Top 10 infection control stories, January 4-8

The FDA halting shipments from a manufacturer of devices linked to patient deaths, seven hand hygiene posters and Johns Hopkins Medicine's quality dashboards piqued the interest of infection control and clinical quality readers last week.

The following are the 10 most-read infection control and clinical quality articles from Becker's Hospital Review for the week of Jan. 4, starting with the most popular.

1. FDA halts shipping from device manufacturer linked to patient deaths

2. Stanford physician gives 5 tips to patients on surviving a hospital stay

3. CDC: Patients test positive for hepatitis C in investigation at 2 Utah hospitals

4. NPSF president: 5 major patient safety developments from 2015

5. Patient safety tool: 7 hand hygiene posters for healthcare facilities

6. Hand hygiene compliance spikes when using WHO method, study finds

7. CMS launches 3-year pilot project to improve infection control assessment for hospitals

8. Putting patient safety and quality data where you might not expect it: Johns Hopkins Medicine goes performance-transparent with dashboards

9. Lung transplant patient sues UPMC Presbyterian over fungal infection

10. Hospital mattresses may spread germs, study finds