This edition of Infection Intel from Infection Control Today covers infection control and prevention company news out of IDWeek, being held in Boston, Massachusetts, from October 11 to 15, 2023.
Infection Intel is a new column for Infection Control Today® (ICT®) that will cover the latest news, including new products, updates on developments, mergers, and more from companies in the infection control and prevention field.
Infection Intel is a new column for Infection Control Today® (ICT®) that will cover the latest news, including new products, updates on developments, mergers, and more from companies in the infection control and prevention field. This edition is about the news coming from IDWeek in Boston, Massachusetts, October 11 to 15, 2023.
IDWeek is held in Boston, Massachusetts, from October 11 to 15, 2023. It is a conference “geared toward health care professionals in infectious diseases and health care epidemiology and prevention, including researchers, clinicians, quality, and patient safety practitioners, epidemiologists, pharmacists, and public health officials, including those who see HIV and pediatric patients.”
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