Serious And Deadly ICU Blood Infections Could Be Cut By Two Thirds With Basic Training

... A US pilot study suggests that training staff to stick to basic hygiene measures like routine handwashing and following inexpensive, common sense guidelines, could reduce catheter-related blood infections in the ICU by up to 66 per cent.The study is published in today's issue of the New England Journal of Medicine and was led by a team from John Hopkins University, Baltimore. [click link for full article] ...