Part Two: CORHA’s New HAI Outbreak Notification Framework Posted: June 16, 2022 Authors: Maureen Tierney, MD, MSc., FIDSA, Moon Kim, MD, MPH, & Dawn Terashita, MD, MPH In part one of this blog, we discussed the case for making outbreak notifications. Now we...
Part One: Truth and Transparency Posted: May 19, 2022 Authors: Maureen Tierney, MD, MSc., FIDSA, Moon Kim, MD, MPH, & Dawn Terashita, MD, MPH Patient notification is at the forefront now more than ever due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The CORHA Policy Workgroup...
Background The scabies mite, Sarcoptes scabiei, is an ectoparasite that burrows into the upper layer of the skin and deposits eggs which form adults in 10-17 days. On a person, scabies mites can live for as long as 1-2 months. Off a person, scabies mites usually do...
