[…] US through the late summer and fall 2014. Seasonal decline in activity has now been observed in several areas of North America but not as yet declared in British Columbia. Action and advice A. EPIDEMIOLOGICAL UPDATES 1. Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus (MERS-CoV), Middle East Although MERS-CoV activity in the Middle East remains low compared to the dramatic surge observed in April 2014, the number of...
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[…] concentrations) What was wrong about hand hygiene? Guideline development process Development of key research questions Systematic literature reviews Evidence-to-recommendations exercise using the GRADE framework Expert consultation WHO Guideline Review Committee Issued in December 2014 http://www.who.int/mediacentre/ news/ releases/2014/ebola-ppe-guidelines/en/ New WHO Guidelines on Hand Hygiene in Health Care in the Context of Filovirus Disease Outbreak Response IMPROVEMENT ACTIONS 206 WHO/MOH IPC assessments in Ebola facilities – Sierra Leone...
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[…] ngs: there are seven toppings you can put on your crust. To help you remember them , the initials from each of the options form the acronym Bargosa …an old Grinder family recipe. 5 B--Bad News: Address bad news in a way that k eeps people resourceful. A--Assume an I dentity: W hen you lack credibility with the audience, become someone who already has...
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[…] disease pathogens could devastate the world ’ s food supply. FAO. Dimensions of Need. An Atlas of Food and Agriculture. http://www.fao.org/docrep/U8480E/U8480E01.htm#Contents 14 Disease Threats to Crops Rice blast caused by fungus Magnaporthe oryzae https://www.agric.wa.gov.au/rice/rice-blast-disease http:// news.cornell.edu/stories/2008/04/gates-foundation-awards-268m-cu-fight-deadly-wheat-plague Wheat rust caused by fungus genus Puccinia , three different species. African cassava mosaic virus transmitted by whiteflies. Cassava brown streak virus transmitted likely by a whitefly species. Best strategy...
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[…] motility, Mobile bacteria, lower dose with phage wash out, with 12 hour delay, per ml Motility offered as D c= 0.0144 cm^2/h or 0.2 um/s (Blanco and Chen 2019) A Canadian and UHT Breakthrough CTV News: https://bit.ly/phagevictoria Greg German and TAILOR LABS, Houston CTV News: https://bit.ly/phagevictoria CTV News: https://bit.ly/phagevictoria More Work to follow: • Phage Recovery Analysis • E. coli genomics •...
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[…] a disease caused by this fungi and any infection control precautions recommended. Candida albicans Parasites A parasite is an organism that lives in or on and takes it’s nourishment from another organism. A parasite cannot live independently. Parasitic diseases include infections caused by protozoa, helminths, and arthropods: • Protozoa – Malaria is caused by plasmodium protozoa, a single -cell organism that can only divide within...
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[…] was establis hed to monitor the incidence and trends of healthcare - associated CDI among patients who have been hospitalized in acute care facilities . Clostridium difficile or C. difficile is a germ that can live in the bowel without causing harm. If, however, the normal bacteria in the gut are destroyed by taking certain antibiotics in high doses or over a prolonged period of time,...
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[…] severe complications. Disease Distribution: Incidence Global Worldwide, annual epidemics result in an approximately one billion cases of influenza, about three to five million cases of severe illness, and about 250,000 to 500,000 deaths. For current international influenza activity information, refer to WHOâs FluNet website . National Influenza is ranked among the top 10 leading causes of death in Canada (2). Current influenza activity information can be...
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[…] progr am was established to monitor the incidence and trends of healthcare - associated CDI among patients who have been hospitalized in acute care facilities . Clostridium difficile or C. difficile are bacteria that can live in the bowel without causing harm . However, for people taking antibiotics or with weakened immune system, e.g. elderly , under chemotherap y, the normal balance of healthy bacteria in...
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Page 1 of 3 PICNet May Newsletter Debugging Healthcare Together May 2017 New Infection Control Basics e -Learning Module The Infection Control Basics e -Learning module has been updated, and is now available on PHSA's Learning Hub! The new version consists of two separate modules: • Infection Prevention and Control Practices for Direct Clinical Care Providers • Infection Prevention and Control Practices for Healthcare Providers Not I nvolved in...
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[…] universal health coverage. Journal of Research in Nursing. Vol 21(1) 39-52 Harries et al (2010) Keeping health facilities safe: one way of strengthening the interaction between disease specific programmes and health systems. Tropical Medicine and International Health vol 15(12) 1407-1412 Harries et al (2010) Keeping health facilities safe: one way of strengthening the interaction between disease specific programmes and health systems. Tropical Medicine and <mark...
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[…] ▪ Refer to your organizational procedures for additional precautions, or the Public Health Agency of Canada’s Routine Practices and Additional Precautions for Preventing the Transmission of Infection in Healthcare Settings guidance. ▪ Refer to PICNet video resources for donning and doffing (PPE) . ▪ For further consultation and before discontinuing droplet and contact precautions, contact IPC in health authority -operated sites and Public Health in community...
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Page 1 of 3 PICNet PROVINCIAL INFECTION CONTROL NETWORK OF BRITISH COLUMBIA A program of the Provincial Health Services Authority PICNet September Newsletter Debugging Healthcare Together! Issue: #6 September 2013 It's just over a month until Infection Control Week, and PICNet has lots of ways you can get involved! Infection Control Week In -A-Box PICNet's " Let's Go Viral!" educational game kit is now ready to order. The game...
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[…] Healthcare‐associated infections surveillance report Methicillin‐resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) Update, Q4 2014/2015 August 2015 Summary Table Q4 2014/2015 Previous quarter Last 4 quarters Total new MRSA cases identified 1,082 689 2,847 Number of MRSA associated with the reporting facility 537 333 1,453 Total inpatient days 1,014,015 757,100 3,142,728 Provincial rate per 10,000 inpatient days (95% CI) 5.3 (4.9‐5.8) 4.4 (4.0‐4.9) 4.6 (4.4‐4.9) Highlights The provincial rate of new cases of MRSA associated with the reporting facility in Q4 of 2014/2015 was significantly higher than in the previous quarter (Q3 of 2014/2015) and the last four quarters (Q4 of 2013/2014 – Q3 of 2014/2015). The provincial rate of MRSA fluctuated greatly in the past four quarters. The health authorities have been closely monitoring the trends of MRSA in their facilities. The provincial MRSA surveillance program was established to monitor the incidence and trends of healthcare‐ associated MRSA (either colonization or infection) among patients who have been hospitalized in acute care facilities. MRSA stands for Methicillin‐resistant Staphylococcus aureus, a type of S. aureus that has become resistant to certain antibiotics such as methicillin, penicillin, amoxicillin, etc., and is thus more difficult to treat. Like non‐ resistant S. aureus, MRSA often lives on the skin or in the nose of healthy people without causing symptoms (this is called colonization). It can, however, cause skin and other infections. Most infections are minor, such as pimples and boils. Serious infections — such as wound infections, pneumonia, or septicaemia (infections getting into the bloodstream) — can result in life‐threatening illness or, on rare occasions, death, if left untreated. Those with weakened immune systems and chronic illnesses are more susceptible to developing an infection. MRSA is primarily spread by skin‐to‐skin contact or through contact with items contaminated with the bacteria. It has been shown to spread easily in healthcare settings, therefore hospital patients, and residents in nursing homes or long‐term care facilities, are at a higher risk of acquiring MRSA. In addition, MRSA has been found in community settings. Hand hygiene is the most important measure to prevent the spread of MRSA in both the healthcare setting and the community. Hospitals perform active surveillance (e.g., screening of high‐risk individuals) to identify patients colonized with MRSA so that precautions can be taken to prevent transmission to other patients. The PICNet website (www.picnet.ca) has general information about MRSA prevention and control, as well as the case definition, data sources, and limitations used to generate this report. If you have questions or suspect that you have MRSA, please contact your doctor. MRSA Update, Q3 2014/2015 Provincial Infection Control Network of British Columbia (PICNet) Page 2 of 6 Figure 1. Provincial rate and number of new cases of MRSA associated with the reporting facility, by fiscal year and quarter, British Columbia 1 Bars in the line chart represent 95% confidence interval of the rates. Case finding strategy and application of case classification for MRSA surveillance may vary over time and by health authority. The time frame of each fiscal quarter varied by fiscal year and there were more days in Q4 than in Q1, Q2, and Q3 each fiscal year. The same hereinafter. ...
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[…] Training Coordinator, Fraser Health Authority Process to facilitate transfers/ admissions to residential care facilities under viral GI and RI outbreak measures Noorsallah Esmail, IPC Consultant, and Jacqui Hlagi, IPC Consultant, Fraser Health PowToons: using cartoon videos to improve communications with staff about reprocessing medical devices Janet Bristier, Coordinator for Reprocessing Pr actices Improvememt Program, Vancouver Coastal Health Glowing Ambulances: cleaning and disinfection in emergency service vehicles Lisa...
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[…] is Methicillin -resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA)? MRSA is a type of Staph bacteria that has become resistant to many antibiotics , including methicillin, penicillin, and amoxicillin, and is thus more difficult to treat. MRSA often lives on the skin or in the nose of healthy people without causing symptoms (this is called colonization). It can, however, cause skin and other infections. Most infections are minor, such as...
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[…] is Methicillin -resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA)? MRSA is a type of Staph bacteria that has become resistant to many antibiotics , including methicillin, penicillin, and amoxicillin, and is thus more difficult to treat. MRSA often lives on the skin or in the nose of healthy people without causing symptoms (this is called colonization). It can, however, cause skin and other infections. Most infections are minor, such as...
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[…] 2015. 4 Public Health Agency of Canada. Salmonella Enterica S pp. Pathogen safety data sheet: Infectious substances. Ottawa ON: PHAC; . http://www.phac -aspc.gc.ca/lab -b io/res/psds- ftss/salmonella -ent -eng.php#note7 . 5 Summary of the statement on international travellers and Typhoid by the Committee to Advice on Tropical Medicine and Travel C ATMAT. Can Comm Dis Rep . 2014;40-4. http://www.phac -aspc.gc.ca/publicat/ccdr -rmtc/14vol40/dr -rm40 -04/dr -rm40 -04 -tropmed -eng.php...
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[…] of multiuse gel bottles probe holders Ultrasound machine s should be cleaned and disinfected daily . 1. Spaulding E. The role of chemical disinfection in the prevention of nosocomial infections. In: Proceedings of the International Conference on Nosocomial Infections, 1970. Chicago, IL: American Hospital Association; 1971. p. 247 -54. 2. Leroy et al. Infectious risk of endovaginal and transrectal ultrasonography: systematic review and meta -analysis...
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[…] TOOL SET ADDITIONAL PRECAUTIONS CASE SCENARIO #2 â PATIENT WITH DIARRHEA: QUESTIONS Question 2: How would your answer to question 1 differ if there were a norovirus outbreak at the nursing home where Mr. Richards lives? Explain your reasoning. Question 3: What are key aspects to implement or points to consider when placing a patient on the type of additional precautions identified in question 1? 73 |...
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