Infection Control Today - Outbreak Investigation

Investigation of MedSpa Group A Streptococcus Cases is Expanded

During the week of Sept 17, 2012, the Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DHMH) and the Baltimore County Department of Health began investigating a cluster of three severe invasive Group A Streptococcus (GAS) infections in persons who recently had liposuction ...More

October 3, 2012

Posted in News

Minnesota Department of Health Releases Analysis of St. Cloud Hospital Bloodstream Infection Outbreak

The Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) has released a final report about its investigation into an outbreak of bloodstream infections at St. Cloud Hospital in 2011 that was associated with a healthcare worker diverting narcotics from intravenous (IV) bags. On Feb. 21, ...More

October 2, 2012

Posted in News

Tennessee Department of Health and CDC Investigating Meningitis Cases

The Tennessee Department of Health and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) are investigating cases of meningitis involving 11 patients treated at one outpatient surgical center/pain management clinic in Nashville and one patient treated at a facility in ...More

October 2, 2012

Posted in News

New Web-Based App Leverages Twitter for Real-Time Early Warning of Disease Outbreaks

Local public health officials can use a free new Web-based application, MappyHealth, to track health concerns in real time in their communities using Twitter, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response ...More

September 21, 2012

Posted in News

CDC Issues Advisory About Hantavirus Cases Associated with Staying in Yosemite National Park

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is working with the National Park Service and the California Department of Public Health on an investigation of hantavirus pulmonary syndrome (HPS) in people who stayed at Yosemite National Park during June through August ...More

August 31, 2012

Posted in News

Nasal Irrigation with Contaminated Tap Water Leads to Rare, Fatal Disease

When water containing the Naegleria fowleri ameba, a single-celled organism, enters the nose, the organisms may migrate to the brain, causing primary amebic meningoencephalitis, a very rare—but usually fatal—disease. A new study published in Clinical Infectious Diseases ...More

August 23, 2012

Posted in News

Investigators Report Cases of Tattoo-Associated Nontuberculous Mycobacterial Skin Infections

Permanent tattoos have become increasingly common, with 21 percent of adults in the United States reporting having at least one tattoo. On rare occasions, outbreaks of nontuberculous mycobacterial (NTM) skin infections have been reported after tattooing. Dilution of tattoo ...More

August 23, 2012

Posted in News

Klebsiella Cases Tied to Handwashing Sinks

Klebsiella oxytoca is primarily a healthcare-associated pathogen acquired from environmental sources and should be on the radar of infection preventionists and environmental services professionals. Christopher Lowe, of the University of Toronto, and colleagues, report on an ...More

July 30, 2012

Posted in News, Environmental Hygiene, PPE & Standard Precautions

DOH Working with Pennsylvania Hospitals to Notify Patients of Potential Exposure to Hepatitis C

The Pennsylvania Department of Health, Philadelphia Department of Public Health and Allegheny County Health Department are working with two hospitals to notify patients treated during 2008 and 2010 about possible exposure to hepatitis C. The hospitals involved are UPMC ...More

July 27, 2012

Posted in News

Health Officials Expand Testing of Patients Related to the Exeter Hospital Hepatitis C Investigation

The New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS), Division of Public Health Services (DPHS) is expanding testing recommendations related to the hepatitis C outbreak at Exeter Hospital. DPHS is now asking that anyone who was a patient in the Hospital’s ...More

July 26, 2012

Posted in News

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