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CBIC Highlights Certified Infection Prevention and Control Professionals Day

Statin, Osteoporosis Drug Combo May Help Treat Parasitic Infections

Researchers Design Salmonella Sensing System

New MERS-CoV Case Reported to WHO

UTHealth's Barbara Murray is the 2014 President of Infectious Diseases Society of America

Slide Show: 2013 Infection Prevention State of the Industry Survey

Slide Show: Highlights from 2013 IDWeek

Men-Only Hepatitis B Mutation Explains Higher Cancer Rates

Misconceptions About HPV Vaccine Explored in Special Issue of Scientific Journal

More U.S. Teens Susceptible to HSV-1 Infection, a Growing Cause of Genital Herpes

Joint Commission Issues Alert on Preventing Retained Surgical Items

ARAMARK Healthcare Partners with Ecolab to Introduce New Daily Cleaning Agent for Hospitals

Studies Show Drop in C. diff, VRE Infection Rates When Xenex UV Room Disinfection is Utilized

UV Disinfection Robot TRU-D Kills Superbugs at Chandler Regional Medical Center

Faxton St. Luke's Healthcare Implements State-of-the-Art Technology for Room Disinfection

Contec Celebrates 25 Years of Bringing Critical Cleaning Experience to Healthcare

Narrow-Spectrum UV Light May Reduce Surgical Infections

Study Shows How Staph Toxin Disarms the Immune System

Despite major efforts to keep operating rooms sterile, surgical wound infections remain a serious and stubborn problem, killing up to 8,200 patients a year in the U.S. A study by Columbia University Medical Center (CUMC) researchers suggests that narrow-spectrum ultraviolet (UV) light could dramatically reduce such infections without damaging human tissue. The study, conducted in tissue culture, was published today in the journal PLOS ONE.

Avian Influenza Virus Detection Using Smell

Antibiotics to Treat Catheter-Associated Bacteriuria are Futile in Decreasing Mortality Risk

First New Case of Human Infection with H7N9 Virus Reported Since August

B. Braun Issues Voluntary Nationwide Recall of Injectables Due to Visible Particulate Matter

Researcher Finds Promising New Approach to Drug-Resistant Infections

Researchers Estimate 1 in 2,000 in the UK Carry Variant CJD Proteins

A new type of antibiotic called a PPMO, which works by blocking genes essential for bacterial reproduction, successfully killed a multidrug-resistant germ common to healthcare settings, UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers report.

Report Cards for Hospital-Acquired Bedsores: How Good are the Grades?

CS Tech Certification Helps Drive Core Competency Improvement

Sterile Processing Expert to Address Best Practices at Conference