HCT May Still Be Successful in Patients With Uncontrolled IFI Prior to Transplant
March 30th 2018The results of a new study reveal that hematopoietic cell transplantation (HCT) may still be successful in cases with incomplete radiographic control of invasive fungal infection (IFI) prior to transplant.
Manual Surface Disinfectants Must Continue to Evolve to Meet Changing Health Care Needs
March 30th 2018Many health care facilities are looking to expand the use of broad-spectrum sporicidal disinfectants beyond patient isolation rooms to better address the role of the environment in pathogen transmission and acquisition.
CDC Report Sheds Light on Incidence of Food-borne Infections in the US for 2017
March 28th 2018Culture-independent diagnostic tests offer better food-borne infection incidence estimates, but without isolates, laboratories are unable to subtype pathogens, determine antimicrobial susceptibility, and detect outbreaks.
TB Cases Decline in the US, But Progress Too Slow to Achieve Elimination in This Century
March 23rd 2018In light of World TB Day, the CDC has released provisional TB surveillance data indicating a decline in cases in the United States, but at a rate that’s too slow to achieve elimination in this century.