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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

Antibiotic Prescribing Practices

A new Vital Signs report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) shows that clinicians in some hospitals prescribe three times as ...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

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Physicians Often Uncertain in Ordering, Interpreting Lab Tests, Survey Finds

A survey of primary care physicians suggests they often face uncertainty in ordering and interpreting clinical laboratory tests, and would welcome better electronic clinical decision support tools. The results of the survey, sponsored by the Centers for Disease Control and ...More
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Diagnosing Diseases with Smartphones

Smartphones are capable of giving us directions when we're lost, sending photos and videos to our friends in mere seconds, and even helping us find the best burger joint in a three-mile radius. But University of Houston researchers are using smartphones for another very ...More
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Spread of Antibiotic Resistance Understood by Unraveling Bacterial Secretion System

The system that allows the sharing of genetic material between bacteria – and therefore the spread of antibiotic resistance – has been uncovered by a team of scientists at Birkbeck, University of London and UCL. The study, published today in Nature, reveals the ...More
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Four Cases of Human Infection with H7N9 Virus are Reported to WHO

On March 5-6 2014, the National Health and Family Planning Commission (NHFPC) of China notified the World Health Organization (WHO) of four additional laboratory-confirmed case of human infection with avian influenza A(H7N9) virus. A 59-year-old man originally from ...More
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March 10 is National Women and Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day

National Women and Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day is observed on March 10 to raise awareness about how women can protect themselves and their partners from HIV by getting tested, using condoms, and checking with their healthcare provider about medicines that prevent and treat ...More
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10 Questions to Protect Your Health Against Fungal Infections

Have you wondered about your risk for fungal infection? The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) provides 10 questions you can use to understand fungal infections, assess your risk, and stay healthy. Fungal diseases are not the first thing that come to mind when ...More
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Notre Dame Chemists Discover New Class of Antibiotics

A team of University of Notre Dame researchers led by Mayland Chang and Shahriar Mobashery have discovered a new class of antibiotics to fight bacteria such as methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) and other drug-resistant bacteria that threaten public health. ...More
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Volume of Notifiable Disease Reporting May Double with Required Electronic Lab Reporting

Public health departments nationwide are already feeling the strain from budget cuts. But their case report volumes are forecasted to double when federal requirements for automated electronic laboratory reporting of notifiable diseases go into effect next year, according to ...More
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IDSA Applauds President's Commitment to Combatting Antibiotic Resistance

The Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA) applauds the new Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Detect and Protect Against Antibiotic Resistance Initiative, proposed in the President’s Budget Request (PBR) for Fiscal Year (FY) 2015. IDSA has ...More
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Emerging MultiDrug-Resistant Infections Lack Standard Definition and Treatment

Infection control practices for detecting and treating patients infected with emerging multidrug-resistant gram-negative bacteria (MDR-GNB) vary significantly between hospitals. A study from the Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America Research Network, a consortium ...More
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