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SSIs in Ambulatory Surgery

In an analysis that included nearly 300,000 patients from eight states who underwent ambulatory surgery, researchers found that the rates of surgical ...read more

Hand Sanitizer Missing in Some Hospitals

Approximately 1 in 5 U.S. healthcare facilities don't make alcohol-based hand sanitizer available at every point of care, missing a critical ...read more

Infection Prevention Compliance

Infection Control Today invited infection preventionists to tell us about their experiences with boosting and maintaining compliance with infection ...read more

PPE Utilization in a Pandemic

This report explores the utilization of personal protective equipment and respiratory protection within a pandemic scenario and addresses key issues ...read more

Biocides and Sporicidal Disinfectants

This Pulse provides a quick summary of some of the ideas and perspectives coming out of the 2013 Spring Conference of the Society of Healthcare ...read more

Latest Headlines

FDA Rule Requires Bar Codes on Drugs and Blood to Help Reduce Errors

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- As part of a wide-ranging effort to improve patient safety, today the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) finalized a rule requiring bar codes on the labels of thousands of human drugs and biological products. The measure aims to protect patients from ...More
February 25, 2004 Posted in News
New International Guidelines Support Early Goal Directed Therapy to Treat Sepsis

ORLANDO, Fla. -- An international coalition of critical care specialists has unveiled the first-ever global guidelines for the aggressive identification, management and treatment of sepsis, a widespread bloodstream infection that kills more than 1,400 people each day and ...More
February 25, 2004 Posted in News
Leading Health and Labor Organizations Call For Improved Influenza Vaccination Rates Among Healthcare Workers

BETHESDA, Md. -- Today, the nation's immunization advisory committee received a call to action from the National Foundation for Infectious Diseases (NFID) for a comprehensive, concerted effort by healthcare institutions, employers, insurers and allied professional ...More
February 25, 2004 Posted in News
Antibiotics May Not Be Necessary to Treat Children with Simple Skin Abscesses

DALLAS - Newswise-- Physicians may not need to prescribe antibiotics when treating a common skin infection in children, according to researchers at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas. The findings, which appear in the February 2004 issue of The ...More
February 24, 2004 Posted in News
APIC Appoints Kathy L. Warye as Executive Director

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology (APIC) announced today the appointment of Kathy L. Warye as the organization's executive director. Warye has more than two decades of non-profit experience and has held key positions ...More
February 24, 2004 Posted in News
BD.id Patient Identification System Reduces Specimen Collection Errors by 99.95 Percent at The Valley Hospital

FRANKLIN LAKES, N.J. -- BD (Becton, Dickinson and Company), a global medical technology company that is a leader in patient and healthcare worker safety-engineered devices and technologies, announced today that the BD.id Patient Identification System has reduced specimen ...More
February 24, 2004 Posted in News
Laser Keyboard Fosters Sterile Healthcare Environment, Eliminates Hand Transfer of Bacteria Common With Traditional Keyboards

PHOENIX -- iBIZ Technology Corp. says that the healthcare industry should consider widespread use of virtual keyboards to create a more sterile environment. The company considers traditional keyboards as common festering places for bacteria to grow and then spread from ...More
February 24, 2004 Posted in News
Generex Biotechnology's Subsidiary Enters into Collaboration to Develop SARS Vaccine

TORONTO -- Generex Biotechnology Corporation announces that it has entered into a collaboration with Dr. Bing Sun of the Chinese Academy of Science (IBC) in Shanghai to develop a SARS vaccine. Sun has done pioneering work isolating SARS genes which can be used in a DNA ...More
February 23, 2004 Posted in News, PPE & Standard Precautions
JohnsonDiversey Launches Fight Against Avian Flu

RACINE, Wis. -- With avian flu advancing across Asia and appearing in the United States, JohnsonDiversey Inc. is partnering with its customers across the globe to launch an offensive against the spread of the virus. The effort includes offering products that are registered ...More
February 23, 2004 Posted in News, PPE & Standard Precautions
New Survey Shows Online Research of Hospital Quality Information is Beginning to Impact Consumer Choice

BOSTON -- Consumer use of the Internet to research hospital quality is growing rapidly, according to a new survey released recently by HealthShare Technology, Inc. In the 18-month span between April 2002 and October 2003, the number of people who researched hospital quality ...More
February 23, 2004 Posted in News