Top 10 infection control stories, Oct. 10-14

A recall on syringes linked to bloodstream infections, an Indianapolis hospital shutting down operating rooms for air quality testing and the continued spread of Zika in the U.S. captured the attention of readers last week.

The following are the 10 most-read articles from Becker's Infection Control & Clinical Quality for the week of Oct. 10, starting with the most popular.

1. Nurse Assist recalls syringes linked to 30+ bloodstream infections in 4 states

2. Detroit Medical Center's Medicare funding at risk over sterilization issues

3. Hospital beds' antibiotic history can put future patients at risk for C. diff

4. Indianapolis hospital shuts down 6 ORs to test air quality

5. Oregon hospital lifts ER quarantine after 5 develop hallucinations

6. Zika cases near 4,000 in US

7. Specific type of heater-cooler linked to life-threatening infections, CDC warns: 9 things to know

8. Consumer hospital rankings may draw on false data, study finds

9. UV light disinfection cuts C. diff rates by 25%, study finds

10. Baylor physicians perform first live-donor uterus transplants in US

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