Healthcare -associated infections surveillance report Carbapenem ase -Producing O rganisms (CPO s) U pdate Decemb er 2018 Highlights for Q 2 2018/19 (June 29 – September 20 , 2018 ) 66 carbapenemase resistance genes were newly identified from 6 3 isolates – 3 isolates harbor ed 2 differen t genes The NDM resistance gene accounted for the majority of genes identified (63.6 %) Surveillance...
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Healthcare -associated infections surveillance report Carbapenem ase -Producing O rganisms (CPO s) U pdate March 201 9 Highlights for Q 3 2018/19 (September 21 – December 13 , 2018 ) 63 carbapenemase resistance genes were newly identified from 59 isolates – 4 isolates harbo ured 2 differen t genes The NDM resistance gene accounted for the majority of genes identified (69.8 %) Surveillance <mark...
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Healthcare -associated infections surveillance report Carbapenem ase -Producing O rganisms (CPO s) U pdate July 201 9 Highlights for Q 4 2018/19 (December 1 4, 2018 – March 31, 2019 ) 70 carbapenemase resistance genes were newly identified from 64 isolates – 6 isolates harbo ured 2 differen t genes The NDM resistance gene accounted for the majority of genes identified (42/70, 60.0 %) ...
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Healthcare -associated infections surveillance report Carbapenem ase -Producing O rganisms (CPO s) U pdate October 201 9 Highlights for Q 1 of 201 9/20 (April 1 – June 27 , 2019 ) 83 carbapenemase genes were newly identified from 80 isolates – 3 isolates harbo ured 2 differen t genes NDM were predominant in the carbapenemase genes identified (45/83 , 54.2 %) Surveillance information...
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Healthcare -associated infections surveillance report Carbapenem ase -Producing O rganisms (CPO s) U pdate December 201 9 Highlights for Q 2 of 201 9/20 (June 28 – September 19 , 2019 ) 41 patients were newly confirmed with CPO 46 new cases of carbapenemase genes were identified , including 5 patients each ha ving 2 or more differen t genes NDM were the most...
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Healthcare -associated infections surveillance report Carbapenem ase -Producing O rganisms (CPO s) U pdate September 2020 Highlights for Q 3 & Q4 of 201 9/20 (September 20 , 2019 – March 31 , 20 20 ) 153 patients were newly confirmed with CPO 168 cases of carbapenemase were newly identified , including 15 patients each ha ving 2 differen t carbapenemase genes NDM was <mark...
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Healthcare -associated infections surveillance report Carbapenem ase -Producing O rganisms (CPO s) U pdate June 9 , 202 1 Highlights for Q 1 – Q3 of 20 20 /21 (April 1 – December 10 , 20 20 ) 94 patients were newly confirmed with CPO s, including 2 patients who each had 2 different carbapenemase gene s Each gene newly identified is considered a new case,...
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[…] source current PPE items. • Implement infection control practices of diligent hand hygiene, physical distancing where possible, and not touching your face. • Implement approval strategies to ensure appropriate allocation of items. • Communicate PPE usage and allocation expectations. • Monitor usage. • Identify appropriate alternative PPE items. • Develop contingency plans for implementation of alternative PPE items. 2 All PPE item levels remain <mark...
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[…] considered soiled or contaminated. It is not possible to remove it, store it and put it on again without contaminating oneself or the environment. As a mask is designed to be disposable and for single usage, it should never be reused regardless of duration of use. 124 | PART III â PERFORMANCE CHECKLISTS TOOL SET PERFORMANCE CHECKLIST: APPROPRIATE USE OF A RESPIRATOR* Name of healthcare worker...
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[…] Experience, PHSA 9:45–10:15 Health Break Exhibitors 10:15–11:30 Whole genome sequencing and what we are learning about CPO transmission Dr. Linda Hoang Medical Microbiologist, BCCDC and Co- Medical Lead, PICNet Dr. Elizabeth Brodkin Executive Medical Director, Infection Control and Medical Health Officer, Fraser Health 11:30–12:00 Interactivity PICNet Education Steering Committee 12:00–1:00 Lunch Exhibitors 1:00–1:45 Pediatric diarrheal illness Dr. David Goldfarb Clinical Associate Professor, UBC Medical Microbiologist, BC...
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Mental Health, Healthy Lifestyle Behaviors and Organizational Wellness Support Dur ing the COVID-19 pandemic in Infection Professionals: Implications for ActionBernadette Mazurek Melnyk, PhD, APRN-CNP, EBP-C, FAANP, FNAP, FAANVice President for Health Promotion and University Chief Wellness Officer Helene FuldHealth Trust Professor of Evidence-based Practice & Former Dean, College of NursingExecutive Director, the Helene Fuld Health Trust National Institute for Evidence-based PracticeProfessor of Pediatrics and Psychiatry, College...
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[…] potentially other conditions, learn how optimal vaccine use can minimize the need for antibiotics, and see how the Canadian Institutes of Health Research has been funding research on antimicrobial resistance (AMR) innovation. In the ID News section read about the use of nanotechnologies to treat HIV, tuberculosis and yeast infections, and learn about a new protein inhibitor to treat...
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11 IDEAS THAT SHOOK THE WORLD OF HEALTH IN 2015 It takes major news to tilt conventional wisdom off its axis – and this year had its share of blockbusters: Supreme Court of Canada rules on physician-assisted suicide Dairy and red meat take heat Genes are tweaked Overhaul sought for Home-care The brain’s blood-brain barrier is breeched The anti-vaccination movement loses steam Germs get <mark...
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“World Hand Hygiene Day 2022” by Prof Didier Pittet and Prof Benedetta Allegranzi....
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The yellow fever outbreak in Africa this year came closer to being a disaster than is widely recognized, public health experts recently disclosed. The epidemic also revealed glaring weaknesses in the emergency vaccine supply pipeline. Ultimately, the yellow fever outbreak was halted only by a huge vaccination campaign that stretched supplies by diluting doses, and even that succeeded only because some unusual donors stepped <mark...
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Excerpted from CBC.ca Enzymes used to break down the walls built by microbes Canadian scientists have discovered a possible way to break through the defences of some antibiotic-resistant respiratory infections. It’s hoped that the findings could someday benefit people with cystic fibrosis and other chronic lung diseases who are at greater risk of infections. The research looked at biofilms, which are one of <mark...
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From Global News: Eight of nine children hospitalized in Washington state for a polio-like illness have a rare syndrome that causes varying degrees of limb weakness, state health officials confirmed on Friday. The eight cases from five counties in the state were determined by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to be acute flaccid myelitis, also known as AFM, which affects the nervous...
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[…] and consult a microbiologist at the BCCDC Public Health Laboratory for testing advice, clearly indicating any relevant travel/exposure history with specimen submission. Follow strict infection prevention and control guidelines when collecting respiratory specimens. For more information: WHO Influenza at the Human-Animal Interface Monthly Risk Assessments WHO Disease Outbreak News (DONs) ECDC Communicable Disease Threats Reports (CDTRs) ECDC Avian influenza...
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