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Insights from 2012 APIC

July 3rd 2012

Rate of Community-Onset MRSA Infections Appears to Be On the Decline

July 3rd 2012

No Increased Risk of Shingles Among RA Patients Who Receive the Shingles Vaccine

July 3rd 2012

FDA Approves First OTC Home-Use HIV Test Kit

July 3rd 2012

Researchers Moving Toward Ending Threat of West Nile Virus

July 3rd 2012

Searching for an Ancient Syphilis DNA in Newborns

July 3rd 2012

The ancient bones of newborns are very useful to recover the ancient DNA of the bacteria causing syphilis, the Treponema pallidum pallidum. This is the conclusion reached by a study led by Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB), which was able to obtain the genetic material from the bacteria in more than one individual, in what is considered to be the oldest case known to date. Several previous intents had only achieved to yield this material in one occasion and from only one individual.

Researcher Working Toward an Alternative for Antibiotics to Fight Bacterial Infections

July 3rd 2012

FDA Proposes Unique Device Identification System for Medical Devices

July 3rd 2012

Parasitic Worms in Contaminated Soil Affect the World's Poorest Communities

July 3rd 2012

How We Smell is Why Mosquitoes Bite, Research Shows

July 2nd 2012

Can the Use of Antibiotics for Uncomplicated UTI be Reduced by Initial Treatment with Ibuprofen?

July 2nd 2012

Got Kids? Then You're Less Likely to Catch a Cold

July 2nd 2012

Study Examines Role of Seasonal Prescribing Changes in Antibiotic Resistance

July 2nd 2012

Measuring the Uncertainties of Pandemic Influenza

July 2nd 2012

Preventing the Immune System from Going Haywire During Sepsis

July 2nd 2012

Innate Immune System Protein Provides a New Target in War Against Bacterial Infections

July 2nd 2012

Medline Kicks Off Second Annual National Pink Glove Dance Video Competition

July 2nd 2012

Flu Immunity is Affected by How Many Viruses Actually Cause the Infection

June 28th 2012

TB Treatment Paradox: Mouse Studies Show Body's Own Response Helps TB Bacteria Survive

June 28th 2012

Sensitive Test Helps Improve Vaccine Safety

June 28th 2012

Concerns Over Cost of Dengue Vaccine Lessened with New Study

June 28th 2012

Building a Better Rift Valley Fever Vaccine

June 28th 2012

Slide Show: 2012 State of the Industry

June 28th 2012

NRDC Annual Beach Report Cites High Levels of Bacterial Contamination

June 27th 2012

Caltech Researchers Measure the Rate of DNA Transfer from Viruses to Bacteria

June 27th 2012

FDA Allows Marketing of First Test to Identify Bacteria Associated with Bloodstream Infections

June 27th 2012

New Mechanism of Bacterial Pathogenesis is Discovered

June 27th 2012

Bacterial Vaginosis is Associated with Higher Risk of Female-to-Male Transmission of HIV

June 27th 2012

Rotech Healthcare Named Grand Prize Winner of The Healthy Workplace Project Award

June 27th 2012

IDSA Commends Congressional Action to Incentivize Antibiotic Development

June 26th 2012

Trending on Infection Control Today

Defunded and Exposed: How US Aid Cuts and Broken Trust Fueled the 2026 Ebola Crisis

From Reactive to Predictive: Why Sterile Processing Is Ready for a Maintenance Revolution Sterile Processing Is Invisible Until It Fails

New Study Finds No Link Between Contaminated Endoscopes and Bloodstream Infections in 316,000+ Procedures.

The MV Hondius: A Case for Real-Time Epidemiological Surveillance