http://medicalxpress.com/ en-us Medical Xpress internet news portal provides the latest news on Health and Medicine. Central line-associated bloodstream infections (CLABSI) dropped by 52 percent when an alcohol-impregnated disinfection cap was used instead of standard scrubbing protocol, according to a new study published in the January issue of the American Journal of Infection Control, the official publication of the Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology (APIC). http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-01-disinfection-caps-clabsi-cases.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Thu, 03 Jan 2013 11:07:03 EST news276433612 Current hospital cleaning protocol may be inadequate to rid patient rooms of multidrug-resistant (MDR) Acinetobacter baumannii, according to a study in the December issue of the American Journal of Infection Control, the official publication of the Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology (APIC). http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-11-hospital-protocol-ineffective-baumannii.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Fri, 30 Nov 2012 10:45:43 EST news273494730 The American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ASGE) and the Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America (SHEA) have updated their 2003 joint guideline for reprocessing gastrointestinal endoscopes to reaffirm reprocessing methods and take into account evolved technology and disinfection systems. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-06-asge-shea-issue-multisociety-guideline.html Other Wed, 01 Jun 2011 13:09:25 EST news226152535