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Stopping the spread of vancomycin-resistant enterococci.
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The emergence of vancomycin-resistant enterococci (VRE) has become a nationwide concern. Both the lack of available antimicrobial agents for therapy and the possibility for the transfer of vancomycin-resistant genes in VRE to other gram-positive bacteria, such as Staphylococcus aureus, necessitate the coordinated efforts of all hospital patient care departments to control the spread of VRE. Microbiology and infection control departments are the first lines of defense against the organism and should participate in the education of all patient care providers in control and ...
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More regs for infection control.
Magazine article from: Healthcare Purchasing News
; ...Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology Inc., told Healthcare...left her position as director of infection control/risk and safety management at a community...creating Internet-based resources for infection control and infectious diseases professionals...
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CS a critical, yet often overlooked, piece to infection control puzzle. (IAHCSMM Viewpoint).
Magazine article from: Healthcare Purchasing News
; Healthcare facilities that aim to slash infection control rates, but fail to incorporate sterile...important connection. In fact, some infection control practitioners admit they rarely venture...but if they aren't out there seeing infection control from different perspectives and ...
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For your next career move, why not infection control? (epidemiologists)
Magazine article from: Medical Laboratory Observer
; For your next career move, why not infection control? Laboratory reports of methicillin-resista...send up red flags in the mind of an infection control practitioner. This hospital position...field. In addition to heading an infection control department, earning respectable wages...
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Infection control.(PROBING THE NET)
Magazine article from: Canadian Journal of Dental Hygiene
; INFECTION CONTROL IS A TOPIC OF GREAT INTEREST THESE...explore a few websites that address infection control and how you, the practicing dental...school's online version of its Infection Control Manual is three-fold: * Identify...
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Healthcare's defensive line.(2004 Infection Control Guide)(Cover Story)
Magazine article from: Healthcare Purchasing News
; ...a year of increasing standards in infection control. New outbreaks in SARS and other...deadly reminder of the severity of infection control issues. As basic as a reemphasis...washing to complex epidemiology issues, infection control is expanding its presence throughout...
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The basics of improving infection control: Renee Patterson, CSP, tells how recently developed JCAHO guidelines and methods can help facilities move in the right direction.(focuson Infection Control)
Magazine article from: Nursing Homes
; Infection control and prevention in the long-term...Organizations (JCAHO) recognizes that infection control must be a priority for LTCFs, particularly...What is expected of the LTCF in infection control? JCAHO has several standards for...
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 "Hastings & St. Leonards Observer (St. Leonards-on-Sea, England)")
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Nurses recognised for infection control work.
Newspaper article from: Hastings & St. Leonards Observer (St. Leonards-on-Sea, England)
; Infection control nurses at the Conquest hospital...commended for their work by the trust's infection control team. According to the trust, Sylvia...from meetings have ensured that infection control issues maintain a high profile...
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HPN pay poll: infection control professionals earn 4.9% salary increase.(Infection Connection)
Magazine article from: Healthcare Purchasing News
; ...men and women employed in infection control increased by 4.9 percent...Purchasing News survey of infection control personnel salaries, the...that HPN has looked at the infection control community's pay. Respondents...
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Lone ICPs face multiple challenges: salaries break $60,000 as responsibilities escalate.(Infection Control)
Magazine article from: Healthcare Purchasing News
; Hospital infection control practitioners often times feel...Healthcare Purchasing News' 2006 Infection Control Salary Survey. While this figure...Associates LLC, an international infection control consulting firm based in Lakewood...
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Plumper paychecks for infection control personnel. (News).
Magazine article from: Healthcare Purchasing News
; ...nationwide trend of stagnat wages, infection control professionals enjoyed heftier...as part of the exclusive 2002 Infection Control Salary Survey. The overall average wage for infection control professionals came in at $53...
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