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Epocrates, CDC develop injection safety mobile program

With more than a million healthcare professionals--including 40 percent of U.S. physicians--using Epocrates reference software, many of them on mobile devices, the San Mateo, Calif.-based company

Survey: Economy has caused infection prevention reduction

A new survey conducted by the Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology concluded that many hospitals have had to cut back on various infection prevention measures due to

Study: Hospitals cutting back on infection-control education

Hospitals are understandably facing a lot of pressure to keep cutting down on facility-based infections. The problem is, they're also facing financial problems unlike any they've looked at in quite

Study: Clostridium difficile infections on the rise

As we've reported here before, Clostridium difficile infections are a growing threat in healthcare facilities. Now, a study published in this month's American Journal of Infection Control, suggests