Research & Studies

The disciplines of healthcare epidemiology and infection prevention are guided by the research, studies and evidence-based practices that are developed to facilitate safe and effective clinical interventions in the healthcare environment.

Healthcare Workers Use Engineering Controls to Eliminate BloodbornePathogens Hazard

Healthcare Workers Use Engineering Controls to Eliminate Bloodborne Pathogens Hazard By Pat Tydell, RN, MSN, MPH The Needlestick Safety and Prevention Act, which took effect on Nov. 2, 2000 after being passed unanimously by Congress, directed specific revisions of the ...More
July 1, 2001
Posted in Articles
Utah Man Contracts Plague

SALT LAKE CITY, Ut-An adult male living on a reservation in Utah has become ill with the plague after taking care of a relative's sick cat in Arizona. Officials are not saying whether fleas on the cat are the cause of the man's illness, but the plague has been reported in ...More
June 28, 2001
Posted in News
H. pylori Infections Common in HIV Patients

WASHINGTON, DC-A new study has found many HIV patients have a common infection form the gram negative microaerophilic organism Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori). The study, which was conducted in Brazil, looked at 528 HIV-infected patients with epigastric pain. They found H. ...More
June 7, 2001
Posted in News
Gonorrhea Cases Rises in Gay, Bisexual Community

WASHINGTON, DC-A new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) shows an alarming increase of reported gonorrhea cases in gay and bisexual men. The CDC used a national database to study gonorrhea trends in 29 cities and counties in the US. They found ...More
June 6, 2001
Posted in News
Arizona Man Who Received Heart Device Dies

TUCSON, Ariz-An Arizona man who received an experimental heart device last week at University Medical Center in Tucson has died from a lung infection. William Mackay, 66, died at the hospital after developing the infection during surgery last Wednesday. The infection spread ...More
June 4, 2001
Posted in News
Preventing Intravenous Catheter-Associated Infections: AnUpdate

Preventing Intravenous Catheter-Associated Infections: An Update By Marlene Wellman Schmid, RN, PhD, CIC Nosocomial or hospital-acquired infections cost several billion dollars and cause more deaths annually per year than road accidents.1,2 The Fatality Analysis Reporting ...More
June 1, 2001
Posted in Articles
Infection Control Today - 06/2001: Instrumental Knowledge

The Care and Handling of Instruments in the Sterile Field By Christine E. Wilson The maintaining of a sterile field in the OR is of utmost importance. Patients are always at risk for secondary infections, and any procedures and preparation that can be done to minimize this ...More
June 1, 2001
Posted in Articles
What should you do when OSHA shows up?

What should you do when OSHA shows up? Managing Occupational Safety and Health Issues in the Infection Control Profession By James L. Koewler Jr. The US Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has a growing list of rules for employers with infection control ...More
June 1, 2001
Posted in Articles
Montreal Doctors Get Slapped on the Hand

MONTREAL-An internal study at a hospital of the McGill University Health Centre in Montreal has found that fewer than one in four doctors wash their hands and wear gloves when examining patients. The study's author, Vivian Loo, MD, director of infection control at the ...More
May 24, 2001
Posted in News
CDC Nails Nurses

ATLANTA, Ga-Officials at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) have published a new guideline on hand hygiene that states healthcare workers (HCWs) should not wear artificial nails. The guideline says artificial nails or nail extenders should not be worn by ...More
May 24, 2001
Posted in News, Environmental Hygiene, Hand Hygiene