IPAC News for the week of September 18 – 22, 2023
Continued increases in the incidence of healthcare-associated infection (HAI) during the second year of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. Journal High Disinfectant Tolerance in Pseudomonas spp. Biofilm Aids the Survival of Listeria monocytogenes. Journal A systematic review of barriers and enablers associated with uptake of influenza vaccine among care home staff. Journal Ontario to cover RSV vaccine for nursing home residents as province unveils fall COVID-19, flu shot plans. ...
IPAC News for the week of September 11 – 15, 2023
Central Line-Associated Bloodstream Infection Risk Factors in a Pediatric Population. Journal Controversies in the Prevention and Treatment of Clostridioides difficile Infection in Adults: A Narrative Review. Journal 'Highly likely' central kitchen was source of Calgary daycare E. coli outbreak, AHS says. News Ontario's long-term care inspections collapsed when COVID hit: Ombudsman. News Fall COVID-19 booster shots expected in Sask. by end of month: chief medical health officer. News 'Massive human...
IPAC News for the week of September 5 – 8, 2023
Two years of COVID-19 outbreaks in long-term care facilities: quantifying workload impact of outbreak control activities on a regional public health team in Ireland, March 2020 to March 2022. Journal How to Respond to Misinformation From the Anti-Vaccine Movement. Journal First lady Jill Biden tests positive for Covid-19. News E. Coli outbreak declared at 6 Calgary daycares, 5 other area sites. News False claims of an Ebola outbreak at the...
IPAC News for the week of August 28 – September 1, 2023
Vaccine hesitancy among healthcare workers in low- and middle-income countries during the COVID-19 pandemic: Results from facility surveys across six countries. Journal Antimicrobial resistance: Strengthening surveillance for public health action. Journal COVID-19 outbreak reducing hours at Montague hospital emergency department. News We Thought We’d Beat These Three Diseases, but They’re Still Killing Us. News Canada's first case of new COVID variant is detected in B.C. News Braced for an increase...
IPAC News for the week of August 21 – 25, 2023
Exploring the impact of mental health conditions on vaccine uptake in high-income countries: a systematic review. Journal A new spray-based method for the in-vitro development of dry-surface biofilms. Journal Washington State Health names milkshakes as source of deadly Listeriosis outbreak. News Covid-19 linked with higher risk of high blood pressure, study finds. News 11-state salmonella outbreak linked to small turtles. News COVID-19 cases are ticking up in Toronto. Should you...
IPAC News for the week of August 14 – 18, 2023
Perspective on the origin, resistance, and spread of the emerging human fungal pathogen Candida auris. Journal Determinants of influenza vaccine uptake among pregnant women: Demographics and medical care access. Journal Dengue outbreak in Bangladesh sparks alarm after 364 people die this year and infections rise. News New Covid vaccines are on the way as 'Eris' variant rises. News AI could help detect another pandemic. But how do we root out...
IPAC News for the week of August 8 – 11, 2023
Effects of COVID-19 vaccination and previous infection on Omicron SARS-CoV-2 infection and relation with serology. Journal A comparison of culture methods and polymerase chain reaction in detecting Clostridioides difficile from hospital surfaces. Journal Molecular Characterization of Circulating Yellow Fever Viruses from Outbreak in Ghana, 2021–2022. Journal A new COVID-19 variant has emerged. Here's what we know about EG.5 so far. News Health Canada approves first RSV vaccine for adults 60+....