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ICT readers sound off on issues pertinent to infection prevention, sterile processing, environmental services, materials management and the operating room.

Scientists from the Institute for Research in Immunology and Cancer (IRIC) of the University of Montreal have identified vitamin B3 as a potential antifungal treatment.

Here's a look at some of the products, services and education available in the exhibit hall at APIC.

With a few exceptions, the risk of having contracted the sporadic form of Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD) manifests itself at least 20 years after having undergone surgery, according to new research published recently in the Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery & Psychiatry.

Until adequate oversight of all ambulatory facilities is in place, we will continue to read of bad practices cause patient harm -- whether from poor hand hygiene, improper use of medications and injection equipment, incorrect practices around cleaning, disinfection and sterilization and environmental cleaning.

In the last three decades, more than 3,000 CDC-trained "disease detectives" have investigated cases across the globe.

Children with asthma are at increased risk of developing pneumonia as a complication of influenza, reports a study in the July issue of the Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal.

The Joint Commission says it will examine ways to refine its tracer methodology by integrating patient-care tracers and patient system tracers to thoroughly evaluate selected high risk or problem-prone processes, including cleaning, disinfection and sterilization of medical equipment, devices and supplies.

A seasoned infection preventionist discusses issues that weigh on her mind.

Cepheid is recalling all lots of Xpert MRSA/SA BC (blood culture) product.

The Associated Press is reporting that officials at the Veterans Administration will be launching an investigation into lapses of infection control practices relating to the sterilization of dental instruments at the St. Louis VA Medical Center.

Increasing highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) treatment for people with HIV/AIDS will provide significant cost savings over a relatively short period of time, according to new research.

Researchers at National Jewish Health have discovered a trigger that induces B cells to produce effective and long-lived antibodies early in the immune response.

Researchers have highlighted potential problems with the breathing system filters used in anesthesia, including intensive care units, after demonstrating that they don't provide protection from harmful bacteria and yeast when they become wet.

The mechanism by which a herpes virus invades cells has remained a mystery to scientists seeking to thwart this family of viruses, until now.