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Get Involved! International Infection Prevention Week 2017
October 15-21, 2017 marks International Infection Prevention Week (IIPW). According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention...
Sep 28, 2017 | Kim Rodgers
FDA Draft Guidance: Current Good Manufacturing Practice, Hazard Analysis, and...
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently released the sixth chapter of the Draft Guidance for the Current Good...
Sep 11, 2017 | Amy Chang
New CDC Report: Antibiotic-Resistant Foodborne Bacteria
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recently released a report on antibiotic resistance, food, and food-producing...
Aug 15, 2017 | Amy Chang
CDC Awards Funds to Health Departments to Improve Food Safety and Antibiotic...
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is awarding about $32 million to states and local health department programs to...
Aug 15, 2017 | Amy Chang
FDA Guidance for Industry: Antibacterial Therapies for Patients with an Unmet...
On August 1, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) released a new Guidance for Industry, “Antibacterial Therapies for Patients...
Aug 08, 2017 | Christina Baum
CDC Report: Antibiotic Use in the United States: Progress & Opportunities
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) report, Antibiotic Use in the United States, 2017: Progress and Opportunities,...
Aug 01, 2017 | Kim Rodgers
MMWR: Serious Bacterial Infections Acquired During Treatment of Patients Given a...
Today, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released a new Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, “Serious...
Jun 15, 2017 | Kim Rodgers
USDA: Using Thermometers to Increase Summer Food Safety
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) recently released a statement emphasizing the use...
May 30, 2017 | Anastasia Sonneman
STD Awareness Month Blog Series: Syphilis among Women and Newborn Babies
April is STD Awareness Month, and this year’s theme is Syphilis Strikes Back. This week’s post highlights the impact of syphilis on...
Apr 19, 2017 | Nicholas Parr
Get Involved! International Infection Prevention Week 2017October 15-21, 2017 marks International Infection Prevention Week (IIPW). According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), each year in the United States, at least 2 million people become infected with bacteria that are resistant to antibiotics and at least 23,000 people die each year as a direct result of these infections. IIPW focuses […] Sep 28, 2017 | Kim Rodgers |
FDA Draft Guidance: Current Good Manufacturing Practice, Hazard Analysis, and Risk-Based Preventive Controls for Human FoodThe U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently released the sixth chapter of the Draft Guidance for the Current Good Manufacturing Practice, Hazard Analysis, and Risk-Based Preventive Controls for Human Food. The guidance provides an explanation for food facilities on how to establish and implement a heat treatment, such as baking or cooking, to prevent contamination by disease-causing... Sep 11, 2017 | Amy Chang |
New CDC Report: Antibiotic-Resistant Foodborne BacteriaThe Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recently released a report on antibiotic resistance, food, and food-producing animals. According to the report, individuals infected by antibiotic-resistant foodborne bacteria may develop symptoms that can be more severe and harder to treat. Furthermore, findings indicate that bacteria can become resistant to antibiotics when the drugs are... Aug 15, 2017 | Amy Chang |
CDC Awards Funds to Health Departments to Improve Food Safety and Antibiotic ResistanceThe Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is awarding about $32 million to states and local health department programs to improve program integration and enhance their ability to detect, investigate, and report foodborne, waterborne, and fungal disease outbreaks. Of the total, $12 million is funded through CDC’s Antibiotic Resistance Solutions Initiative. The grants support the... Aug 15, 2017 | Amy Chang |
FDA Guidance for Industry: Antibacterial Therapies for Patients with an Unmet Medical Need for the Treatment of Serious Bacterial DiseasesOn August 1, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) released a new Guidance for Industry, “Antibacterial Therapies for Patients with an Unmet Medical Need for the Treatment of Serious Bacterial Diseases.” The guidance is not binding or legal, but is a recommendation for those working to develop or support the development of new pathogen-focused […] Aug 08, 2017 | Christina Baum |
CDC Report: Antibiotic Use in the United States: Progress & OpportunitiesThe Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) report, Antibiotic Use in the United States, 2017: Progress and Opportunities, provides the status of antibiotic use in healthcare settings, highlighting programs and resources to support better antibiotic prescribing and use. Improving the way we prescribe and use antibiotics, a concept referred to as “antibiotic stewardship,” is […] Aug 01, 2017 | Kim Rodgers |
MMWR: Serious Bacterial Infections Acquired During Treatment of Patients Given a Diagnosis of Chronic Lyme Disease – United StatesToday, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released a new Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, “Serious Bacterial Infections Acquired During Treatment of Patients Given a Diagnosis of Chronic Lyme Disease – United States.” The report describes five cases involving patients who suffered serious adverse medical outcomes from prolonged treatment with antibiotics... Jun 15, 2017 | Kim Rodgers |
USDA: Using Thermometers to Increase Summer Food SafetyThe U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) recently released a statement emphasizing the use thermometers to ensure meat and poultry are cooked to a safe temperature. The statement is especially timely as activities involving grilling (e.g. barbecues) increase over the summer months and includes four FSIS recommendations on how to avoid […] May 30, 2017 | Anastasia Sonneman |
STD Awareness Month Blog Series: Syphilis among Women and Newborn BabiesApril is STD Awareness Month, and this year’s theme is Syphilis Strikes Back. This week’s post highlights the impact of syphilis on women and newborns, and strategies of local health departments to address syphilis among these populations. As noted in the previous blog post, syphilis is a bacterial infection that is primarily spread through sexual contact, […] Apr 19, 2017 | Nicholas Parr |
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