{"id":22348,"date":"2026-04-03T09:47:36","date_gmt":"2026-04-03T13:47:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/vipta\/?post_type=featured_training&#038;p=22348"},"modified":"2026-04-03T09:52:28","modified_gmt":"2026-04-03T13:52:28","slug":"its-not-just-a-room-turnover-its-infection-prevention","status":"publish","type":"featured_training","link":"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/vipta\/featured_training\/its-not-just-a-room-turnover-its-infection-prevention\/","title":{"rendered":"It\u2019s\u00a0Not Just a Room Turnover: It\u2019s\u00a0Infection Prevention\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\">Did you know that patients admitted to rooms where the\u00a0previous\u00a0occupant had a multidrug-resistant organism (MDRO) face a\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sciencedirect.com\/science\/article\/pii\/S246804512300038X\">higher risk<\/a><\/span><\/span>\u00a0of\u00a0acquiring\u00a0that same organism? 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