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Health care workers or public health workers who were not using appropriate personal protective equipment during close contact with an ill confirmed, probable, or suspect case of swine-origin influenza A (H1N1) virus infection during the case's infectious period are indicated for post-exposure antiviral chemoprophylaxis with either oseltamivir or zanamivir, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends.
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Health care-associated infections (HAIs) are clearly on the radar of Kathleen Sebelius, the new Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). She recently called for action to prevent HAIs in praising two new HHS reports on the quality of health care in America.
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The Joint Commission has issued a major new document on the difficult issue of assessing hand hygiene compliance by health care workers.
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It is important to investigate the reasons for nonadherence to hand hygiene guidelines before deciding on one or more improvement strategies, according to a new report by The Joint Commission and its partners. It also is useful to examine the organizational context of health care delivery, which may facilitate or inhibit adherence.
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By early May it appeared that the novel H1N1 influenza outbreak was beginning to ebb and worst-case scenarios would be averted. But the outbreak highlighted at least one big uncertainty in our response to what nearly was labeled a worldwide flu pandemic: How would HIV/AIDS patients respond to an infection of a new influenza virus?
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A new study suggests that a clinical trial to test a new flu vaccine, such as a vaccine against the novel 2009 H1N1 influenza virus, could enroll HIV patients both quickly and safely.
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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) of Atlanta, GA, has published interim guidance for clinicians regarding management of patients with HIV who have been exposed to, or who have contracted the swine influenza (H1N1 virus).
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HIV biomedical prevention researchers are leading the way in developing successful models or engaging community involvement and education about research.
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On April 26, 2009, the Acting Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) declared a public health emergency related to the current outbreak of "swine flu" (now designated "novel 2009 H1N1").
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A new AIDS awareness campaign is being launched by FDA's sister agency, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC).
