Top 10 infection control stories for July

Workplace violence against nurses, 16 large hospitals with the lowest C-section rates and a deadly rodent virus responsible for three deaths piqued the interest of readers in July.

The 10 most popular stories from Becker's Infection Control & Clinical Quality in July are listed below.

1. Nursing's 'dirty little secret'? Workplace violence, says 73-year-old nurse

2. Medstar hospital's poor safety ratings get limelight as it treats Rep. Steve Scalise

3. CRNA average hourly wage & salary for all 50 states — Montana tops the list at $243k

4. Manager didn't enforce sick day policy: Chipotle's explanation for norovirus outbreak

5. 2 New Hampshire VA hospital officials ousted hours after Boston Globe publishes investigative report on safety issues

6. 16 large hospitals with the lowest C-section rates

7. Do cellphones in the OR jeopardize patient safety? 5 thoughts

8. Even perfect hand hygiene can't halt MRSA spread to NICU babies

9. Deadly rodent virus kills 3 in Washington

10. Olympus to pay Virginia Mason $6.6M for role in superbug outbreak: 7 things to know

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