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What precautions should we take to limit the spread of COVID-19? |
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Friday, September 22, 2023 03:59 PM |
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As the fight against COVID-19 continues, health officials are urging people to start taking precautions. Read more. |
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Cold virus may set the stage for Long COVID |
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Friday, September 22, 2023 03:46 PM |
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Prior infection with a common cold coronavirus may predispose some people to develop Long COVID. Read more. |
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Hot Topics in IPC: COVID-19 Updated Booster, Legionella Infections, and Hospital Leadership |
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Friday, September 22, 2023 03:43 PM |
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In this Hot Topics in IPC, Saskia v. Popescu, PhD, MPH, MA, CIC, FAPIC, discusses COVID-19 vaccines and boosters, Legionella infections from transplants, and hospital leadership. Read more. |
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IZ Express #1,714: Ask the Experts – Influenza Vaccination for the 2023–24 Season |
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Friday, September 22, 2023 03:40 PM |
IZ Express #1,714: Ask the Experts – Influenza Vaccination for the 2023–24 Season. Read more. |
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Your Questions About RSV, Answered |
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Friday, September 22, 2023 03:37 PM |
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The respiratory illness can be dangerous for young children and older adults. But new immunizations are available for the first time this fall. Read more. |
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MMWR Weekly - September 22, 2023 |
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Thursday, September 21, 2023 02:24 PM |
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Weekly / Vol. 72 / No. 38. Read more. |
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Webinar - Oral Hygiene to Prevent Non-ventilator Healthcare-associated Pneumonia (NV-HAP) |
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Thursday, September 21, 2023 02:22 PM |
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Pneumonia is the most common healthcare-associated infection in the United States, with Non-ventilator Healthcare-associated Pneumonia (NV-HAP) estimated to make up 65% of all healthcare-associated pneumonia cases. Preventing NV-HAP can reduce costs, length of hospitalization, and death. While all patients can be at risk for developing NV-HAP, the risk is associated with both modifiable and non-modifiable factors. Read more. |
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These Antibiotics Are Associated With C diff Infection, Small Study Shows |
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Thursday, September 21, 2023 02:19 PM |
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Perhaps one of the most challenging and neglected issues in healthcare infection prevention and control is Clostridioides difficile (C diff). This bacterial infection poses a problem for multiple reasons... Read more. |
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The surprising origin of a deadly hospital infection |
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Thursday, September 21, 2023 02:17 PM |
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Hospital staff spend a significant amount of time working to protect patients from acquiring infections while they are being cared for in the hospital. They employ various methods from hand hygiene to isolation rooms to rigorous environmental sanitation. Despite these efforts, hospital-onset infections still occur—the most common of which is caused by the bacterium Clostridioides difficile, or C. diff, the culprit of almost half a million infections in the U.S. each year. Read more. |
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The Joint Commission announces Sustainable Healthcare Certification for U.S. hospitals |
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Thursday, September 21, 2023 02:15 PM |
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As healthcare pursues environmental sustainability efforts, the voluntary certification provides framework to accelerate efforts. Read more. |
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Information for the 2023-2024 Flu Season |
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Wednesday, September 20, 2023 03:40 PM |
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Updates to the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) Flu Vaccine Recommendations for the 2023-2024 season. Read more. |
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Antibiotics in dentistry: Think twice before prescribing |
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Wednesday, September 20, 2023 03:38 PM |
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The statistics on antibiotic resistance are startling, and dentistry needs to take them seriously. Here's what to know about the results of overprescribing, ADA guidelines on dental antibiotics, alternative treatments, and more. Read more. |
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Webinar Recording - Assessment of Elastomeric Respirators in Healthcare Delivery Settings: Routine Elastomeric Use and Evaluations in healthcare (REUsE) |
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Wednesday, September 20, 2023 03:31 PM |
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This webinar will present the findings of the study REUsE – Routine Elastomeric Use and Evaluations in Healthcare – which focused on incorporating reusable elastomeric respirators into routine healthcare delivery. This study was contracted and completed by Wayne State University, Emory University, and University of Texas. Read more. |
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Green Dentistry: How to Lower your Practice’s Environmental Footprint. |
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Wednesday, September 20, 2023 09:20 AM |
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Have you ever thought about the amount of waste a dental practice produces? It can be hard to ignore when a large part of our day is dedicated to cleaning and changing over rooms for the next patient. Read more. |
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Expected CDC guidance on N95 masks outrages health care workers |
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Wednesday, September 20, 2023 09:18 AM |
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Health workers warn that loosening mask advice in hospitals would harm patients and providers. Read more. |
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Protect Yourself and Loved Ones with the New RSV Vaccines |
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Tuesday, September 19, 2023 04:14 PM |
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Shots successfully reduce the chance of becoming ill by over 80%. Read more. |
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Dental Issues Plague America's Nursing Home Residents |
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Tuesday, September 19, 2023 04:12 PM |
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Good oral health is one of the keys to healthy aging, but a sobering new study shows that many U.S. nursing home residents have significant dental issues. Read more. |
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Study: Hospital wastewater system a 'highway' for resistant bacteria |
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Tuesday, September 19, 2023 04:04 PM |
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A study conducted at a hospital in Ireland highlights the potential for hospital wastewater systems to serve as a reservoir for clinically relevant antibiotic-resistant pathogens, researchers reported last week in the Journal of Hospital Infection. Read more. |
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Are Face Masks Coming Back? What Experts Want You to Know |
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Tuesday, September 19, 2023 03:43 PM |
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As health authorities pay careful attention to rising COVID cases—particularly cases involving new EG.5 and BA.2.86 variants—and the calendar moves toward cold and flu season, some may wonder about the potential for mask requirements and mandates. Read more. |
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This Week's Biggest Infectious Disease News Stories |
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Tuesday, September 19, 2023 03:36 PM |
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In this week's news: A CDC committee recommends the updated COVID-19 vaccines; the cost of misinformation during the pandemic; and India is dealing with a Nipah virus outbreak. Read more. |
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Monday, September 18, 2023 12:11 PM |
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FDA Resources for the Fall Respiratory Illness Season. Read more. |
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Monday, September 18, 2023 12:08 PM |
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Protect your child from certain cancers later in life with HPV vaccine at age 11–12 years. Read more. |
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CDC notes US COVID-19 hospital cases up slightly |
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Monday, September 18, 2023 12:04 PM |
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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) today noted that COVID-19 hospitalizations are up 8.7% and deaths up 4.5% in the most recent reporting week, though numbers are still quite low. Read more. |
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NIH clinical trial of universal flu vaccine candidate begins |
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Monday, September 18, 2023 12:01 PM |
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Enrollment in a Phase 1 trial of a new investigational universal influenza vaccine candidate has begun at the National Institutes of Health’s Clinical Center in Bethesda, Maryland. The trial is sponsored by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), part of the NIH, and will evaluate the investigational vaccine for safety and its ability to elicit an immune response. Read more. |
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Dental schools and the future supply of dentists |
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Monday, September 18, 2023 11:59 AM |
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Dental schools are an integral — if not obvious — factor in filling the shortage of dentists in the United States. Read more. |
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Vaccine Hesitancy Among the Top Barriers to Hepatitis Eradication |
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Sunday, September 17, 2023 01:12 PM |
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A global review demonstrates the potential depth of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on ongoing immunization delay and skepticism. Read more. |
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What to Know About the Updated COVID-19 Vaccine for Fall/Winter 2023 |
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Sunday, September 17, 2023 01:10 PM |
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As we head into fall, vaccines continue to be one of the best and safest ways to protect ourselves and our loved ones against severe COVID illness. Updated COVID vaccines are designed to target the variants currently circulating and are recommended for everyone 6 months of age and older. Read more. |
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California healthcare industry had highest COVID-19 death rate of all occupations early in pandemic |
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Sunday, September 17, 2023 01:06 PM |
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In the first 2 years of the COVID-19 pandemic, Californians who worked in healthcare, "other services," manufacturing, transportation, and retail trade industries had higher death rates than the professional, scientific, and technical industries, which had some of the lowest rates, finds a study published today in the Annals of Epidemiology. Read more. |
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Bacterial contamination potential of personal protective equipment itself in dental aerosol-producing treatments |
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Sunday, September 17, 2023 01:04 PM |
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Personal protective equipment (PPE) has long been a high priority in dental aerosol-producing treatments. Since COVID-19 pandemic, its importance has increased yet again. While importance of PPE in preventing transmission and thus possible infection of pathogens is well known, contamination potential of PPE after treatment itself is less investigated. This review aims to give an overview of the current literature and contamination potential (viral, blood, bacterial) of components of protective equipment itself. Read more. |
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Occurrence and prevalence of Legionella species in dental chair units in Germany with a focus on risk factors |
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Sunday, September 17, 2023 12:58 PM |
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Water-bearing instruments and treatments in dental units produce aerosols originating from the dental unit waterlines (DUWLs), which are often microbially contaminated. Particularly, the presence of Legionella mainly realized as aerosols leads to a risk of infection in patients and dental staff. Read more. |
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IDSA Response to CDC’s Updated Booster Guidance |
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Saturday, September 16, 2023 05:04 PM |
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The Infectious Diseases Society of America supports recommendations made by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices that will allow access to updated COVID-19 vaccine boosters to all people 6 months of age and older. This recommendation will allow individuals who choose to receive the vaccine to do so under public or private insurance, removing an important barrier to access. Read more. |
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COVID-19 in the Fall of 2023—Forgotten but Not Gone |
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Saturday, September 16, 2023 05:02 PM |
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Since the end of the US Public Health Emergency on May 11, 2023, there has been a desire from elected officials and the public to put COVID-19 in the rearview mirror. However, the emergence of new variants and a summer wave of infections remind us that SARS-CoV-2 is here for the foreseeable future. This Viewpoint addresses the current state of COVID-19 in the US and summarizes key clinical information for health care professionals and patients. Read more. |
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What you need to know about new vaccines for flu, COVID and RSV |
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Saturday, September 16, 2023 04:59 PM |
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A Q&A with Dr. Dan Uslan, UCLA Health's chief infection prevention officer. Read more. |
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CDC Publishes 2 Reports on Hepatitis Incidence Rates and Progress Towards 2025 Goals |
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Saturday, September 16, 2023 04:57 PM |
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Hepatitis C cases increased in 2021, while A and B decreased. The pandemic may have impacted the progress. Read more. |
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IZ Express #1,713: Adult pneumococcal recommendations, RSV vaccine job aid, and more |
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Saturday, September 16, 2023 04:53 PM |
IZ Express #1,713: Adult pneumococcal recommendations, RSV vaccine job aid, and more. Read more. |
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