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Hand Hygiene Monitoring Technology

Infection Control Today invited manufacturers of automated hand hygiene monitoring systems to provide information that will assist infection ...read more

Decolonization and MRSA Reduction

A new study shows that using germ-killing soap and ointment on all ICU patients can reduce bloodstream infections by up to 44 percent and ...read more

Importance of Environmental Cleaning

This Report provides a glimpse inside the experiences of infection preventionists relating to the evaluation and monitoring of environmental cleaning ...read more

Healthcare Associated Infections

This special Pulse issue reviews the burden of healthcare-associated infections, explores the impetus of mandatory reporting of infection data, and ...read more

Latest Headlines

FDA Investigates Outbreak of Hepatitis A Illnesses Potentially Associated with a Frozen Fruit Blend

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), as well as state and local officials are investigating a multi-state outbreak of hepatitis A illnesses potentially associated with a frozen food blend. Townsend Farms, Inc. of ...More
3 weeks ago
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DOH Investigating York County Dentist for Potential Breaches in Infection Control, Sterilization

The Pennsylvania Department of Health today is advising patients of a York County dentist that they might be at risk for infection after an investigation discovered the dental facility did not follow appropriate infection control procedures. To date, the investigation has ...More
3 weeks ago
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Study Identifies Benefits of Hospital Patients Taking Probiotics

Patients in hospital who are on antibiotics may benefit from taking probiotics, according to researchers at St. Michael’s Hospital. Dr. Reena Pattani, a resident at the University of Toronto and St. Michael’s incoming chief resident, led a literature review that looked at ...More
3 weeks ago
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Slide Show: Listeria Infections

A new CDC Vital Signs report says that Listeria food poisoning is striking hard at the nation’s most vulnerable populations. Adults aged 65 years and older are among the groups most affected; they are four times more likely to get Listeria infection than the general U.S. ...More
3 weeks ago
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Older Americans, Pregnant Women Face Highest Risk from Listeria Food Poisoning

Listeria can cause serious infection in certain vulnerable groups, resulting in higher rates of hospitalization and death than most other bacteria commonly spread by contaminated food. A new Vital Signs report by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) outlines ...More
3 weeks ago
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Pediatric-Specific Bundle Offers New Strategies for Preventing VAP in Children

Implementation of a bundle for prevention of ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) in critically ill infants and children may lead to lower rates of VAP in these patients, according to an article in the June issue of Critical Care Nurse (CCN). VAP, the second most common ...More
3 weeks ago
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Secondhand Smoke Causes Longer Hospitalization in Infants with Respiratory Infections

More evidence has surfaced that supports the war on smoking, especially if smokers have an infant in their household. A study published today in the June issue of Annals of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology, the scientific journal of the American College of Allergy, Asthma ...More
3 weeks ago
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Researcher Uses Cold Plasma Technology to Stop Superbugs

Using new “cold plasma” technology which he developed in the Plasma Engineering Research Lab (PERL) at Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi, Dr. Magesh Thiyagarajan is stopping these killer bacteria before they find a host. ...More
3 weeks ago
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Midmark Launches 'Let Us Show You What We See' Sterilizer Promotion

Midmark Corporation announces the launch of its “Let Us Show You What We See” sterilizer promotion. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), 46.5 million surgical procedures are performed in the United States each year, and a major risk of these ...More
3 weeks ago
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PCI Medical Introduces Longer, Fully Enclosed GUS Disinfection Soak Stations

PCI Medical announces two new fully enclosed GUS Disinfection Soak Stations with longer disinfection containers. The new, long design allows for a more thorough disinfection of endocavity probes. The G10VPL is designed to disinfect and rinse one endocavity probe, while the ...More
3 weeks ago
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