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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

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AOHP Commissions National Survey on Blood Exposures Among Healthcare Workers

The Association of Occupational Health Professionals in Healthcare (AOHP) recently commissioned a survey among its members to establish the first nationally representative blood exposure database and benchmark resource. The results of AOHP's inaugural 2011 EXPO-S.T.O.P. ...More
3 weeks ago Posted in News, PPE & Standard Precautions
New Guidance Limits Antibiotics for Common Infections in Children

Every year as many as 10 million U.S. children risk side effects from antibiotic prescriptions that are unlikely to help their upper respiratory conditions. Many of these infections are caused by viruses, which are not helped by antibiotics. ...More
3 weeks ago Posted in News
Study Reports on the High Cost of Cardiac Surgery-Related HAIs

After cardiac surgery, healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) are common complications associated with increased morbidity, mortality and use of resources. Study findings reported at the American Heart Association’s Scientific Sessions 2013 by investigators from the ...More
3 weeks ago Posted in News
More Than Skin Deep: New Layer to the Body's Fight Against Infection

The layers of skin that form the first line of defense in the body’s fight against infection have revealed a unanticipated secret. The single cell type that was thought to be behind the skin’s immune defense has been found to have a doppelganger, with researchers from the ...More
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Bacteria Use Lethal Cytotoxins to Evade Antibiotic Treatment

Bacteria that cause infectious diseases produce a number of cytotoxins, and an international research team has now found the mechanism behind one of these toxins. The new results could make it possible in future to develop new treatment methods to impair the cytotoxic ...More
3 weeks ago Posted in News
WHO is Informed of Four More Cases of MERS-CoV

The World Health Organization (WHO) has been informed of an additional four laboratory-confirmed cases of infection with Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV). These include one laboratory-confirmed case from the United Arab Emirates, one ...More
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Researchers Capture Structure of Key Part of Deadly Nipah Virus

What began as a summer internship project designed for an undergraduate student evolved into a one-year study of one of the deadliest, but little known viruses. Researchers at the Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) have now solved the structure of a key protein in the Nipah ...More
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Joint Commission Resources and SHEA Infection Control Book Receives Five-Star Rating from Doody's

The Joint Commission Resources (JCR), a not-for-profit affiliate of The Joint Commission, and the Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America (SHEA) today announced that their book, Best Practices in Infection Prevention and Control: An International Perspective, Second ...More
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Seeking Answers to the Questions That Plague Healthcare Epidemiologists

With greater emphasis than ever before on evidence-based practices and implementation science, researchers are working diligently to provide answers to questions that have been plaguing the healthcare epidemiology and infection prevention community. Recognizing that there ...More
3 weeks ago Posted in Articles, Policies and Practice
CareFusion to Acquire Vital Signs Division of GE Healthcare

CareFusion Corp. today announced the signing of a definitive agreement for CareFusion to acquire the Vital Signs division of GE Healthcare for $500 million. With annual revenue of approximately $250 million, Vital Signs is a leading manufacturer of single-patient-use ...More
3 weeks ago Posted in News