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Announcements
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02/07/2012
APIC supports consumer HAI campaign launched by HHS
In acknowledgement of the significant role consumers can play in avoiding infections during a healthcare stay, APIC is pleased to support a new campaign launched by the Office of Healthcare Quality and the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services designed to encourage family members and caregivers to educate themselves about HAIs.
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02/03/2012
APIC issues call for Heroes of Infection Prevention
Twelve infection preventionists who have improved the health and well-being of patients, healthcare workers, and the public will be honored as Heroes of Infection Prevention by APIC.
News Releases
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01/31/2012
Norovirus is the leading cause of infection outbreaks in U.S. hospitals
Norovirus, a pathogen that often causes food poisoning and gastroenteritis, was responsible for 18.2 percent of all infection outbreaks and 65 percent of ward closures in U.S. hospitals during a two-year period, according to a new study published in the February issue of the American Journal of Infection Control.
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12/01/2011
Many medical students do not know when to wash their hands
Only 21 percent of surveyed medical students could identify five true and two false indications of when and when not to wash their hands in the clinical setting, according to a study published in the December issue of the American Journal of Infection Control.
