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Infection Control Tomorrow

Learn more about Infection Control Tomorrow, the industry's most progressive 2-day in-person event discussing traditional strategies and leading ...read more

Science Summit: Emerging Pathogens

The Science Summits provide an opportunity for manufacturers in the infection prevention and control arena to present and explain the science behind ...read more

Preventing CRE Infections

Researchers from the Chicago Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Prevention Epicenter (C-PIE) were able to reduce colonization and infection of ...read more

PPE and Ebola Preparedness

A recent increase in demand for personal protective equipment (PPE) has caused delays for some products ordered by U.S. hospitals for Ebola ...read more

Hand Hygiene Compliance Monitoring

Report Summary Hospital executives, infection preventionists and healthcare epidemiologists are by now familiar with a number of givens relating to ...read more

Latest Headlines

PURE Bioscience and Therapeutics, Inc. Expand Silver Dihydrogen Citrate Pharmaceutical Product Development Initiative to Include Athlete's Foot, Nail Fungus and Antimicrobial Skin Wash Products

SAN DIEGO -- PURE Bioscience announces today the expansion of its joint development initiative with Therapeutics, Inc. to include development of PURE's silver dihydrogen citrate (SDC) broad-spectrum antimicrobial as an active pharmaceutical ingredient in products for ...More
May 2, 2006 Posted in News
Survey Reveals 68 Percent of Large U.S. Companies are Unprepared for a Pandemic

BOSTON -- AMR Research has released findings from a recent field study that revealed 68 percent of companies with more than $1 billion in revenues are not prepared for a pandemic, such as an avian flu outbreak. The survey highlights the fact that a majority of companies ...More
May 2, 2006 Posted in News
International Study Investigating Early Biology of HIV Infection

In July 2005, the race to find a vaccine that would stem the worldwide rate of 13,000 new cases of HIV infection each day moved from competition among research institutions to a strategy of cooperation. An international “virtual research center” – the Center for HIV/AIDS ...More
May 2, 2006 Posted in News
St. Jude Test of Bird Flu Vaccine Proves Successful

A commercially developed vaccine has successfully protected mice and ferrets against a highly lethal avian influenza virus, according to the investigator who led the study at St. Jude Children’s ResearchHospital. The vaccine was developed by Vical Inc. in San Diego. This ...More
May 2, 2006 Posted in News
Nurses Rate First, Surgeons Last in Operating Room Safety

A study based on a survey measuring attitudes toward the work environment in the operating room (OR) reveals that surgeons exhibit the lowest level of teamwork and nurses the highest. The survey, called the Safety Attitudes Questionnaire (SAQ), was adapted from an airline ...More
May 2, 2006 Posted in News
Wound Care

Wound Care By Kathy Dix Wounds come in a variety of shapes and sizes, and can be either chronic or acute. Their diversity means that each wound must be approached with consideration for its own unique characteristics and how best to heal the patient. This may involve more ...More
May 1, 2006 Posted in Articles
Managing Fluid Disposal

Operating room (OR) personnel are frequently overwhelmed by their numerous responsibilities of not only “fixing” the patient, but also preventing infection, maintaining a sterile field, utilizing only sterile instruments, and in general, ensuring the patient’s safety, as ...More
May 1, 2006 Posted in Articles
Survey Survival

The necessary evil of accreditation surveys are a very real challenge for today’s infection control practitioners (ICPs). Moreover, the turn of 2006 brought with it the practice of unannounced surveys. Gone are the days of focusing on preparedness for just a few months. ...More
May 1, 2006 Posted in Articles
Power Purchasing

The power behind every facet of a healthcare facility to function effectively rests within the efficiency of it materials management personnel and their astute purchasing habits. However, like any other area in healthcare, a successful purchasing program cannot be achieved ...More
May 1, 2006 Posted in Articles
Optimizing Disinfectant Application in Healthcare Facilities

Cleaning and disinfecting surfaces in healthcare facilities is critical to reducing the potential contribution of those surfaces to the incidence of healthcare-associated infections (HAIS), according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Cleaning is also ...More
May 1, 2006 Posted in Articles