ADVANCE Outlook: Lab Professionals : ASM

Going Overboard With MRSA Screening?

Matthew T. Patton — Wed, 20 May 2009 00:48:00 GMT

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)

Don't Get Caught Dirty Handed: ASM's Clean Hands Campaign

Matthew T. Patton — Wed, 20 May 2009 00:21:00 GMT

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)

Dispatches From The Reporter's Notebook: ASM's Exhibit Hall

Matthew T. Patton — Wed, 20 May 2009 00:05:00 GMT

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)