Infection Control News: February 25-March 1, 2019
Another two measles cases have been reported by Vancouver Coastal Health. News. How does herd immunity work? A Video from CBC. YouTube will no longer serve ads on channels that espouse anti-vaccination rhetoric. News. Bacterial pneumonia was implicated in 43% of all community-based, unexpected infectious disease deaths during a recent 2-yr study in Ont. The most common pathogen identified was S. aureus in 50% of cases. Study. The DRC health ministry reported a new...
Infection Control News: February 11-15, 2019
In ICU rooms, ARO (especially CPE) are 4 times more prevalent in sinks located next to toilets than in sinks located farther away, according to a study published in the AJIC. Study. Use of laxative 24h to 48h before testing for C.diff is common, particularly in surgical and ICU patient. Stool testing cannot distinguish C. diff infection from asymptomatic colonisation. There is an opportunity for quality improvement. Study Mexican researchers may have...
Infection Control News: February 04-08, 2019
Long-running Ebola outbreak is now an international health emergency, say experts. News Lawmakers mull proposal to end religious exemptions for measles shots in New York State. News Ottawa's new medical officer tables stay-the-course 2019 budget. News Los Angeles is dealing with a deadly, flea-borne typhus outbreak. News Over 109,000 people died from measles in 2017 — needlessly. News The Democratic Republic of Congo confirmed one new Ebola infection in Katwa and reported 2 new deaths...
Infection Control News: January 28-February 01, 2019
Washington Declares Emergency For Measles Outbreak. News Ebola patients stranded by violence in Democratic Republic of Congo. News Flu viruses resistant to new drug Xofluza uncovered in Japan. News From Africa to America, lack of public trust makes disease outbreaks worse. News Planet You: The mysterious world of the microbiome. CBC radio What Does This Ancient Skull From Tennessee Tell Archaeologists About The Evolution of Syphilis? News Opposing reactions in coenzyme A metabolism...