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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

Biofilm Antibiotic Resistance May be Susceptible to Genetic Approach

Newswise -- Biofilms, slimy clusters of bacteria that are resistant to antibiotics, may have a genetic chink in their armor that could be exploited to combat the infections they cause. A study led by Dartmouth Medical School (DMS) researchers used a genetic-based approach ...More
January 7, 2004
Posted in News, Disinfection & Sterilization
Healthmark Adds New Member to Customer Support Team

Healthmark Industries Co. announces the addition of a new member to its customer support team, Stephen M. Kovach, who will serve as the new director of education. His responsibilities include supporting customer service and field sales staff in delivering timely and ...More
January 6, 2004
Posted in News
Study Confirms Probiotic VSL#3 Maintains Remission in 85 Percent of Ulcerative Colitis Patients with Pouchitis

FT. LAUDERDALE, Fla. -- Further evidence that manipulating the intestinal flora with a highly concentrated probiotic may be an effective therapeutic strategy for patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) was reported in this month's issue of the medical journal Gut. In ...More
January 5, 2004
Posted in News
Antiviral Drug Found to Reduce Genital Herpes Transmission Between Sexual Partners by 50 Percent

SEATTLE -- An international team of researchers finds that taking a single daily dose of an approved antiviral drug known as valacyclovir can reduce the transmission of genital herpes to uninfected partners by 50 percent. The results were published in the Jan. 1, 2004 issue ...More
January 5, 2004
Posted in News
Chiron Licenses Technology from Infectio Diagnostic Inc. for Bacterial Detection System for Platelets; Test Could Provide Same-Day Results for Blood Banks

EMERYVILLE, Calif. and QUEBEC -- Chiron Corporation and Infectio Diagnostic Inc. (IDI) announce that Chiron has licensed IDI's proprietary nucleic acid-based technology for the rapid detection of bacterial contamination in platelets and blood products. Under the terms of ...More
January 5, 2004
Posted in News
FDA Issues Final Rule and Final Order Regarding Safety and Efficacy of Certain Licensed Biological Products, Including Anthrax Vaccine

WASHINGTON -- To complete the review of the safety and effectiveness of certain bacterial vaccines and toxoids licensed before July, 1972, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) today issued a final rule and order that makes final determinations concerning the safety and ...More
January 5, 2004
Posted in News
FDA Issues Statement on New Measures Against BSE

WASHINGTON -- The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) says it fully supports the safety policies announced by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), which build on the principles and procedures that FDA and USDA have developed since 1997. In order to attain these goals, ...More
January 5, 2004
Posted in News
Influenza is the Top Germ Concern for 2004, According to Survey

ROSWELL, Ga. -- With all the recent news about flu outbreaks across the country it should come as no surprise that the flu is the top health issue for the New Year. In a survey conducted by Opinion Research Corporation for Kimberly-Clark Professional, 66 percent cited the ...More
January 5, 2004
Posted in News
Research Finds Black Tea May Aid the Body's Defenses Against Bacteria and Viruses

NEW YORK -- Experts anticipate the winter of 2004 to be a bad year for the flu, but aside from getting a flu shot and increasing the frequency of handwashing, people are asking what can be done nutritionally to give their immune system an added boost. One answer is to drink ...More
January 5, 2004
Posted in News
Infection Control Today - 01/2004: The Paper Chase

The Paper Chase: A Guide to Hot Issues & New Practice Guidelines and Policies for 2004 By Kelly M. Pyrek January 2004 marks the kick-off of several new patient-safety mandates as well as represents numerous infection control-related issues being addressed by new and/or ...More
January 1, 2004
Posted in Articles, PPE & Standard Precautions