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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

Fist Bump Beats Handshake

“Fist bumping” transmits significantly fewer bacteria than either handshaking or high-fiving, while still addressing the cultural ...read more

National Immunization Awareness Month

Each year in August, National Immunization Awareness Month (NIAM) provides an opportunity to highlight the value of immunization across the lifespan. ...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

Latest Headlines

National Business Group on Health Commends Congress for Passage of Law to Aid Avian Flu Preparedness

WASHINGTON -- The National Business Group on Health says it commends Congress for its recent passage of provisions in the defense spending bill that provides $3.8 billion in federal funding to help health officials, first responders, scientists and others prepare for a ...More
January 11, 2006 Posted in News
Study Shows Increasing Nursing Staff Improves Care

A study in the January/February 2006 issue of the journal Health Affairs concludes that increasing the number of registered nurses and hours of nursing care per patient would save 6,700 lives and 4 million days of patient care in hospitals each year. The research by UCLA’s ...More
January 10, 2006 Posted in News
BD Announces Agreement to Acquire GeneOhm Sciences, Inc.

FRANKLIN LAKES, N.J. -- BD (Becton, Dickinson and Company) announced today that it has signed an agreement to acquire GeneOhm Sciences, Inc., a privately held company headquartered in San Diego, that has pioneered the development of molecular diagnostic testing for the ...More
January 10, 2006 Posted in News
Romark Laboratories to Develop Alinia as New Treatment for Chronic Hepatitis C

TAMPA, Fla. -- Romark Laboratories announced that it is initiating U.S. clinical development of Alinia (nitazoxanide) tablets for treating chronic hepatitis C. The company has filed an Investigational New Drug (IND) Application with the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ...More
January 10, 2006 Posted in News
New Cough Guidelines Urge Adult Whooping Cough Vaccine

NORTHBROOK, Ill. -- New evidence-based guidelines issued by the American College of Chest Physicians (ACCP) provide the most comprehensive recommendations for the diagnosis and management of cough in adults and children, including specific recommendations for the prevention ...More
January 9, 2006 Posted in News
Avian Flu Transmission to Humans May Be Higher Than Thought

A new study suggests that there is an association between direct contact with dead or sick poultry and flu-like illness in humans and that the transmission is probably more common than expected, according to a new study in the Jan. 9, 2006 issue of Archives of Internal ...More
January 9, 2006 Posted in News, PPE & Standard Precautions
Patient Safety Monitoring Finds Law of Unintended Consequences Related to Infections

Rigorous attention to patient safety and monitoring for unexpected spikes in bloodstream infection rates at the Johns Hopkins Hospital led a team of Hopkins specialists to uncover an unintended, surprising safety problem with a new device that was supposed to make patients ...More
January 9, 2006 Posted in News
Researchers Discover New Drug for the Treatment of Sepsis

BROOKLYN. N.Y. -- State University of New York (SUNY)’s Downstate Medical Center and Polytechnic University have teamed up to uncover a new candidate for the treatment of sepsis, a bacterial infection of the blood with high morbidity and mortality rates. The researchers’ ...More
January 9, 2006 Posted in News
National Study Evaluates Electronic Reporting of Medical Errors and Adverse Events

BOSTON -- Results from a multi-year survey of reports from hospitals using electronic adverse event and error reporting systems indicate that an estimated 34,000 patients a year could be seriously or permanently injured, or die, during hospitalization due to medical errors ...More
January 9, 2006 Posted in News
Many Parents Unaware of RSV

Although respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) affects almost all children at least once before they are 2 years old, many parents may not be familiar with this infection which is most common during the winter season. “Usually we begin seeing the early cases of RSV around the ...More
January 9, 2006 Posted in News