The following are news briefs regarding infection control found on Becker's Hospital Review over the past month, beginning with the most recent.
1. Eighteen patients at Novant Health's Forsyth Medical Center in Winston-Salem, N.C., were possibly exposed to Creutzfeldt-Jacob disease, according to a CNN report.
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2. The outbreak of Burkholderia cepacia complex at Duke University Hospital in Durham, N.C., was caused by contamination in the hospital's institutional compounding facility, according to a JAMA Internal Medicine article.
3. Officials at Indianapolis-based Indiana University Health announced water samples at one of their downtown facilities tested positive for legionella bacteria, according to a WIBC report.
4. The Michigan Department of Community Health released an alert after up to 560 patients and staff members may have been exposed to a healthcare worker diagnosed with active tuberculosis, according to a report from The Detroit News.
5. Approximately 100 patients may be at risk for infection after receiving colonoscopies with improperly cleaned equipment at Seattle Children's Hospital, according to a KIROTV report.
6. Wisconsin hospitals saved more than $45.6 million over the past two years after enhancing clinical quality measures, including initiatives to reduce central line-associated blood stream infections, surgical site infections and catheter-associated urinary tract infections.
7. A partnership between Riverside Methodist Hospital in Columbus, Ohio, and IBM has led to hand hygiene compliance exceeding 90 percent after implementing radio frequency identification technology via a pilot program on the hospital's trauma and intermediate care unit.
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