[…] in surgical and ICU patient. Stool testing cannot distinguish C. diff infection from asymptomatic colonisation. There is an opportunity for quality improvement. Study Mexican researchers may have found possible cure for Human Papilloma Virus (HPV). News The Public Health Agency of Canada says at least 30 Canadians who had surgery at a clinic in Tijuana, Mexico are at risk of potentially deadly <mark...
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Emerging Antimicrobial Resistance A View (and response) from Down -Under ACIR Austin Centre for Infection Research Prof. M. Lindsay Grayson Infectious Diseases & Microbiology Department , Austin Health Department of Medicine, University of Melbourne, Australia Hosted by Claire Kilpatrick WHO Infection Control Global Unit www.webbertraining.com April 12, 2017 Sponsored by the World Health Organization Infection Control Global Unit - www.who.int/gpsc/en Conflict of Interest...
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Does a full hospital mean higher infection risk? – A new study finds the opposite to be true. News | Journal Finally, there’s a way to keep syphilis growing in the lab. News A century-old cure may help ward off superbugs, the ‘global climate change of health’. News First phage therapy center in the U.S. signals growing acceptance. News...
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Measles UNICEF warned of a resurgence of measles in the world, noting that ten countries, including Brazil, Ukraine and France, were responsible for about three quarters of the total increase in cases in 2018. News. Fraser Health confirms new case of measles in Metro Vancouver area, bringing total to 17. News. The N.W.T.’s chief public health officer has declared a measles...
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[…] at the health care facility level. Publication Using Intervention Bundles to Reduce the Rate of Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infections in Acute Care Settings. Journal Doctors brace for busy flu season without pandemic restrictions. News B.C. vaccine campaign: Health officials to release plan for fall boosters. News An E. coli outbreak associated with Wendy’s restaurants has now sickened 97...
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[…] probiotics to reduce the risk for common acute infections might also be linked with a reduction in antibiotic use among children and infants, according to a meta-analysis published in the European Journal of Public Health. News UMN researchers discover influenza virus doesn’t replicate equally in all cells. News Experimental nasal influenza vaccine tested in kids, teens: NIH-supported...
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Northern advocates say new HIV guidelines a win. News. Vancouver – A new science and data centre at Simon Fraser University (SFU) will help researchers use technology to help stop the spread of resistant diseases and much more. News. South Sudan to begin Ebola vaccinations as ‘very high risk’. News. Food Recall Report. Reason for Recall: Salmonella. Product: Canada Herb brand culantro (Ngò Gai). Recalling Firm: Canada Herb....
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[…] the resistance is newly emerging*, Nipah and Hendra viruses, Tick-borne hemorrhagic fever viruses , Tickborne encephalitis flaviviruses (e.g. Powassan /Deer Tick virus), Tb, influenza, rabies 58 Do we know what’s coming next ? https:// www.bbc.com/ news/health-53218704 ALWAYS a concern! 59 Do we know what’s coming next ? https ://www.independent.co.uk/topic/african-swine-fever 60 Globalization of infectious diseases Source: https://publichealthwatch.wordpress.com/2014/11/24/study-global-outbreaks-emerging-infectious-diseases-on-the-rise / 61 Globalization &...
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[…] , or a combination of both. The Canadian Standards Association 2013 document Medical Device Reprocessing – General Requirements , Z314.0 -13 states that all foot care equipment shall be sterilized. In this document , the word "shall" is used to express a requirement, i.e., a provi sion that the user is obliged to satisfy in order to comply with the standard. <mark...
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A new tool called FluVision allows researchers to witness influenza infection in a living animal in action, helping them better understand what happens when a virus infects the lungs and the body responds. News First mosquitoes carrying West Nile arrive in Winnipeg. News. Large C. auris outbreak in UK ICU linked to thermometers. News. NIH-Sponsored Trial of Universal <mark...
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Accelerating the elimination of viral hepatitis. The Lancet This First Nation produces clean water. So why are so many residents afraid to drink it? News Scientists develop universal Ebola treatment effective in single dose. News New virus similar to Ebola found in China. News Marburg virus, a cousin to Ebola, has been found in bats in West Africa. News ...
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[…] Provincial Infection Control Network of BC (PICNet) 1001 West Broadway, Suite 504 Vancouver, BC V6H 4B1 Tel: 604 -875 -4844 x 22985 Fax: 604 -875 -4373 Website: www.picnet.ca Email: picnet@phsa.ca 1 Table of Contents Fore word ...
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Below are IPAC-Canada’s top tweets for the week of Nov 12-16. To receive these in real time, follow us on Twitter (@IPACCanada) or Facebook. Antibiotic resistance costing Canada $1 billion per year: IPAC Canada. News Insect antibiotic provides new way to eliminate bacteria. News Scouting out bacterial defences to find new ways to counter-attack antibiotic resistance. News New study sheds light on norovirus outbreaks, may help efforts to develop a...
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[…] with ON1 variant emergence between 2010 and 2020. Journal Identification and assessment of antimicrobial resistance bacteria in a hemodialysis water treatment system. Journal Ontario COVID numbers: Almost 1,500 people in hospital, 206 in intensive care. News Moderna aims for fall release of COVID-19 Omicron vaccine. News Schools, nursing homes contend with stomach flu outbreaks. News Uber Canada to drop mask mandate...
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Vaccine-hesitant parents should view HPV shot as preventing cancer not just STI, say experts. News. “U = U” means Undetectable = Untransmittable. Public health officials are promoting a campaign designed to change the way people think about HIV. News. The WHO says Malawi has become the 1st country to begin immunizing children against malaria, using the only licensed vaccine to protect against the mosquito-spread...
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[…] of BC Communicating with Healthcare Workers: the old, the new, the tried… and the untried PICNet Educational Conference March 2016 {Inform {Educate {Remind {Refresh {Reassure {Reinforce {Respond {Listen {Practices {Protocols {Resources {Reasons {Changes {Developments { News {Issues {Questions {Confusion Why communicate? Choices, choices! So which do we use? Audience (s) Ty p e o f information Format Preferences Urgency Permanence Sensitive/...
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[…] B infectious substances (Class 6, Division 6.2) and clinical, (bio) medical or regulated med ical waste (canada.ca) 9. References 1. World Health Organization (WHO). Monkeypox Fact Sheet 19 May 2022. Accessed January 4, 2023. https://www.who.int/ news -room/fact -sheets/detail/monkeypox 2. US Centers for Di sease Control and Prevention (CDC). Monkeypox | Poxvirus | CDC Sep 7, 2022. Accessed January 4, 2023. https://www.cdc.gov/poxvirus/monkeypox/index.html 3. Public...
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