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Link Between Antibiotics and Biofilms

Researchers from USC and the Oak Crest Institute of Science have discovered the link between antibiotics and bacterial biofilm formation leading to ...read more

Fist Bump Beats Handshake

“Fist bumping” transmits significantly fewer bacteria than either handshaking or high-fiving, while still addressing the cultural ...read more

National Immunization Awareness Month

Each year in August, National Immunization Awareness Month (NIAM) provides an opportunity to highlight the value of immunization across the lifespan. ...read more

The Essentials of Sterility Assurance

It is critical that infection preventionists understand the principles and practices related to sterility assurance so that they may assist their ...read more

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Summit Medical Receives FDA Clearance for Additional Sterilization Cycles

Summit Medical, Inc. announces that it has received Food and Drug Administration (FDA) clearance for sterilization methods on the company's instrument protection trays. These validations ensure that the product will not inhibit sterility of valuable surgical ...More
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ProCare Protein Check Tests Surgical Instruments to Verify Effective Cleaning

Miele, a leading manufacturer of premium domestic appliances, introduces ProCare Protein Check, a unique approach to verifying surgical instruments are effectively cleaned. The ProCare liquid is applied directly to the surface of surgical instruments immediately after ...More
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Teleflex Signs Agreement with Amerinet for Surgical Instruments

Teleflex Inc., a leading global provider of medical devices for critical care and surgery, announces a new agreement with Amerinet, a national healthcare solutions organization, for a comprehensive range of surgical instruments. The agreement is effective June 1, 2014 ...More
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Informa plc Acquires VIRGO

VIRGO, the parent company of Infection Control Today magazine, has been acquired by global exhibition and information leader Informa plc. ...More
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Slide Show: National Immunization Awareness Month 2014

Each year in August, National Immunization Awareness Month (NIAM) provides an opportunity to highlight the value of immunization across the lifespan. ...More
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Study Reveals How a Potential HIV Drug Exacts a Toll on Viral Populations

Fifteen years ago, MIT professor John Essigmann and colleagues from the University of Washington had a novel idea for an HIV drug. They thought if they could induce the virus to mutate uncontrollably, they could force it to weaken and eventually die out — a strategy ...More
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Researcher Using Next-Generation Sequencing to Rapidly Identify Pathogens

He calls himself the bug hunter, but the target of his work consists of viruses that can only be found and identified with special methods and instruments. Benjamin Hause, an assistant research professor at the Kansas State Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory at Kansas State ...More
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Scientists Discover New, Noncommittal Mechanism of Drug Resistance

Microorganisms like bacteria and fungi can evade treatment by acquiring mutations in the genes targeted by antibiotics or antifungal drugs. These permanent mutations were once thought to be the only way for drug-resistant strains to evolve. Now a new study has shown that ...More
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Surgical Safety Program Greatly Reduces SSIs for Heart Operations

A common postoperative complication after open heart operations—infection at the surgical site—has been reduced by 77 percent at a Canadian hospital through its participation in the American College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program (ACS ...More
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Hepatitis C Virus Genotype 1 is Most Prevalent Worldwide

In one of the largest prevalence studies to date, researchers from the U.K. provide national, regional, and global genotype prevalence estimates for the hepatitis C virus (HCV). Findings published in Hepatology, a journal of the American Association for the Study of Liver ...More
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