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Link Between Antibiotics and Biofilms

Researchers from USC and the Oak Crest Institute of Science have discovered the link between antibiotics and bacterial biofilm formation leading to ...read more

Anthrax Incident Points to Safety Issues

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released a report today that reviews the early June incident that involved the ...read more

Tetanus Infection

The CDC offers information on tetanus infection caused by Clostridium tetani. ...read more

Healthcare Reform

Infection prevention's role in quality improvement initiatives is becoming more of an imperative within the overall efforts by healthcare ...read more

Latest Headlines

FDA Proposes Further Action to Improve Farm-to-Table Shell Egg Safety

The Food and Drug Administration proposed a regulation today to further improve the safety of shell eggs on the farm. When implemented, the production changes defined by the regulation will significantly reduce the number of illness caused by eggs contaminated with ...More
September 20, 2004 Posted in News
Egg Industry Issues Statement in Response to the FDA's Proposed Regulation, Prevention of Salmonella Enteritidis in Shell Eggs During Production

WASHINGTON -- While less than one quarter of 1 percent of all foodborne illness can be linked to eggs, the egg industry has worked cooperatively since the 1980s with the Food and Drug Administration to reduce the incidence of egg-related salmonellosis. While waiting ...More
September 20, 2004 Posted in News
ASHES Conference Begins; National Experts Speak and Organizational Milestones Celebrated

CHICAGO -- The American Society for Healthcare Environmental Services (ASHES) 2004 Conference and Technical Exhibition kicked off this past weekend in Orlando, Fla. During the opening ceremony, ASHES president Thomas "Tony" Fitzgerald, CHESP, chief of ...More
September 20, 2004 Posted in News
Strep Bacteria Uses a “Sword and Shield” to Win Battle Against Immune System

A single gene called cylE within the important bacterial pathogen Group B Streptococcus (GBS), controls two factors that act together as a “sword” and “shield” to protect the bacteria from the killing effects of the immune system’s white blood cells, according to ...More
September 20, 2004 Posted in News
A Bacterial Cause of Crohn’s Disease?

A study in this week’s issue of The Lancet suggests that Crohn’s disease may be caused by Mycobacterium avium subspecies paratuberculosis (MAP), the same bacterium that causes a similar intestinal disorder (known as Paratuberculosis or Johne’s disease) in cattle, sheep, and ...More
September 20, 2004 Posted in News
Strep A is Showing Up in Increasing Number of Pediatric Head and Neck Abscesses

Strep A is showing up in increased numbers of head and neck abscesses in one of the nation’s leading pediatric treatment centers. Researchers believe the higher incidence of this potentially dangerous infection mirrors a trend found in other hospitals, reflecting the ...More
September 20, 2004 Posted in News
New Gel Pill Could Mean an End to Injections

Scientists in India have developed a new gel that is taken orally and is capable of delivering drugs to manage diseases often requiring an injection. The research, published in the journal Polymer International, suggests the gel could offer a painless way of treating ...More
September 20, 2004 Posted in News
CVS/Pharmacy to Hold Flu Clinics in 3,000-Plus Stores

WOONSOCKET, R.I. -- CVS/pharmacy will offer flu and pneumonia vaccinations in more than 3,000 of its locations, including many of the Eckerd drug stores it acquired in Texas, Florida and other southern states. The clinics will begin on Wednesday, Sept. 29 and last ...More
September 17, 2004 Posted in News
Aeras Receives CDC Funding to Develop TB Vaccine Trial Sites in India

BETHESDA, Md. -- Aeras Global TB Vaccine Foundation today announced a $925,000 cooperative agreement from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to conduct epidemiologic studies in preparation for clinical trials of new tuberculosis (TB) vaccines in India. The ...More
September 17, 2004 Posted in News
Massachusetts Reports Third Human Case of Eastern Equine Encephalitis

BOSTON -- The Massachusetts Department of Public Health (MDPH) today reported eastern equine encephalitis (EEE) in a male Middleboro resident who is in his 20s. The EEE virus (EEEV) infection was established by tests completed at the State Laboratory Institute on Sept. 16, ...More
September 17, 2004 Posted in News