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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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The Handheld Revolution

The Handheld Revolution Few Answers Given to Protecting Patients from Technological Fomites By Kelli M. Donley Officials from Palm, Inc., and McKesson Corporation have partnered to provide healthcare workers (HCWs) with handheld computers to improve patient care. While ...More
August 1, 2002
Posted in Articles
Greater Efficiency is Just a Click Away

Greater Efficiency is Just a Click Away By Bryant C. Broder, CSPDT, ACSP I remember when in the late 1970s when the assistant director of our hospital announced our department was getting a computer. Fear was mirrored in the faces of many of the more senior staff members. ...More
August 1, 2002
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A Model Policy

Spic-and-Span or Dangerously Dirty? A clean central sterile department is imperative to guarantee the integrity of sterilized instruments By Michelle Gardner Without a doubt, the physical environment of central sterile (CS) helps preserve sterility of the instruments ...More
August 1, 2002
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Preventing Infections in the Ambulatory Surgery Setting

Preventing Infections in the Ambulatory Surgery Setting By Kelly M. Pyrek With as many as 6 million surgeries performed annually in the nation's estimated 2,700 ambulatory surgery centers (ASCs), infection control measures are becoming an imperative within these ...More
August 1, 2002
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Oral Care Key to Preventing Nosocomial Pneumonia

CARY, Ill. - Brushing patient's teeth and suctioning secretions from the oral cavity may significantly reduce the nosocomial transmission rate of pneumonia among patients on ventilators. A study, conducted at Advocate Good Shepherd Hospital in Barrington, Ill., showed ...More
July 25, 2002
Posted in News
Medical Innovation Inactivates Pathogens in Blood

WATERTOWN, Mass. - Officials at VI Technologies have begun Phase II clinical trails with their INACTINE pathogen reduction red blood cell system - the same system that reportedly can inactive Lyme Disease and West Nile pathogens. "West Nile virus and the bacterium that ...More
July 25, 2002
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Study: Bypass Surgery Linked to Cognitive Change

STOCKHOLM - Researchers attending the International Conference on Alzheimer's Disease and Related Disorders report coronary artery bypass grafting may increase the risk of stroke, short-term memory problems and long-term cognitive change. The procedure is a common method of ...More
July 25, 2002
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FDA Officials Warn of Meningitis, Cochlear Implant Link

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Officials at the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)are asking physicians to report any cases of meningitis in patients who have received a cochlear implant after 13 people with the device have reportedly fallen ill from the bacterium. Also, they urge ...More
July 25, 2002
Posted in News
First 2002 West Nile Cases Reported

BATON ROUGE, La - Three men have fallen ill with the mosquito-borne illness West Nile virus. The virus has emerged in North America and Europe in the past few years; however, it has been a serious health concern in the Mideast since the 1950s. Originally isolated in a ...More
July 23, 2002
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Augustine Medical Announces Changes in Leadership

EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn., July 19 -- Augustine Medical, Inc. has announced that Scott Augustine, founder, Chairman and CEO of the company, will assume the position of Chief Technology Officer and Medical Director, effective immediately. Augustine Medical's President and Chief ...More
July 23, 2002
Posted in News