New in ICHE: Facilitators and barriers for implementing infection prevention interventions in long-term care: a scoping review Authors found multiple barriers for IPC in LTCFs often lacking implementation approaches. #IDSky doi.org/10.1017/ice....

Facilitators and barriers for implementing infection prevention interventions in long-term care: a scoping review | Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology | Cambridge Core

Facilitators and barriers for implementing infection prevention interventions in long-term care: a scoping review

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New in ICHE: Pilot study shows point‑of‑care molecular testing in nursing homes is feasible and supports stronger surveillance for RSV, influenza, and SARS-CoV-2. #IDSky doi.org/10.1017/ice....

Assessing feasibility of real‑world respiratory virus syndromic surveillance in nursing homes using point‑of‑care molecular testing | Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology | Cambridge Core

Assessing feasibility of real‑world respiratory virus syndromic surveillance in nursing homes using point‑of‑care molecular testing

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New in ICHE: The changing epidemiology of outbreaks due to Ralstonia spp.: contamination of commercially manufactured injectables and solutions #IDSky doi.org/10.1017/ice....

The changing epidemiology of outbreaks due to Ralstonia spp.: contamination of commercially manufactured injectables and solutions | Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology | Cambridge Core

The changing epidemiology of outbreaks due to Ralstonia spp.: contamination of commercially manufactured injectables and solutions

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➡️ Social vulnerability index was independently associated with increased risk of Surgical Site Infections across a broad surgical population in the South doi.org/10.1017/ice....

Association between social vulnerability and surgical site infection across surgical procedures | Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology | Cambridge Core

Association between social vulnerability and surgical site infection across surgical procedures

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Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology (ICHE) and Antimicrobial Stewardship & Healthcare Epidemiology (ASHE) are seeking enthusiastic Social Media Editors to join their Editorial Teams! Learn more about the role and how to apply: shea-online.org/social-media...

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Physicians can now follow Antimicrobial Stewardship & Healthcare Epidemiology and Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology on Roon, a physician-only social platform to advance knowledge-sharing in medicine. Follow ASHE: www.roon.com/doctors/p/as... Follow ICHE: www.roon.com/doctors/p/ic...

Physicians can now follow Antimicrobial Stewardship & Healthcare Epidemiology and Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology on Roon, a physician-only social platform to advance knowledge-sharing in medicine. Follow ASHE: www.roon.com/doctors/p/as... Follow ICHE: www.roon.com/doctors/p/ic...

Building clinical research skills in service of @vumedicine.bsky.social #ASP, using my training from @idsainfo.bsky.social, has been a great experience. The first work from this project has been published @ichejournal.bsky.social, check out what we are doing for #CMV management in #LungTxp pts!

NEW in ICHE: Hospital characteristics associated with healthcare-associated viral respiratory infection rates in a Canadian acute care network ➡️ Lower HA-VRI rates seen in pediatric, teaching, and single-room hospitals #IDSky 📃: doi.org/10.1017/ice....

NEW in ICHE: do paper packaged medical supplies in the PICU have pathogens? ➡️ 0/140 (0%) of supplies sampled at discharge had no pathogens on them ➡️ 8/140 had non-pathogens collected #IDSky 📃: doi.org/10.1017/ice....

New analysis published in ICHE finds copper-coated surfaces were not associated with statistically significant reductions in microbial burden or HAI rates in a pediatric hospital #IDSky 📃: doi.org/10.1017/ice....

New in ICHE: A VA team has leveraged readily available patient data to develop two new risk-standardized stewardship metrics One metric is based on days of therapy and the other measures antibiotic-spectrum #IDSky 📃: doi.org/10.1017/ice....

New in ICHE: Colonization with MDROs in vSNFs vs. non-vSNFs Ventilator SNFs had colonization: ⬆️ESBL (48.1% vs 28.2%; aOR = 1.64) ⬆️C. auris (38.6% vs 15.2%, aOR = 2.89) ⬇️MRSA colonization (35.2% vs 45.5%; aOR = 0.47) #IDSky 📃: doi.org/10.1017/ice....

New: Clinically important antimicrobial-resistant bacteria present in publicly accessible locations of a tertiary-care hospital Authors sampled 299 public surfaces over 12 months -MRSA 28 (9.4%) -VRE 19 (6.4%) -ESBL 16 (5.4%) -CRE 16 (5.4%) --Chairs/Tables ⬆️ #IDSky 📃: doi.org/10.1017/ice....

New in ICHE: Ralstonia pickettii outbreak in pediatric intensive care units, Peru 2025 ➡️ 11 bloodstream infections from contaminated dexmedetomidine ➡️AR 29.73%, CFR 27.27% ➡️Isolate recovered from imported dexmedetomidine batch #IDSky @jlsalinas.bsky.social 📃: doi.org/10.1017/ice....

Excited to share our work on repeat multiplex GI panel testing within 14 days- it rarely adds new diagnostic info! Led by the amazing Jeffrey Shu, now published in @ichejournal.bsky.social! Full study here: tinyurl.com/4z7779d6 @sheaepi.bsky.social #CleClinicLCM @clevelandclinic.bsky.social #AWSOM

New in ICHE: Reducing HAIs in Brazilian ICUs -2-year QI study of 188 ICUs in Brazil using infection prevention bundles ⬇️ 43% CLABSI ⬇️ 51% VAP ⬇️ 55% CAUTI 🚨 Prevented 7,342 infxs #IDSky 📃: doi.org/10.1017/ice....

Stay up to date with the latest research and insights in infection prevention and antimicrobial stewardship. Sign up for content alerts from @ashejournal.bsky.social and @ichejournal.bsky.social using our new, streamlined form. Sign up here: onlineforms.cambridge.org/f/shea-alerts

NEW: Repeat PCR gastrointestinal panel testing -- ▶️ Repeat GI panel testing within 14 days rarely identifies new pathogens and is often driven by care transitions ▶️ Authors' findings support policies to discourage early repeat testing for better stewardship #IDSky 📄: doi.org/10.1017/ice....

NEW in ICHE: Impact of a patient-facing video on CHG bathing compliance in patients admitted to a bone marrow transplant unit -CHG video viewed 173 times; 117 surveyed; most found -helpful -No documented increase in compliance -Non-significant decrease in CLABSI #IDSky 📄: doi.org/10.1017/ice....

New in ICHE: Assessment of air handling unit to improve ventilation in congregate living settings ▶️ Authors find multiple actionable targets to improve air handling units across 15 facilities 📃: doi.org/10.1017/ice....

In recognition of World Hand Hygiene Day, the Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America (SHEA) and the Japanese Society for Infection Prevention and Control (JSIPC) came together for a joint international webinar. learningce.shea-online.org/content/shak...

New: Recommendations made and accepted by a telehealth-enabled Antimicrobial Stewardship program implemented at rural veterans affairs medical centers ➡️ Videoconference Antimicrobial Stewardship Team (VAST) supported VAs w/o local ID expertise #IDSky 📃: doi.org/10.1017/ice....

NEW in ICHE: Performance of an artificial intelligence model for evaluation of unnecessary central lines, Northern California 2025 LLM for unnecessary lines: ▶️ 16% sensitivity ▶️ 99% specificity #IDSky @jlsalinas.bsky.social 📄: doi.org/10.1017/ice....

NEW in ICHE: Impact of admission screening on Clostridioides difficile infection rates in a hematology-oncology and hematopoietic cell transplant unit ⬇️ non-significant Hospital-onset-CDI ⬇️ significant Community-onset-CDI #IDSky 📃: doi.org/10.1017/ice....

New in ICHE: standard vs. novel clinician-assigned phones 📱 Warren et al describe the contamination of physical therapy equipment following standard disinfection and the efficacy of a novel disinfection cabinet on hard to disinfect items. #IDSky 📄: doi.org/10.1017/ice....

New in ICHE: 10 years epidemiology of invasive pulmonary mold infections in hematologic malignancy patients Authors at MD Anderson found 227 infections ⬇️ Aspergillus ⬆️ Fusarium #IDSky 📃: doi.org/10.1017/ice....

NEW in ICHE: Implementation and assessment of a postreprocessing endoscope surveillance program U Kentucky authors find ERCP scopes culture positive 25.9%; 5% carb-R cultures match the species of those recovered in patients #IDSky 📄: doi.org/10.1017/ice....

New in ICHE from @jlsalinas.bsky.social and authors: ➡️ A large language model can adjudicate surgical site infections with 100% sensitivity ➡️ Infection Preventionists share their thoughts on use of this LLM in healthcare epidemiology #IDSky 📃: doi.org/10.1017/ice....

Last night at #SHEASpring2026, the editorial boards for @ichejournal.bsky.social and ASHE met and we all (particularly the EIC!) expressed gratitude to the authors, the reviewers, the editors, and the @sheaepi.bsky.social staff that keep us running.