Environmental Cleaning Intervention Reduces Transmission of Multidrug-Resistant Organisms in ICUs

...rior to the intervention, 4.5% acquired VRE compared to 3.5% of 1,446 patients during intervention. The research was funded by the CDC Prevention epicenters program and a grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH). SHEA, comprised of more than 1,200 physicians, infection control practitioners...

amfAR Appoints Dr. Annette Sohn as Vice President of Global Initiatives

...der in the fight against this global epidemic and addressing the suffering it brings to vulnerable populations." "Asia has become one of the world's epicenters of the AIDS epidemic, and as such is an extremely important front in the war against AIDS," said Dr. Adeeba Kamarulzaman, head of the Infectious Disea...

Study Identifies Risk Factors for Spread of Respiratory Infections in Hospitals

...seases// , according to new research appearing in the April 15 issue of Clinical Infectious Diseases, currently available online. Hospitals were epicenters of SARS transmission in Guangzhou province and Hong Kong in 2003. In hospitals with especially severe outbreaks, the researchers looked at environment...

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New study pinpoints epicenters of Earth's imminent extinctions

Safeguarding 595 sites around the world would help stave off an imminent global extinction crisis, according to new research published today in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ( www.pnas.org ). Conducted by scientists working with the 52 member organizations of the Alliance fo...

The challenges of avian influenza virus: Mechanism, epidemiology and control

... mainland China. Now we know many countries (15 countries up to early 2009) have human infections of H5N1 influenza virus. These countries have become epicenters of influenza viruses, including seasonal influenza in addition to the H5N1 virus. In 2005, even the natural reservoir host, migratory birds were found...

Study identifies risk factors for spread of respiratory infections in hospitals

...tory diseases, according to new research appearing in the April 15 issue of Clinical Infectious Diseases, currently available online. Hospitals were epicenters of SARS transmission in Guangzhou province and Hong Kong in 2003. In hospitals with especially severe outbreaks, the researchers looked at environment...