HICprevent
This award-winning blog supplements the articles in Hospital Infection Control & Prevention.
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Pregnant with Zika: More Unknown Than Known
Read MoreCDC: 279 pregnant women with possible Zika virus in U.S. states and territories.
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Heater-Cooler Units Commonly Used in Heart Bypass Surgery Linked to Fatal Infections
Read MoreFDA calls June 2-3 meeting, CDC posts new guidelines on a hidden, slow-burning epidemic.
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Lab-created Zika Virus Clone Could Speed Vaccine, Treatment
Read MoreZika clone research could explain why virus has exploded into an epidemic in the Americas.
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EIS Alert: Don’t put Transplant Patients in Negative Pressure Rooms
Read MoreNo formal CDC guideline against it, but air flow can draw dust and mold into room.
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FDA Gives Emergency Approval for New Zika Test
Read MoreCan detect Zika RNA within seven days of onset of symptoms.
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CMS Proposes Rule to Collect Hospital Antibiotic Use Data
Read MoreA first step toward requiring antibiotic stewardship programs to reign in resistant bacteria.
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Beware of Needlesticks as Zika Looms
OSHA and the CDC emphasize needlestick prevention.Read More -
Fatal Attraction: Why Do Mosquitoes Favor Some People Over Others?
Experts: Even if we tried to eradicate all mosquitoes, it would be impossible to do it.Read More -
Incoming Zika: A Mosquito Bite becomes Russian Roulette
Read MoreHundreds of thousands of Zika cases expected in Puerto Rico
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The Strain: CDC Baffled by Obscure Bug After 18 Deaths
Read MoreFive cases under investigation could bring total to 63