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Pandemic Collateral Damage and the CLABSI Toll

Author: Deva Rea, MPH, BSN, BS, RN, CIC

April 7, 2021

Recent studies show an increase in CLABSIs as a result of the pandemic. PDI Clinical Science Liaison, Deva Rea, MPH, BSN, BS, RN, CIC tackles the "why" and what we can do to get back to basics.

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Forgotten and Vulnerable: How Long Term Care Became the COVID-19 Epicenter

Author: Deva Rea, MPH, BSN, BS, RN, CIC

July 22, 2020

2020 marks the inception of what is being coined as the new normal – a term that defines our current...

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There’s a New Coronavirus in Town: What You Need to Know

Author: Deva Rea, MPH, BSN, BS, RN, CIC

February 5, 2020

Coronaviruses are once again in the spotlight after a novel strain (2019-nCoV) emerged from Wuhan, China this past December, 2019....

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Maintaining the Microbiome: The Art of Balancing Colonization & Infection

Author: Deva Rea, MPH, BSN, BS, RN, CIC

July 8, 2019

Conventionally, we only think about the microbes on our skin and bodies when we become sick with an infection. Yet...

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Going Viral: What’s Trending in the Viral Scene?

Author: Deva Rea, MPH, BSN, BS, RN, CIC

January 1, 2019

Another New Year and back to the daily grind we go! Time to get back into our routines, meet up...

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The Contaminant Conundrum: Reducing Blood Culture Contamination

Author: Deva Rea, MPH, BSN, BS, RN, CIC

April 20, 2018

A new positive blood culture appears on your surveillance. And it appears to be a commensal organism. Or is it?...

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Overcoming the Fall and Winter Seasonal Germ Blues

Author: Deva Rea, MPH, BSN, BS, RN, CIC

August 24, 2017

The summer season is nearing its end once again with the start of school, football and fall festivals. And with...

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The Growing Threat to Human Health: Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria

Author: Deva Rea, MPH, BSN, BS, RN, CIC

April 5, 2017

In February, the World Health Organization (WHO) published their first list of antibiotic-resistant “priority pathogens”. This is a list of...

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