News tagged with infection control
Digital 'plaster' for monitoring vital signs undergoes first clinical trials
Medicine & Health / Medications
Nov 02, 2009 |
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A wireless digital 'plaster' that can monitor vital signs continuously and remotely is being tried out with patients and healthy volunteers at Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, in a new clinical trial ...
Researchers identify workings of L-form bacteria
Oct 13, 2009 |
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Researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health have for the first time identified the genetic mechanisms involved in the formation and survival of L-form bacteria. Their findings are described in a study ...
Injury and hazards in home health care nursing are a growing concern
Oct 07, 2009 |
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Patients continue to enter home healthcare ''sicker and quicker," often with complex health problems that may require extensive nursing care. This increases the risk of needlestick injuries in home healthcare nurses. While ...
Face protection effective in preventing the spread of influenza: study
May 20, 2009 |
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A new article in the journal Risk Analysis assessed various ways in which aerosol transmission of the flu, a central mode of diffusion which involves breathing droplets in the air, can be reduced. Results show that face p ...
Infection prevention falls short in Canadian long-term care facilities
Feb 19, 2009 |
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Infection prevention and control resources and programming in Canadian long-term care facilities fall short of recommended standards, a new Queen's University study shows.
Study calls for increased research in flu transmission to prepare for pandemic flu outbreak
Feb 18, 2009 |
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Researchers at Rhode Island Hospital have completed a study to better understand the impact of infection control measures during a possible flu pandemic. Their study focused on the likelihood of the transmission of flu from ...
'Superbugs' on the rise in Canadian hospitals
Nov 07, 2008 |
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Although infection control has been substantially ramped up in Canadian hospitals since the SARS crisis of 2003, the number of resistant bacterial infections post-SARS have multiplied even faster, a new Queen's ...
Researchers downplay MRSA screening as effective infection control intervention
Oct 23, 2008 |
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Three Virginia Commonwealth University epidemiologists are downplaying the value of mandatory universal nasal screening of patients for MRSA, arguing that proven, hospital-wide infection control practices can prevent more ...
Online courses boost infection control skills that could prove vital in a pandemic
Jul 10, 2008 |
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Online courses are helping staff to develop the skills they need to tackle hospital-acquired infections, such as MRSA and C.difficile, and this expertise could also prove vital in a pandemic, according to a study published in the ...
