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ICT spoke with Mark Duro, CRCST, FCS, chairperson of the IAHCSMM Orthopedic Council and manager of central sterile processing at New England Baptist Hospital, regarding capital equipment and instrument purchasing in the sterile processing department.

New Model of Disease Contagion Ranks U.S. Airports in Terms of Their Spreading Influence

July 23rd 2012

XIX International AIDS Conference Opens, Emphasizes Need for Decisive Action

July 23rd 2012

HIV Immunity Study Could Pave Way for Vaccine Development

July 23rd 2012

Differences in Risk Factors Between Persons Born Outside the U.S. Versus U.S.-Born Residents With HIV

July 23rd 2012

All Adult HIV Patients Should be Offered Antiretroviral Therapy Regardless of CD4 Cell Count

July 23rd 2012

Medline Launches Environmental Program to Assist Hospitals With Sustainability Efforts

July 23rd 2012

PSP Awarded Three-Year Contract with the Premier Healthcare Alliance for Room Turnover Products

July 23rd 2012

Medical Students Unwilling to Speak Up to Senior Staff Regarding Poor Hand Hygiene Practices

July 22nd 2012

Hand Hygiene Compliance Can Be Improved With a Multimodal Strategy

July 22nd 2012

Multifaceted Hand Hygiene Interventions are Effective in Long-Term Care Facilities

July 22nd 2012

WHO Says HIV Drug Resistance is Present but Can be Managed

July 20th 2012

WHO Issues Guidance on Antiretroviral Use by HIV-Negative People at High Risk to Prevent Infection

July 20th 2012

Severe Flu Increases Risk of Parkinson's Disease

July 20th 2012

Unique Mechanism Identified in Bacteria as Potential Target for Developing New Antibiotics

July 20th 2012

Beneficial Bacteria May Help Ward Off Infection

July 20th 2012

While many bacteria exist as aggressive pathogens, causing diseases ranging from tuberculosis and cholera, to plague, diphtheria and toxic shock syndrome, others play a less malevolent role and some are critical for human health.

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High Blood Sugar, Obesity Increase Risk for Surgical Site Infection

LTC Chapter of HAI Action Plan Available for Public Comment

Biologists Show Antidepressant Has Potential to Fight Fungal Meningitis

How a Common Fungus Knows When to Attack

Human Papillomavirus Types Do Not Replace Others After Large-Scale Vaccination

Researchers Discover New Target for Vaccine Development in Abundant Immune Cells

AAMI Posters Provide Sterilization Tips

Viruses Selected for the 2012-2013 Flu Vaccine

Researchers Call for Change in New FDA Recommendation on HIV and TB Drug Doses

Researchers Identify Compounds That Inhibit Prion Infection

New Recruits in the Fight Against Disease

CDC Investigating Multistate Outbreak of Human Salmonella Hadar Infections Linked to Live Poultry

U.S. Medical Device Industry Faces Tough Challenges, Study Says

IAHCSMM Offers FAQs on Biological Indicator Recall

Equipment and Instrumentation Purchasing: SPD Personnel are Key to Smart Acquisitions

New Model of Disease Contagion Ranks U.S. Airports in Terms of Their Spreading Influence

XIX International AIDS Conference Opens, Emphasizes Need for Decisive Action

HIV Immunity Study Could Pave Way for Vaccine Development

Differences in Risk Factors Between Persons Born Outside the U.S. Versus U.S.-Born Residents With HIV

All Adult HIV Patients Should be Offered Antiretroviral Therapy Regardless of CD4 Cell Count

Medline Launches Environmental Program to Assist Hospitals With Sustainability Efforts

PSP Awarded Three-Year Contract with the Premier Healthcare Alliance for Room Turnover Products

Medical Students Unwilling to Speak Up to Senior Staff Regarding Poor Hand Hygiene Practices

Hand Hygiene Compliance Can Be Improved With a Multimodal Strategy

Multifaceted Hand Hygiene Interventions are Effective in Long-Term Care Facilities

WHO Says HIV Drug Resistance is Present but Can be Managed

WHO Issues Guidance on Antiretroviral Use by HIV-Negative People at High Risk to Prevent Infection

Severe Flu Increases Risk of Parkinson's Disease

Unique Mechanism Identified in Bacteria as Potential Target for Developing New Antibiotics

Beneficial Bacteria May Help Ward Off Infection

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Influenza D and Canine Coronavirus: Why Underrecognized Animal Viruses May Be the Next Respiratory Threat

Dialysis Infection Risks and Prevention Strategies: A Q&A With NP Leader Octavia “Tavi” Schlueter, MSN, RN, CPNP-PC, PMHS