the week of Dec. 28, starting with the most popular.
1. CDC's 6 public health threats in focus for 2016
2. Mayo Clinic reduces C. diff infections 30% using UV light disinfection
3. Joint replacement surgeries on the rise in rural hospitals: Is it a patient safety issue?
4. ZDoggMD delivers holiday-themed 'It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Sepsis' music video
5. Top 10 infection control stories of 2015
6. Ohio left with one Ebola treatment center after UTMC drops designation: 3 things to know
7. 10 most common patient complaints, grievances with hospitals
8. 10 most popular hand hygiene stories of 2015
9. Report: Unsafe injection practices a serious patient safety issue
10. WHO publishes list of emerging diseases likely to cause major epidemics