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Antiseptic Skin Prep Product Sterility

In light of a number of high-profile recalls of contaminated alcohol prep products in the last several years, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ...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

Clostridium difficile

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

Latest Headlines

Overall Syphilis Rate Rises for First Time Since 1990

ATLANTA -- Despite continued declines among African Americans and women of all races, overall rates of primary and secondary syphilis have increased slightly for the first time in more than a decade, according to a new report from the Centers for Disease Control and ...More
November 19, 2002
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ASHES Elects 2003 President Elect and Board Positions

CHICAGO -- Members of the American Society of Healthcare Environmental Services (ASHES) have elected the 2003 president-elect and two at-large board members. All three positions will begin their terms on January 1, 2003. The ASHES 2003 president-elect is Charles (Mike) ...More
November 19, 2002
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FDA Awards $2.1 Million Contract to Focus Technologies to Track Antimicrobial Resistance Nationwide

HERNDON, Va. -- Focus Technologies, Inc. today announced that the Company has been awarded a five-year, $2.1 million optioned contract with the Food and Drug Administration. The FDA has selected Focus Technologies to help the organization develop a proactive and ...More
November 18, 2002
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Homeland Security Bill Could Allow DHHS to Force Smallpox Vaccination While No One is Liable for Harm

WASHINGTON -- According to the National Vaccine Information Center (NVIC), the Homeland Security Bill (H.R. 5710) passed by the House on Nov. 13 and being considered by the Senate today, opens the door to allowing federal health officials to force Americans to use the ...More
November 18, 2002
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American Society for Healthcare Central Service Professionals (ASHCSP) Announces Award Winners

CHICAGO -- The American Society for Healthcare Central Service Professionals (ASHCSP) of the American Hospital Association announces its slate of award winners at the Society's annual conference in San Antonio, Texas, in October. The awards, part of ASHCSP's national ...More
November 15, 2002
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ECRI Reveals Which General-Purpose Infusion Pumps Best Ensure Patient Safety

PLYMOUTH MEETING, Pa. -- The October 2002 issue of ECRI's monthly journal, Health Devices, features the nonprofit organization's latest evaluation of more than two dozen general-purpose infusion pumps. This issue also includes an evaluation of one specialized pump, the ...More
November 14, 2002
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Healthpoint Receives Patent for Xenaderm Ointment Vehicle

FORT WORTH, Texas -- Paul Dorman, CEO and chairman of DFB Pharmaceuticals, Inc. and Healthpoint, Ltd., has announced that the United States Patent and Trademark Office has granted Healthpoint a patent for the ointment vehicle that is the basis for Healthpoint's Xenaderm, a ...More
November 14, 2002
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PDI Selected By Xylos Corporation for Exclusive U.S. Commercialization of its Wound-Care Products

UPPER SADDLE RIVER, N.J. -- PDI, Inc., a commercial sales and marketing partner to the biopharmaceutical and medical devices and diagnostics industries, and Xylos Corporation, a biotechnology company with a patented biomaterials platform, announced today that they have ...More
November 14, 2002
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New Study Shows Cold and Flu Germs Spread Easily Throughout the Office

OAKLAND, Calif. -- Dreading the upcoming cold and flu season and the sick days that go with it? According to new research from University of Arizona microbiologist Dr. Charles Gerba, staying healthy this season is nothing to sneeze at when everyone around you is coughing ...More
November 13, 2002
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Sterilization Cassette Systems Expands Metal Manufacturing Services; Signs Agreement with Aesculap

INDIANAPOLIS -- Sterilization Cassette Systems, Inc. (SCS) announced that it has expanded its metal manufacturing capabilities to include in-house sheetmetal fabrication. This expansion will dramatically reduce turnaround times for its more than 50 OEM customers in ...More
November 13, 2002
Posted in News, Disinfection & Sterilization