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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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Infection Control Today - 02/2002: Microbe of the Month

Microbe of the Month By Roger P. Freeman, DDS NP, AOM, CAP, URI, HAP, IPD, APD, VAP...whoa! Sounds like a serious outbreak of polyacronymuria. How 'bout I let you arrange the alphabet, while I do my most excellent colonizing, infecting, resisting thing! In many of the ...More
February 1, 2002
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February References

February References "Reprocessing Update," by Kelly M. Pyrek, page 28. 1. US General Accounting Office, Report to Congressional Requesters. Single-use medical devices: Little available evidence of harm from reuse but oversight warranted. June 2000. ...More
February 1, 2002
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Infection Control Today - 02/2002: The NYC Healthcare Heroes

The NYC Healthcare Heroes By Mary Olivera, BA, MS Most of us have memories of a historic event and can describe exactly where we were and what we were doing when it happened. One event most of us will have forever in our memory is where we were when we first heard of the ...More
February 1, 2002
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Taking Stock of Your Department

Taking Stock of Your Department By Bryant C. Broder, CSPDT, ACSP Inventory. The word has been around since 1523. Perhaps more powerful than it sounds, the word "inventory" can make CEOs cringe at the thought of the investment! Our good friends at Merriam Webster ...More
February 1, 2002
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Disinfecting Those Digits is Critical to Good Handwashing

Disinfecting Those Digits is Critical to Good Handwashing By Nancy B. Bjerke, BSN, RN, MPH, CIC Objectives: 1. Differentiate handwashing strategies based on the workflow principle of dirty to cleanest. 2. Identify appropriate FDA-cleared antiseptics for use by healthcare ...More
February 1, 2002
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Infection Control Today - 02/2002: Medical Device Reprocessing

Infection Control Today magazine's 2002 virtual roundtable on medical device reprocessing ClearMedical 1776 136th Place N.E. Bellevue, WA 98005 (425) 401-1414 www.clearmedical.com Infection Control Today: What is the reasonable margin of safety that patients and healthcare ...More
February 1, 2002
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Infection Control Today - 02/2002: Medical Device Reprocessing

Infection Control Today magazine's 2002 virtual roundtable on medical device reprocessing We asked three leading third-party reprocessors to answer seven questions on the issue of medical device reprocessing. Here are their answers: Alliance Medical Corporation ClearMedical ...More
February 1, 2002
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Avoiding Healthcare's Hazards:

Avoiding Healthcare's Hazards: An Occupational Health Update By John Furman, PhD, MSN, CIC Healthcare organizations are constantly challenged to provide a safe environment for those to whom they deliver care and for healthcare personnel. Since 1983, when the Centers for ...More
February 1, 2002
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Juggling Patients, Physicians, Pathogens

Juggling Patients, Physicians, Pathogens The View Within a Bustling Phoenix OR By Kelli M. Donley A handwashing station lines the hallway within the circular OR at Good Samaritan Regional Medical Center in Phoenix. Good Samaritan Regional Medical Center looms over central ...More
February 1, 2002
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Infection Control Today - 02/2002: Combating Legionella Bacteria

Combating Legionella Bacteria Don't Let These "Swimmers" Sink Your Facility's Infection Control Program By Kelly M. Pyrek Editor's Note: This new department will appear quarterly in Infection Control Today, and is dedicated to informing facilities' staff members ...More
February 1, 2002
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