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December 8th 2010
HAIs Included in HHS Health Promotion and Disease Prevention Agenda

December 7th 2010

How Bacteria Get from Catheter to Patient

December 6th 2010

Report Addresses Key Developments in Infection Control Methodologies

December 2nd 2010

New National Awards to Recognize Progress Toward Eliminating HAIs

December 2nd 2010

Checklist Continues to Stop Bloodstream Infections, This Time in Rhode Island

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A Shield of Protection: Unmet Needs in COVID-19 Prevention and Control
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A Shield of Protection: Unmet Needs in COVID-19 Prevention and Control

Onyema Ogbuagu, MD, FACP, FIDSA; Jeffery A. Goad, PharmD, MPH; William P. Hanage, PhD

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Empowering HIV Management: Evidence-Based Prevention and Treatment Strategies
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Empowering HIV Management: Evidence-Based Prevention and Treatment Strategies

Onyema Ogbuagu, MD, FACP, FIDSA

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No Sponge Left Behind

Using the same technology found in clothing tags used in retail store tracking systems, a study from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill shows that surgical sponges with implanted radio frequency (RF) tags may be an effective adjunct to manual counting and X-ray detection in preventing sponges from being left behind in patients following a surgical procedure.