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July 2019 Bug of the Month

June 28th 2019

Outbreaks of Diarrhea Caused by Cryptosporidium Increased from 2009 Through 2017

June 27th 2019

How Inhaled Fungal Spores Cause Fatal Meningitis

June 27th 2019

Trump Administration Awards $1 Million in Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program Grants to Counties to Strengthen Efforts to End the HIV Epidemic in the U.S.

June 27th 2019

Most Americans Have Never Had an HIV Test, New Data Show

June 27th 2019

New Report From The Leapfrog Group Examines Hospital Policies on Never-Events

June 27th 2019

How Urbanization Affects Spread of Lyme Disease

June 27th 2019

Urinary Tract and Other Infections May Trigger Different Kinds of Stroke

June 27th 2019

Long Delays in Prescribing New Antibiotics Hinder Market for Needed Drugs

June 26th 2019

The Mandate to Maintain and Follow Manufacturers’ Maintenance Documents and Service Manuals

June 26th 2019

Many of the regulatory and accreditation criteria for healthcare facilities relate to decontamination, sterilization and maintenance procedures. The standards often require hospital SPD, BMET, OR, Infection Control and other technicians to follow and have easy access to manufacturers’ directives regarding preparing and caring for their devices, equipment and systems.

Public Comment Period for IDSA/AAN/ACR Draft Lyme Disease Guidelines Open Through Aug. 10

June 26th 2019

How Gastric Stem Cells Fight Bacteria

June 25th 2019

Reauthorization of PAHPA Builds Foundation for Public Health Readiness

June 25th 2019

New Transmission Model for Ebola Predicted Latest Uganda Cases

June 25th 2019

Women Exposed to Common Antibacterial Chemical More Likely to Break a Bone

June 25th 2019

NIH Launches Large TB Prevention Trial for People Exposed to Multidrug-Resistant TB

June 25th 2019

Multidrug-Resistant Intestinal Bacteria Spread Widely in Vietnamese Hospitals

June 25th 2019

Widely Available Antibiotics Could be Used in the Treatment of MRSA

June 25th 2019

45 Percent of Surveyed American Adults Doubt Vaccine Safety

June 24th 2019

Hydrogel Offers Double Punch Against Orthopedic Bone Infections

June 24th 2019

Prolonged Transmission of a Resistant Bacterial Strain in a Northern California Hospital

June 24th 2019

Understanding C. auris Transmission Within the Healthcare Environment

June 24th 2019

The Solution to Antibiotic Resistance Could be in Your Kitchen Sponge

June 24th 2019

Oral Steroids Put Patients With Inflammatory Disease at High Risk of Infection

June 24th 2019

New Hypothesis Links Habitat Loss and the Global Emergence of Infectious Diseases

June 24th 2019

Multimodal Intervention to Improve Compliance With Standard Hygiene Precautions in an ICU

June 21st 2019

Potential of Innovations in Hygiene Management: A Managerial Perspective

June 21st 2019

Control of MSSA and MRSA in the U.S.: Protocols, Policies, Risk Adjustment and Excuses

June 21st 2019

The Key to Unlock Bacterial Fusion

June 21st 2019

Newly Discovered Immune Cells at the Frontline of HIV Infection

June 21st 2019

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