Respiratory Infections

  • New OSHA Videos Feature Guidance on Respirators
    The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has developed two new videos for healthcare workers that feature training and guidance on respirator safety.OSHA's "Respirator Safety" video demonstrates how to correctly put on and take off common types of ...More
    January 14, 2010
    Posted in News, PPE & Standard Precautions
  • Each Pound at Birth Lowers Risk of Developing TB
    Just one more pound may help a newborn avoid tuberculosis later in life. Researchers at the University of Michigan looked at how much protection additional birth weight added against developing the disease years later. They found that every 1.1 pounds of birth weight ...More
    January 7, 2010
    Posted in News
  • Study Casts Doubt on Provocative Tuberculosis Theory
    The tuberculosis bacterium is an insidious germ that can lie dormant for many years, then suddenly emerge and cause potentially fatal disease. Earlier this year, researchers in Sweden proposed a provocative explanation: TB bacteria have the ability to turn into dormant, ...More
    December 22, 2009
    Posted in News
  • Researchers Identify Tuberculosis Strain That Thrives on Antibiotic
    Scientists have identified a strain of antibiotic-resistant tuberculosis that thrives in the presence of rifampin, a front-line drug in the treatment of tuberculosis. The bacterium was identified in a patient in China and is described in a study by researchers at the Johns ...More
    December 22, 2009
    Posted in News
  • 36 Million People With TB Cured
    Some 36 million people have been cured of tuberculosis (TB) over the past 15 years through a rigorous approach to treatment endorsed by the World Health Organization (WHO). New data released by the WHO also indicate that up to 8 million TB deaths have been averted, ...More
    December 14, 2009
    Posted in News
  • Fast, Accurate Urine Test for Pneumonia Possible, Study Finds
    Pneumonia is a lung infection that annually sickens millions of people in the United States, resulting in approximately 500,000 hospitalizations and thousands of deaths. A rapid, accurate diagnostic test for pneumonia could save lives by enabling doctors to begin ...More
    December 9, 2009
    Posted in News
  • CDC: H1N1 Flu Update
    The latest H1N1 update from the Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC) reveal the number of swine flu infections continue to drop and 25 states report widespread activity, mostly in the Northeast and Southwest. ...More
    December 7, 2009
    Posted in News
  • CDC: H1N1 Flu Less Widespread
    The latest H1N1 update from the Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC) reveal the number of swine flu infections are seem to be dropping; however, the number of children who died with the illness rose by about 30. Overall influenza activity remains high for this ...More
    December 1, 2009
    Posted in News
  • Preventing H1N1 Spread to Healthcare Workers: Dilemma and Debate
    A commentary in the December 2009 issue of The Lancet Infectious Diseases brings to light the gaps in knowledge on the transmission of a common pathogen – the influenza virus – and its impact on decisions about how best to protect healthcare workers (HCWs). ...More
    November 19, 2009
    Posted in News, PPE & Standard Precautions
  • WHO Issues Guidance on Flu and Mass Gatherings
    The World Health Organization (WHO) has issued the document, “Interim planning considerations for mass gatherings in the context of pandemic (H1N1) 2009 influenza.” The WHO states, “Mass gatherings are highly visible events with the potential for ...More
    November 18, 2009
    Posted in News, PPE & Standard Precautions
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