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Numerous studies have demonstrated that contaminated environmental surfaces in healthcare facilities can contribute to the transmission of infectious pathogens and that the cleaning and disinfection of these high-touch surfaces has been suboptimal.

Researchers from the University of California, Irvine, with assistance from the San Diego Supercomputer Center at UC San Diego, have found a new approach to the creation of customized therapies for virulent flu strains that resist current antiviral drugs. The findings, published online this week in Nature Communications, could aid development of new drugs that exploit so-called flu protein pockets.

Purdue University biologists identified a new way in which bacteria hijack healthy cells during infection, which could provide a target for new antibiotics.

It is the rare infection preventionist (IP) who has not daydreamed at some point about automating components of their infection prevention and control program by going live with an electronic surveillance system. It is also the rare IP who has not been surprised by some of what is involved with transitioning to such a system. This article aims to give you some tips on how to help assure a smooth transition, as well prepare you for what to expect for when you "go live."

A team of undergraduate computer scientists and their professor at South Dakota State University are building software to protect people in Africa and North America from mosquito-borne illnesses.