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CDC Protocols Cut Dialysis Infections

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has released results of its Dialysis Bloodstream Infection Prevention Collaborative showing a 32 ...read more

Antimicrobial Resistance

The resistance of bacteria to antibiotics and similar drugs—called antimicrobials—is considered a major public health threat by the Food and Drug ...read more

Clostridium difficile

This report explores the essentials of Clostridium difficile, one of the most problematic pathogens facing healthcare institutions today. It provides ...read more

Clostridium difficile

Infection Control Today reports on the prevalence of Clostridium difficile, including hospitals' efforts to prevent and control this ...read more

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Abbott Laboratories Introduces Automated Diagnostic Tests for SARS and Other Infectious Diseases

DELKENHEIM, Germany -- Abbott Laboratories and artus GmbH today announced the introduction of three nucleic acid-based tests for detecting infectious diseases, including the virus believed to cause Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS). The SARS test, the RealArt HPA ...More
October 29, 2003
Posted in News, PPE & Standard Precautions
Case Researchers Discover the Mouth's Defenses Against AIDS; New Findings Hold Potential for New Aids Prevention

CLEVELAND -- Researchers at Case Western Reserve University and the Cleveland Clinic have discovered a way that the mouth may prevent the contraction of HIV. The findings are reported in the new issue of the international journal AIDS. The researchers also added that the ...More
October 29, 2003
Posted in News
Canadian Company Submits New MRSA Diagnostic Test to Health Canada and to the FDA

QUEBEC CITY -- Infectio Diagnostic Inc. (IDI), a Quebec biotechnology company, has just submitted its ultra-rapid screening test for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and to Health Canada for their authorization for ...More
October 29, 2003
Posted in News
New Technology Designed to Naturally Protect Beef from Harmful Bacteria

KANSAS CITY -- National Beef, a leading beef packing company, has implemented a new, natural food safety technology that is designed to further protect consumers from harmful bacteria that may be present in meat, including E. coli O157:H7, Salmonella, and Listeria. The ...More
October 28, 2003
Posted in News
Medline and Roundtable Healthcare Partners Agree to Acquire Assets of Maxxim Medical

MUNDELEIN, Ill. -- Medline Industries, Inc., a leading direct supplier of medical products and equipment to the healthcare industry, and RoundTable Healthcare Partners, an operating-oriented private equity firm focused exclusively on the health care industry, announced ...More
October 28, 2003
Posted in News
New Study Demonstrates Benefits of Hepatitis C Therapy Among Previously Under-Treated Patient Population

RICHMOND, Va. -- New research from the Virginia Commonwealth University Medical Center and other institutions demonstrates hepatitis C patients with normal alanine aminotransferase (ALT) levels benefit from treatment with a combination therapy of Pegasys (peginterferon ...More
October 27, 2003
Posted in News
FDA Issues Guidance on Evaluating the Safety of Antimicrobial New Animal Drugs to Help Prevent Creating New Resistant Bacteria

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has released a new guidance document that for the first time outlines a comprehensive evidence-based approach to preventing antimicrobial resistance that may result from the use of antimicrobial drugs in animals. ...More
October 27, 2003
Posted in News
FDA and CDC Issue Statement Concerning Rumors About Recalled Lot of Influenza Vaccine

WASHINGTON, D.C. and ATLANTA -- Rumors have been circulating that report a "contaminated" lot of flu vaccine has been recalled by the FDA. This is false, the FDA states, as no contamination of any flu vaccine has been identified anywhere in the U.S. and the FDA ...More
October 27, 2003
Posted in News
Materials Management Microsystems and Picis Announce Co-Marketing Relationship in Response to Hospitals' Needs for Streamlining Sterile Processing and Perioperative Information Management

MEQUON, Wis. and WAKEFIELD, Mass. -- Materials Management Microsystems, Inc. and Picis, Inc. have established a working relationship to co-market and supply healthcare facilities with fully integrated sterile processing and perioperative information management. Under this ...More
October 27, 2003
Posted in News
Risk Assessment Reinforces That Keeping Ready-To-Eat Foods Cold May Be the Key to Reducing Listeriosis

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has released the risk assessment on the relationship between foodborne listeriosis and human health. This scientific analysis outlines clear measures industry, ...More
October 27, 2003
Posted in News