Infection Control Today Magazine - healthcare-acquired infections (HAIs), hospital infections, infection prevention and control, healthcare epidemiology, aseptic technique, environmental hygiene, hand hygiene, disinfection and sterilization, outbreak investigation, surveillance

FEATURES

How Bleach Kills Bacteria

Researchers funded by the National Institutes of Health have made strides in understanding exactly how bleach kills bacteria—and how ...read more

World Immunization Week is April 2024

"Immunize for a Healthy Future: Know, Check, Protect" is the message of this year’s World Immunization Week, being celebrated April 24-30, ...read more

Ebola Virus Disease

The World Health Organization (WHO) has released the following frequently asked questions on Ebola virus disease. ...read more

Mobile Patient-Care Equipment

This report addresses the role mobile medical equipment may play in the transmission of disease-causing pathogens as well as the challenges related ...read more

Biocides and Sporicidal Disinfectants

This Pulse provides a quick summary of some of the ideas and perspectives coming out of the 2013 Spring Conference of the Society of Healthcare ...read more

Latest Headlines

Hospitals Should be Encouraged to Improve Error Reporting

Hospitals should be encouraged to improve the recording of medical errors on their systems, say researchers at Dr Foster, an independent organization that analyses the availability and quality of healthcare in the United Kingdom and worldwide, in this week's British Medical ...More
August 13, 2004 Posted in News
Winners of the 2004 NPI Excellence in Immunization Awards Are Announced

ALEXANDRIA, Va. -- The National Partnership for Immunization (NPI) has designated August 2004 as National Immunization Awareness Month (NIAM). Each year, this commemorative month increases awareness about immunization across the lifespan as parents and children prepare for ...More
August 12, 2004 Posted in News
Bayer Diagnostics Receives FDA Approval for Second Hepatitis B Assay

TARRYTOWN, N.Y. -- The Diagnostics Professional Testing Systems Division of Bayer HealthCare LLC, a member of the Bayer Group announced today that it has received U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval for its second hepatitis B assay on the ADVIA Centaur(R) ...More
August 12, 2004 Posted in News
Aventis Submits Application for FDA Licensure of ADACEL(TM) Vaccine for Prevention of Tetanus, Diphtheria and Pertussis in Adolescents and Adults

SWIFTWATER, Pa. -- Aventis has announced the submission of a Biologics Licensing Application (BLA) to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for marketing approval of ADACEL(TM) (Tetanus Toxoid and Reduced Diphtheria Toxoid and Acellular Pertussis Vaccine Adsorbed) for ...More
August 12, 2004 Posted in News
FDA Seeks Injunction Against Utah Medical Device Manufacturer

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA), announced that it is asking to permanently enjoin Utah Medical Products, Inc. (Utah Medical), of Midvale, Utah , from manufacturing and distributing medical devices until the firm has demonstrated that it has corrected deviations from ...More
August 11, 2004 Posted in News
Association Between Carriage of Streptococcus pneumoniae and Staphylococcus aureus in Children

Children and adolescents who have received the varicella (chickenpox) vaccine and contract varicella are about half as contagious as those who have not been vaccinated, according to a study in the August 11 issue of JAMA, the Journal of the American Medical Association. ...More
August 11, 2004 Posted in News
Hepatitis E in Sudan

Between May 22 and July 30, 2004, a total of 625 cases and 22 deaths from acute jaundice syndrome were reported from health clinics in the Greater Darfur region in Sudan. These cases were identified through the early warning alert and response system (EWAR) developed by the ...More
August 11, 2004 Posted in News
ASHES Announces Environmental Services Week, Sept. 12-18, 2004

CHICAGO -- The American Society for Healthcare Environmental Services (ASHES) announces that Sept. 12-18, 2004 has been designated Healthcare Environmental Services and Housekeeping Week. The theme of this year's event is "Leading the Way to a Healthier Environment" and ...More
August 11, 2004 Posted in News
Sandel Medical Industries LLC Signs Exclusive Distribution Agreement With Cardinal Health

CHATSWORTH, Calif. -- Sandel Medical Industries, LLC, announced today it has signed a three-year exclusive distribution agreement with Cardinal Health to supply healthcare providers with Sandel’s safety products through Cardinal Health’s surgical procedure kits. Under the ...More
August 10, 2004 Posted in News
Regent Medical Refines Clinical Focus, Expands Commitment to Education

NORCROSS, Ga. -- Regent Medical, a global leader in powder-free surgical gloves and skin antisepsis products, announced today an expansion of its infrastructure that will greatly increase and refocus their commitment to clinical education. Regent Medical has named ...More
August 10, 2004 Posted in News