Friday, January 29, 2021

COVID-19 focus may allow spread of drug-resistant bacteria

COVID-19 focus may allow spread of drug-resistant bacteria

Health experts say changes in hospital protocols and practices put in place to fight the COVID-19 pandemic may be contributing to the spread of drug-resistant bacteria and fungi, with infection outbreaks reported overseas and in Florida, New Jersey and California. The Society of Healthcare Epidemiology of America, the Society of Infectious Diseases Pharmacists and the Association for Infection Control and Epidemiology have asked the CMS to temporarily suspend rules linking reimbursements to hospital-acquired infections.

Full Story: The New York Times (1/27) 


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