The Arab Countries Infection Control Network Newsletter 

December 2017

 

To all AcicN members and their families,

 

Wishing all the joys of the Holiday Season, lots of good health, tonnes of happiness and plenty of prosperity in the year ahead.

Every patient has a name, a story, and worries...

Watch the story of: 

Jerri's story: a tragic illustration of the potential risks posed to patients by an indwelling Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infection

What's new

Click here to read about a systematic review and meta-analysis on the inappropriate management of asymptomatic patients with positive urine cultures.
Click here to read about the efficacy and safety of stress ulcer prophylaxis in critically ill patients: a network meta-analysis of randomized trials
Click here to read about the new dengue vaccine and how it could worsen disease in some people
Click here to read about the recent advances in the understanding and management of Klebsiella pneumoniae.
Click here to read a systematic review on the effectiveness of computerised decision support on antibiotic use in hospitals.
Can fecal transplant by capsule match colonoscopy for for treating patients with recurrent Clostridium difficile infection (RCDI)
Are you up to this challenge? Do you feel your hospital deserves an award? Check out the HAND HYGIENE EXCELLENCE AWARD - MENA to know more...
The 1st Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control Conference- 13th- 15th March 2018 in Taif, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Early abstract submission will be opened on Monday 20 November 2017 and closed on 20 December 2017. Submit the abstract to scientific committee: wmazi@moh.gov.sa

Monthly Newsletter: AcicN welcomes members’ contributions in the monthly newsletter. If you have any article you would like to share please send it to tannouse@hotmail.com for appraisal & evaluation.

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