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New Patient Safety Improvement Toolkit Builds on Clinical Best Practices, Science of Safety

New IDSA Guidelines Aim to Reduce Death, Disability and Cost of Prosthetic Joint Infections

Hospitals taking part in a national project funded by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) recently reported some exciting results: Rates of potentially deadly central line-associated bloodstream infections (CLABSI) had dropped by 40 percent.

Bronchofiberscopy Associated with Acinetobacter baumannii Outbreak

Teacher-Led, School-Based Surveillance Can Allow Accurate Tracking of Infectious Diseases

How the Common 'Cat Parasite' Gets Into the Brain

X-Ray Laser Helps Slay Parasite That Causes Sleeping Sickness

Gut Bacteria's Collection of Genomes is Unique, Remains Stable Over Time

An international team of scientists, using the worlds most powerful X-ray laser, has revealed the three dimensional structure of a key enzyme that enables the single-celled parasite that causes African trypanosomiasis (or sleeping sickness) in humans.

Feeling Disgust May Enhance Our Ability to Detect Impurities, Contamination

FDA to Hold Public Hearing on Antiseptic Patient Preoperative Skin Preparation Products

Aging Hepatitis C Population Escalates Demand for Liver Transplantation

Adult Antiviral Drug Effective in Suppressing Hepatitis B in Teens

U.S. Demand for Wipes to Reach $2.5 Billion in 2016

Study Highlights Danger of Cross-Contamination of Viruses from Kitchen Knives, Graters

'Sticky' Stomach Flu Virus Stands Up to Typical Restaurant Dishwashing Measures

Communications Training, Surgical Checklist Can Reduce Costly Postoperative Complications

Know the Difference Between a Cold and the Flu and What You Can Do to Stay Healthy

Why is Influenza More Common During Winter?

National Awards to Recognize Best Practices in Reducing or Eliminating HAIs

Study of Clostridium difficile Infection Attempts to Reveal True Incidence of Disease

Predicting, Preventing and Controling Pandemics: Making the Case for a Strategic Action Plan

Study Shows How Copper Restricts the Spread of Infections

College Students Report Low Flu Vaccination Rate

New research from the University of Southampton has shown that copper can prevent horizontal transmission of genes, which has contributed to the increasing number of antibiotic-resistant infections worldwide.

Crucial Step in AIDS Virus Maturation Simulated for First Time

Why Some Strains of Lyme Disease Bacteria are Common and Others are Not

AAMI Offers Webinar on Updates to ST79 Steam Sterilization Standard

Aesculap, Inc. Renews Partnership with SRI