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Link Between Antibiotics and Biofilms

Researchers from USC and the Oak Crest Institute of Science have discovered the link between antibiotics and bacterial biofilm formation leading to ...read more

Anthrax Incident Points to Safety Issues

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released a report today that reviews the early June incident that involved the ...read more

Tetanus Infection

The CDC offers information on tetanus infection caused by Clostridium tetani. ...read more

Healthcare Reform

Infection prevention's role in quality improvement initiatives is becoming more of an imperative within the overall efforts by healthcare ...read more

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Study Advises Vaccination of Infants Born to Hepatitis B Mothers

Immunizing newborn infants of mothers with hepatitis B prevents infection being transmitted from mother to child, finds a study published online by the British Medical Journal today. There are approximately 350 million hepatitis B carriers worldwide. The virus is ...More
January 27, 2006 Posted in News
St. Jude Conducts First Large-Scale Bird Flu Genome Study

Investigators at St. Jude Children’s ResearchHospital have completed the first large-scale study of bird flu virus genomes, thereby doubling the amount of genetic information available on the genes and proteins of these viruses. The results of the project could lead to ...More
January 26, 2006 Posted in News
Mice Studies Illustrate Potential of Chimp/Human Antibodies to Protect Against Smallpox

Results from a new study performed in mice indicate that hybrid laboratory antibodies derived from chimpanzees and humans may provide a potentially safe and effective way to treat the serious complications that can occur following smallpox vaccination — and possibly may ...More
January 26, 2006 Posted in News
Scientists Unravel Critical Genetic Puzzle for Flu Virus Replication

Like any other organism, an influenza virus's success in life is measured by its genetic track record, its ability to pass on genes from one generation to the next. But while much is known about the genes and inner workings of flu viruses, how the microbe organizes its ...More
January 26, 2006 Posted in News
Flu Shots for Toddlers Not Backed by Evidence

U.S. health authorities should have waited for more evidence before recommending routine flu shots for healthy toddlers, according to a new systematic review of studies involving half a million children worldwide. Only a few studies of the vaccine have been conducted in ...More
January 25, 2006 Posted in News
University of Texas Study Reveals Newer Antibiotic More Effective at Treating Elders' Pneumonia

SAN ANTONIO, Texas -- A newer antibiotic medication proved more effective at knocking out community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) in patients 65 and older than the antibiotic that has been the front-line CAP treatment the last decade, according to a national study coordinated at ...More
January 24, 2006 Posted in News
Roche Opens Full National Distribution for Seasonal Supply of Tamiflu

NUTLEY, N.J. -- Roche announced today that it has lifted all restrictions on the distribution of Tamiflu (oseltamivir phosphate) for seasonal orders and is now shipping product to all U.S. markets. Roche had previously been distributing Tamiflu only to U.S. cities where ...More
January 24, 2006 Posted in News
Compounds in Licorice Root May Help Fight Tooth Decay Caused by Streptococcus Mutans

Compounds isolated from licorice root may help prevent cavities, according to researchers at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). In test tube studies, the scientists showed that an extract from a plant root that is used to make licorice candy and other ...More
January 24, 2006 Posted in News
APIC, IDSA, SHEA Develop Model Legislation on Public Reporting of Healthcare-Associated Infections

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, the Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology (APIC), the Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA), and the Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America (SHEA), released model legislation to assist patient safety ...More
January 23, 2006 Posted in News
International HIV/AIDS Trial Finds Continuous Antiretroviral Therapy Superior to Episodic Therapy

The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), announces that enrollment into a large international HIV/AIDS trial comparing continuous antiretroviral therapy with episodic drug treatment guided by levels ...More
January 23, 2006 Posted in News