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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

The Volatile World of Influenza Viruses

The current global influenza situation is characterized by a number of trends that must be closely monitored. These include: an increase in the ...read more

Clostridium difficile Infections

Clostridium difficile (C. difficile) caused almost half a million infections among patients in the United States in a single year, according to a ...read more

Preoperative CHG Bathing

This report addresses patient skin cleansing with chlorhexidine gluconate (CHG) as an effective intervention in the arsenal against surgical site ...read more

Latest Headlines

New Finding About E Coli Could Block Infections, Lead to Better Treatments

Dr. Vanessa Sperandio, assistant professor of microbiology, led a research team that included graduate student David T. Hughes in discovering a receptor in a strain of Escherichia coli can be blocked to avert infection, a finding that might aid in developing new therapies ...More
June 26, 2006 Posted in News
An Opportunistic Foe

The New York Times is reporting that an Indonesian who died after catching the A(H5N1) avian influenza virus from his son represents the first confirmed case of human-to-human transmission of the disease. The cluster of outbreaks within the family has been under ...More
June 26, 2006 Posted in Blogs
WHO Report Asserts That One-Quarter of All Diseases is Caused by Environmental Exposure

GENEVA -- As much as 24 percent of global disease is caused by environmental exposures which can be averted. Well-targeted interventions can prevent much of this environmental risk, the World Health Organization (WHO) demonstrates in a report issued today. The report ...More
June 26, 2006 Posted in News
New 3M Skin Health Web Site Features Clinical Solutions

SAINT PAUL, Minn. – A new 3M Skin Health Web site is helping healthcare professionals choose among simple, skin-friendly solutions for treating basic to complex skin, wound and I.V. care conditions. 3M’s new Skin Health Web site (www.3M.com/SkinHealth) provides information ...More
June 26, 2006 Posted in News
UPMC Adopts TheraDoc System to Improve Infection Reporting and Patient Safety

SALT LAKE CITY -- The University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC) is implementing a suite of clinical decision-support software provided by TheraDoc®, Inc. Already a leader in patient care and safety, UPMC will be able to further automate data collection to improve ...More
June 26, 2006 Posted in News
FDA Approves New HIV Treatment for Patients Who Do Not Respond to Existing Drugs

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Prezista (darunavir), a new drug for adults whose infection with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) has not responded to treatment with other antiretroviral drugs. Prezista, a new HIV protease inhibitor, is approved to ...More
June 26, 2006 Posted in News
CDC Urges Awareness of Measles in Americans Returning from Germany

As American travelers go to and return from Germany for the World Cup soccer championship games, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) advises travelers and doctors to be aware that some travelers may have been exposed to the measles virus. Since Jan. 1, ...More
June 23, 2006 Posted in News
Community Intervention Boosts Vaccination Rates for Minority Kids

African-American children in Harlem and Hispanic children in WashingtonHeights caught up with other U.S. children and surpassed their peers nationwide in achieving up-to-date vaccination status following an immunization promotion in these New York City neighborhoods. The ...More
June 23, 2006 Posted in News
HIV Testing Day Focuses Attention on Missed Opportunities at the Doctor's Office

This HIV Testing Day, June 27, 2006, the HIV Medicine Association (HIVMA) urges all sexually active adults to get tested at any of the thousands of testing sites set up around the country. But at the same time, HIVMA notes that every day countless opportunities are missed ...More
June 23, 2006 Posted in News
Don’t Count Your Chickens ...

… before they’re hatched, or in this case, don’t assume that the world was unaffected by avian influenza until last year. The New York Times is reporting today that editors of a prestigious medical journal were asked by a team of authors to withdraw from publication a paper ...More
June 23, 2006 Posted in Blogs