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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

New Paradigm for Cleaning Efficacy

Just how efficacious are the cleaning and disinfection interventions performed in healthcare institutions? And what standard are hospitals using to ...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

Digital Summit: Healthcare Textiles

This digital summit will address proper healthcare textiles management from an infection prevention point of view, illustrate protocols for safe ...read more

Latest Headlines

Compounds in Licorice Root May Help Fight Tooth Decay Caused by Streptococcus Mutans

Compounds isolated from licorice root may help prevent cavities, according to researchers at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). In test tube studies, the scientists showed that an extract from a plant root that is used to make licorice candy and other ...More
January 24, 2006 Posted in News
APIC, IDSA, SHEA Develop Model Legislation on Public Reporting of Healthcare-Associated Infections

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, the Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology (APIC), the Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA), and the Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America (SHEA), released model legislation to assist patient safety ...More
January 23, 2006 Posted in News
International HIV/AIDS Trial Finds Continuous Antiretroviral Therapy Superior to Episodic Therapy

The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), announces that enrollment into a large international HIV/AIDS trial comparing continuous antiretroviral therapy with episodic drug treatment guided by levels ...More
January 23, 2006 Posted in News
FDA Issues Statement on Fraudulent, Unapproved Influenza-Related Products

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) says it considers the sale of unlicensed or unapproved influenza -related products as a potentially significant threat to the public health and is taking measures to protect consumers from fraudulent products that claim to prevent ...More
January 23, 2006 Posted in News
FDA Announces New Program to Transform and Strengthen Medical Device Safety

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is launching a new program to transform and strengthen the way it currently monitors the safety of medical devices after they reach the market — both new technology and existing products. The FDA Center for Devices and ...More
January 23, 2006 Posted in News
Malaria Parasites Develop in Lymph Nodes

In the first quantitative, real-time imaging study of the travels of the malaria parasite Plasmodium through mammalian tissue, researchers at the Pasteur Institute in Paris found the parasites developing in an unexpected place: the lymph nodes. The parasites’ presence in ...More
January 23, 2006 Posted in News
Protecting Yourself from Flu Pandemic

A worldwide influenza epidemic, is inevitable, say health experts. Pandemics tend to occur when disease-causing organisms that typically affect only animals adapt and can infect humans -- then further adapt to pass easily from human to human. People have little or no ...More
January 20, 2006 Posted in News, PPE & Standard Precautions
Premier Awards Cardinal Health New Contract for Custom Procedure Trays, Packs and Gowns

MCGAW PARK, Ill. -- Cardinal Health, Inc., a leading provider of products and services supporting the healthcare industry, was recently awarded a new three-year national agreement to provide custom procedure trays, packs, gowns, and related items to members of Premier, one ...More
January 20, 2006 Posted in News
B. Braun Medical Inc. Captures 2005 Medical Devices Emerging Leader of the Year Award from Frost & Sullivan

Frost & Sullivan has presented B. Braun Medical Inc. with its 2005 Medical Devices Emerging Leader of the Year Award for its commitment in addressing healthcare professionals’ needs with superior quality products, and novel educational services and training programs to ...More
January 19, 2006 Posted in News
Five-Year Study Finds Significant Reduction of Occlusion and Infection With Use of PICCs

NATICK, Mass. -- Boston Scientific Corporation announces the results of a five-year retrospective study on peripherally inserted central catheters (PICCs) with pressure activated safety valve (PASV) technology, indicating a significant reduction in rates of both occlusion ...More
January 19, 2006 Posted in News