Category Archives: Infection

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Jana Kramer is on the mend. The pregnant country singer, 39, was photographed Wednesday as she stepped out for an evening in the SoHo neighborhood of New York City. Kramer wore a black bodycon dress that hugged her baby bump, placing her hands underneath her stomach and layering a plaid jacket on top. On Sunday, […]

Leishmaniasis is caused by parasites, pictured above, that are transmitted through the bite of an infected female sand fly.  (Image credit: Shutterstock) The parasitic disease leishmaniasis used to crop up in the U.S. mostly among people who had traveled to tropical regions. But now, a unique, local strain of the parasite may be gaining a […]

Interfering with certain gene expression in the bacteria blocks it from infecting Researchers hope discovery will pave way for treating similar bacterial illnesses READ MORE: Man, 26, felt so sick he ‘wanted to die’ after drinking shigella  By Cassidy Morrison Senior Health Reporter For Dailymail.Com Published: 11:04 EDT, 19 October 2023 | Updated: 11:18 EDT, 19 […]

“Answers” 3D illustration (Adobe Stock 215162905 by frender) Infection preventionists (IP) play a crucial role in safeguarding patients, health care workers, and the public from the risks of health care-associated infections. Their primary responsibility is to mitigate the spread of infections, but what should be the minimum educational requirement for these professionals? Is it a matter […]

WARNING: This story contains graphic images in the carousel that may not be suitable for all audiences. New data shows that errors are growing in Canadian hospitals, as one in 17 hospitalizations from March 2022 to March 2023 ended up with a patient experiencing harm, according to a new report from the Canadian Institute for Health […]

New Zealand has reported a rise in most major foodborne infections in 2022, according to recently published data.  The data comes from EpiSurv, the notifiable disease surveillance system, and the Ministry of Health’s database on hospitalizations, which are separate. It was published by New Zealand Food Safety (NZFS), a Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) unit. […]

Credit: CC0 Public Domain A new report published today in the American Journal of Infection Control (AJIC) demonstrates that implementing a dedicated team of nurses to assist with central line insertions can reduce patients’ risk of developing bloodstream infections due to those central lines. In this report, infection preventionists at UNC Health found that having […]