Infection Control Today - Centers For Disease Control And Prevention (CDC)

A new state-by-state breakdown of healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) shows reductions in infection rates across the country. The report also pinpoints that some medical procedures will require stronger infection prevention efforts to maximize patient safety. The report ...More

April 19, 2012

Posted in News, Hand Hygiene

Unsafe Injection Practices Result in Transmission of Hepatitis C Virus

A recent article posted online ahead of print in the journal Hepatology by the CDC’s Dr. Joseph Perz identifies medical injections as a potential risk factor for having hepatitis B or hepatitis C infection. In this week’s Annals of Internal Medicine, an editorial highlights ...More

April 3, 2012

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APIC Supports Budget Increase for NHSN

The Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology (APIC) announces it has embarked on an advocacy campaign calling on Congress to support the $12 million increase for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC’s) National Healthcare Safety ...More

March 26, 2012

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Initiatives in Three States Show Progress Toward Reducing C. difficile Infections

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is reporting on the work of three collaboratives that has been successful in reducing Clostridium difficile infections. Illinois hospitals collaborated to reduce Clostridium difficile infections 15 percent to 26 percent; ...More

March 22, 2012

Posted in News, Environmental Hygiene

Reduction of Bloodstream Infections in an Outpatient Dialysis Center

This week's Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) highlights the reduction of bloodstream infections in an outpatient hemodialysis center participating in CDC's Dialysis Bloodstream Infection Prevention ...More

March 19, 2012

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CDC Study Shows Outbreaks Linked to Imported Foods are Increasing

Foodborne disease outbreaks caused by imported food appeared to rise in 2009 and 2010, and nearly half of the outbreaks implicated foods imported from areas which previously had not been associated with outbreaks, according to research from the Centers for Disease Control ...More

March 14, 2012

Posted in News

CDC Highlights Steps to Prevent Spread of C. difficile Bacteria

Infections from Clostridium difficile (C. difficile), a bacteria that causes diarrhea and other health issues, is a patient safety concern in all types of medical facilities, not just hospitals as traditionally thought, according to a new Vital Signs report today from the ...More

March 6, 2012

Posted in News, Hand Hygiene, PPE & Standard Precautions

PAHO, CDC Publish Guide on Preparing for Chikungunya Virus Introduction in the Americas

The Pan American Health Organization and the World Health Organization (PAHO/WHO), in collaboration with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), have published new guidelines on chikungunya, a mosquito-transmitted virus transmitted that causes fever and severe ...More

February 29, 2012

Posted in News, Policies and Practice

New Flu Virus Found in Guatemalan Fruit Bats, Not Believed to be a Threat to Humans

A new influenza A virus discovered in fruit bats in Guatemala does not appear to present a current threat to humans, but should be studied as a potential source for human influenza, according to scientists from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention who worked with ...More

February 27, 2012

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CDC Expert Addresses Infection Risks from Sharing Insulin Pens

As part of the CDC Expert Video Commentary Series on Medscape, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)'s Melissa Schaefer, MD, talks about the infection risks associated with sharing insulin pens. In the brief video, she reviews key points with respect to the ...More

February 22, 2012

Posted in News

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