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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

Biofilm Antibiotic Resistance May be Susceptible to Genetic Approach

Newswise -- Biofilms, slimy clusters of bacteria that are resistant to antibiotics, may have a genetic chink in their armor that could be exploited to combat the infections they cause. A study led by Dartmouth Medical School (DMS) researchers used a genetic-based approach ...More
January 7, 2004 Posted in News, Disinfection & Sterilization
New Study Asks: Is Persistently Abnormal Liver Function Tests a Marker of Occult Hepatitis C?

ALEXANDRIA, Va. -- Patients with persistently abnormal liver function tests but no serologic evidence of liver disease may nevertheless have hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection, according to a study published in the Jan. 1, 2004 issue of The Journal of Infectious Diseases. ...More
January 7, 2004 Posted in News
New British Study Says Nurses Wash Their Hands More Often Than Doctors

Newswise -- Nurses are more conscientious handwashers than doctors, finds a study in the Dec. 24, 2003 issue of British Medical Journal (BMJ). Handwashing is considered by experts to be a quick, cheap and easy way of preventing the spread of infection. Identical soap ...More
January 7, 2004 Posted in News, Environmental Hygiene, Hand Hygiene
E Med Future, Inc. Acquires Medical Safety Technologies, Inc.

COLUMBUS, Ohio and PLANT CITY, Fla.-- E Med Future, Inc., a manufacturer of medical safety products, and UTEK Corporation, an innovative technology transfer company, announce that E Med Future, Inc. has acquired Medical Safety Technologies, Inc. (MSTI), a UTEK subsidiary. ...More
January 7, 2004 Posted in News
Investigational Vaccine for Hepatitis C Tested for First Time in Humans

ST. LOUIS - Newswise -- With an estimated 170 million people around the world already infected with hepatitis C, Saint Louis University is testing, for the first time in humans, an investigational vaccine that researchers hope will prevent infection with the virus. The ...More
January 7, 2004 Posted in News
New TB Vaccine Shows Promise in HIV Infection

Newswise -- An innovative vaccine against tuberculosis has shown promise in persons with HIV, researchers from Dartmouth Medical School and the National Public Health Institute of Finland report in the Nov. 7, 2003 issue of the journal AIDS. An international team led by DMS ...More
January 7, 2004 Posted in News
Researchers Find Faster Method to Detect E. coli Bacteria

Newswise -- Researchers at the University of South Florida have found a better, faster method to detect Escherichia coli (E. coli) bacteria, the biological hazard that can lurk in food or water and cause serious human illness and death. Current detection methods requiring ...More
January 7, 2004 Posted in News
Study Finds SARS Death Rate Doubles in Cities with Poor Air Quality

Newswise -- A new study led by researchers at the UCLA School of Public Health associates air pollution with an increased risk of dying from Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS). Published in the peer-reviewed journal Environmental Health: A Global Access Science ...More
January 7, 2004 Posted in News, PPE & Standard Precautions
More Women Than Men Now Contracting HIV

ROCHESTER, Minn. - Newswise -- If you think AIDS is a disease mostly of young men, think again. Women are the fastest-growing segment of people to contract the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), the virus that causes AIDS. Women face HIV risks and complications that can ...More
January 7, 2004 Posted in News
New Insole Decreases Risk of Diabetic Foot Infections

Newswise -- Pople hear the word "diabetes" and immediately jump to the topic of blood sugar. But did you know that a serious danger surrounding diabetes is foot infection? Now, orthotists at the University of Michigan Health System Orthotics and Prosthetics Center are ...More
January 7, 2004 Posted in News