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HIV infection connected to rising anal cancer rates in men in the U.S.

Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection contributes substantially to the epidemic of anal cancer in men, but not women in the United States, according to new research from NCI. Chart shows overal...

Cygnus introduces infection control devices for the OR

Cygnus Medical is rolling out its Clear Path line of infection control devices tailored for use in operating rooms.  -More- 

Infusion-Related Infection Prevention: Ignoring Little Details Can Lead to Big Problems

Nancy Delisio, RN, had a “frightening” phone call from a nurse who was trying to insert a PICC line. “The line wasn’t threading correctly, so she was calling us,” says Delisio, a nurse educa...

A New Inflammatory "Danger" Signal Spotted and Stopped

When you drive a car, sometimes it's fine to just chug along. But if there's a threat you might suddenly have to take action to get out of trouble. Could it be similar for front-line immune cells call...

Infection preventionists know safe care

There is general agreement among hospital infection preventionists (IPs) with respect to which practices have weak or strong evidence supporting their use to prevent healthcare-associated infection, a...

Infection Data May Not Be Comparable Across Hospitals - But "Gaming" Is Not The Explanation, Study Shows

Research highlights differing methods of reporting central line infections in hospitals A new study has found that some kinds of infection data may not be comparable across hospitals, and may not be s...

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​Fungal infection can be divided into two categories: one is subcutaneous fungal infection, which is called as superficial fungal infection; the other is systemic fungal infection, called as deep...

Certified IPs more likely to perceive evidence behind infection prevention practices

There is general agreement among hospital infection preventionists (IPs) with respect to which practices have weak or strong evidence supporting their use to prevent healthcare-associated infection, a...

Barriers to Screening for Hepatitis B Virus Infection in Asian Americans.

BACKGROUND: Routine screening for hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection can identify individuals who need vaccination or treatment, as vaccination can prevent HBV infection. Although the overall prevalenc...

Infection, growth and maintenance of Wolbachia pipientis in clonal and non-clonal Aedes albopictus cell cultures.

Insect cell lines provide useful in vitro models for studying biological systems, including interactions between mosquitoes and obligate intracellular endosymbionts such as Wolbachia pipientis. The Ae...

Rapid onset of ICAM-1 expression is a marker of effective macrophages activation during infection of Francisella tularensis LVS in vitro.

Francisella tularensis is capable to modulate immunobiological activities of the host cells. We focused on the expression of ICAM-1 (CD54) on J774.2 mouse macrophage cell line infected by F. tularensi...

Quality of Traditional Surveillance for Public Reporting of Nosocomial Bloodstream Infection Rates.

CONTEXT: Central line-associated bloodstream infection (BSI) rates, determined by infection preventionists using the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) surveillance definitions, are incr...

A new insect cell line from pupal ovary of Spodoptera exigua established by stimulation with N-methyl-N'-nitro-N-nitrosoguanidine (MNNG).

A continuous cell line derived from the pupal ovary of Spodoptera exigua was established by treating primary cells with N-methyl-N'-nitro-N-nitrosoguanidine (MNNG). Three days after treating cells wit...