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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

Prompt Use of Antivirals is Key This Flu Season

A report published in the Jan. 16, 2015 edition of the Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) estimates that this season’s flu ...read more

Labs and Ebola

Due to a heightened concern in the United States about Ebola, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has issued guidance for clinical ...read more

Hand Hygiene Compliance Monitoring

Report Summary Hospital executives, infection preventionists and healthcare epidemiologists are by now familiar with a number of givens relating to ...read more

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FDA and CDC Issue Alert on Menactra Meningococcal Vaccine and Guillain Barre Syndrome

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) are alerting consumers and healthcare providers to five reports of Guillain Barre Syndrome (GBS) following administration of Meningococcal Conjugate Vaccine A, C, Y, and W135 (trade ...More
October 3, 2005 Posted in News
FDA Issues Nationwide Health Alert on Dole Pre-Packaged Salads

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is issuing a nationwide warning to consumers against eating certain pre-packaged Dole salad products because these products have been associated with an outbreak of E. coli O157:H7 in Minnesota. The affected products include three ...More
October 3, 2005 Posted in News
Pediatricians Would Not Continue Care for Families Who Refuse Vaccines

More than one-third of pediatricians say they would dismiss a family from their practice for refusing all vaccinations, according to a study in the October issue of the Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine. The rate of unvaccinated children has risen ...More
October 3, 2005 Posted in News
Flu Season, Threat of Flu Pandemic Intensify Need for Washable Computer Keyboards

WESTWOOD, N.J. and HARRAH, Okla. -- As students in 119,000 U.S. schools return to the classroom this fall, administrators, teachers and parents should be aware that the flu virus can live on computer keyboards for at least one hour or longer, depending upon the moisture in ...More
October 3, 2005 Posted in News
Delaware Division of Public Health Selects Logical Images’ Visual Dx Software to Increase Hospital Preparedness Statewide

ROCHESTER, N.Y. -- Logical Images, developer of software that helps clinicians make faster and more accurate diagnoses of bioterrorism and other visually diagnosable conditions, announced that its flagship VisualDx® software system has been chosen by the Delaware Division ...More
October 3, 2005 Posted in News
Alpet D2 Ready-to-Use Disinfectant Receives EPA Efficacy Claim Against Norovirus

PENN VALLEY, Calif. -- Best Sanitizers, Inc. announced today that Alpet D2 Surface Disinfectant is the first ready-to-use disinfectant to receive an Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) efficacy claim against Norovirus. The claim against Norovirus is based on testing done ...More
October 3, 2005 Posted in News
Acute-Care, Long-Term Care, and Ambulatory Care

Acute-Care, Long-Term Care, and Ambulatory Care Championing Aseptic Technique in All Practice Environments By Kris Ellis The delivery of healthcare in the United States has undergone drastic changes over the past couple of decades. From the dramatic increase in procedures ...More
October 1, 2005 Posted in Articles
A Day in the Life of Two Instruments in the Sterile ProcessingCycle

A Day in the Life of Two Instruments in the Sterile Processing CycleBy Kathy DixInstruments used in an operating room (OR) or procedure room lead a busy life. Follow two instruments demonstrating the latest in technology as they progress throughout a typical day.“THE ...More
October 1, 2005 Posted in Articles, Disinfection & Sterilization
Clinical Processing Staff Achieves Certification Status

Clinical Processing Staff Achieves Certification StatusBy Richard P. Blasko, MBA, CRCST, CSPDTThe ultimate goal of any sterile processing department is the elimination of pathogenic microorganisms on equipment and instrumentation. Given the continuously changing arena of ...More
October 1, 2005 Posted in Articles, Disinfection & Sterilization
Applying AAMI Standards to Real-World SPDs

Applying AAMI Standards to Real-World SPDs By Jennifer Schraag ICT takes a roundtable approach in examining the challenges and ensuing implications of applying AAMI standards in today’s production-driven SPDs. The Association for the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation ...More
October 1, 2005 Posted in Articles