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Blood Exposures Survey

The Association of Occupational Health Professionals in Healthcare (AOHP) recently commissioned a survey among its members to establish the first ...read more

Food Safety in Restaurants

Increased awareness and implementation of proper food safety in restaurants and delis may help prevent many of the foodborne illness outbreaks ...read more

Flu Facts

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) provides Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) on key facts about the 2013-2014 influenza season. ...read more

SSI Prevention

This report explores the prevention of surgical site infections (SSIs) within the context of evidence-based practices replacing "sacred cows" in the ...read more

Biocides and Sporicidal Disinfectants

This Pulse provides a quick summary of some of the ideas and perspectives coming out of the 2013 Spring Conference of the Society of Healthcare ...read more

Latest Headlines

New Way to Fight Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria: Target Human Cells Instead

As more reports appear of a grim "post-antibiotic era" ushered in by the rise of drug-resistant bacteria, a new strategy for fighting infection is emerging that targets a patient's cells rather than those of the invading pathogens. The technique interferes with the way that ...More
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FDA Takes Steps to Address Antimicrobial Resistance

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) today is implementing a plan to help phase out the use of medically important antimicrobials in food animals for food production purposes, such as to enhance growth or improve feed efficiency. The plan would also phase in veterinary ...More
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WHO Notified of Chikungunya Disease in Caribbean Isle of Saint Martin

On Dec. 6, 2013, the World Health Organization (WHO) was notified of two laboratory-confirmed cases of locally acquired chikungunya disease in the French part of the Caribbean isle of Saint Martin. The other part of the isle is a country that is part of the Kingdom of the ...More
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Joint Policy Statement on Mandatory Immunization of Healthcare Personnel is Issued

The Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA), the Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America (SHEA), and the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society (PIDS) support universal immunization of healthcare personnel (HCP) by healthcare employers (HCEs) as recommended by ...More
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Duke Receives Grant to Fund Development of Potential HIV Vaccine

Duke University has received a grant of up to $2.9 million from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to produce an HIV vaccine candidate that will be tested in humans. The investigational vaccine is the product of recent research focused on designing HIV outer coat ...More
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Antibiotic-Resistant Typhoid Likely to Spread Despite Drug Control Program

Restricting the use of antibiotics is unlikely to stop the spread of drug resistance in typhoid fever, according to a study funded by the Wellcome Trust and published in the journal eLife. The findings reveal that antibiotic-resistant strains of Salmonella Typhi bacteria ...More
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In Surprise Finding, Blood Clots Absorb Bacterial Toxin

Blood clots play an unexpected role in protecting the body from the deadly effects of bacteria by absorbing bacterial toxins, researchers at the University of California, Davis, have found. The research was published Dec. 2 in the journal PLoS ONE. "It's a significant ...More
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Gut Microbes Affect MicroRNA Response to Bacterial Infection

When it comes to fighting off pathogens like Listeria, your best allies may be the billions of microorganisms that line your gut, according to new research published in mBio®, the online open-access journal of the American Society for Microbiology. The study reveals that ...More
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Two New Cases of Human Infection With H7N9 Avian Influenza Virus are Reported

On Nov. 28, 2013 and Dec. 6, 2013, the National Health and Family Planning Commission in China notified the World Health Organization (WHO) of two new laboratory-confirmed cases of human infection with avian influenza A(H7N9) virus. The first patient is a 57-year-old man ...More
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ASGE Recognizes Eight Endoscopy Units for Quality and Safety

The American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ASGE) has recognized eight endoscopy units as part of its program specifically dedicated to promoting quality in endoscopy in all settings where it is practiced in the United States. ASGE renewed the recognition for 24 ...More
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