Researchers Examine Efficacy of Disinfectants Against Biofilms
December 20, 2018
Disinfectants are used as primary treatment options against pathogens on surfaces in healthcare facilities to help prevent healthcare-associated infections (HAIs).
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Researchers Develop Promising Zika Virus Vaccine
December 20, 2018
Scientists at the KU Leuven Rega Institute in Belgium have developed a new vaccine against the Zika virus. This vaccine should prevent the virus from causing microcephaly and other serious conditions in unborn babies.
Study Suggests Universal Meningitis Vaccination is Not Cost-Effective for College Students
December 20, 2018
A computer-generated model developed by Johns Hopkins Medicine researchers adds to evidence that providing universal vaccination against meningitis B infection to students entering college may be too costly to justify the absolute number of cases it would prevent.
Vaccine Using Microneedle Patch is Effective Against RSV
December 18, 2018
Skin vaccination using a microneedle patch that contains the inactivated respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) and a compound that stimulates immune responses to the virus has been found to enhance protection against this serious disease and reduce inflammation in the body after exposure to the virus
Researchers Develop Checklist for Hospital Antimicrobial Stewardship Programs
December 18, 2018
Researchers at the Center for Disease Dynamics, Economics & Policy (CDDEP), in collaboration with researchers at the Université de Lorraine, the Qatar Foundation, and the World Innovation Summit for Health (WISH), developed the Checklist for Hospital Antimicrobial Stewardship Programming (CHA
Drug Targets for Ebola, Dengue and Zika Viruses are Found
December 14, 2018
No drugs are currently available to treat Ebola, Dengue, or Zika viruses, which infect millions of people every year and result in severe illness, birth defects, and even death. New research from the Gladstone Institutes and UC San Francisco may finally change that.
Roadmap Reveals Shortcut to Recreate Key HIV Antibody for Vaccines
December 12, 2018
HIV evades the body’s immune defenses through a multitude of mutations, and antibodies produced by the host’s immune system to fight HIV also follow convoluted evolutionary pathways that have been challenging to track.
New Guidance Outlines Recommendations for Anesthesiology-Related Infection Prevention and Control
December 12, 2018
The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America (SHEA) has issued a new expert guidance on how hospitals and healthcare providers may reduce infections associated with anesthesiology procedures and equipment in the operating room.
More People Getting the Flu Vaccine This Year, Study Finds
December 8, 2018
More Americans have or intend to get a flu vaccine this fall, according to a new survey by the University of Georgia’s Grady College of Journalism & Mass Communication Center for Health and Risk Communication.