New data published in the New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM) provides some good news about infectious -disease control, according to an article on the Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy website.
A study by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) found that infections caused by four multidrug-resistant organisms (MDROs) decreased in US hospitals from 2012 through 2017, with the declines ranging from 20 percent to 39 percent.
In another study today in NEJM, other CDC researchers reported that the national burden of Clostridioides difficile infection and associated hospitalization decreased by nearly a quarter from 2011 through 2017,.
Although the study did not determine the reasons for the declines, it's likely that improved infection prevention and control efforts in hospitals have contributed to reducing the spread of these pathogens.
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