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How Bleach Kills Bacteria

Researchers funded by the National Institutes of Health have made strides in understanding exactly how bleach kills bacteria—and how ...read more

Cleaning the OR

Experts are pushing for a surgical conscience in the operating room that also encompasses a heightened awareness of intraoperative transmission of ...read more

Vectorborne Diseases

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) joins the World Health Organization (WHO) and other public health partners in recognizing World ...read more

Infection Prevention and Hand Hygiene

Growing body of evidence demonstrates that patients who are more actively involved in their healthcare experience better health outcomes and incur ...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

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The Number of Suspected and Confirmed Cases of Ebola Climbs to 122

(Note: In this update and subsequent ones, the terminology Ebola hemorrhagic fever will be replaced by Ebola virus disease (EVD) in line with the International Classification of Diseases (ICD-10). Therefore, this report provides an update on Ebola virus disease (EVD) in ...More
3 weeks ago Posted in News
Clinical Habits Die Hard: Nursing Traditions Often Trump Evidence-Based Practice

The rationale behind common nursing interventions is often based solely on tradition and not research or other evidence-based practice guidelines, according to an article in the April issue of Critical Care Nurse (CCN). "Examining the Evidence to Guide Practice: Challenging ...More
3 weeks ago Posted in News
Clorox Healthcare Introduces Aplicare 4% CHG Skin Cleansing Kit

As part of an effort to simplify skin cleansing and improve compliance with protocols, Aplicare introduced its 4% CHG Skin Cleansing Kit at the Association of periOperative Registered Nurses (AORN) Surgical Conference & Expo. The new 2-in-1 CHG Skin Cleansing Kit ...More
3 weeks ago Posted in News
STERIS Corporation Announces Agreement to Acquire Integrated Medical Systems International, Inc.

STERIS Corporation announces a definitive agreement to acquire Integrated Medical Systems International, Inc. (IMS) for a purchase price of approximately $165 million, plus approximately $10 million for the purchase of real estate. IMS, a privately held business, is ...More
3 weeks ago Posted in News, Disinfection & Sterilization
AAMI Reports That FDA Sees Dramatic Increase in Recalls

The Association for the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation (AAMI) is reporting that medical device recalls nearly doubled between fiscal year (FY) 2003 and FY 2012, according to a new report from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), which hailed the findings as a ...More
3 weeks ago Posted in News, Disinfection & Sterilization
ICT News Desk: Treating Bloodstream Infections

Growing drug resistance, a high prevalence of Staph bacteria and ineffective antibiotics prescribed to 1 in 3 patients are among the challenges facing community hospitals in treating patients with serious bloodstream infections, according to researchers at Duke Medicine. ...More
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Nearly 97 Percent of Health Professionals Wash Their Hands When Patients are Asked to Watch

Improving hand hygiene compliance by healthcare professionals is no easy task, but a first-of-its-kind Canadian study by researchers at Women's College Hospital shows simply asking patients to audit their healthcare professional is yielding high marks. The study, published ...More
3 weeks ago Posted in News, Hand Hygiene
HIV Treatment While Incarcerated Helped Prisoners Achieve Viral Suppression

Treating inmates for the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) while they were incarcerated in Connecticut helped a majority of them achieve viral suppression by the time they were released. The study was conducted by Jaimie P. Meyer, MD, of the Yale University ...More
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Proteins Discovered in Gonorrhea May Offer New Approach to Treatment

Researchers at Oregon State University have discovered novel proteins in, or on the surface of the bacteria that causes gonorrhea, which offer a promising new avenue of attack against a venereal disease that is showing increased resistance to the antibiotics used to treat ...More
3 weeks ago Posted in News
Fit Testing Healthcare Professionals Can Trust

As a healthcare professional, do you know what to do in the event of a contagious disease outbreak? Does your workplace have a plan for and provide you with the assurance you’ll be safe while at work during such an outbreak? What can you do to ensure your safety, your ...More
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