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Hand Hygiene Monitoring Technology

Infection Control Today invited manufacturers of automated hand hygiene monitoring systems to provide information that will assist infection ...read more

Decolonization and MRSA Reduction

A new study shows that using germ-killing soap and ointment on all ICU patients can reduce bloodstream infections by up to 44 percent and ...read more

Importance of Environmental Cleaning

This Report provides a glimpse inside the experiences of infection preventionists relating to the evaluation and monitoring of environmental cleaning ...read more

Healthcare Associated Infections

This special Pulse issue reviews the burden of healthcare-associated infections, explores the impetus of mandatory reporting of infection data, and ...read more

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Hand Hygiene Monitoring Technology: Advice for Product Evaluation and Purchasing

Infection Control Today invited manufacturers of automated hand hygiene monitoring systems to provide information that will assist infection preventionists in evaluating and purchasing these technologies. ...More
3 days ago
Posted in Articles, Hand Hygiene
New Compound Excels at Killing Persistent and Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis

An international team led by scientists at The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI), the Howard Hughes Medical Institute and Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University has identified a highly promising new anti-tuberculosis compound that attacks the tuberculosis ...More
3 days ago
Posted in News
WHO Issues Interim Guidance on the Use of Bedaquiline to Treat MDR-TB

The World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that up to half a million new cases of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) occur worldwide, each year. Current treatment regimens for MDR-TB present many challenges: treatment lasts 20 months or more, requiring daily ...More
3 days ago
Posted in News
Multi-disciplinary Initiative Reduces Airway Infection in Pediatric Intensive Care Patients

An initiative that combines a multi-disciplinary healthcare approach with a range of preventive measures could cut the rate of a common airway infection among children in intensive care by more than half, a new study suggests. The research, led by a team at Nationwide ...More
3 days ago
Posted in News
Rotavirus Vaccine Given to Newborns in Africa is Effective

Mayo Clinic and other researchers have shown that a vaccine given to newborns is at least 60 percent effective against rotavirus in Ghana. Rotavirus causes fever, vomiting and diarrhea, which in infants can cause severe dehydration. In developed nations, the condition often ...More
3 days ago
Posted in News
Infections Increase Risk of Mood Disorders

New research shows that every third person who is diagnosed for the first time with a mood disorder has been admitted to hospital with an infection prior to the diagnosis. The study is the largest of its kind to date to show a clear correlation between infection levels and ...More
3 days ago
Posted in News
Whooping Cough Can Be Deadly for Infants, but 61 Percent of Adults Don't Know Vaccine Status

Cases of pertussis, also known as whooping cough, are on the rise in the U.S., recently reaching their highest level in 50 years. The disease can be serious or even fatal to newborns who have not yet received vaccinations. Effective vaccines against pertussis have been ...More
3 days ago
Posted in News
Experts Partner to Launch Head Lice Awareness Initiative

Sanofi Pasteur, the vaccines division of Sanofi, announces the launch of Headfirst! Expert Advice on Lice, an educational program to help expand understanding of head lice infestation and how to approach treatment. Parents facing head lice for the first time or managing a ...More
3 days ago
Posted in News
Researchers Discover a Way to Detect New Viruses

In research published in Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications, Saint Louis University researchers describe a technology that can detect new, previously unknown viruses. The technique offers the potential to screen patients for viruses even when doctors have ...More
3 days ago
Posted in News
Slide Show: Decolonization and MRSA Reduction

A new study shows that using germ-killing soap and ointment on all ICU patients can reduce bloodstream infections by up to 44 percent and significantly reduce the presence of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA). ...More
3 days ago
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