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Hand Hygiene Monitoring Technology

Infection Control Today invited manufacturers of automated hand hygiene monitoring systems to provide information that will assist infection ...read more

Decolonization and MRSA Reduction

A new study shows that using germ-killing soap and ointment on all ICU patients can reduce bloodstream infections by up to 44 percent and ...read more

Importance of Environmental Cleaning

This Report provides a glimpse inside the experiences of infection preventionists relating to the evaluation and monitoring of environmental cleaning ...read more

Healthcare Associated Infections

This report reviews the burden of healthcare-associated infections, explores the impetus of mandatory reporting of infection data, and outlines the ...read more

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Infection Control Today - 05/2002: Sharps Safety

Infection Control Today magazine’s virtual roundtable on sharps safety Portex, Inc. 10 Bowman Dr. Keene, N.H. 03431 (800) 258-5361 www.simsportex.com Infection Control Today: While the Needlestick Safety and Prevention Act of 2000 helped raise awareness of sharps injuries ...More
May 1, 2002
Posted in Articles
Rethinking the Philosophy of Antimicrobal Drug Design

Rethinking the Philosophy of Antimicrobal Drug Design By Glen D. Armstrong, PhD To cause infections, microbial pathogens must first tightly adhere to host cell surfaces. This allows pathogenic microbes to oppose cleansing action -- such as the flushing of urine or tears, ...More
May 1, 2002
Posted in Articles, PPE & Standard Precautions
Behind the Scenes at the CDC

Behind the Scenes at the CDC A Conversation With William R. Jarvis, MD By Kelly M. Pyrek William R. Jarvis, MD, is associate director for program development, Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion, in the National Center for Infectious Diseases. He has authored or ...More
May 1, 2002
Posted in Articles
Infection Control Today - 05/2002: Success Story

Centralizing Instrument Decontamination By Susan Bisol, RN, MSN, CNOR and Rodd Bogue, CST When instrument decontamination is decentralized in a healthcare facility, any number of variations can occur. Inadequate cleaning of blood and secretions on surgical instruments can ...More
May 1, 2002
Posted in Articles, Disinfection & Sterilization
Infection Control Today - 05/2002: Microbe of the Month

Microbe of the Month By Roger P. Freeman, DDS You really think your recent bunch of ICT lite-robes qualify for icon status? Have you no sense of history? YOU CAN'T HANDLE HISTORY! 'Cause if you could, you wouldn't have waited this long for my close-up. ( I am only ...More
May 1, 2002
Posted in Articles
Nurse Receives Prestigious AORN Award

ANAHEIM, Calif. - the Association of periOperative Registered Nurses (AORN) presented Cynthia Spry, RN, MSN, MA, CNOR, with one of the national organization's most distinguished awards. At the annual AORN conference, which took place last week in Anaheim, Calif., Spry was ...More
April 29, 2002
Posted in News, Disinfection & Sterilization
Study: Animals Treated with Antibiotics Causes Human Resistance

BETHESDA, Md - Researchers from the University of Maryland have calculated a mathematical model to determine how humans are effected by animals treated with antibiotics. The study was conducted to further understand a growing cause of alarm within public health - the ...More
April 29, 2002
Posted in News
Eating Healthy May Prevent Colon Cancer

NEW ORLEANS - At a presentation at the annual Experimental Biology 2002 conference, Volker Mai, MD, reported preliminary studies show mice that eat healthy food choices have a lower risk of developing cancer of the colon and gut. Working with the U.S. National Cancer ...More
April 29, 2002
Posted in News
Antacids Promote Bacteria

A new report shows that taking antacids for heartburn may promote the growth of cancer-causing bacteria. The studies, done on mice, show that the stomach ulcer bacteria Helicobacter pylori grow more rapidly after the use of antacids. The bacteria has been recently linked to ...More
April 29, 2002
Posted in News
Eating Healthy May Prevent Colon Cancer

NEW ORLEANS - At a presentation at the annual Experimental Biology 2002 conference, Volker Mai, MD, reported preliminary studies show mice that eat healthy food choices have a lower risk of developing cancer of the colon and gut. Working with the U.S. National Cancer ...More
April 29, 2002
Posted in News