Speaking of Friday afternoons, you know the old saw that hospital outbreaks are always reported or detected on Friday afternoons? Well, according to this study in AJIC, there might be some truth to it! Here's hoping that your Friday afternoon isn't rudely interrupted with an outbreak, but beware: Monday's are no better.
Pondering vexing issues in infection prevention and control
Friday, May 4, 2012
Friday afternoon blogging from Deltaville
Greetings from Deltaville, Virginia. I had hoped to be north of here by now, but apparently boat engines are fickle. We hope to be off tomorrow, though, and after that my infrequent blogging will become even less frequent, at least until we reach Boston. I enjoyed seeing fellow blogger Mike Edmond, and look forward to dinner this evening with the Wenzels.
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