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With 2010 coming to a close quickly, ICT presents the top news items and articles relating to healthcare worker and/or patient safety, ranked in order of popularity based on Web clicks by ICT readers.

Joint Commission Seeks Comments on 2012 National Patient Safety Goals for Hospitals, LTC

December 29th 2010

NPSF Creates First Professional Society and Certification Program for Patient Safety

December 29th 2010

Protein Helps Parasite Survive in Host Cells

December 29th 2010

Scientists Identify Key Interaction in Hepatitis C Virus

December 29th 2010

Year in Review: Disinfection, Sterilization and Sterile Processing

December 29th 2010

With 2010 coming to a close quickly, ICT presents the top news items and articles relating to disinfection, sterilization and sterile processing, ranked in order of popularity based on Web clicks by ICT readers.

Consortium Learns from Nature to Produce New Chemical-Free, Antibacterial Plastic 'Skins'

December 28th 2010

Professor Looks at Decade's Top Food Safety Trends

December 28th 2010

98.6 Degrees F is Ideal Temperature for Keeping Fungi Away

December 28th 2010

Personal Protective Technology Workshops Offered by NIOSH

December 28th 2010

News

Simulation Training Linked to Decreased Catheter Infection

Clostridium Bacteria Infecting Increasing Numbers of Hospitalized Children

ATS Issues Statement on the Treatment of Pulmonary Fungal Infections

Researchers Study Fecal Pharmacokinetics of Oral Vancomycin for Suspected C. diff Infection

Looking at Clinical Symptoms, Exposure Factors Irrespective of Etiology in Encephalitis

Mothers are Key to College-Age Women Receiving HPV Vaccine

Hospital Association Issues Pandemic Flu Planning Guide for Nursing Homes

Organization Intensifies Awareness Efforts in Haiti to Dispel Myths, Fears About Cholera

Selective Rather Than Mass Vaccination Can Provide Immunity Against Flu

Alcohol-Based Wipes Shown More Effective Than Rubs in Reducing Bacteria and Spores

Investigation Reveals Lack of Hand Hygiene in C. diff Outbreak in Scotland

Positive Reinforcement Drives Hand Hygiene Compliance

Year in Review: Guidelines and Regulations

New IMS Agreement Offers Premier Members On-Site Reprocessing and Sterilization

Spartan Introduces Upgraded Cleaning Training System

Trace Amounts of Germ-Killing Molecules Predict Disease Survival

Study Finds Evidence of Increased Lung Cancer Risk Among TB Patients

Crothall Healthcare Selects 3M Clean-Trace for Infection Control Verification

Environmental Hygiene Case Studies

Year in Review: Infections

Year in Review: Healthcare Worker and Patient Safety

Joint Commission Seeks Comments on 2012 National Patient Safety Goals for Hospitals, LTC

NPSF Creates First Professional Society and Certification Program for Patient Safety

Protein Helps Parasite Survive in Host Cells

Scientists Identify Key Interaction in Hepatitis C Virus

Year in Review: Disinfection, Sterilization and Sterile Processing

Consortium Learns from Nature to Produce New Chemical-Free, Antibacterial Plastic 'Skins'

Professor Looks at Decade's Top Food Safety Trends

98.6 Degrees F is Ideal Temperature for Keeping Fungi Away

Personal Protective Technology Workshops Offered by NIOSH

Trending on Infection Control Today

Multidrug-Resistant Infections Necessitate Bacteriophage Treatment: Can We Get There in Time?

What Are the Infection Prevention Risks in the Hospital Tray Line?

Editor's Letter: Tim and Monica's Story About Sepsis, Survival, and the Strength to Keep Going