August 2011 - Posts

Eastern Equine Encephalitis Outbreak in New York State
August 30, 2011 5:26 PM by Donna Williams

The Eastern Equine Encephalitis virus, otherwise known as EEE, took the life of a 4-year-old girl in Oswego County, New York, on Aug. 14, 2011. The EEE virus has also killed three horses, one from a neighboring county and a dog. According to the CDC , Read More...

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Infection Preventionists Help Reduce Hospital Acquired Infections
August 23, 2011 7:27 AM by Donna Williams

Today's battle with HAIs has become more difficult to fight. MRSA , VRSA, VISA are ganging up on us. We need reinforcements. A new title in infection control has emerged in response to the increase in HAIs. This role has taken the infection control department Read More...

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Is it Safe for Nurses to Eat/Drink at Work?
August 15, 2011 8:58 AM by Barbara Smith

Lately, there's been a lot of chatter on the APIC listserv about eating and drinking at the nurse's station. Of course, this topic comes up fairly frequently at many health care facilities and I wonder if the heat wave this summer exacerbated the issue Read More...

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Antiseptic Market Predicted to Grow by More Than 11 Percent
August 9, 2011 11:08 AM by Linda Jones

If you are the shopper in your house you know that it's difficult to buy household cleaners, hand soaps, sometimes even tissues, that don't make a claim about their ability to kill germs. Thanks to media coverage of recent outbreaks of salmonella, E. Read More...

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Summer Grilling Safety Tips
August 3, 2011 10:28 AM by Michele Donovan

Summer brings warm temperatures, picnics, outdoor grilling and sometimes an unexpected guest: food poisoning. Foodborne illness is at its peak in the northeast during the summer season. E. coli, Escherichia coli , is the bacterium most often detected Read More...

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