IPAC News for the week of May 8 – 12, 2023
A comparison of culture methods and polymerase chain reaction in detecting Clostridioides difficile from hospital surfaces. Journal
Directed carbapenemase testing is no longer just for Enterobacterales: cost, labor, and workflow assessment of expanding carbapenemase testing to carbapenem-resistant P. aeruginosa. Journal
A COVID legacy? When doctors say we should still be masking up. News
Yellowknife pop-up clinic to test for STIs amid ongoing syphilis outbreak. News
TB cases rose 5 percent last year, more among young children. News
Danielle Smith apologizes for comments linking COVID vaccinated to Nazi followers. News
End of covid emergency highlights U.S. weakness in tracking outbreaks. News
Calmer COVID period continues for Ottawa. News
Covid officials say new ‘Arcturus’ variant could be linked to conjunctivitis. News
COVID-19 emergency isn’t over, and the most ‘painless’ way to prevent it is being ignored, doctors warn. News
NICD confirms mumps outbreak in South Africa. News
Obesity speeds up loss of immunity from COVID vaccines – new research. News
Saint John dropped from national COVID-19 wastewater monitoring site over data accuracy concerns. News
‘The disease will be neglected’: scientists react to WHO ending mpox emergency. News