EndoNurse Magazine

Infection Control

Should Hospitals Screen for C. dif Upon Admission?

WASHINGTON―Testing patients with just three risk factors upon hospital admission has potential to identify nearly three out of four asymptomatic carriers of C. difficile, according to a new study published in the May issue of the American Journal of Infection Control, the ...More
3 weeks ago
Posted in News, Industry Issues
World Demand for Infection-Prevention Products: $130 Billion in 2017

CLEVELAND―World demand for infection-prevention products is forecast to increase 6.4 percent annually to $130 billion in 2017, according to "World Infection-prevention products," a new study from The Freedonia Group, Inc., a Cleveland-based industry market research firm. ...More
5 weeks ago
Posted in News
SGNA Sheds Light on Endoscope Reprocessing

In recent years, there has been an increased discussion in the healthcare arena concerning the proper, consistent cleaning and reprocessing of endoscopes. The failure of some healthcare facilities to protect patients from exposure to disease has made headlines. Reacting to ...More
April 11, 2013
Posted in Articles
CDC Report Ranks Facilities for Infection Prevention Efforts

ATLANTA―Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)’s 2011 NHSN Annual Report is now available online. This report, published in the American Journal of Infection Control (AJIC), provides a summary of infection-prevention data collected by hospitals participating in ...More
April 8, 2013
Posted in News
Antihistamine for Stomach Acid Raises Risk of C. diff

ROCHESTER, Minn.—Patients receiving antihistamines to suppress stomach acid are at greater risk of infection from Clostridium difficile, or C. diff, a common cause of diarrhea, particularly in healthcare settings, Mayo Clinic researchers have found. ...More
April 5, 2013
Posted in News
APIC Revises 'Guide to Preventing C. difficile Infections'

WASHINGTON, D.C.―In an effort to stop the transmission of Clostridium difficile infections (CDI), which claim the lives of at least 14,000 Americans annually, the Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology (APIC) has issued an updated implementation ...More
March 25, 2013
Posted in News
Cantel Releases High-Level Disinfectant

LITTLE FALLS, N.J.―Cantel Medical Corp. today launched RAPICIDE OPA/28 to multiple segments of the healthcare market. RAPICIDE OPA/28 is an ortho-phthalaldehyde (OPA) based high-level disinfectant for semi-critical medical devices. ...More
March 15, 2013
Posted in News
Survey: C. diff Prevention Efforts are Failing

BALTIMORE―Activities to stop the spread of the intestinal superbug Clostridium difficile are on the rise, but they are not yielding large improvements, according to a nationwide survey of infection preventionists released today by the Association for Professionals in ...More
March 11, 2013
Posted in News
Eradicating Bacteria May Reduce Gastric Cancer

NASHVILLE, Tenn.—In an analysis of the results of interventions to eradicate the bacterium Helicobacter pylori (a risk factor for gastric cancer) in seven diverse community populations in Latin America, researchers found that geographic site, demographic factors, adherence ...More
February 13, 2013
Posted in News, Procedures
GE to Develop Robot System to Sort and Sterilize Tools

FAIRFIELD, Conn.—GE is teaming with the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs to develop an “intelligent" system using robots, computer vision and automatic identification technologies like RFID tags to fetch, sort, and sterilize surgical tools. The system could save lives, ...More
February 7, 2013
Posted in News