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26/11/2025

25/11/2025

Recent 2024–2025 studies show that monitoring + feedback reduces HAIs

Hand hygiene isn’t new. What’s new: higher-quality, real-world studies and systematic reviews from 2024–2025 that quantify the effects of combining infrastructure, behavior change, and automated monitoring. The consistent finding is that programs that include objective monitoring and rapid feedback perform better — and in some cases, hospitals see measurable drops in HAIs.

This is the kind of evidence procurement committees and clinical leaders can use to justify budgets and policy changes.

Learn more on our new blog post:
https://soapy.care/the-data-is-in-recent-2024-2025-studies-show-monitoring-feedback-reduce-hais-what-hospitals-must-do-next

21/11/2025

Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is a stubborn problem — resistant to many common antibiotics and capable of causing everything from skin abscesses to life-threatening bloodstream or lung infections in both hospitals and the community.

It spreads easily through direct contact, contaminated surfaces, or the hands of healthcare workers, which is why frontline practices matter so much. Simple measures — meticulous hand hygiene, wound care, environmental cleaning, appropriate PPE, isolation when indicated, and antibiotic stewardship — dramatically reduce transmission risk.

If you lead infection prevention, perioperative, or frontline clinical teams: double down on the basics, measure compliance, and use tools that give real-time feedback so good practice becomes the default, not the exception.



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19/11/2025

Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infections ( ) are common — and avoidable(!!!) when basic practices aren’t ignored. A CAUTI happens when a urinary catheter provides a direct route for bacteria into the bladder.

Who’s at higher risk? The longer a catheter stays in, the greater the risk. Other important risk factors include female s*x, older age, poor catheter care, and immune compromise.

Usual suspects: E. coli, Enterococcus, and other Enterobacteriaceae are the most common pathogens. Symptoms range from fever and foul or cloudy urine to abdominal pain, and, if untreated, CAUTI can progress to sepsis.

Prevention is straightforward in principle: use catheters only when clinically necessary, insert them with sterile technique, maintain proper catheter care, and remove them as soon as they’re no longer needed. Consistent hand hygiene, device care bundles, and monitoring make the difference between “routine” care and preventable harm.

When infections occur, treatment usually involves targeted antibiotics guided by culture and local resistance patterns — but treating CAUTI is more expensive and riskier than preventing it. Reducing catheter days and improving frontline practice saves money, reduces morbidity, and protects patients.

If you run a quality, ICU, or infection-prevention program, audit catheter use, standardize insertion and maintenance bundles, and make catheter removal a daily checklist item. Small process changes yield big safety wins. Learn more on our blog.



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17/11/2025

Surgical site infections (SSIs) remain one of the most common and serious healthcare-associated infections — they can be superficial or deep, and they add days in hospital, costs, and risk to patients.

In the U.S. SSIs affect roughly 2–5% of inpatient surgical patients — about 157,500 cases annually — and the burden is higher in settings with fewer resources.

Prevention isn’t magic; it’s discipline. Effective SSI prevention bundles include perioperative measures (appropriate surgical scrubbing and sterile technique), timely prophylactic antibiotics, careful postoperative care, and vigilant monitoring for early signs of infection. Crucially, every bundle depends on basic infection-prevention fundamentals like meticulous hand hygiene, environmental cleaning, and consistent adherence to protocols.

If you lead surgical, perioperative, or infection-prevention programs: prioritize systems that make the right behavior the easy behavior — checklists, real-time feedback, and data that drive continuous improvement. Small, consistent gains in compliance translate to fewer complications, shorter stays, and lives saved.

Read the full article for a quick refresher and practical steps you can implement today.



https://soapy.care/surgical-site-infections-ssis-copy

14/11/2025

What is C.Diff and why is it a challenge in Healthcare facilities?

Clostridioides difficile (C. diff) can cause anything from mild diarrhea to life-threatening colitis and spreads easily in healthcare settings through hardy, spore-forming bacteria.

Prevention is simple in theory: meticulous hand hygiene, use of disinfectants that kill C. diff spores, and careful antibiotic stewardship — but simple doesn’t mean successful.

Learn more about risks and practical prevention steps on our new blog at Soapy



https://soapy.care/clostridioides-difficile-commonly-known-as-c-diff-infection-copy

31/10/2025

Ventilator-Associated Events (VAEs) are common, serious, and too often preventable. A VAE is any deterioration in respiratory status that occurs after at least two days of stable or improving ventilation, and it can signal infection, inflammation, aspiration, or ventilator-management issues.

Why this matters: VAEs add ICU days, drive up costs, increase mortality risk, and lead to more antibiotic use, which in turn fuels resistance. Preventing them isn’t optional; it’s a core quality and safety metric.

What actually works: combine evidence-based ventilator bundles (oral care, head-of-bed elevation, daily readiness-to-extubate checks, closed suctioning, device hygiene) with relentless hand hygiene and continuous monitoring. Real-time compliance feedback and AI-driven tools help close the gap between policy and practice.

If you run an ICU, lead an IP program, or manage critical-care quality, stop treating VAEs as inevitable. Embed prevention into daily routines, measure what matters, and use technology to make good practice the default.
Read the full breakdown and practical steps in our article.



https://soapy.care/ventilator-associated-event-vae-copy

28/10/2025

Elevating Hand Hygiene in Healthcare with Gamification

Imagine walking into a hospital unit where hand hygiene compliance isn’t a chore — it’s a challenge. Where every nurse, doctor, and technician competes not just to meet the standard, but to beat the leaderboard. Sounds a little unconventional? Maybe. But it’s working.

Gamification — the art of using game design elements in non-gaming environments — has made its way into healthcare, and it’s reshaping how staff think about hygiene.

Read more on our blog: https://soapy.care/elevating-hand-hygiene-in-healthcare-engaging-medical-professionals-through-gamification

27/10/2025

Central Line-associated Bloodstream Infection (CLABSI) poses a significant threat in healthcare settings, arising when bacteria infiltrate the bloodstream through a central venous catheter (CVC). These catheters serve crucial functions like medication delivery and fluid administration, yet if not inserted and maintained correctly, they can become a conduit for pathogens.

The ramifications of CLABSI are grave, potentially leading to sepsis and fatalities, especially among immunocompromised individuals or those with preexisting health issues. Mitigating this risk demands strict adherence to preventive practices such as meticulous hand hygiene, sterile insertion procedures, and consistent catheter upkeep. Ensuring these protocols are rigorously followed is paramount in curbing the incidence of CLABSI and safeguarding patient well-being in healthcare environments.



https://soapy.care/central-line-associated-bloodstream-infections-clabsi

22/10/2025

Soapy Care's Impact on Healthcare-Associated Infections
Discover how Soapy Care's innovative hand hygiene technology is transforming infection control in healthcare settings, significantly reducing healthcare-associated infections through effective hand washing solutions.

A CLINICAL STORY



https://soapy.care/soapy-cares-hand-hygiene-technology-impact-on-healthcare-associated-infections

21/10/2025

What if the difference between life and death in a hospital ward came down to one overlooked habit?

In our latest post at Soapy, we dive deep into how hand hygiene isn’t just “nice-to-have” — it’s one of the most powerful levers in infection control. Read on for proof that clean hands don’t simply reduce germs. They reduce transmission, lower infection rates, and protect patients you care about.

Ever wondered:
What’s the real impact when every scrub-down, every sink, and every dispenser either works… or fails?
How can we leverage this old tech (soap + water) to tackle new threats like antibiotic-resistant bugs?

We lay out the numbers: a reduction of diarrheal illness up to ~58%, respiratory infections by ~16–21%, and gastrointestinal infections in school-kids by 29–57%. soapy.care

We also show how the shell of our skin, our hidden microbiome, isn’t enough when confronted with modern pathogens and weakened immune systems. soapy.care

The kicker? This isn’t just a micro-problem in one hospital wing. When done right, hand hygiene is a public health strategy, not just a checklist item. soapy.care

Curious how your organization stacks up? Want to turn this evidence into action (because just reading about it isn’t enough)? Let’s talk about it — whether you’re in compliance, patient safety, infection prevention, or fed up with preventable losses.

Ready to shift from what should be happening to what’s actually happening? Dive into the blog and let’s get hands-on (literally).

Read the full post in the link(1st comment)