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Time is right to make 'business case' for IC
All the planets appear to be lining up to make a persuasive "business case" for infection control.MRSA hospitalizations double from 1999 to 2005
Hospitalizations related to methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infections more than doubled, from 127,000 to nearly 280,000, between 1999 and 2005, according to a new study.CDC cautions about report of rise in new HIV infections
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is responding to a recent Washington Post report that CDC estimates of new HIV infections in Americans annually may be 50% higher than previously believed.Deaths, severe reactions after treatment for TB
Alarmed by continuing deaths and severe adverse reactions after treatment for latent tuberculosis, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is seeking funding approval for a national surveillance system to track the events.Bioterrorism Watch Supplement
Don’t miss program on JCAHO’s new IC standards
JCAHO looking for hand hygiene compliance
ICPs be advised: Surveyors for the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations are asking health care workers whether they understand the new hand hygiene guidelines and are looking for signs of compliance.Consumer group urges public to demand data
The Consumers Union, publishers of Consumer Reports, is urging people to write their government representatives and demand open records on hospital infection rates.Infection rate disclosure battle in PA may foretell struggle in other states
In a battle that is expected to unfold in an increasing number of states, infection control professionals in Pennsylvania are facing a demand for public disclosure of infection rates.Bioterrorism Watch Supplement