The guidelines do include specific recommendations for initial empiric antibiotic therapy based on whether the infection is VAP or HAP, risk for methicillin-resistantStaphylococcus aureus, risk for mortality, and presence of gram-positive or gram-n...
Evidence against gram-negative organisms is lacking and concerns remain about theintrinsic resistance of Burkholderia cepacia complex to BK.85Due to the organism’s ability to adapt to nutrient-depleted solu-tions, B. cepacia complex poses a risk for contamination ofnon–alcohol-basedhandsanitizers....
SHEA Expert Guidance SHEA/IDSA/APIC Practice Recommendation: Strategies to prevent healthcare-associated infections through hand hygiene: 2022Update Janet B. Glowicz PhD, RN, CIC 1 , Emily Landon MD 2 , Emily E. Sickbert-Bennett PhD, MS, CIC 3,4 , Allison E. Aiello PhD 5 , Karen deKay...