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A key advisory committee to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is expected to recommend that millions of diabetics be immunized against hepatitis B virus, a move that could finally halt the recurrent and deadly HBV outbreaks linked to needles and devices used in glucose monitoring in a variety of healthcare settings, Hospital Infection Control & Prevention has learned.
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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends the following infection prevention measures for blood glucose monitoring and insulin administration.
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The following FAQs summarize inquiries from healthcare personnel received by the Centers for Disease Control & Prevention regarding best practices for performance of assisted blood glucose monitoring and insulin administration.
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A clinic in Madison, WI has contacted 2,345 patients to advise them they may have been exposed to bloodborne pathogens after finding an employee was inappropriately using insulin pens and finger stick devices during patient training.
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Infection preventionists at Vanderbilt Medical Center in Nashville have developed a comprehensive glucometer cleaning protocol that other IPs may want to emulate as regulators respond to outbreaks of hepatitis B virus in diabetics and other patients.
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As mandatory flu immunization policies continue to gain momentum in health care settings, egg allergy one of the classic exemptions to the vaccine is being redefined by public health officials.
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There has been so much hoopla about driving central line-associated bloodstream infections (CLABSIs) down to zero with checklists and bundles, that a unit that fails to achieve such success may take it somewhat personal.
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The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services is creating an infection control inspection survey for hospitals as part of its participation in the recently formed Partnership for Patients.
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A survey tool to assess infection control in ambulatory surgical centers (ASCs) was created by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for use by inspectors for the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.
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The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America (SHEA)and the American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ASGE) have updated their 2003 joint guideline for reprocessing gastrointestinal endoscopes to reaffirm reprocessing methods and take into account evolved technology and disinfection systems.
