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A sixth patient has developed Exophiala dermatitis infection associated with injectable steroids prepared under poor infection conditions at a compounding pharmacy in South Carolina, Hospital Infection Control has learned.
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A recent national survey of hospital epidemiologists found that 56% support the governments plan to vaccinate volunteer teams of health care workers.
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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has developed a monitoring system for hospitals immunizing health care workers for smallpox.
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Alcohol-based hand antiseptics are strongly recommended in the new Centers for Disease Control and Preventions hand-hygiene guideline, but there may be a rub for some health care workers with sensitive skin.
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With the escalating threat of biological warfare against the United States, hospitals must be prepared to treat victims of such attacks while protecting employees and patients.
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The demographics of our foreign-born population have undergone a polar shift during the past 50 years. Europeans once made up the majority of new arrivals, but Asians and Latin Americans now predominate. Part II of this series will familiarize physicians with some of the infections and diseases specific to immigrants from particular regions of the world.
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Prison systems are a prime intervention point to stop the silent epidemic of hepatitis C virus (HCV), as millions of people infected with HCV in the United States are in jail or have a history of incarceration.
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The Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations has clarified its controversial request for data on fatal infections, emphasizing that such outcomes should be reported as sentinel events only if the infection was clearly the cause of death.
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A new, highly transmissible strain of norovirus first associated with outbreaks on cruise ships is now wreaking havoc in long-term care facilities, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reports.
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The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued a final rule outlining new labeling regulations designed to help reduce the development of drug-resistant bacterial strains.
