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CDC Protocols Cut Dialysis Infections

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has released results of its Dialysis Bloodstream Infection Prevention Collaborative showing a 32 ...read more

Antimicrobial Resistance

The resistance of bacteria to antibiotics and similar drugs—called antimicrobials—is considered a major public health threat by the Food and Drug ...read more

Clostridium difficile

This report explores the essentials of Clostridium difficile, one of the most problematic pathogens facing healthcare institutions today. It provides ...read more

Clostridium difficile

Infection Control Today reports on the prevalence of Clostridium difficile, including hospitals' efforts to prevent and control this ...read more

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EPA Broadens Disinfectant Approval

LATHAM, New York-Quaternary Ammonium Compounds (Quats) will soon receive approval from the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to be used against hepatitis B. The approval will also allow quats to be used under OSHA bloodborne pathogen regulations. The two companies ...More
June 8, 2001
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June 8, 2001
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Ecolab Settles with EPA

CHICAGO-Ecolab Inc (NYSE:ECL) has reached an agreement with the US Evnironmental Protection Agency (EPA) concerning the violation of federal regulations of selling and distributing unregistered pesticides. Ecolab will pay $277,953 and perform two environmental projects ...More
June 7, 2001
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H. pylori Infections Common in HIV Patients

WASHINGTON, DC-A new study has found many HIV patients have a common infection form the gram negative microaerophilic organism Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori). The study, which was conducted in Brazil, looked at 528 HIV-infected patients with epigastric pain. They found H. ...More
June 7, 2001
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Gonorrhea Cases Rises in Gay, Bisexual Community

WASHINGTON, DC-A new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) shows an alarming increase of reported gonorrhea cases in gay and bisexual men. The CDC used a national database to study gonorrhea trends in 29 cities and counties in the US. They found ...More
June 6, 2001
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Que? Doctors Won't Pay for Interpreters

WASHINGTON, DC-Doctors are fighting a US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) guidelines saying they must provide interpreters to communicate with patients who do not speak English. Physician groups are arguing the cost of such services would be more than the ...More
June 5, 2001
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Public Warned of AIDS 20 Years Ago Today

LOS ANGELES, Calif-It was a matter of luck, perseverance, and intelligence that led Michael S. Gottlieb, Joel Weisman, and Wayne X. Shandera to warn the American public of a new infectious disease twenty years ago. What the three doctors did not realize was their discovery ...More
June 5, 2001
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Arizona Man Who Received Heart Device Dies

TUCSON, Ariz-An Arizona man who received an experimental heart device last week at University Medical Center in Tucson has died from a lung infection. William Mackay, 66, died at the hospital after developing the infection during surgery last Wednesday. The infection spread ...More
June 4, 2001
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STERILIZATION...A to Z

STERILIZATION...A to Z By Doug Harbrecht MANY ARTICLES HAVE BEEN WRITTEN DESCRIBING A variety of sterilization processes in great depth. This article is intended to provide a broad overview of common sterilization technologies and the basic elements of sterility assurance, ...More
June 1, 2001
Posted in Articles, Disinfection & Sterilization
The FDA's Regulations Should Be Reprocessed

The FDA's Regulations Should Be Reprocessed By Nathan L. Belkin, PhD ANALYSIS & OPINION ONE OF THE MOST CONTROVERSIAL ISSUES discussed today focuses on the reuse of a myriad of devices that have been identified as single-use-devices (SUDs). Aside from questions ...More
June 1, 2001
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