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Infection Control Tomorrow

Learn more about Infection Control Tomorrow, the industry's most progressive 2-day in-person event discussing traditional strategies and leading ...read more

Science Summit: Emerging Pathogens

The Science Summits provide an opportunity for manufacturers in the infection prevention and control arena to present and explain the science behind ...read more

Preventing CRE Infections

Researchers from the Chicago Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Prevention Epicenter (C-PIE) were able to reduce colonization and infection of ...read more

PPE and Ebola Preparedness

A recent increase in demand for personal protective equipment (PPE) has caused delays for some products ordered by U.S. hospitals for Ebola ...read more

Hand Hygiene Compliance Monitoring

Report Summary Hospital executives, infection preventionists and healthcare epidemiologists are by now familiar with a number of givens relating to ...read more

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Are You at High Risk for Serious Illness from Flu?

Some people are at high risk for serious flu complications, including young children, older people, pregnant women and people with certain health conditions. Flu vaccination and the correct use of influenza antiviral medications is very important for those individuals. ...More
3 weeks ago Posted in News
California Department of Public Health Confirms Measles Cases

The California Department of Public Health (CDPH) has been notified of seven confirmed cases of measles in patients from five different locations within California, it was reported by Dr. Ron Chapman, CDPH director and state health officer. Two Utah resident cases have also ...More
3 weeks ago Posted in News
WHO Grants Approval for Safe, Effective Meningitis A Vaccine for Infants

The World Health Organization (WHO) has opened the door to routine immunization of infants in sub-Saharan Africa by approving for use an innovative and affordable vaccine that has all but rid the meningitis belt of a major cause of deadly epidemics. In the four years since ...More
3 weeks ago Posted in News
Interferon-Free Combination Therapy Prevents Recurrence of HCV After Liver Transplantation

A 24-week course of sofosbuvir and ribavirin can eliminate hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection in two-thirds of patients who undergo liver transplantation, with positive consequences on their short- and long-term prognoses, according to two new studies published in ...More
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Scientists Discover Unanticipated Consequences of Some Disease Remedies

Parasitic worms, which infect millions of people and other animals around the world, influence how the immune system responds to diseases like HIV and tuberculosis. In a new study of African buffalo, University of Georgia (UGA) ecologist Vanessa Ezenwa has found that ...More
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Study Links Injectible Birth Control to Moderately Increased Risk of HIV Infection

A large meta-analysis of 12 studies in sub-Saharan Africa found that women who used a type of injectable birth control had a moderately increased risk of becoming infected with HIV. The contraceptive, depot medroxyprogesterone acetate, is sold under the brand name ...More
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Slide Show: PPE and Ebola Preparedness

A recent increase in demand for personal protective equipment (PPE) has caused delays for some products ordered by U.S. hospitals for Ebola preparedness. Across the United States, availability for these products varies by product type and model, manufacturer, distributor ...More
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CDC Issues Recommendations for Healthcare Facilities Seeking to Ensure Adequate Supply of PPE

A recent increase in demand for personal protective equipment (PPE) has caused delays for some products ordered by U.S. hospitals for Ebola preparedness. Across the United States, availability for these products varies by product type and model, manufacturer, distributor, ...More
3 weeks ago Posted in News
University of Delaware Research Team Tests Sanitation System Using Breathable Fabric Technology

A group of University of Delaware students and researchers spent New Year’s in an unconventional way -- installing sanitation systems in India. A team of researchers led by Steven K. Dentel, professor of civil and environmental engineering, has been working for ...More
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Newly Discovered Antibiotic Kills Pathogens Without Resistance

For years, pathogens' resistance to antibiotics has put them one step ahead of researchers, which is causing a public health crisis, according to Northeastern University professor Kim Lewis. But in new research, Lewis and his colleagues present a newly discovered antibiotic ...More
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