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Vascular Access

Latest News

April 7th 2013
AVA Foundation for Education and Research Receives Major Grant from Association for Vascular Access

February 22nd 2013

Catheters Linked with High Risk of Infections, Heart Problems and Death in Dialysis Patients

January 3rd 2013

Hospital Reports Record Span of Zero CLABSIs

January 3rd 2013

Study Finds Use of Disinfection Cap is Associated with Fewer Bloodstream Infections

December 18th 2012

Investigators Conduct Meta-Analysis of Antimicrobial CVCs

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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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Updated CDC Guidelines Target Infections in Patients With Intravenous Catheters

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and its Healthcare Infection Control Practices Advisory Committee (HICPAC) have updated a guideline, "Guidelines for the Prevention of Intravascular Catheter-Related Infections," designed to help practitioners eliminate bloodstream infections in patients with intravenous catheters, considered to be deadly and costly healthcare-associated infections (HAIs).