IPAC News for the week of May 23 – 26, 2023
The effectiveness of a dedicated central venous access care team to prevent catheter-related bloodstream infection in a private hospital. Journal Canadian antenatal COVID-19 seroprevalence study; population mapping of the COVID-19 pandemic utilizing stored antenatal sera. Journal Nova Scotia lifts COVID-19 health order, no more weekly case reporting. News How the World Health Organization could fight future pandemics. News Manitoba chiropractor cleared of misconduct after posting pro-vaccine news story. News South...
IPAC News for the week of May 15 – 19, 2023
Wastewater concentrations of human influenza, metapneumovirus, parainfluenza, respiratory syncytial virus, rhinovirus, and seasonal coronavirus nucleic-acids during the COVID-19 pandemic: a surveillance study. Journal Public health emergency preparedness for infectious disease emergencies: a scoping review of recent evidence. Journal Mask mandates removed for health-care workers across N.L., according to internal memo. News Needle-free Covid vaccination trials taking place in Cambridge. News Zimbabwe reports more than 800 cholera cases in past three...
IPAC News for the week of May 8 – 12, 2023
A comparison of culture methods and polymerase chain reaction in detecting Clostridioides difficile from hospital surfaces. Journal Directed carbapenemase testing is no longer just for Enterobacterales: cost, labor, and workflow assessment of expanding carbapenemase testing to carbapenem-resistant P. aeruginosa. Journal A COVID legacy? When doctors say we should still be masking up. News Yellowknife pop-up clinic to test for STIs amid ongoing syphilis outbreak. News TB cases rose 5 percent...
IPAC News for the week of May 1 – 5, 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...