With the publication in 2007 of the CDC Guideline for Isolation Precautions and then in 2009 the publication of the Cal/OSHA Aerosol Transmissible Diseases Standard, both Standard Precautions and Transmission-based Precautions (Contact, Droplet, and Airborne) underwent major changes. more...
Infections caused by C. trachomatis (CT) and N. gonorrhoeae (NG)are two of the most common sexually transmitted diseases (STD) in the United States and worldwide. more...
A free DVD about TB testing is available from CDC. It is a facilitator’s guide covering appropriate administration & reading of the TB skin test. more...
June 30, 2009by Barry Latner, M.D., Medical Director Laboratory Services, John Muir Health
At the time of this writing, the World Health Organization (WHO) has changed the phase of pandemic alert for the novel Influenza A (H1N1) virus from Phase 5 to Phase 6. more...
This highly drug-resistant pathogen has a 40% mortality rate. Carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae (CRKP) is resistant to almost all available antimicrobial agents. more...
Of all the measures used to reduce the transmission of disease, Hand Hygiene has been shown to be the most effective, most convenient, and easiest to perform. more...
In 2008, the United States experienced the largest outbreak of measles since 2001. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the outbreak lasted from January through July, 2008 and affected 131 people, including 14 from California. more...
Facilities have a special responsibility to their patients, especially those susceptible to adverse reactions to infection, to practice constant and systematic surveillance for early detection of nosocomial infections and to respond rapidly to contain outbreaks. more...
The news story seemed reminiscent of a Keystone Kops cinema: police and health officials chasing a handsome, healthy-looking 31-year-old globe-trotting attorney Andrew Speaker, and his beautiful bride, through city after city in at least 5 countries, being eluded at hotels... more...
In the US West Nile Virus has been identified in over 200 species of birds. Avian influenza tends to favor wild water fowl, dogs, cats, skunks, raccoons, bats, and some other animals can transmit rabies. more...
An influenza pandemic is a worldwide outbreak of infection. This occurs when a new influenza A virus subtype emerges that has never circulated among people or has not circulated among people for a long time. more...
This virus was first identified in 1937 in the West Nile District in Uganda. It arrived in the US during the summer of 2000. California had two imported human cases in 2002 and several cases in the Los Angeles area in 2003. more...
Norwalk-Like Viruses are responsible for causing gastroenteritis outbreaks in many long-term care facilities. The transmission route is fecal-oral. more...
Here are some facts published in Hospital Employee Health - March 2003: Death rates from influenza are rising with the aging of the U.S. population. more...
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