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Hospital Compare Website Now Includes CLABSI Data

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announces today that its Hospital Compare website now includes central line-associated bloodstream infection (CLABSI) data reported from hospital ICUs to CDC's National Healthcare Safety Network (NHSN). In many places, ...More

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Companion Report to HAI Policy Toolkit Released by the CDC

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Association of State and Territorial Health Officials (ASTHO) have released a new companion report to last year's HAI Policy Toolkit. To learn more about promising ways states use legal and policy interventions as ...More

2 weeks ago

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FDA, CDC Issue Update on Investigation of Cronobacter Bacteria Illness in Infants

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and state health departments continue to investigate four recent cases of Cronobacter infection in infants in four states: Florida, Illinois, Missouri, and Oklahoma. The agenies say ...More

January 2, 2012

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FDA Collaboration to Monitor TASS Outbreaks Associated with Cataract Surgery

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and other government and professional organizations today unveiled a program to monitor medical devices used in cataract surgery in an effort to stem outbreaks of a rare, inflammatory condition associated with the procedure. The ...More

December 20, 2011

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CDC Announces National Mid-Season Flu Vaccination Coverage Statistics

The severity of influenza varies from year to year with about 3,000 to 49,000 influenza-related deaths occurring each year. Annual influenza vaccination is the best method of protection against influenza and its complications. The Advisory Committee on Immunizations ...More

December 5, 2011

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CDC is Now Tracking Antibiotic Use in Hospitals

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is launching a new antibiotic tracking system allowing hospitals to monitor antibiotic use electronically, make better decisions about how to improve use, and compare themselves to other hospitals. Before now, CDC was ...More

November 14, 2011

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CDC Launches Effort to Protect Cancer Patients from Infections

Each year more than 1 million patients receive cancer treatment in an outpatient oncology clinic. Despite advances in oncology care, infections from both community and healthcare settings remain a major cause of hospitalization and death among cancer patients receiving ...More

October 25, 2011

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CDC Introduces New Educational Resources to Prevent Infections in Cancer Patients

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is introducing two new educational resources as part of the Preventing Infections in Cancer Patients program. The comprehensive program, first announced in 2009, provides information, action steps and tools for patients, ...More

October 25, 2011

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Public Reporting in Reducing ICU Infections: Leapfrog Group Responds to CDC Infection Report

Today, as the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced that hospitals and other healthcare facilities are doing a better job of preventing four common infections, the Leapfrog Group's CEO, Leah Binder, pointed to the importance of transparency and public ...More

October 19, 2011

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CDC Issues Statement on Results from RTS,S/AS01 Malaria Vaccine Trial

Thomas R. Frieden, MD, MPH, director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and administrator of the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry, has made the following statement regarding results from the RTS,S/AS01 Malaria Vaccine Trial: "The Centers ...More

October 18, 2011

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