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Link Between Antibiotics and Biofilms

Researchers from USC and the Oak Crest Institute of Science have discovered the link between antibiotics and bacterial biofilm formation leading to ...read more

Fist Bump Beats Handshake

“Fist bumping” transmits significantly fewer bacteria than either handshaking or high-fiving, while still addressing the cultural ...read more

National Immunization Awareness Month

Each year in August, National Immunization Awareness Month (NIAM) provides an opportunity to highlight the value of immunization across the lifespan. ...read more

Healthcare Reform

Infection prevention's role in quality improvement initiatives is becoming more of an imperative within the overall efforts by healthcare ...read more

Latest Headlines

Dynavax Announces Positive Interim Results from Phase II/III Hepatitis B Vaccine Trial

BERKELEY, Calif. -- Dynavax Technologies announced that data from an interim analysis of the company's hepatitis B virus (HBV) vaccine phase II/III clinical trial showed statistically significant superiority in protective antibody response and robustness of protective ...More
December 9, 2004 Posted in News
Nabi Biopharmaceuticals Continues to Make Important Progress with StaphVAX(R) Development Program

ROCKVILLE, Md. -- Nabi Biopharmaceuticals announced that the company's StaphVAX(R) (Staphylococcus aureus Polysaccharide Conjugate Vaccine) continues to be on track towards achieving two important development milestones: First, filing its Marketing Authorization Application ...More
December 9, 2004 Posted in News
Aethlon Medical Releases Smallpox-Related Data

SAN DIEGO -- Aethlon Medical, Inc. announced its scientists have completed initial non-clinical human blood studies which indicate that the Hemopurifier(TM) treatment technology is effective in capturing smallpox-related viruses from human blood. The studies documented that ...More
December 9, 2004 Posted in News
New Antibiotic Target Could Mean the End of Pneumonia

Scientists have found a “molecular Achilles’ heel” in the organism that causes pneumonia, providing a target for the development of a new class of antibiotics that could eventually eradicate the disease. Their report is scheduled to appear in the Dec. 28 edition of ...More
December 9, 2004 Posted in News
ARMP Documents Trends in Antimicrobial Susceptibility

How can a hospital tell if a commonly used antibiotic is showing activity against a bacterial infection within its institution? By participating in the Antimicrobial Resistance Management Program (ARMP), a project of the University of Florida. ARMP, an ongoing national ...More
December 9, 2004 Posted in News
Avian Influenza Resource Web Site Posted

University of Maryland avian influenza virus researcher Daniel Perez has posted a comprehensive Web site that offers information about the influenza A virus and describes his Avian Influenza Virus Program - http://www.agnr.umd.edu/avianflu/ Perez, assistant professor of ...More
December 9, 2004 Posted in News
Screening for Genital Herpes Should be Targeted

ALEXANDRIA, Va. -- Identifying asymptomatic people with genital herpes infection through targeted screening of high-risk groups may prevent disease transmission. However, widespread screening of pregnant women is unlikely to reduce the occurrence of herpes in newborns, ...More
December 9, 2004 Posted in News
Alarming Prevalence of Community-Associated MRSA Detected Among Emergency Department Patients

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) was found in an alarming number of patients who sought treatment for skin and soft tissue infections at a Northern California hospital emergency department, according to a study to be published online by ...More
December 9, 2004 Posted in News
ICE and FDA Agents Arrest New Jersey Man for Illegal Importation of Unapproved Flu Vaccine

CHERRY HILL, N.J. -- Michael J. Garcia, assistant secretary of Homeland Security for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE); Office of Criminal Investigations for the Food and Drug Administration (FDA); and detectives from the Atlantic County Prosecutor's ...More
December 8, 2004 Posted in News
MHRA Notifies Chiron of Continuing Suspension of Liverpool License for Influenza Vaccines; Suspension May Be Lifted If Compliance with License Demonstrated

EMERYVILLE, Calif. -- Chiron Corporation announced that it has received notice from the UK Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) that the MHRA proposes to continue the suspension of the company's license to manufacture influenza vaccines in Liverpool ...More
December 8, 2004 Posted in News