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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

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Slide Show: Infection Prevention Compliance

Infection Control Today invited infection preventionists to tell us about their experiences with boosting and maintaining compliance with infection prevention principles and best practices. ICT readers who responded to our survey indicated that overall, compliance has ...More
4 days ago Posted in Galleries, Policies and Practice
GI Nurses and Associates Week is March 24-28, 2014

The Society of Gastroenterology Nurses and Associates, Inc. (SGNA) announces a week-long celebration with the new GI Nurses and Associates Week, March 24-28, 2014. Each day will have a special focus to highlight the topics and issues that are top of mind for GI/endoscopy ...More
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Researchers Find MRSA Bacteria Vary in Their Ability to Colonize HCWs and Contribute to Outbreaks

Healthcare worker (HCW) colonization with methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is a documented cause of hospital outbreaks and contributes to ongoing transmission. At Royal Perth Hospital (RPH) it had been anecdotally noted that the increasing prevalence of ...More
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Scopes: Industry Advice for Cleaning, Disinfection and Repair

Infection Control Today invited members of industry to share their perspectives on the key issues relating to scope cleaning, disinfection and repair. What are the most challenging issues related to scope cleaning and sterilization that sterile processing technicians ...More
4 days ago Posted in Articles, Disinfection & Sterilization
In the First Moments of Infection, a Division and a Decision

Using technologies and computational modeling that trace the destiny of single cells, researchers at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine describe for the first time the earliest stages of fate determination among white blood cells called T ...More
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Detecting Levels of Antibiotics in Blood Paves the Way to Individualized Treatment

A new methodology for rapidly measuring the level of antibiotic drug molecules in human blood serum has been developed, paving the way to applications within drug development and personalized medicine. The study, published today in Nature Nanotechnology, describes the ...More
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Study of Antibody Evolution Charts Course Toward HIV Vaccine

In an advance for HIV vaccine research, a scientific team has discovered how the immune system makes a powerful antibody that blocks HIV infection of cells by targeting a site on the virus called V1V2. Many researchers believe that if a vaccine could elicit potent ...More
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Eight Cases of Human Infection with H7N9 Virus are Reported to WHO

From Feb. 27 through March 1, 2014, the National Health and Family Planning Commission (NHFPC) of China notified the World Health Organization (WHO) of eight additional laboratory-confirmed case of human infection with avian influenza A(H7N9) virus. Details of the ...More
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Two Cases of MERS-CoV are Reported to WHO

On Feb. 3, 2014 and Feb. 15, 2014, the Ministry of Health of Saudi Arabia announced two additional laboratory-confirmed cases of Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) infection. Details of the cases provided to WHO are as follows: A 22-year-old man ...More
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Nurse-Led Initiatives Yield Positive Patient Outcomes, Financial Savings at NC Hospitals

Nurses from seven North Carolina hospitals recently shared results from their early progressive mobility and other patient-care initiatives that significantly improved patient outcomes while demonstrating anticipated financial savings of more than $2.5 million. The results ...More
1 week ago Posted in News, Policies and Practice