More infections linked to heater-cooler devices, a Legionnaires' disease outbreak at University of Washington Medical Center in Seattle and four strategies to reduce healthcare-associated infections 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 Sept. 19, starting with the most popular.
1. 3 Penn Medicine heart patients infected by heater-cooler devices, hundreds to be notified
2. 4th patient infected in Legionnaires' outbreak at UW Medical Center
3. 3 OR machines at UW Medical Center test positive for Legionella
4. Ice maker, sinks linked to UW Medical Center Legionnaires' outbreak, 2 dead
5. A multifactorial problem: 4 strategies to start reducing HAIs now
6. Theranos Scottsdale lab continues to operate after feds revoke lab certificate
7. Zika case count in US tops 3,000; more than 700 pregnant women infected
8. Poultry meat can spread MRSA to humans, study shows
9. 3 things to know about 'cat-scratch fever'
10. After common dental procedure, 7 children hospitalized in Orange County with bacterial infections