IPAC News for the week of April 24 – 28, 2023
Profiles of COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy by race and ethnicity in eastern Pennsylvania. Journal Perspective on the origin, resistance, and spread of the emerging human fungal pathogen Candida auris. Journal Why people should check their vaccine records during World Immunization Awareness Week. News Japan to lift COVID-19 border controls before holiday week. News Tuberculosis rising after COVID-19 pandemic redirected services, say Canadian health officials. News Another Toronto hospital relaxes mask mandate...
IPAC News for the week of April 11 – 14, 2023
Global Incidence of Surgical Site Infection Among Patients: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Journal Early identification of a COVID-19 outbreak detected by wastewater surveillance at a large homeless shelter in Toronto, Ontario. Journal Biden ends COVID national emergency after Congress acts. News Timeline of Alberta Premier Danielle Smith and controversy over COVID court cases. News 'Never seen anything like this': Fungal outbreak infects over 90 workers at Michigan paper mill. ...
IPAC News for the week of April 17 – 21, 2023
Global Incidence of Surgical Site Infection Among Patients: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Journal Early identification of a COVID-19 outbreak detected by wastewater surveillance at a large homeless shelter in Toronto, Ontario. Journal Biden ends COVID national emergency after Congress acts. News Timeline of Alberta Premier Danielle Smith and controversy over COVID court cases. News 'Never seen anything like this': Fungal outbreak infects over 90 workers at Michigan paper mill. ...
IPAC News for the week of April 3 – 6, 2023
Effectiveness of patient and staff cohorting to reduce the risk of vancomycin-resistant enterococcus (VRE) acquisition: a retrospective cohort study during a VRE outbreak in Japan. Journal Efficacy of the Second COVID-19 Vaccine Booster Dose in the Elderly. Journal Ontario's COVID-19 wastewater testing program gets an $18M boost. News South of the border: Salmonella outbreak linked to flour reported in 11 states. News Syphilis cases in babies skyrocket in Canada amid...