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Bacteria in Water Supply Systems

A new analysis of 100 million Medicare records from U.S. adults aged 65 and older reveals rising healthcare costs for infections associated with ...read more

Limitations of Standard Precautions

The Standard Precautions concept in healthcare dictates that healthcare workers assess risk in advance of a patient interaction and use appropriate ...read more

Consumer Antiseptic Wash Products

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued a final rule establishing that over-the-counter (OTC) consumer antiseptic wash products containing ...read more

Making the Business Case for Technology

Infection preventionists, environmental services directors, purchasing managers and members of the hospital C-suite are finding themselves at the ...read more

Medical Device Reprocessing

This symposium will address key issues such as the dangers associated with improperly processed devices; the real-world situations that impede proper ...read more

Latest Headlines

Overall Antibiotic Prescription Rates for Respiratory Tract Infections Decreasing

From 1995 to 2006 the rate of antibiotic prescriptions for acute respiratory tract infections decreased significantly, attributable in part to a decline in ambulatory visits for ear infections in young children, according to a study in the August 19 issue of JAMA. But ...More
August 19, 2009 Posted in News
How Meningitis Bacteria Attack the Brain

A specific protein on the surface of a common bacterial pathogen allows the bacteria to leave the bloodstream and enter the brain, initiating the deadly infection known as meningitis. The new finding, which may guide development of improved vaccines to protect those most ...More
August 18, 2009 Posted in News
1.1 Million-Plus Healthcare Workers Vaccinated for Seasonal Flu in 2008 as Part of a Flu Vaccination Challenge

Joint Commission Resources (JCR) today announced the results of the first-ever Flu Vaccination Challenge, a program launched just prior to the 2008/2009 flu season to help increase flu vaccination among healthcare workers. During the program's inaugural year, JCR challenged ...More
August 18, 2009 Posted in News
Tell Us About Your HAI Prevention Programs

We’d like to know about the campaigns you have launched to help control and prevent healthcare-acquired infections (HAIs), for a future article in ICT. It could be a special education campaign, or an in-service presentation, or an initiative involving ...More
August 17, 2009 Posted in Blogs
Researchers Demystify Acinetobacter baumannii

Tao Weitao, a researcher in the College of Sciences' Department of Biology at the University of Texas at San Antonio is making great strides in a project that was funded one year ago by the San Antonio Area Foundation. The professor in the South Texas Center for Emerging ...More
August 17, 2009 Posted in News, Disinfection & Sterilization, PPE & Standard Precautions
Needle-Free, Inhalant Powder Measles Vaccine Could Save Thousands of Lives

Scientists have developed the first dry powder inhalable vaccine for measles. The inhaler is easy to use.The first dry powder inhalable vaccine for measles is moving toward clinical trials next year in India, where the disease still sickens millions of infants and children ...More
August 17, 2009 Posted in News
Updated Guidelines Highlight Care Needs of Those Living With HIV

Updated, evidence-based guidelines from the HIV Medicine Association (HIVMA) and the Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA) are designed to help providers manage the care of those living with this complex chronic infection.“While improvements in antiretroviral ...More
August 14, 2009 Posted in News
New Strategy for Inhibiting Virus Replication

Viruses need living cells for replication and production of virus progeny. Thus far, antiviral therapy primarily targets viral factors but often induces therapy resistance. New improved therapies attempt to targets cellular factors that are essential for viral replication. ...More
August 14, 2009 Posted in News
HHS Holds Meetings on HAI Prevention

As part of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)’ s commitment to prevent and reduce healthcare-associated infections (HAIs), a series of free meetings are being held to engage stakeholders and the public to obtain feedback on: • Potential for broad ...More
August 14, 2009 Posted in News
IOM Committee to Formulate PPE Recommendations for H1N1 Influenza

In response to a request from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), an ad hoc committee of the Institute of Medicine (IOM) will conduct a study on personal protective equipment (PPE) and issue a ...More
August 13, 2009 Posted in News, PPE & Standard Precautions