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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

Contaminated Food Seized at Washington Food Distributor

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Attorney Roscoe C. Howard, Jr. and Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Commissioner Mark B. McClellan, MD, PhD, jointly announced that on Nov. 26, 2003, at the FDA's request, United States Marshals seized articles of adulterated food from Phoenix ...More
December 1, 2003 Posted in News
Infection Control Today - 12/2003: References

DECEMBER REFERENCES “PROFESSIONAL INFECTION CONTROL MANAGEMENT OR GLORIFIED DISHWASHERS?” BY BECKI HARTER, CST, RCST, CRCST, FEL, PAGE 8. 1. Ninemeier JD. Central Service Technical Manual, Fifth edition. IAHCSMM, Chicago. 2000. “THE RACE AGAINST RESISTANCE CREATES URGENCY ...More
December 1, 2003 Posted in Articles
Infection Control Today - 12/2003: OR Topics

Combating Sharps-Safety Myths By John Roark The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) estimates that 8 million workers in the healthcare industry and related occupations are at risk of occupational exposure to bloodborne pathogens. Any worker handling sharp ...More
December 1, 2003 Posted in Articles
Infection Control Today - 12/2003: TOOLS & TECHNOLOGY

Sandel Medical Industries, LLC The Sandel Medical Correct Site Tattoo provides an easy way to mark the skin and comply with recent JCAHO and AORN recommendations for correct surgical-site marking. Patients can be “correct sited” several days in advance of surgery, and the ...More
December 1, 2003 Posted in Articles
Infection Control Today - 12/2003: Presenting the 2004 ICT Educator of the Year

Presenting the 2004 ICT Educator of the Year By John Roark When Beth Young, RN, BSN, CIC presents grand rounds, it’s standing room only. Passionate about infection control, she makes learning creative, memorable and fun. Grand rounds at Robinson Memorial Hospital are ...More
December 1, 2003 Posted in Articles
Infection Control Today - 12/2003: Clinical Update

The Race Against Resistance Creates Urgency for the Development of New Antimicrobials By Tina Brooks With the nation’s attention focused on bioterrorism countermeasures, a more pressing concern went unnoticed until recently — the decline in new antimicrobials, particularly ...More
December 1, 2003 Posted in Articles
Healthpoint Offers Free Advanced Wound Care Live CE/CME Webcast on December 2

FORT WORTH, Texas -- Healthpoint Ltd., a DFB Pharmaceuticals affiliate company, will air its first live continuing education Webcast, "Management of Lower Extremity Wounds Complicated by Acute Arterial Insufficiency and Ischemia," on Tuesday, December 2, 2003 from 7 ...More
December 1, 2003 Posted in News
6 Out of 10 Heterosexual Adults in America Have Not Been Tested for HIV, New National Survey Finds

ROCHESTER, N.Y. -- Six out of 10 (59 percent) heterosexual adults report that they have never been tested for the HIV/AIDS virus compared to only a third (35 percent) of gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender (GLBT) adults -- timely findings as World AIDS Day is observed on ...More
November 26, 2003 Posted in News
New Study Shows Overall Increase in HIV Diagnoses

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The most comprehensive analysis of U.S. HIV cases completed to date reveals that new HIV diagnoses in 29 states increased in 2002, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced today. Overall, new diagnoses in these states rose by 5.1 ...More
November 26, 2003 Posted in News
FDA Issues Statement on Green Onion-Associated Hepatitis A

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has announced that raw or lightly cooked green onions were associated with the hepatitis A illnesses in Pennsylvania. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has been working cooperatively with the CDC and state ...More
November 25, 2003 Posted in News