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An assessment of nearly 70 ambulatory surgical centers in three states found that lapses in infection control were common, including for practices such as hand hygiene, injection and medication safety ...

WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- “Today, the Journal of the American Medical Association published a new study from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Centers for Medicare & ...

Two healthcare-associated transmissions of hepatitis C occurred in the U.S. during routine surgeries in recent years, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: one in New Jersey in ...

Almost 70 ambulatory surgical centers in three states had lapses in infection control, according to recent study results. Melissa K. Shaefer, MD, of the CDC, and colleagues investigated the ...

Multifunctional material Amit Bandyopadhyay and colleagues are developing a novel titanium alloy to create orthopaedic implants that provide good bone tissue integration plus inherent antibacterial ...

Denver-based Porter Adventist Hospital voluntarily canceled most surgeries scheduled to take place at the facility April 5 and April 6. The decision follows the release of a report by the state health ...

Surgical Outcomes Information Exchange recently completed a survey of their ASC members, looking at post-operative surgical site infections. Jennifer Green, vice president of network development for ...

Ultrasound procedures are an indispensable part of modern diagnostic and interventional medicine. However, ensuring rigorous infection control remains a critical concern, given the potential for cross ...

As noted by an editorialist, several million patients who undergo procedures in ASCs in the U.S. each year could be at risk for healthcare-associated infections. Such risk "is not acceptable and must ...