RID’S ARTICLE ARCHIVE

Surgical site infections match resistant bacteria on patients’ skin prior to surgery
University of Washington

Strategies to prevent C. diff infections in acute-care hospitals
By Carling, P, MD et al.

Emerging options for the prevention of Clostridioides difficile infection
By Gonzales-Luna, A. J., Carlson, T. J., & Garey, K. W.

Rigorous, monitored room cleaning reduces C. diff by 50%
Featuring Philip Carling, MD & Russell Olmstead, MPH

The Most Important Article in Infection Prevention News
By RID board member Michael Parry, MD

The CDC is deceiving us again — this time covering up for unsafe hospitals
By RID’s Chairman, Betsy McCaughey

Study shows C. diff reduced in hospitals that use proper cleaning program
Dr. Philip Carling, Dr. Anthony Harris, Dr. Lyndsay O’Hara & Russell Olmsted, MPH

Anti-Trump hysterics now look to block … a vaccine
By RID’s Chairman, Betsy McCaughey

The lunatic drive for racial quotas for COVID-19 vaccines
By RID’s Chairman, Betsy McCaughey

How COVID-19 is transmitted completely upended — here’s what we need to reopen
By RID’s Chairman, Betsy McCaughey

How the Swamp mucked up America’s coronavirus response
By RID’s Chairman, Betsy McCaughey

Don’t fear a coronavirus spike — wear your mask and watch the real measures
By RID’s Chairman, Betsy McCaughey

PC scientists help China dodge probe of how the coronavirus got started
By RID’s Chairman, Betsy McCaughey

Public health ‘professionals’ keep showing how unprofessional they really are
By RID’s Chairman, Betsy McCaughey

Why President Trump is entirely right to give up on WHO
By RID’s Chairman, Betsy McCaughey

New York’s nursing home horrors are even worse than you think
By RID’s Chairman, Betsy McCaughey

Amid the pandemic, America has massively shored up its biodefenses
By RID’s Chairman, Betsy McCaughey

Betsy McCaughey: Cuomo nursing home scandal – Deaths likely closer to 10,000 and it gets worse
By RID’s Chairman, Betsy McCaughey

Betsy McCaughey: Latest CDC coronavirus guidelines shun technology and industry solutions
By RID’s Chairman, Betsy McCaughey

Why an added month of lockdown will devastate New York small businesses
By RID’s Chairman, Betsy McCaughey

The facts on who’s most endangered show many of us can go back to work
By RID’s Chairman, Betsy McCaughey

Sorry: Contact tracing isn’t the answer to ending lockdowns
By RID’s Chairman, Betsy McCaughey

Coronavirus masks – what works, new rules and explaining the shortage
By RID’s Chairman, Betsy McCaughey

We must count the deaths from shutdowns as well as from coronavirus
By RID’s Chairman, Betsy McCaughey

Best guesses on when corona cases will peak and when lockdowns can end
By RID’s Chairman, Betsy McCaughey

Practical coronavirus tips for civilians — and our leaders
NY Post by Betsy McCaughey

Ventilator Shortage: How NY Failed to Prepare for Covid-19
By RID’s Chairman, Betsy McCaughey

Travel Ban, Infection Control Key to Stopping Coronavirus in U.S.
Featuring Betsy McCaughey

Trump’s Quarantine Policy Will Slow Coronavirus
By RID’s Chairman, Betsy McCaughey

To Stop Coronavirus, Improve Hospital Infection Control
By RID’s Chairman, Betsy McCaughey

RID Warns that Secrecy Kills – Hospitals should publicly disclose outbreaks
Featuring Betsy McCaughey
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