SHEA Press Release Archives
Troubling Trend in Antibiotic Prescriptions in the Outpatient Setting
Infectious Diseases Experts Applaud Legislation to Address Antibiotic Resistance
Infectious Diseases Experts Concerned with President's Budget Request
Veterans Health Administration Outlines Recommendations to Combat “Crisis” of Multi-Drug Resistant Organisms
Infectious Diseases Experts Concerned by Cuts to Prevention and Public Health Fund
Study Shows Inappropriate Antibiotic Prescribing Differs by Patient Age, Insurance and Race
New Expert Guidance on Contact Precautions for Drug-Resistant Infections
New Document Guides Hospitals in Responding to Infectious Disease Outbreaks
Infectious Diseases Experts Train Frontline Clinicians to Research Effective Antibiotic Use
Study Shows Nurses’ Scrubs Become Contaminated with Bacteria in Hospitals
Antibiotic Guidelines in NICU Improve Prescription Practices for Vulnerable Infants
Narcotics Diversion Results in Outbreak of Serratia Marcescens Bacteria
High Prevalence of CRE in Washington, D.C. Healthcare Facilities
Infectious Diseases Experts Concerned with Proposed FY 2018 Budget
Warm Weather Increases the Incidence of Serious Surgical Site Infections
Major survey research shows that risk rises with temperatures.
SHEA Awards Grant to Study Complications from Home-Based Antibiotic Therapy
Johns Hopkins researcher to use patient-centered research methods to improve patients’ self-care
Infectious Outbreak in Critically Ill Children Leads to Recall of Contaminated Medication
Infection prevention and control experts at Texas Children’s Hospital halted a 24-patient outbreak of Burkholderia cepacia in critically ill children after identifying docusate, a liquid stool softener, as the underlying source of the bacteria.
VA Reduces Antibiotic Use In System-wide Antimicrobial Stewardship Initiative
The Veterans Health Administration (VHA) reduced inpatient antibiotic use by 12 percent and decreased use of broad-spectrum antibiotics through a multi-year, system-wide antimicrobial stewardship initiative, according to a study published in Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology, the journal for the Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America.
Common Viruses Prove Dangerous in Long-Term Care Facility
A widespread outbreak of respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) and human metapneumovirus (HMPV) at a long-term dementia care ward infected 73 percent of patients, demonstrating the serious challenges in mitigating the spread of infectious diseases in such settings.
SHEA Teams Up with CDC to Develop Outbreak Training Resources
The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America (SHEA) is partnering with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to provide training, educational resources and expert guidance for healthcare epidemiologists to respond to infectious disease outbreaks in healthcare facilities.