Impact of intensified prevention measures on rates of hospital-acquired bloodstream infection in medical-surgical intensive care units, Israel, 2011 to 2019.

BackgroundCentral line-associated bloodstream infection (CLABSI) is among the most common preventable infectious complications in patients in intensive care units (ICU). In 2011, the Israel National Center for Infection Control initiated a nationwide CLABSI prevention programme.AimTo evaluate the impact of different components of the programme on CLABSI and non-CLABSI rates in medical-surgical ICUs.

Dental team member compliance with personal protective equipment and aerosol-generating procedure recommendations during the COVID-19 pandemic in Israel: An observational study.

Introduction: Coronaviruses which have been responsible for numerous epidemics worldwide, share common transmission modalities and pose a risk within dental clinics. Updated, COVID-19-specific infection control and personal protective equipment (PPE) guidelines for dental settings, including minimizing aerosol-generating procedures (AGPs), were issued by the Israeli Ministry of Health (MoH) in spring 2020. This study investigated dental team members (dentists, dental assistants and hygienists) compliance with MoH recommendations exposed to asymptomatic COVID-19 positive patients.

Pandora's box in the dental clinic.

Background: In June 2018, the Ministry of Health received notification from 2 hospitals about 2 patients who presented with overwhelming sepsis that developed within 24 hours after a dental procedure. We describe the investigation of this outbreak.

Methods: The epidemiologic investigation included site visits in 2 dental clinics and interviews with all involved healthcare workers.

Effect of a national policy of universal masking and uniform criteria for severe acute respiratory coronavirus virus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) exposure on hospital staff infection and quarantine.

Objective: To determine the effect of 2 regulations issued by the Israel Ministry of Health on coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) infections and quarantine among healthcare workers (HCWs) in general hospitals.

Design: Before-and-after intervention study without a control group (interrupted time-series analysis).

Setting: All 29 Israeli general hospitals.

The association between implementation of second-tier prevention practices and CLABSI incidence: A national survey.

Background: Prevention of central-line-associated bloodstream infection (CLABSI) represents a complex challenge for the teams involved in device insertion and maintenance. First-tier practices for CLABSI prevention are well established.

Objective: We describe second-tier prevention practices in Israeli medical-surgical ICUs and assess their association with CLABSI rates.