IPAC News for the week of December 18 – 22, 2023
Who should be screened for carbapenemase-producing Enterobacterales and when? A systematic review. Journal Coping with COVID in corrections: a qualitative study among the recently incarcerated on infection control and the acceptability of wastewater-based surveillance. Journal Epidemiology of Central Line-Associated Bloodstream Infections Present on Hospital Admission: A Multicenter Study. Journal Six Canadians killed from salmonella outbreak. News This COVID study has been tracking immunity for 3 years. Now it's running out...
IPAC News for the week of December 11 – 15, 2023
Increase of invasive pneumococcal disease in children temporally associated with RSV outbreak in Quebec: a time-series analysis. Journal Genomics for antimicrobial resistance surveillance to support infection prevention and control in health-care facilities. Journal Three dead in outbreak of Rocky Mountain spotted fever, CDC warns. News Wastewater tests showing high levels of COVID and flu circulating in Waterloo region. News Fears as West Africa battles worst diphtheria outbreak in recent times....
IPAC News for the week of December 4 – 8, 2023
Equitable and effective vaccine access considering vaccine hesitancy and capacity constraints. Journal COVID-19 vaccines and the pandemic: lessons learnt for other neglected diseases and future threats. Journal 'Mixed pathogen' outbreak declared at Calgary hospital: memo. News Ohio "white lung" pneumonia cases not linked to China outbreak or novel pathogen, experts say. News Latest outbreak of deadly bird flu kills 220 flamingos in Argentina. The virus’ global spread concerns experts. ...
IPAC News for the week of November 27 – December 1, 2023
Exploring the impact of mental health conditions on vaccine uptake in high-income countries: a systematic review. Journal An intensive care unit outbreak with multi-drug-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa – spotlight on sinks. Journal COVID-19 outbreak aboard Canadian warship forces cancellation of Great Lakes tour. News 1 person dead, 63 confirmed cases in salmonella outbreak linked to cantaloupe. News All you need to know about mycoplasma, the pathogen behind latest outbreak in China....