TOC March 2007
CLEARING THE PATH
New Initiatives, Practices Make Strides in Fight Against SSIs
Myriad Fluid Management AND Disposal Choices ARE Available FOR THE OR
Busting Bugs in Las Vegas, ICT Style
ICT Conference on Professional Development Attracts 131 Infection Prevention Professionals
Managing Todays OR Suite Conference Emphasizes Teamwork
University of California San Francisco Medical Center Adopts SurgiCount Safety-Sponge System
Antibiotic Vancomycin May Trigger Dangerously Low Platelet Count
Sweat May Pass on Hepatitis B in Contact Sports
Hearing Loss in Children Leads to Substantial Meningitis Risk
Widely Used Hepatitis B Drug Spurs HIV Drug Resistance
MedAssets Supply Chain Systems Awards Contract to Inviro Medical Devices
North ShoreLong Island Jewish Health System Selects TheraDoc® for Infection Control and Disease Surveillance
Review of 1918 Pandemic Flu Studies Offers More Questions than Answers; Experts Say Further Study of Past Pandemics Key to Preparedness
HPV Infection Common Among Females in U.S.
New Technology Removes Viruses from Drinking Water
Smoking May Be a Risk Factor for Tuberculosis
Manual Dishwashing Study Digs Up Dirt on Dish Cleanliness
AORN Announces New Executive Director/CEO
Mathematical Model Predicts Cholera Outbreaks
Scientists, Public Health Leaders Call for Coordination in HIV Prevention Research
2,000 Influenza Virus Genomes Now Completed and Publicly Accessible
WHO Reports Some Promising Results on Avian Influenza Vaccines
National Foundation for Infectious Diseases Urges Increased Influenza Vaccination Rates for Persons with Diabetes
Common Cold Virus May Send Some Young Children to the Hospital Those With Asthma Most at Risk
New PSA Campaign Encourages Three-Step Plan to Fight the Flu
Real-time Map of Infectious Outbreaks Briefs Disease Trackers, International Travelers
New Research May Overturn Conventional Wisdom on Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis
Discovery Leads to Way to Curb Anthrax Effect
