Newsletters

We issue monthly newsletters to keep hospital infection control professionals, nurses, and physicians up-to-date about technical, timely, and important news regarding infection control topics.

Previous DICON Newsletters are listed below as examples of this valuable resource

Date Title
March 2019 Decolonization of Hospitalized MRSA Carriers May Be Beneficial but the Devil is in the Details
February 2019 Probing for Problems: An Overview of Ultrasound Device-Associated Transmission of Infectious Diseases
January 2019 Roll Up Your Sleeves and Get to Work: Evaluating Bare Below the Elbows
December 2018 Preoperative Staphylococcus aureus surveillance, decolonization, and the implications for SSI prevention and antibiotic prophylaxis
November 2018 Infection Prevention Down the Drain: Sinks as Sources of Transmission of Multidrug Resistant Organisms in Healthcare Settings
October 2018 Copper Surfaces and the Impact on Healthcare-Associated Infections
September 2018 Mandatory influenza vaccination policies
August 2018 Diagnostic Stewardship, Part II: Understanding indications for collecting blood cultures for hospitalized adult patients
July 2018 Pre-operative Bathing: What is the Current Evidence?
June 2018 Long-Term Trends in Rates of Selected Healthcare-Associated Infections in Hospitals Affiliated with DICON
May 2018 The New MDRO on the Block: Candida auris
April 2018 Ultraviolet Disinfection Technology