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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

Anthrax Incident Points to Safety Issues

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released a report today that reviews the early June incident that involved the ...read more

Tetanus Infection

The CDC offers information on tetanus infection caused by Clostridium tetani. ...read more

Healthcare Reform

Infection prevention's role in quality improvement initiatives is becoming more of an imperative within the overall efforts by healthcare ...read more

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New HIV Prevention Recommendations Combine Biomedical and Behavioral Approaches

In an innovative approach to HIV prevention, an interdisciplinary group of experts has come together for the first time to lay out a framework of best practices to optimize the role of the clinician in achieving an AIDS-free generation. The guidelines, which will be ...More
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Study Examines Rate of HIV Diagnosis in U.S.

The annual HIV diagnosis rate in the U.S. decreased more than 30 percent from 2002-2011, with declines observed in several key populations, although increases were found among certain age groups of men who have sex with men, especially young men, according to a study in the ...More
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Hepatitis C Cured in Co-Infected HIV Patients

A multicenter team of researchers report that in a phase III clinical trial, a combination drug therapy cures chronic hepatitis C in the majority of patients co-infected with both HIV and hepatitis C. "In many settings, hepatitis C is now a leading cause of death among HIV ...More
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Study Looks at Effect on Pregnancy of Receiving Antiretroviral Therapy for Preventing HIV

Among heterosexual African couples in which the male was HIV positive and the female was not, receipt of antiretroviral pre-exposure preventive (PrEP) therapy did not result in significant differences in pregnancy incidence, birth outcomes, and infant growth compared to ...More
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New Findings Show Strikingly Early Seeding of HIV Viral Reservoir

The most critical barrier for curing HIV-1 infection is the presence of the viral reservoir, the cells in which the HIV virus can lie dormant for many years and avoid elimination by antiretroviral drugs. Very little has been known about when and where the viral reservoir is ...More
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Study Examines Incentives to Increase Medical Male Circumcision to Help Reduce HIV Risk

Among uncircumcised men in Kenya, compensation in the form of food vouchers worth approximately $9 or $15, compared with lesser or no compensation, resulted in a modest increase in the prevalence of circumcision after two months, according to a study published by JAMA. ...More
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PURELL Advanced Hand Sanitizer Challenges Consumers to Stay Healthy, Win Prizes and Be Creative

GOJO Industries, Inc., the makers of PURELL® Advanced Hand Sanitizer, challenges consumers to adopt 30 days of healthy habits by joining the PURELL Advanced 30-Day Challenge. "Hand hygiene is one of most important preventative measures you can take to reduce the risk of ...More
6 days ago Posted in News, Hand Hygiene
DebMed Awarded Electronic Hand Hygiene Monitoring Systems Category Agreement with Premier, Inc.

DebMed has been awarded a group purchasing agreement in the Hand Hygiene Monitoring Systems category with Premier, Inc. Effective Oct. 1, 2014, the new three-year agreement allows healthcare organizations that are Premier members access to the DebMed Group Monitoring ...More
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scrubBank™ from Aramark

This compact, automated, quick dispense solution for scrub management supports infection prevention best practices and was designed to facilitate compliance with the AORN Recommended Practices for Surgical Attire₁. Backed by Aramark's full service program, including ...More
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ICT News Desk: The Link Between Antibiotics and Biofilm Formation

Researchers from USC and the Oak Crest Institute of Science have discovered the link between antibiotics and bacterial biofilm formation leading to chronic lung, sinus and ear infections. The study results illustrate how bacterial biofilms can actually thrive, rather than ...More
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