Scarlet Fever Outbreak in UK Baffles Scientists
Public Health England has reported a dramatic increase in the number of reported cases of Scarlet Fever in England and Wales in the past three years. About 17,500 cases were reported in the 2014…
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Non-Antibiotic Disinfection in the Poultry Industry: A Case for Super Oxidized Water
There is a need for the elimination of antibiotic growth promoters in the poultry industry due to the rapid development of antibiotic drug resistance and its spread to humans. At the same time, there…
New Web Surveillance Technology for Disseminating Data Critical for TB Control
Demonstration Data. Image Courtesy of Public Health Ontario Abstract: The investigation of tuberculosis (TB) transmission and control is significantly enhanced in Ontario, Canada through the use of an innovative, web-based surveillance program that…
Seven Aspects of Surface Selection in Healthcare
Healthcare acquired infections (HAIs) are the third leading cause of death in the US, behind heart disease and cancer. One in every 25 inpatients will acquire an infection while being treated. These infections lead…
The Suspicion of Sepsis
Sepsis has become the number one cause of hospital deaths in USA with 258,000 fatalities annually at a cost of over US$ 20 billion annually. 1 In the USA the most prevalent cause of…
Zika Response Must Include Public Health Initiatives
Zika virus fever is spreading in Latin America and has put the local and national health authorities, as well as the general population, on high alert. The World Health Organization has designated Zika virus a…
Barriers to Practice: A Case Study of Policy Implementation in South Africa
Health care workers (HCWs) and patients are at risk of acquiring tuberculosis (TB) infection in health care facilities. Such risk characterizes TB as a dual public health threat - first as a communicable disease…
Local Production of Alcohol Based Hand Rubs (ABHR) in Nigeria – The Way of the Future?
In the Nigerian healthcare space there has been increasing awareness and moves towards effective hand hygiene practice in healthcare facilities. As healthcare managers seek to balance the availability of infection prevention tools for health workers…
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Health Horizons 2016: Profiling Emerging Advancements
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Drug Resistant Malaria: Are Genetically Engineered Mosquitoes the Answer?
Malaria is a deadly disease caused by parasites that mosquitoes transmit. It is responsible for hundreds of thousands of deaths each year. Effective chemical and pharmaceutical methods to control malaria do exist, however, in…
Evaluation of a Novel Non-Sterile Glove Dispensing System
tips declare no conflict of interest with the following critical evaluation of research data. No funds or influence were provided to the authors or InfectionControl.tips by any parties. Abstract: Hospitals, dental offices,…
Time to turn Cleaning Staff into Certified Technicians
Healthcare-associated infections claim thousands of lives and cost the healthcare system billions of dollars annually. While the proper cleaning and disinfection of the physical environment is considered to play a major role in combating…
Bedsores: A Preventable Healthcare Problem
Updated February 29, 2016 Abstract: Bedsores, also known as pressure ulcers or pressure sores, are a patient safety issue dating back at least to the 19th century and the time of the nursing/public health pioneer…
Endoscopes: A Patient versus Worker Health Dilemma – Total Health
As the public becomes more aware of the possibility of becoming infected with drug resistant pathogens from inadequately reprocessed endoscopes when they undergo endoscopic procedures, our duties increase as professionals because we are dedicated…
Syndromic Surveillance for Healthcare-Associated Infections
This paper argues that there is a poor fit between the use of precise methods of case definition and case ascertainment for reporting infection rates, and the measurement uncertainty inherent in hospital infection surveillance. …
Why Mandatory Training Needs to do More Than Tick a Box
Achieving staff engagement with mandatory training topics is a challenge for many organisations. Too often, staff will attend events for the ‘tick in the box’, without learning anything new, or feeling motivated to do…
Lassa Fever Outbreak hits Nigeria
Since November 2015, at least 10 states in Nigeria have been affected by an outbreak of Lassa fever, an acute viral disease that causes fever, muscle pain, hemorrhage and sometimes death. Of the cases…
Colour-Coding to Prevent Hospital Infections
Preventing healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) is not as simple as implementing a hand hygiene program, investing in an ultraviolet disinfection robot or switching to a disinfectant with a better kill claim. The key to significantly…
Socially Motivated “Nudges” Can Curb Antibiotic Overprescribing in Primary Care
Two socially motivated behavioral interventions can effectively reduce inappropriate antibiotic prescribing by primary care physicians, according to a study published today in the Journal of the American Medical Association. Infection Control.tips spoke with the…
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