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Link Between Antibiotics and Biofilms

Researchers from USC and the Oak Crest Institute of Science have discovered the link between antibiotics and bacterial biofilm formation leading to ...read more

Fist Bump Beats Handshake

“Fist bumping” transmits significantly fewer bacteria than either handshaking or high-fiving, while still addressing the cultural ...read more

National Immunization Awareness Month

Each year in August, National Immunization Awareness Month (NIAM) provides an opportunity to highlight the value of immunization across the lifespan. ...read more

The Essentials of Sterility Assurance

It is critical that infection preventionists understand the principles and practices related to sterility assurance so that they may assist their ...read more

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As West Africa Ebola Outbreak Worsens, CDC Issues Level 3 Travel Warning

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) today issued a warning to avoid nonessential travel to the West African nations of Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone. This Level 3 travel warning is a reflection of the worsening Ebola outbreak in this region. The CDC is ...More
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C. difficile Vaccine Proves Safe, 100 Percent Effective in Animal Models

An experimental vaccine protected 100 percent of animal models against the highly infectious and virulent bacterium, Clostridium difficile, which causes an intestinal disease that kills approximately 30,000 Americans annually. The research is published ahead of print in ...More
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Ebola Virus Disease Confirmed in Traveler to Nigeria, Two U.S. Healthcare Workers in Liberia

Nigerian health authorities have confirmed a diagnosis of Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) in a patient who died on Friday in a hospital in Lagos, Nigeria, after traveling from Liberia on July 20, 2014. The report marks the first Ebola case in Nigeria linked to the current ...More
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Ebola Virus Disease in West Africa: 122 New Cases, 57 Deaths

Between July 24 and 27, 2014, a total of 122 new cases of Ebola virus disease (EVD; laboratory-confirmed, probable, and suspect cases) as well as 57 deaths were reported from Guinea, Liberia, Nigeria, and Sierra Leone. The Ebola epidemic trend in Guinea, Liberia, and Sierra ...More
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CDC Telebriefing on Ebola Outbreak in West Africa

Stephan Monroe, deputy director of CDC's National Center for Emerging Zoonotic and Infectious Diseases, participated in a teleconference regarding the current Ebola virus disease outbreak in West Africa. Since the first report surfaced in March, there have been more ...More
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Researchers at SGH and Duke-NUS a Step Closer to Finding Treatment for Dengue Fever

There have been several news reports that the world's first dengue vaccine will be available next year. However, the latest clinical trials show that the vaccine only provides a protection of around 50 percent for DENV-2 and DENV-1, which are commonly found in Singapore. ...More
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Study Assesses Impact of Hourly Nursing Rounds on Patient Safety and Satisfaction

Adoption of hourly rounds schedules for nurses working in acute-care hospitals may improve patient safety and overall satisfaction with care provided, according to research reported in the Journal for Healthcare Quality, the peer reviewed publication of the National ...More
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Baylor Investigators Study Impact of Compliance with Best Practices on Patient Outcomes

New research from the Baylor Institute for Health Care Research and Improvement showed that a hospital’s commitment to implementing best practices significantly improves the quality of care it provides its patients. The study’s findings, which were e-published ...More
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Resistance to Key Malaria Drug Spreading at Alarming Rate in Southeast Asia

Resistance to artemisinin, the main drug to treat malaria, is now widespread throughout Southeast Asia, among the Plasmodium falciparum (P. falciparum) parasites that cause the disease and is likely caused by a genetic mutation in the parasites. However, a six-day course of ...More
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The Essentials of Sterility Assurance for the Infection Preventionist

It is critical that infection preventionists understand the principles and practices related to sterility assurance so that they may assist their institutions' sterile processing managers in ensuring that medical instruments and devices are properly reprocessed and do not ...More
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