Infection Control

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WAYNE, PA — Leading environmental services provider Crothall Healthcare has announced the release of its Infection Prevention White Paper.

SEATTLE — Health officials have declared an epidemic in Washington state following the worst outbreak of whooping cough in decades.

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA — Royal North Shore Hospital in Sydney, Australia, is facing a shortage of clean rooms due to a lack of custodial staffing.

OTTAWA — A stomach bug outbreak among a girls'' soccer team offers a good lesson in why it''s never a good idea to store anything in a washroom that might later come into contact with food.

WASHINGTON — Ruth Carrico, PhD, RN, FSHEA, CIC, of Louisville, Kentucky, has been named the 2012 recipient of the prestigious Carole DeMille Achievement Award by the Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology (APIC).

The official cold and flu season might be coming to an end, but that doesn''t mean you should let infection control and prevention practices lapse.

SAN FRANCISCO, CA — Lab workers at the San Francisco Veterans Affairs (VA) medical center will be urged to get vaccinations for the diseases they study.

ROSWELL, GA — Comprehensive hand hygiene program gives students and teachers the tools needed to achieve a healthy, productive classroom.

VANCOUVER, BC — Government and health authorities should not be surprised by out-of-control infection rates and the breakdown of infection prevention and control programs at several British Columbia hospitals.

BARRIE, ON — A facility wide outbreak of Clostridium difficile (C. diff) has been delcared at the Royal Victoria Regional Health Centre.