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How Bleach Kills Bacteria

Researchers funded by the National Institutes of Health have made strides in understanding exactly how bleach kills bacteria—and how ...read more

Cleaning the OR

Experts are pushing for a surgical conscience in the operating room that also encompasses a heightened awareness of intraoperative transmission of ...read more

Vectorborne Diseases

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) joins the World Health Organization (WHO) and other public health partners in recognizing World ...read more

Infection Prevention and Hand Hygiene

Growing body of evidence demonstrates that patients who are more actively involved in their healthcare experience better health outcomes and incur ...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

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Two Cases of Human Infection with H7N9 Virus are Reported to WHO

The Centre for Health Protection (CHP), Hong Kong, SAR, China and the National Health and Family Planning Commission (NHFPC) of China recently notified the World Health Organization (WHO) of two additional laboratory-confirmed cases of human infection with avian influenza ...More
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Ebola Virus Disease in West Africa: 168 Cases, 108 Deaths

As of April 14, 2014, the Ministry of Health of Guinea has reported a cumulative total of 168 clinically compatible cases of Ebola virus disease (EVD), including 108 deaths. The detailed situation report is available as of April 11, describing 159 clinically compatible ...More
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Community-Based HIV Prevention Can Boost Testing, Help Reduce New Infections

Communities in Africa and Thailand that worked together on HIV-prevention efforts saw not only a rise in HIV screening but a drop in new infections, according to a new study in the peer-reviewed journal the Lancet Global Health. The U.S. National Institute of Mental ...More
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Whooping Cough Bacterium Evolves in Australia

The bacterium that causes whooping cough, Bordetella pertussis, has changed in Australia - most likely in response to the vaccine used to prevent the disease - with a possible reduced effectiveness of the vaccine as a result, a new study shows. A UNSW-led team of ...More
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Outcome of Stroke Worse for People with Infection

Evidence is mounting that infection makes things much worse after a stroke. A team of scientists at the University of Manchester has now found a key to why and how infection is such a bad thing for stroke sufferers. In the research published today in the medical journal ...More
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Scientists Modify Nanocrystalline Cellulose Into an Efficient Viral Inhibitor

Researchers have succeeded in creating a surface on nano-sized cellulose crystals that imitates a biological structure. The surface adsorbs viruses and disables them. The results can prove useful in the development of antiviral ointments and surfaces, for instance. There ...More
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AAMI Working on Key Documents for the Sterile Processing Department

A ground-breaking meeting of the minds in October 2011 has led to a new draft standard from the Association for the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation (AAMI) that will provide sterile processing professionals with the means to address quality management systems. ...More
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Case Medical to Participate in IAHCSMM Panel on Reprocessing Reusable Packaging

Case Medical, as a principal partner of IAHCSMM, announces that it will participate in a panel discussion on reprocessing reusable packaging at the IAHCSMM annual conference in early May. During the workshop sessions, industry experts from Case Medical, Medtronic, and ...More
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Crosstex/SPSmedical Provides Website for Rapicide OPA/28 Information

Crosstex/SPSmedical announces a new educational website dedicated to providing information about Rapicide® OPA/28 High-Level Disinfectant, a fast-acting, long lasting, highly compatible high-level disinfectant that ensures a safe and healthy environment for ...More
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US Endoscopy Announces Full Market Release of the GI Compliance Kit

US Endoscopy announces the release of the US Endoscopy GI Compliance Kit, which provides the basic supplies needed to begin a GI endoscopy procedure and is designed to help improve efficiencies and streamline procedure set-up. The new single-use GI Compliance Kit ...More
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