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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

World Immunization Week is April 2024

"Immunize for a Healthy Future: Know, Check, Protect" is the message of this year’s World Immunization Week, being celebrated April 24-30, ...read more

Ebola Virus Disease

The World Health Organization (WHO) has released the following frequently asked questions on Ebola virus disease. ...read more

Mobile Patient-Care Equipment

This report addresses the role mobile medical equipment may play in the transmission of disease-causing pathogens as well as the challenges related ...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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Ambulatory Surgical Site Infections: Following the Roadmap to Elimination

Government agencies and professional organizations are helping ambulatory surgical centers (ASCs) integrate infection control practices to help move the dial on surgical site infections (SSIs). ...More
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Perioperative Infection Prevention: Using Positive Deviance in the Pursuit of Excellence

Healthcare-associated infections (HAI) are preventable. Yet despite ongoing surveillance, rigorous protocols and well-researched policies, HAI’s still occur in one in twenty patients, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The CDC notes ...More
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Ebola Virus Disease Outbreak in West Africa: 158 Cases, 101 Deaths

As of April 9, 2014, a cumulative total of 158 clinically compatible cases, including 101 deaths have been officially reported. Laboratory investigations continue at the Institut Pasteur (IP) Dakar laboratory in Conakry (65 samples tested, of which 38 are positive by PCR ...More
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Additional Case of MERS-CoV is Reported to WHO

On April 9, 2014, the Ministries of Health of Jordan notified WHO of an additional laboratory-confirmed case of infection with Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV). The patient is a 52-year-old man with underlying medical conditions. He visited ...More
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New Data Reveal Positive Outcomes for Hepatitis C Transplant Patients

New research announced at the International Liver Congress 2014 today provides new hope for the notoriously difficult-to-treat population of liver transplant patients with recurring hepatitis C (HCV). As part of a compassionate use program, 104 post-liver transplant ...More
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Viral Hepatitis More Deadly Than HIV in Europe

Mortality from viral hepatitis is significantly higher than from HIV/AIDS across European Union countries, according to results from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2010 (GBD 2010) which was announced for the first time today at the International Liver Congress 2014. GBD ...More
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Researchers Discover Possible New Target to Attack Flu Virus

Scientists at the University of Texas at Austin have discovered that a protein produced by the influenza A virus helps it outwit one of our body's natural defense mechanisms. That makes the protein a potentially good target for antiviral drugs directed against the influenza ...More
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Dignity Health Saves $30 Million on Reductions in HAIs and Readmissions

Dignity Health, one of the five largest hospital systems in the nation, announces that in two years it has reduced hospital-acquired infections and readmissions, positively affecting more than 10,000 patients and potentially saving an estimated $30 million, as a result of ...More
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Kimberly-Clark Recognizes Infection Prevention Champions in Fourth Annual HAI Watchdog Awards

Kimberly-Clark Health Care today announced the recipients of the fourth annual HAI WATCHDOG Awards, recognizing the efforts of dedicated healthcare facilities for their work to reduce and prevent healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) through staff and patient education ...More
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REDUCE MRSA Trial Awarded 2014 Distinguished Clinical Research Award by Clinical Research Forum

The Clinical Research Forum has selected the REDUCE MRSA trial as one of the winners of its third annual Top 10 Clinical Research Achievement Awards. The winning projects represent the outstanding examples of research projects that benefit the health and wellbeing of the ...More
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