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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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Study Participants Needed

PHOENIX - Officials at the Arizona Research Center are searching for two trials of ALT-711 - an investigational drug used to reverse the effects of hypertension. There are more than 60 testing sites nationally. Patients recruited will receive ALT-711 tablets or placebo one ...More
April 22, 2002
Posted in News, PPE & Standard Precautions
Brushing Prevents Pneumonia

NEW YORK - Researchers in Japan have discovered that frequent teeth cleaning of nursing home patients significantly reduces their risk of becoming infected with pneumonia. Led by Takeyoshi Yoneyama at Tohoku University in Sendai Japan, researchers followed nursing home ...More
April 22, 2002
Posted in News
Foodborne Illness on the Rise

CHICAGO - A new report suggests increased travel and imports of foreign-grown foods have led to a jump in parasitic infections caused by contaminated food. Researchers, who have written the new peer-reviewed Scientific Status Summary Parasies and the Food Supply report, ...More
April 22, 2002
Posted in News
National DO Day Recognizes Osteopathic Medicine

CHICAGO - Healthcare workers celebrated National Osteopathic Physician (D.O.) Day April 18. With 2.2 million Americans losing health insurance annually, the American Osteopathic Association (AOA) used the day to recognize a group of physicians that are frequently ...More
April 22, 2002
Posted in News
Endoscope Disinfection Controversy Continues

NEW YORK - The proper disinfection of endoscopes has reached national media. After a recent Pseudomonas outbreak at Johns Hopkins Medical Center, more attention is being paid to the proper cleaning of these delicate medical instruments. Healthcare officials were interviewed ...More
April 22, 2002
Posted in News, Disinfection & Sterilization, Environmental Hygiene
Researchers Report First Outbreak of Antibiotic-Resistant Strep

PITTSBURGH, Pa - Late last year, a group of school children in Pittsburgh became ill with strep throat. However, officials at the Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh could not figure out why the group of 46 was not responding to the traditional treatment - the antibiotic ...More
April 22, 2002
Posted in News
International Aid Group Fights Parasites in Brazil

SAO PAULO, Brazil - Officials from INMED are working to help some 2 million Brazilian children infected with intestinal parasites. For US$5 per child, the drug mebendazole can kill the bugs, which deplete children of vitamin A and iron. The U.S.-based international health ...More
April 22, 2002
Posted in News
China Faces Looming AIDS Epidemic

BEIJING - With international health experts pressuring the Chinese government to confront the AIDS virus, officials said this week that the number of those infected has jumped 17 percent since mid-2001. Others estimate 10 million could be infected with the virus by 2010 if ...More
April 22, 2002
Posted in News
First Case of vCJD in U.S.?

ATLANTA - Authorities from the Florida Department of Health and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) are examining a 22-year-old living in Florida thought to have variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (vCJD). The only method of diagnosing vCJD for certain is ...More
April 22, 2002
Posted in News
STERRAD Sterilization System Celebrates Milestone

Officials at Johnson and Johnson, parent company of Advanced Sterilization Products, are celebrating the 5,000 installation of a STERRAD Sterilization System. The system was installed at St. Vincent's Hospital and Health Services in Indianapolis. The low-temperature system ...More
April 9, 2002
Posted in News, Disinfection & Sterilization