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Preventing HAIs
May 3, 2012 4:39 PM by Kerri Penno

According to a survey released by the Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology (APIC) and the American Society for Microbiology (ASM), greater collaboration between lab professionals and infection preventionists may hold the Read More...

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Wash Your Hands, Please!
September 15, 2010 1:54 PM by Amanda Koehler

I've always been pretty intense about washing my hands, whether at home or in a public place (but who would really admit they don't wash their hands, right?) and making sure others did the same. When my brother was young and I would babysit him, I would Read More...

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Live Coverage: Relationship to Reality
May 26, 2010 1:31 PM by Kerri Penno

This morning, Robert A. Bender, PhD, from the University of Michigan, presented the ASM Division K Lecture 2010, "A Contrarian View of Metabolism." In a lively presentation, Dr. Bender had the audience engaged and chuckling as he challenged what he called, Read More...

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Live Coverage: Building Bridges
May 25, 2010 3:32 PM by Kerri Penno

This morning, discussion about different career paths for microbiologists continued, with presentations on non-academic career paths in microbiology, while in another part of the expansive San Diego Convention Center, Darcy Kimball and Heather Peterson Read More...

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Live Coverage: To the Helipad!
May 24, 2010 7:55 PM by Kerri Penno

Imagine you're sitting at your desk, perusing reports, when your phone rings with a directive to grab your ever-ready packed bag out of the back of your car and make time to the roof-top helicopter pad, where you will be leaving immediately for New York Read More...

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Live Coverage: Assay Assesment
May 24, 2010 3:42 PM by Kerri Penno

This morning, Jenifer K. Meece, PhD, director, Marshfield (WI) Clinic, presented Assay Assesment and Implementation in an Emerging Infectious Disease Outbreak at ASM, focusing on challenges and opportunities discovered in light of the H1N1 pandemic. The Read More...

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Live Coverage: Welcome to San Diego
May 24, 2010 2:28 PM by Kerri Penno

Yesterday kicked off the 110th General Meeting of the American Society for Microbiology at the San Diego Convention Center. Sunday's activities included the First Time Meeting Attendee Orientation, the ASM Opening Reception, held at the Sails Pavilion Read More...

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Going Overboard With MRSA Screening?
May 19, 2009 8:48 PM by Matthew T. Patton

Could it be hospitals aren't backing down from unreasonable and unsustainable infection control guidelines when aiming to prevent MRSA transmission in healthcare facilities? That's the question pondered by Michael B. Edmond, MD, MPH, MPA, professor of Read More...

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Don't Get Caught Dirty Handed: ASM's Clean Hands Campaign
May 19, 2009 8:21 PM by Matthew T. Patton

We've heard a lot about washing hands lately, especially during the H1N1 outbreak. And when it comes to washing their hands, Americans say they are getting the message. However, their actions speak otherwise. So sayeth literature from ASM distributed Read More...

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Dispatches From The Reporter's Notebook: ASM's Exhibit Hall
May 19, 2009 8:05 PM by Matthew T. Patton

During a busy day in the exhibit hall, ADVANCE asked some folks at ASM why they decided to come to the 109th General Meeting in Philadelphia: Leslie Lynch , Shore Memorial Hospital, Somers Point, NJ: "I like the see the up and coming methodology in the Read More...

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