http://www.infectioncontroltoday.com Minimize Hospital Waiting Times to Avoid Airborne Transmission of Infection Although many infections that are transmissible from person to person are acquired through direct contact between individuals, a minority, notably pulmonary tuberculosis (TB), measles and influenza are known to be spread by the airborne route. Airborne infections pose a... More>> Mobile Phone is a Hygiene Risk, Study Says Technology, from smart and mobile phones to laptops, could be spreading illnesses and potentially killer diseases because of poor hand hygiene, according to research released by the Co-operative Pharmacy, a pharmacy retail chain in the United Kingdom. The Co-operative... More>> Nation Needs Measured, Cooperative Response to Salmonella Crisis, Experts Say The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is continuing to collaborate with federal and state partners to investigate a nationwide increase of Salmonella Enteritidis infections... More>> MRSA Policies Differ Among Hospitals, Study Shows Hospitals vary in how they detect and treat drug-resistant staph infections, but most follow national guideline recommendations, according to researchers at the University of Illinois at Chicago. Researchers sent a 61-item questionnaire to pharmacy directors at 263... More>> CDC Warns Against Bloodborne Infection Risk From Shared Use of Fingerstick Devices The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) says it has become increasingly concerned about the risks for transmitting hepatitis B virus (HBV) and other bloodborne pathogens to persons undergoing fingerstick procedures for blood sampling -- for instance, persons... More>> Researchers Define 'High-Touch' Surfaces in Hospitals A team of researchers from the Department of Hospital Epidemiology at UNC Health Care and the Division of Infectious Diseases at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, has tried to better determine what constitutes high-touch surfaces in hospitals related to... More>> Alcohol-Based Sanitizer: For Hands... and Stethoscopes? Researchers from the Division of Infectious Diseases at Emory University School of Medicine in Atlanta, say that the use of an alcohol-based hand sanitizer to clean hands as well as stethoscopes between patients could become an accepted bedside practice. They emphasize that... More>> advertisement New Touchless Mouse Fights Cross-Contamination Patent-pending sensor technology controls the computer’s cursor without ever touching a mouse. Fights contamination without sterilization or consumables. Introductory special offer saves 33%... More>> More Adults Than Ever Observed Washing Hands in Public Restrooms In the latest observational study sponsored by the American Society for Microbiology and the American Cleaning Institute (formerly The Soap and Detergent Association), 85 percent of adults washed their hands in public restrooms, compared with 77 percent in 2007. The 85... More>> --- This e-mail is from the [log in to unmask] list. Archives of list discussions can be found at http://list.uvm.edu/archives/safety.html