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Central line-associated infections, particularly bloodstream infections (BSI), remain a huge issue in our technological age. Four academic medical centers were used to accumulate 165,963 central-line days associated with 241,518 patient days.
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The public is getting savvier by the day regarding what is expected in healthcare facilities from an infection prevention standpoint. It wasn't too long ago that communication with the general public was an uncommon occurrence.
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Infection preventionists appear to be on the rebound with the national economy, gradually regaining program resources and improved compensation as healthcare associated infections (HAIs) continue to draw unprecedented public attention and regulatory activity.
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Close on the heels of the first positive findings reported in microbicides and vaccine research ventures, the iPrEx study has shown that a pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) combination drug demonstrates 44% additional protection from HIV infection.
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Opt-out HIV testing goals by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) of Atlanta, GA, would have greater success if states were to reduce legislative barriers, an expert says.
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[Editor's note: With the recent news that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved a new HIV test that obtains results within one minute, domestic HIV testing and prevention strategies have a new tool to employ. AIDS Alert asked Philip Bligh, president of bioLytical Laboratories in Vancouver, British Columbia and Chicago, IL, to answer questions in writing about his company's INSTI test. His responses are shown in this Q&A story]:
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The genomics of resistance to immunodeficiency virus (GRIV) Cohort was established in France in 1995 to generate a large database for genetic studies to identify host genes associated with rapid progression and long-term non-progression to AIDS.
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Even HIV-infected individuals who have the greatest challenges in adhering to their antiretroviral (ART) can achieve high adherence on a regimen of one pill taken daily, research shows.
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Results of a new analysis of 21 major U.S. cities from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention indicate approximately one in five (19%) men who have sex with men (MSM) in a study is infected with HIV, and nearly half (44%) of those men are unaware of their infection.
