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Culturing of Duodenoscopes is Advised

News of patient deaths caused by outbreaks of carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae (CRE) infections is fueling media attention and putting the ...read more

New Paradigm for Cleaning Efficacy

Just how efficacious are the cleaning and disinfection interventions performed in healthcare institutions? And what standard are hospitals using to ...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

Digital Summit: Healthcare Textiles

This digital summit will address proper healthcare textiles management from an infection prevention point of view, illustrate protocols for safe ...read more

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Handing off Sharps

Question: Is there a fail safe way to hand off sharps? Response: The Operating Room is the second most common environment where sharps injuries occur. The Center for Disease Control provides an excellent resource on line, “Workbook for Designing, Implementing, and ...More
June 1, 2006 Posted in Articles
Handing Off Sharps

Question: Is there a fail safe way to hand off sharps? Response: The Operating Room is the second most common environment where sharps injuries occur. The Center for Disease Control provides an excellent resource on line, “Workbook for Designing, Implementing, and ...More
June 1, 2006 Posted in Articles
New Study Calculates Millions of Years Saved in Lives of AIDS Patients

This year, the U.S. federal government will spend $21 billion for HIV/AIDS research, treatment, prevention, and related activities. Is this enormous expenditure paying off? A study published in the July 1, 2006 issue of the Journal of Infectious Diseases, now available ...More
June 1, 2006 Posted in News
Teamwork for Infection Control:How to Implement a micro-fiber Cleaning System How to Implement a

Teamwork for Infection Control:How to Implement a micro-fiber Cleaning System How to Implement a micro-fiber Cleaning System How to the spread of hospital-acquired infections (HAIs) such as methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), has not only been a primary ...More
June 1, 2006 Posted in Articles
Vaccinate or Not? Treat or Not? Study Looks at Health Decisions

If a deadly bird flu reaches America, which would you choose: To get a risky experimental vaccine now, or to forego that risk but face an even greater risk of dying in the epidemic? What would you choose for your child? What if you were in charge of public health for your ...More
May 31, 2006 Posted in News
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May 30, 2006 Posted in Articles
ASHES and Language Solutions Launch English Competency Tool for Environmental Services Staff

CHICAGO -- The American Society for Healthcare Environmental Services (ASHES) and Language Solutions, LLC have made available to ASHES members “English on the Job,” a tool that helps to increase the English competency level of environmental services (ES) staff and addresses ...More
May 30, 2006 Posted in News
Knowledge of Infection May Prevent Spread of Herpes Virus

A new study suggests that the risk of transmitting the virus that causes most cases of genital herpes could be cut in half by more testing and informing sexual partners of infection. The study is published in the July 1, 2006 issue of the Journal of Infectious Diseases, now ...More
May 30, 2006 Posted in News
World Health Organization Issues Update on Avian Influenza Infection in Indonesia

As reported by the World Health Organization (WHO), the Ministry of Health in Indonesia has confirmed an additional six cases of human infection with the H5N1 avian influenza virus. Three of these cases were fatal. None of the newly confirmed cases is associated with the ...More
May 30, 2006 Posted in News
Two Former Olean General Hospital Nurses Recognized by APIC

Susan (Timme) Dolan, RN, MS, CIC, and Linda (Ruth) Greene, RN, MPS, CIC, former employees of Olean General Hospital, are among the 2006 Heroes of Infection Prevention named by the Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology (APIC) and Tyco ...More
May 30, 2006 Posted in News