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Bacteria in Water Supply Systems

A new analysis of 100 million Medicare records from U.S. adults aged 65 and older reveals rising healthcare costs for infections associated with ...read more

Limitations of Standard Precautions

The Standard Precautions concept in healthcare dictates that healthcare workers assess risk in advance of a patient interaction and use appropriate ...read more

Consumer Antiseptic Wash Products

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued a final rule establishing that over-the-counter (OTC) consumer antiseptic wash products containing ...read more

Making the Business Case for Technology

Infection preventionists, environmental services directors, purchasing managers and members of the hospital C-suite are finding themselves at the ...read more

Medical Device Reprocessing

This symposium will address key issues such as the dangers associated with improperly processed devices; the real-world situations that impede proper ...read more

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HHS Forges Partnerships to Develop New Antibiotics

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response (ASPR) today announced two strategic partnerships with The Medicines Company headquartered in Parsippany, N.J., and Hoffmann-LaRoche Inc. (Roche), part of ...More
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Ancient Remedy Becomes Novel Approach to Treating Clostridium difficile Infection

Modern medicine is taking a new look at an ancient remedy for severe diarrhea as a novel approach to treat a serious gastrointestinal infection. Clostridium difficile (C. diff) is a common bacterium that can take advantage of an imbalance of intestinal microbiota, most ...More
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Researchers Identify Protein Critical in Causing Chronic UTIs

E. coli bacteria. Courtesy of Scott Hultgren and John Heuser Researchers have identified a potential way to prevent chronic urinary tract infections (UTIs). Their research points to a key protein that bacteria use to latch onto the bladder and cause UTIs, according to ...More
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MRSA May Be Spreading Through Contaminated Poultry

A new study offers compelling evidence that a novel form of the dangerous superbug methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) can spread to humans through consumption or handling of contaminated poultry. The research, published online today in the journal Clinical ...More
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Speedy Bacteria Detector Could Help Prevent Foodborne Illnesses

It seems like almost every week another food product is being recalled because of contamination. One of the more common culprits is a pathogenic strain of E. coli. To help prevent illnesses caused by this bacteria in food or water, researchers have developed a new ...More
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Computational Method Identifies Existing Drugs With Virus-Fighting Potential

A new, computer-based screening method could reveal the virus-fighting potential of drugs originally developed to treat other conditions, reports a study in PLOS Computational Biology. ...More
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A Protein in Mosquito Saliva Can Keep Dengue Virus in Check

Mosquito saliva influences transmission of viruses to a bitten mammalian host. For example, it contains factors that dampen the host immune response and so facilitate infection. A study published in PLOS NTDs reports on a saliva protein with the opposite effect: D7, a ...More
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IDSA Issues Statement on United Nations Meeting on Antimicrobial Resistance

Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA) vice president Paul Auwaerter, MD, MBA, FIDSA, and treasurer Helen Boucher, MD, FIDSA, will join world leaders gathering tomorrow for an historic United Nations (UN) General Assembly meeting on one of the most urgent public ...More
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Hospital Hot Water System Promotes the Growth of Legionella pneumophila

Heat exchangers installed in a hospital to conserve energy promoted growth of Legionella pneumophila (Lp) in the hot water supply, according to a new study published today in Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology. The findings call for healthcare facilities to ...More
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CDC Continues to Build U.S. Laboratory Capacity to Rapidly Detect Zika Virus Infection

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has purchased approximately $2.5 million in laboratory supplies and equipment in August to enhance U.S. laboratory capacity to test for Zika virus. These purchases help to ensure that states can meet the growing demand ...More
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