IPAC News for the week of October 17 – 21, 2022
How to Prevent Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infections: A Reappraisal of Vico’s Theory—Is History Repeating Itself? Journal
Implementation of the infection control estimate: A case study on the use of a newly developed digital tool for outbreak management in the acute setting. Journal
Long COVID has led to greater use of strained hospitals, and it could get worse: study. News
Pre-Omicron COVID-19 infection greatly reduces hospitalization risk due to new variants: study. News
Ebola outbreak leads to 3-week lockdown in two Ugandan districts. News
Ebola: What measures is Uganda taking to fight the outbreak? News
What 2 new studies reveal about long COVID in Canada. News
COVID, flu shots reduce ‘danger’ of needing other health measures this winter: Trudeau. News
Ontario changes some COVID-19 rules for long-term care visitors. News
Sask. youth eligible for bivalent COVID vaccine. News
Shigella outbreak spreading through Edmonton’s homeless population: ‘We’ve got 3rd-world conditions’. News
Almost 100 inmates in B.C. prison diagnosed with COVID-19. News
N.L. changing COVID-19 isolation requirements, introducing Pfizer bivalent vaccine. News
Treatment from banana protein works on all COVID variants. News
Fourth COVID outbreak declared at Kingston General Hospital. News