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Infection Control Tomorrow

Learn more about Infection Control Tomorrow, the industry's most progressive 2-day in-person event discussing traditional strategies and leading ...read more

Science Summit: Emerging Pathogens

The Science Summits provide an opportunity for manufacturers in the infection prevention and control arena to present and explain the science behind ...read more

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

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

Latest Headlines

Lexington Medical Center Converts to Encision's AEM Technology, Advances Patient Safety in the OR to Prevent Stray Electrosurgical Burns

BOULDER, Colo. -- Encision Inc., the developer of an innovative surgical technology, called active electrode monitoring, that is emerging as a standard of care in minimally-invasive surgery, announced today that the Lexington Medical Center in West Columbia, S.C. has ...More
February 8, 2006 Posted in News
Expert Warns Companies: Prepare Now for Flu Pandemic

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The "just in time" global delivery system, now a hallmark of the world's economy, exposes companies and workers to potentially crippling consequences when the next flu strikes, according to Michael Osterholm, PhD, associate director of the Department of ...More
February 8, 2006 Posted in News
Cornell University and Lockheed Martin to Develop Computerized System to Help Hospitals Plan For and Deal with Mass-Casualty Events

Cornell University and Weill Cornell Medical College (WCMC) are partnering with Lockheed Martin to develop a computerized system to help hospitals nationwide plan for and deal with mass casualties from disasters such as hurricanes, a flu pandemic or bioterrorism. The system ...More
February 8, 2006 Posted in News
Texas, Brazilian Scientists Collaborate on Novel TB Vaccine

The National Institutes of Health has awarded a $3.4 million grant to the Southwest Foundation for Biomedical Research (SFBR) to study a vaccine for tuberculosis (TB), one of the leading killers of young adults worldwide, causing 3 million deaths annually. Dr. John ...More
February 8, 2006 Posted in News
Male Circumcision Protects Female Partners from HIV, Other STDs

A statistical review of the past medical files of more than 300 couples in Uganda, in which the female partner was HIV negative and the male was HIV positive, provides solid documentation of the protective effects of male circumcision in reducing the risk of infection among ...More
February 8, 2006 Posted in News
A Risky Soaking: Study Shows Whirlpool Water Can Be Dangerous

Attention whirlpool bathtub users: That water you're leisurely soaking in could be some of the filthiest and nastiest in the world. A study by a TexasA&MUniversity microbiologist shows that whirlpool bathtubs can literally be a breeding ground for dozens of types of ...More
February 8, 2006 Posted in News
Study of Hepatitis C Virus Solves Mystery That Has Stymied Quest for Cure

The hepatitis C virus (HCV) infects more than 170 million people worldwide and leads to both acute and chronic liver diseases. Since its discovery several decades ago, the insidious human pathogen has stymied the quest for anti-viral therapies by refusing to reproduce in ...More
February 8, 2006 Posted in News, PPE & Standard Precautions
Mayo Clinic Researchers Challenge Sepsis Theory

A Mayo Clinic research team has challenged the accepted theory on the cause of sepsis -- a condition in which the body’s cells generate fever, shock and often death. Sepsis is thought to occur when poisons from bacterial infection interfere with the cells. The Mayo ...More
February 8, 2006 Posted in News
Market for Needle-Free Injection Devices and Safety Syringes to Shoot Up to $2.49 Billion by 2009

NEW YORK -- With continuing incidences of needlestick injuries in the worldwide healthcare environment and high consumer demand for syringe alternatives, the market for needle-free injection systems and safety syringes is soaring-with some sectors growing in excess of 20 ...More
February 7, 2006 Posted in News
HIV Subtype Predicts Likelihood of Early Death from AIDS

Johns Hopkins scientists say an infected person’s HIV subtype is a better predictor than viral load for determining rapid death from AIDS. Traditional testing standards help monitor the progression of an HIV infection to AIDS by keeping track of viral load, using a scale in ...More
February 6, 2006 Posted in News